Notes for Chapter 1 of "Giving Yourself Advice"

Here are the notes for Chapter 1 of "On the Fine Art of Giving Yourself Advice", Nervous Breakdown:

“H.”

Stands for “Human”.

The filly who ran out crying

Fire Flare, the unicorn who was easily talked into becoming a breedist by a disguised Chrysalis in “The Summer Sun Setback”.

Trixie’s backstory

Largely invented for this story. Some parts (like having no magic and being Twilight’s best friend) are a part of the alternate universe of this story, and are not meant to be true in the original timeline.

The four unicorn examiners

This will be on the test.

The other test

Getting rings out of embedded objects is a standard magician’s trick.

Twilight being shoved into another universe by the magic mirror during her entrance exam

I borrowed this idea from a few different fanfics, including Star Trek: Phoenix by Dewdrops on the Grass.

Human Twilight’s neighbor at the science fair

This is Puffed Pastry, the chef character from Spring Breakdown and Sunset’s Backstage Pass who keeps having run-ins with Pinkie.

The Coriolis force

Responsible for controlling the direction the water goes ‘round in your toilet. And absolutely nothing else, if you go by the number of internet references.

The clay put on Twilight’s horn to cut off her magic

This is “cork”, a magic-blocking substance that I nicked from the very old fanfic “In Her Majesty’s Royal Service”, by Sagebrush.