Blue Angel The Running Q&A
Wow, I got a LOAD of questions this time, so let's get started! 8D
Jayfeather97:
-Will Volare ever have a chance of getting back to Earth?—He’s already expressed some interest in it, so it can be assumed that he’ll look for a way to go back at some point, if only to tie up loose ends
-Will he tell us what happened to Aggie?—That will be revealed in the future…though not in a way you expect…
-Was it fun typing this up?—The Q&A or the story itself?
The Q&A is always a great way to get focused reader feedback, and the story itself has been a heap of fun so far
Ocbaker:
-Will Volare find out that Rainbow Dash caused him to crash?—Maybe…
-Does Twilight have feelings for Volare like Rainbow has?—What makes you think Dash also has those particular feelings for him? She already stated that she’s only been teasing him because she kinda gets her jollies from making guys weak in the knees…the bigger question is WHY, though? Then again, her pride could be keeping her from admitting something... As for Twilight…well, you’ll see very soon
Djthomp:
-Will Twilight ever stop jumping to conclusions?--Hopefully after this she will
Daruss:
-Will that patch of Rainbow Dash’s cutie mark ever have a significant role?—Yes, very much so
-Will Rainbow Dash ever tell Volare of her feelings?—What feelings? That she thinks he’s halfway between being fun to mess with and hang out with, but at the same time she feels guilty for his shortcomings cuz it’s mostly her fault? For now, she feels mostly guilty, but she’s too proud to admit it, because that’ll mean she’s accepting that she was wrong…and that’ll basically mean she lost, and she HATES losing above all else.
Bobtehnoob:
-Will Volare ever tell the Mane 6 (and the other ponies) about his being a brony?—For now, it’s best if he didn’t…I mean how the hell WOULD he explain it without them thinking he’s gone crazy?
-Will other humans appear?—There’s a strong possibility of that happening, yes
-Will Volare ever regain his ability to fly? Of course. Why did I ask?—What kind of story about a pegasus would this be if he didn’t?
-Will any other background/one-shot characters appear in the series? (Gilda, Trixie, etc) I’m considering it, yep. And Trixie is already in it…
-Will the Princess Sisters meet Volare in person (and maybe also develop feelings for him)? Luna already met him and will meet him again multiple times.
-Who does Volare have his eyes on? Right now, his main focus is getting healthy and possibly getting back to Earth to tie things up there. His second focus is being a big brother to Scoots and getting a job because he wants to help fix the café for Bon-Bon and Lyra. Beyond that…well, you’ll see…
-Who has their eyes on Volare?—That’d be telling
-What is Volare's last name?—That IS his last name…you mean what is his FIRST name?
-Will/does anyone in the human dimension miss Volare?—Possibly…
-Will/does anyone in the human dimension find out/see the flying blue blob that is Rainbow Dash?—You’ll see…
-What will happen at Volare's "funeral" on Earth, and what will they bury? (assuming that it hasn't happened it)—Hard to bury a body when there is no body to bury. SOP would be to list him as MIA until a sufficient incident investigation can be completed. Hard to pronounce a soldier as KIA without physical evidence (body, uniform, something)
-Did Volare have a crush on anyone back on Earth?—He was a little too obsessed with his job (for reasons as yet unrevealed) to worry much about that. In truth, his love was for flight and the joy that it gave him (he's a dork like that XD )
-Will Twilight get Rainbow Dash to collect some of Volare's old stuff and some anatomy books to turn him back to the human he used to be?—That’s unlikely. As stated, even if she got it CLOSE, he still wouldn’t be the same person. Scars from past accidents, reminders of his failures, a tweak in a limb causing a certain gait, a certain irregularity in his hairline…all those unique features combined (along with his experiences) made him who he was. Without all of those together…he wouldn’t be whole, and Twilight has already stated that wouldn’t be fair to do that to him
-Was Volare part of the fandom (listened to Tombstone, Mic the Microphone, etc), or did he just watch the show?—A little of both (he wasn’t HEAVILY into the fandom, as evidenced by his lack of intimate knowledge of background characters, but he was rather familiar with the main characters-especially Rainbow Dash). He did listen to brony music though.
-Will Volare show Vinyl more music?—Abso-frickin-lutely!
-Will Volare accidentally slip up and play brony music for Vinyl?—that’d be funny…maybe…
-Will this become another “Background Pony” type fic?—how so?
-Does he miss any of the technology he has at home?—What guy wouldn’t? However, that situation may be somewhat rectified soon.
