Mort runs afoul of a crazy pony. Things won't ever be the same.
A crazy little idea written in homage of Mort Takes a Holiday done with AnonymousMaterials' blessing.
It's canon-ness is entirely up to AnonymousMaterials.
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Shachza
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According to Sweeny Todd (the musical), "The trouble with poets, is how do you know they're deceased?"
This is why the Hemlock Society, in the book Final Exit, suggests that you practice suffocating yourself with a plastic bag before you actually go and do it, so you can get used to the feelings and not panic when the big day comes. [I am not making this up, I swear to Celestia] According to them, suffocation is actually a fairly pleasant way to go, since oxygen deprivation leads to drunk-like symptoms, then you pass out, and then you die. Much of the panic in drowning is because you can't inhale, and when you do, your lungs fill with water. In the case of the plastic bag method, your body doesn't really recognize what's going wrong, so the involuntary pathways in your body don't send up alarms. Supposedly, carbon monoxide poisoning is much the same (and that has the advantage of leaving an attractive-looking corpse).
...I really know some weird stuff.
As a pre-reader of Mort Takes a Holiday, I can say without reservation that you've captured his character very well. The idea of ponies trying for near-death experiences to meet Thanasia is actually pretty awesome. It's something I could see Pinkie doing.
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Oh. My. God.
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I know, right? I can't believe Anonymous Materials would let me pre-read, but hey...
That suicide setup was well written, enough so that I started to feel uncomfortable reading it (good job!). Not read the original 'Mort' fic (apart from the first few chapters; I really must catch up), but anyone who reads Pratchett will be familiar with the concept. Got a few grammatical quibbles, if you want them (nothing major, just some comma stuff).
Little bit weird, but hey, some girls are worth it.
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Actually, the thought of Pinkie finding her way into the collective unconsciousness...
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Yeah, the first part was a bit uncomfortable. After initially patching this together I looked back at that and wondered "do I really want to keep something that seems so dark?" But I thought it was well-suited to showing just how determined Skip is.
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I know, right?
But how else could you do it? As much as Skip might wish otherwise, telegrams, letters, and such probably aren't going to make it.
I actually felt obliged to read this twice through. Your characters were dead-on-source and the dialog was just... perfect. You said everything without saying too much, and I think the story stands alone without drawing it out any longer.
So thanks for that.
Thank you very much for writing this! You did a wonderful job when it came to writing Thanasia and Mort, and of course the story itself was very well written. Great job!
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You're welcome! I'm thankful that it apparently does the source justice. You can get a lot of leeway with fanfiction, but fan-fanfiction is a whole other story.
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Yay!
I'm always so thrilled when an author I like is pleased by something I did. Especially because this is really your thing.
Hundred percent like rate...
Calling this a win on your part.
Hat tipped to the subject of your Fan-fanfiction.
Bow to you.
NIcely done. Mort is really on character, Thanasia pretty close since in the actual story we've only seen her either her usual taciturn self or angry at Mort so new ground is being broken here. The sole gripe I have is more with the pony and what he did. I mean he just put his friend through hell just to give Thanasia a compliment. A compliment. Not a promise of undying love, but to pay her a freaking compliment.
Again that's my only real gripe with the story and it's something I'm personally a stickler about since I've known people that have committed suicide. So not so much a gripe on the story or the mechanics of it, but if given the chance I'd break Skip's jaw for doing that to his friend and then have him committed.
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Really, Skip should be committed. Even if he's got no other way to contact the pretty mare he met during a near-death experience, provoking another just to send her sign of affection is off the deep end. Dark, no?
Just so long as you can recognize it's still meant to be silly.
6963081 I'd say it's still kinda dark. It's a good thing Ease already went to the bathroom since when he walks out, he finds his friend has committed suicide while he was on the pot, he'd have probably shat bricks.
Cool idea tho... as controversial as it may be...