Some background music. You're going to need it: we're going to be here a while.

To find out who I imagine some of the OCs (and Leviathan in English) to sound like, the story's Trivia page at TV Tropes here has a list of them under "Hypothetical Casting".

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Part of my slowness in writing M.L.G.'s latest chapter is for the usual reasons: tiredness, minor depression, having other things on the mind, that sort of thing. However, in what can only be described as "whimsy", I've recently decided to complete a list of all of the intentional shout-outs and references in the story as of the most recent chapter.

Don't ask me why. I couldn't explain it if I tried.

That pretty much summarizes my mental state of the past few days. Constantly tired (half due to not getting enough sleep and half due to my walking regimen), and I can't really think of things I want to write for the story. You know you're having trouble finding things to talk about when your brain fishes for tuna, but ends up with guppies instead.

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I copied the latest chapter of M.L.G. to my flash drive as usual. I took it home with the intent to post it today. I double-click the file.

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There've been a few comments in my most recent chapter of M.L.G. saying that they were curious about the "City-Wide Heartsong" plan I originally had for Illudere's battle. Obviously I can't go back and make that huge a change to the story, but what I can do is start planning ahead for the Third-Anniversary Chapter in August.

The ACs have been non-canon for the most part, so I intend to have a lot of fun with this alternate take.

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I went back through the first handful of chapters for M.L.G., from the opening up through "Alexandrite", and made some minor edits. Nothing that would impact the plot or anything like that.

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Been a while since I started the process, but I'm almost done mirroring M.L.G. over at Archive Of Our Own. I've gotten as far as "Shine Aqua Illusion", and I expect to have it fully posted within the next 3-4 days. So if by some chance you want to read it over there instead of here, feel free.

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In M.L.G.'s chapter "All Alone In the Moonlight" (a reference to the song "Memory" from Cats, BTW), there was a sequence where First Quarter's memories were being forcibly downloaded into Hazelnut's brain. It's been ten months since I posted the chapter, and I don't think anyone (or at least anyone who's commented on the story yet ()^_^) has caught on to just how serious Quarter's grudge is against Celestia.

I'll cut-and-paste the relevant passage here for your convenience.

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I still haven't received the picture yet--not surprising, considering that people tend to be busy during the month of December--but work on M.L.G. continues. I've got two chapters done. Well, technically one and a third chapters done: material for the second day of Gray's challenge is finished, but the third day has enough material going for it that what I have finished will be the first part of three.

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Ah, health. You've been a real pain these past few weeks, you know that?

Anyway, while I'm waiting for the artwork I've mentioned previously: a number of times while writing the story, I've gotten the setting's timeline mixed up. I went back over the story and wrote out the key details (and a few minor ones) to make sure I have things in order. Figured I might as well share it.

This timeline is current as of February 2, 2024. Also, WARNING: contains spoilers.

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I'm not going to be doing any writing for M.L.G. for the rest of the week. Part of that's because I have a couple days off of work this week, and I want to take this chance to get some much-needed rest (and my work laptop is where I do most of my typing anyway). Another part is that while I was able to find someone able to draw the art piece I had in mind, there's still another person ahead of me on the waiting list. And even though most of the next chapter is done, I don't want to post it

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The next chapter of M.L.G. will probably be delayed a little bit. There's a scene I have written that's begging to have artwork done of it, and since my skills in that area are lacking... yeah.

Just thought I'd let you know. >^_^<

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First, some mood music:

I'm feeling somewhat better after Friday and I've had this brewing in my mind today, so below is a few of the questions I've been asked regarding Manehattan's Lone Guardian since I began two years ago. Some are frequently, others not so much, but either way I think they still have relevancy.

This may be updated as time goes on. We'll see.

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Name: Bushwhacker, a.k.a. ???

Species: Changeling. Appears as an earth pony stallion by default.

Approximate Age: ???

Coloration (by default as a pony): Auburn coat, dirty blonde mane

Cutie Mark (by default as a pony): A sledgehammer

Accessories: None

Approximate Voice: Bob Newhart, circa 1960. A sample.

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Next chapter is in progress, but slow-going. In the meantime, I've had this profile ready for a while, so why not?

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Name: Calico Driftwood

Species: Kirin

Approximate Age: Mid-twenties

Coloration: Off-white coat, cream-gold mane and tail, dark gray-blue scales

Cutie Mark: N/A

Accessories: A set of saddlebags. Wears a specially-designed hooded cloak for moving about in public.

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I realized recently that I don't think I ever made a profile for Leviathan's navigator. Since she's going to have an increased role in the next chapter, what say we fix that?

Name: I-Like-My-Sugar-With-Coffee-and-Cream. Prefers to be referred to as Coffee-and-Cream, or just Coffee.

Species: Earth pony

Approximate Age: Late twenties

Coloration: Coffee-colored mane and tail, coffee with cream-colored coat, brown eyes

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I'm going to try to get the next actual chapter of M.L.G. up tonight, but I'm likely not going to be on to answer any comments for the next few days.

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It's twenty past one in the morning as I'm typing this, and I'm having trouble feeling tired. May as well type this out while I'm waiting.

I've worked out what I want to do for M.L.G.'s 2nd Anniversary chapter: instead of writing something of questionable canonicity, I'll be writing something that isn't canon at all (though if you want to imagine them taking place in alternate universes, you're welcome to). What If...

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This latest batch of music is for First Quarter and their agents. A few of them you've probably heard reading the chapters associated with them (with the exception of Metallium's), and the rest will likely be gotten to when the time comes.

I think Bushwhacker was the hardest to find music for, but in the end I feel that one down there suits him best.

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The pony formerly known as Trifecta -- Refinement - (Overload OST)

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So I've been working on the latest chapter of M.L.G. recently, and along the way I've been thinking to myself: what songs, heard in-story or otherwise, would fit the characters the best for the sake of their appearances?

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