A friend of mine inspired me to write a fic.
Had a blast working out the world building and making an OC for this, feel free to give it read if it piques your interest.
The time has come, all shall bow to the mighty Turret!
Come my brothers and sisters, join the Cult of Turrets
I've been looking into the recent GameStop (stock symbol GME) saga, including lurking in reddit/WallStreetBets. I'm not gonna write my usual lengthy explication, supported with references and quotations, 'coz I'm busy. But I want to warn you ponies not to go ape for GME.
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The Cult of Emeritus!
I saw this comment on Reddit, and I thought it was worth sharing:
After the collapse of the Soviet Union, this kind of cynicism was referred to as the "reverse cargo cult" effect.
Yes, I am still alive! My inactivity has been due to college and this game called Overwatch. But don't worry, it's mostly been college.
So, I have a short story (6 chapters long) in the works. It's about Starlight's techniques in convincing ponies to join her cult. I have quite a bit of it written thus far. Here's a part of the prologue:
Unlike the previous one, this one's a short snippet from an original work that I'm writing
The dream was the same as the one before. Blurred, red and violent. Citizens of Crestfall ran around screaming, some of them missing a leg, others missing an arm. He didn't just see the carnage unfold, he was the one behind it. Whether they screamed, ran or even tried to defend themselves, they could not stop him from carrying out the Blood Goddess' will.
Cave Johnson here and I just want to let it be known that here at Aperture Science we take Science Heresy extremely serious. So if you hear any of your fellow employees say that what we do here in not science then please inform the nearest security post and well send them to the Test Track as our next test subject!
*shrugs*
Anyway, new story out. Click here to read it.
Last Laugh
As he sat upon that throne and laughed, there was time to think about what came before his anarchic reign.
I had a dream where Pinkie was going to infiltrate a Cthulhu-like cult because their beliefs were similar enough to the ones she was raised with that she could fake it.
Something goes wrong. The crown is split during Narinder's defeat, splitting the power between him and the Lamb.