MisterMisterMister:
-Will you ever stop torturing the poor guy?—Oh don’t worry…he’ll get what he deserves pretty soon…but what’s a story without conflict?
Chiman1293:
-Will you add events from Season 3 in your story?—Depending on how important they’d be to the story, I’ll see what I can do. Beyond two released songs, there’s not much info out on S3 yet…but if a random background character shouts something silly, I might make Volare responsible for it or something
Volare: YEAH!!!!
Dash: Shut up, you idiot!
Volare: :P
Jplsnake252719952012:
-When will you give the guy a special somepony-he deserves one at least.—For now, he’s got bigger things to worry about like recovering from his injuries, but once he gets settled…perhaps somepony will find him…
Beyond the Horizon:
-What does Volare miss the most about Earth?—At this point…more than likely flying, in all honesty. In regards to family…well, old wounds tend to scar over and hurt less over time. You’ll see…
And the reward for most Q&A questions goes to: Bobtehnoob! :P
I’m working on the next chapter as we speak, so expect it soon! (this break won’t be as long as I thought) ^^;
Meh, stop getting my hopes up with fake chapters Post Q&A's as journals, not as chapters!
1097904 LOL that's actually mentioned in the next chapter (the Scoots and Volare flying first bit)
1108529 Thank you!!
1112804
1112995 Sorry you didn't like it too terribly much, but there IS a silver lining in that BOTH Dash and Twilight feel bad about their actions, which means their friendship can still be saved if only they'd apologize to one another. Unfortunately, Volare is caught in the middle of this and isn't exactly in the best position to help right now
Dash has a job to do and goes on her way, but you can tell she feels like crap about what she said...it's just gonna take some doing to get her to see reason (she's more of an "actions speak louder than words" type of person)
And you'll see what Twilight does because her own actions freaked herself out.
Trust me, friends quarrel all the time, sometimes badly like this, but the strength in friendship lies not in it's ability to exist when times are good, but to pull folks back together when times are bad.
It's not nearly as bad as you think
1116311 You'll see quite soon, actually
She's likely peeved that Ray and Jill left her in the woods like that too
1116352 Mhm, but to do that, they'd have to go back to Earth to get them, and only Volare would know how to get them and where. But he's in no condition to do so right now (and good luck getting a pony past security to find his files)
1117050
1117073 I've been considering that and just adding the link to the beginning of the next story arc... Sorry!
Lots o questions answered. Yet at the same time, lots o questions generated. Lets see what Arc Four has in store for us hmm?
Edit -
Oh, and this. Dunno why I posted it come to think of it. . . Ohh well!
Well, some nice Q&A here.
Anyway if you are open for suggestions about what music Volare should play for Vinyl, then I might have a few suggestions.
(Rock/Synth/Orchestrial)
AC/DC - Thunderstruck + a nice US Army vid
Big Giant Circles - ArmageddoN7
Two Steps From Hell - Protectors Of The Earth
just to name a few. Hope its oke.
So, Ill meet you next chapter, until then lets get back to meditate.
Abso-frickin-lutely!
I see what you did there.
Volare, oh you.
Responsible for something....
Oh you....
Looks at Front Page, sees star in favorites tab. Sees that it's Q&A
Totaly did not know there was a QA, Here are some I hope you can answer:
1, WHEN ARE THE WONDERBOLTS SHOWING UP?
2, Are any griffins, mules etc going to be in the story?
3, Does volare have PTSD?
4, Does volare like monty Python?
5, Do they have bacon in equestria?
Work your fingers to the bone, what do you get? Boney fingers.
(Random comment)
This story is longer than any of the Harry Potter novels. Even the fifth which is 870 pages long.
I have a feeling that one of the ponies is Aggie. Maybe Scootaloo with Amnesia? I don't know I'm just guessing, oh and I meant typing up the story.
As in long, awesome, and insanely popular.
So far, all 3 have been fulfilled, and Background Pony is roughly the same length as this fanfic.
Yeah. Or whatever his name is that hasn't been revealed yet. So his family name is "to fly" in Latin? Weird destiny...
Even with all of his pictures and stuff? That seems unlikely. The inside of a human is (obviously) the same across everyone, so all that matters is the outside. However, if Twilight were to get a hold of his camera, some of his pictures from the army, and with Volare's help, she may be able to give him a temporary human body or at least an illusion/hologram of one.
"Wait a second. What is this patch over here/Why do you listen to a song about Discord/Friendship/How do you know that pony?"
