Notes for Chapters 21, 22 & 23 of "Giving Yourself Advice"

Here are the notes for Chapter 21 of "On the Fine Art of Giving Yourself Advice", Confrontations:

Chef Ramsay

Gordon Ramsay, British chef and television personality. Since the British are no longer Markists in my setting, he gets to keep his name pun-free, unlike his pony counterpart.

Grizelda V of the Emerald Sky Clan

The Best of All Possible Worlds/“Secret Histories” reference.

Metaphorical Party

This would become the name of Pony Maud’s first comedy album.

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Here are the notes for Chapter 22 of "On the Fine Art of Giving Yourself Advice", Griffon Day Afternoon:

The title

Dog Day Afternoon is the name of a 1975 movie about a simple bank robbery that spirals into an all-day hostage standoff with the police.

bmd.org

Stands for Baltimare Markist Diocese.

And she was off like a greyhound.

Because that’s what her counterpart looked like in Equestria. Gilda’s gang is made up of griffons (George, Gabe) and Diamond Dogs (Bonnie, Rex).

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Here are the notes for Chapter 23 of "On the Fine Art of Giving Yourself Advice", Birth of the Stare:

Morrigan

The playable character Morrigan Aensland from Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes (1998) comes from Capcom’s Darkstalkers series of games. The original character is a succubus with bat wings who had two-thirds of her power removed at birth to keep her from accidentally destroying the world, and who has a fondness for human ways. The name Morrigan comes from an Irish deity, goddess of war and protectress of the land and animals. I could see Morrigan as a dark alter ego for Fluttershy.

“What if it’s Rarity?”

Oh, it’s going to be Rarity.