"Uhhh... Oh crap. I suppose I should tell you everything."
"You see, in my dimension, your world, to us, is a television program...", etc, etc.
I apologize, I'm not very up-to-date with military procedures, but due to the fact that there is (should be) evidence that he was in the plane in the crash, did not/could not eject, and did not emerge from the plane, that should be plenty of evidence for the military corps to deem him dead. That, and the fact that the plane (I think) blew up.
I KNEW IT!!!
I'm assuming that this will play a major role in his interactions with Vinyl and/or Octavia?
Who did he listen to?
haha! The fun has been doubled!
True... But didn't you say it would be a bad idea for Twilight and Volare to return to the "human dimension" because bad things would happen?
Including:
A. Twilight learning about bronies/Volare being a brony
B. Them getting killed/enslaved as pets
C. Twilight accidentally hurting someone with her magic
D. Interfering with other humans
I'm just curious and awesome like that /)^3^(\
And the "proper" spelling of this alias is all lowercase, if you please.
1117724 No shit. This story is roughly 1/3 to 1/2 the size of Fo:E (Fo:E being 600k + words and 2k+ pages), so this would be roughly 1k pages long (In book form). I honestly believe that the authors in the brony fandom are more skilled and more experienced than other professional writers like Rick Riordan and J. K. Rowling. Why? Because the following:
A. We do it in our spare time, not as a daily job.
B. It's 100% not-for-profit, and all we care about is sharing our works of art with the rest of the fandom for free, and just because we are nice.
C. We write way faster than professional authors. Kkat wrote the entirety of Fo:E in (what I hear) 4-6 months, and Fo:E is basically the same size and length of the first 5-6 books of the Harry Potter series. However, it took years to write all that, not months. And Fo:E already has it's own book series. Granted, it's pretty pricey, but it is still purely not-for-profit, and if there is any money left over, it goes to charities and those who own copyrights to Fallout and MLP.
1117721 I'm very stupid and hilarious.
I'm not sure whether I'm hilariously stupid, or stupidly hilarious.
1117690
5. WHAT THE HELL? PONIES ARE DAMN VEGETARIANS!
1117277
I know what Volare should play for Vinyl.
He should play a couple of brony songs, but only ones that don't have any reference to ponies directly. Including TLT's remix of the song of storms, Pony Fantasy, etc.
1116352 Wait, what? 34 MORE chapters? YES YES YES YES YS YES YES YES YES
That's what I said. If Twilight can get an idea of human anatomy AND some pictures of Volare, she should be able to recreate Volare's body as a human. Or at least a hologram of him in his army attire. Security shouldn't be an issue, Twilight can frigging teleport and Volare can fly.
1118103 A hologram...not the real thing. It just wouldn't be the same...
And as far as security goes, I mean like how the heck would they get his medical records without providing ID and/or becoming criminals and getting into trouble in order to get that info. I think it's too much of a risk...
And yep, that plane definitely blew up. But how the heck would the Navy explain the lack of a body/parts to the investigating authorities?
Yeah...be a bit of a problem there...
1118103
Obviously his first name is Bellerophon...
And I see no reason why bacon couldn't exist as a Griffon delicacy. I have no doubt there are a FEW restaurants in Equestria that serve meat to Griffon guests and... ponies with different tastes... After all, it's not like carnivores don't exist anywhere, and horses CAN eat meat. It just makes you get a little indigestion. Technically, we can't eat celery, because we don't have the chemicals to digest it. That's why it uses up more calories eating it than you'll gain from consuming it. But that doesn't stop us from eating it, no sir.
1118182
in serous plane crashes some times bodes are not found do to any trace was destroyed just watch mayday and any episode that had a plane go noses first in to the ground leaves a crater and little to no bodes so they can pronounce him KIA without a body
111818
The hologram could be used so Volare could go to get his stuff back.
How do you put up a "Wanted" poster with a picture of two ponies?
Like this:?
cl.jroo.me/z3/b/3/n/d/a.aaa-Missing-unicorn.jpg
He got vaporized with the high-velocity impact.
1118259
Why would ponies even allow carnivores?
And Volare is a pony, so what would they do to him ordering a steak or a fish, even if it existed?
And, no. I've read a bit of Xenophilia. That story is just an excuse for the author to write clop.
When I saw theoretical physics I said... Dis is goin b good. (But I'm more into the space bound physics) but I think this is grate
1118546
I wasn't implicitly referring to Xenophilia, you know. Bellerophon was the guy who rode the Pegasus in Greek mythology. The author of that story used it as a cheeky way of referring to the main character's role in the story.
Just the same thing as I've done to Volare here, I'm afraid.
I suppose ponies eating any type of meat at all is akin to a human that eats dog meat and horse meat. You can eat them, and they are a viable source of meat, but the role of said animals as pets and companions, as well as their intelligence, makes it incredibly taboo, and highly questionable in ethics. Which means Griffon-friendly joints will probably be socially considered on the same level as something like a strip club. You don't wanna be seen walking into one.
And to bring up another point, what about dogs, cats, bears, and predatory birds? Fluttershy takes care of a lot of carnivore animals. She might feed them mostly vegitarian stuff, but she at least understands that quite a lot of them would normally need meat in the wild.
1118714 Whoops. I guess I have to study up on that more. But still riding ponies, in this story is blatant clop. I'd expect Volare's first name to be something referring to flight, or something generic.
Most of Fluttershy's carnivorous animals eat fish. Birds, bears, etc. Besides, ponies in themselves are not carnivorous, so Volare as a pony might not have the proper digestive system.
1118880
Yep. Ponies can't digest most parts of meat, so it wouldn't really be beneficial to his health. However, studies have shown that horses can eat it and process some nutrients from it, so it's not out of the question.
I was making a joke with Bellerophon, by the way; I wasn't being serious. This is why I used Trollestia. I'd expect it to be a regular name, too. John, Matt, Nathan, Fred. Something like that.
1119022
Did you read other fanfics with pony cooking in them? Apparantly ponies can roast almost anything, so they may be able to emulate "bacon" by frying some lettuce or something.
1119164
Their relationship is fine. The only reason Twilight told Dash to stay away from Volare is because Dash caused both of Volare's previous accidents, and Twilight wants Volare to be safe, at least until he gets well and is able to fly well.
1118259 LOL nope...it's something fairly generic...trust me, Volare is much better
Volare:
1118311 Even so, when the investigation turns up NOTHING (Not even pieces of his flight suit or dog tags), that's gonna be tough to explain...
1118546 LOL maybe...and yep, exactly Also this: cdn.memegenerator.net/instances/400x/21329746.jpg
As far as Xenophilia is concerned...yes, it has loads of clop, but it's pretty well written (and the DEPTH of the social situation he goes into there is VERY impressive)
1118599 Hope ya like it!
1118714 Actually, I was thinking about having griffons (and by extension griffon restaurants and such) in the story at some point...so yeah, Volare may get bacon again
Volare:
1119164 I think you'll like how it gets resolved (and I don't think you could possibly hate Twilight as much as she hates herself for what happened)
1119763 There may be other reasons...and it's those reasons that make Twilight feel absolutely crappy
1120277
jet fuel can melt metal at its peak temp so not even a peace of his flight suit would remain and dog tags would be lost in a impact so would most of the cockpit in crashes they do not always find everything and something that small would probably be lost forever if not explosive welded between other mettle and making it unrecoverable or recognizable
This break won't be as long as I thought
Horray! :D
Also cringe... :(
But still Horray! :D
But still cringe... :(
1120370 DNA!
1120416 I think I'll have the next REAL chapter up tomorrow morning...I think
DNA is easily destroyed with a fire that hot so no DNA to test (sorry about the bad spelling not on a comp right now)
in oder for dna to be unusable we need undamaged flesh that contains dna but a fire that hot destroys the nucues in the cells just from the heat
1120277 Imagine if Volare tries to have bacon, but is unable to eat it. His pony body doubtless dramatically influences how things taste, after all. Bacon might very well taste terrible to him now.
1119763 No no, you misunderstand my blindish rage. I'm not angry at the characters, I'm angry at the ludicrousness of how that whole argument was brought about from the lack of one fact (Volare's condition brought about by Cryhesomethings), as I bitch and moan about in this earlier comment. 1112995
It's really the whole situation that gets me. It makes sense to me how Twilight brought up that conclusion from what she knew and thus the argument, but for some reason it still pisses me the hell off.
1120277 What I said to that guy above me. The line flipped me since... well.
What others see: Will Twilight and Dash be able to mend their relationship?
What I see: The next story arc will most likely keep reminding you of that painful scene. Jackhole.
1120277 True. If they can't even find some of the metal on his body (melted or otherwise), it's going to be suspicious...
I love physics, but the only thing I've really seen so far is biology. I thought the physics portion would be more... advanced.
Well, us i.imgur.com/d1Yoz.png
Have our own unique crazy ways of explaining everything. Did you ever read any of the following: Harry Potter, Artemis Fowl, Percy Jackson, Kane Chronicles ?
1120428 YAY!
1120469 I'm just foolin with cha. Even so, the sheer LACK of any sort of evidence has gotta be more than a little disconcerting...
1120520 LOL that's what I mean. He's become so accustomed to veggies that he tries bacon...and his love for it is gone. And then he gets pissed
Volare: Dude, not funny! I love bacon!
1120557 Well, Twilight gets the full story soon, and realizes exactly WHY she acted that way as well
1120593 So determining that their planet was not round wasn't enough for ya, eh?
Well fear not, for things get VERY sciencey VERY soon again!
1120606
At least he is't dead, though. With the social dynamics you've set up, he could die without ending the story, so this is entirely possible. Volare should be happy for what he does have, and stop complaining so much. Or bad things could happen to him. Well, more bad things.
1120557 The cryhenas attacked Scoot because of their pony forms' master. It does make sense, though. If my best friend unintentionally morally wounded my new friend, for both their sakes, I would keep them apart, especially if I was unable to supervise. Put yourself in Twilight's position and try it again.
1120606 Like I posted above, us humans are somehow able to explain anything whatsoever, even if it doesn't make sense.
*noms on bacon* Yum... Never mind...
Ten hours later...
"Ummm... Fluttershy? Where's your washroom? I have to go. BAD."
*spends next half-hour in washroom half-puking and half doing number 2, sometimes together*
1120612
Who said their planet was round? I fully understood the notion of planet rotation affecting the clouds and stuff, but mostly everything else (larger lung capacity) was either biology or history. Or Philosophy. I love philosophy. I thought there would have a bunch of Volare explaining the mechanics of flight to Rainbow Dash, telling her that flying isn't just flapping your wings and improvising.
1120593
two words explosive welding problem solved it would cover any trace of dog tags
1120606
yes it is in a way but in most air plain crashes body's are not always found or even any trace them
1120652 Who says that's not EXACTLY what the ultra sciencey bits entail, hmm?
Jos. A Bank Guy voice: You're gonna like whatcha read...I guarantee it
1120673 The (lack of) plastic in the wreckage from his uniform.
1120784 That's it? I am disappoint.
1120824 It's 3 AM! Gimme a break!
1120838 For me, it's the afternoon. The next chapter is up in the morning? For you?
1120887 Yeps, in a few hours
Now Imma go pass out!
1120897 STAY AWAKE! IF I CAN PULL AN ALL NIGHTER WATCHING MLP, YOU CAN PULL AN ALL NIGHTER DOING OTHER STUFF!
1120988 Changed my mind...gotta work all day today...gonna edit the chapter afterwards.
Expect it tomorow (Tuesday in the states)
1121223 Yeah, it's actually against the general rules now
1121278 Yeah, I feel like hell now
1121438
AWW DAMMIT WHY U HAVE TO GO GET My HOPES UP THEN???
At least I have other fanfics and my new iPad.
1120824
a fire that hot melts everything so a peace of plastic from his uniform would be gone too if and only if it was not burned plastic burns quit easy and what remains of it you can not make heads or tales of what it was before and do you know how much plastic is in a cockpit a lot so anything plastic would be unrecognizable at best
1121851
Dark histories always help out a good story.
Who said just ONE princess?
1121950 Even if a plane explodes, it still would not be able to burn hot enough to completely melt plastic and metal, especially if there is a body attached to it, and the explosion is more of a pancaking.
A LINE THAT COMPLETELY QUANTIFIES WHAT I THINK WHEN I SAW YOU SAY THAT:
I went to a fight and a hockey game broke out. Too much conflict, not enough story progression! (Well, almost not enough)
Huh I was always wondering if Volare was his first or last name now I'm wondering what his first name is! Oh well!
1121495 Look for it in the morning!
1121805 Aww, really?
Trust me, things get better from here
1121851 I'll eventually go into further detail about Aggie soonish...suffice to say something bad happened and Volare couldn't stop it
1121950 Either way, we all agree that the crash was bad...I wonder what the plane's black box or in-flight camera saw though...
1122177 Indeedz!
1122252 A very insightful observation...I actually go into further detail about that very soon...
1124076 LOL pretty much!
1124803
1124924 LOL if it's something hella generic like Greg or something
Volare: