Trying to find out why Coco Pommel decided to work fo Suri Polomare again Rarity learns about a underground pony trafficing ring. Problem is that the mare running it wants Rarity to join as either its newest member or its newest slave.
Lets jump on the stupid train everyone. Chooo chooo! Right... because knowing the Princesses personally and having an ear to her prized student wont get the job half done.
Im sorry, I just found this and this fucking laughable. I'm serious. Where does Rarity come off to make a decision like this?
This is far out of her league of handling an issue on this scale.
She's crazy, she knows she's crazy and yet she decides to play this game?!
Dude... really... I wouldn't had said anything if they kept her there against her will. Just be upset but move on. But damn did you pull this out and thought, "oh she would do something like this, you know, try to solve a problem where she could be enslaved and forced into slavery if she loses. It makes sense!"
Seriously... I'm not even following the train of thought here because it just went off the rail at the end...
4906980 Rarity thinks this is just a simple S&M club for high profile customers. As far as it has been shown to her Coco is a willing participant and nothing bad has even happen to her. Now if you want to bother the princess over something that isn't illegal in the slightest go ahead and have her tell you to stop being a prude, by all means go ahead. However Rarity,seeing that the only way to have Coco stop is to have her turned away by her mistress, sees this as the only opportunity to help her. All she has to do is do as Schorl requests for 2 week and refuse membership. How hard could that be?
Edit: Also Rarity has no clue she could be enslaved. Schorl never mentioned anything about it.
We'll see indeed Schorl. Makes me wonder what Discord would think of all this. He might just have a look,mnot really do anything, see if there's anything entertaining for him, or he might revert all the slaves to their preens pavement personalities, or switch the masters and slaves for fun. And chaos. Can't forget chaos.
Saw the backlashes coming a mile away, just saying but the whole business with the 'Kennel' hit me flat footed. If crystal canvass of pain is a smart player than why bother trying to imprison a national hero, she's smart but no Nightmare Moon as far as the story has shown so far and i'd like to think the Royal crown would't have to turn to advisers to strip search the city if she went missing so what is the contingency if things go tits up? Black Flag and bag up the operation?
4913756 I don't think Schorl thinking about locking Rarity away for a while is too big an issue. If there is one thing that we learned from the Fleetfoot and Octavia arcs it is that the Society can break those of strong will (Fleetfoot) and only has an issue with that process when someone instills limits on what they can do (How Fancy Pants protected Octavia by making her a Type Three slave).
Now you might have a point that the city might be searched, but it isn't like that would happen immediately. As others have pointed out there are members of the Society that could stall for time because of their close relations with Rarity (Fancy Pants, Coco, probably a limitless supply of upper class ponies that could say "Rarity is doing ____ for me.") Rarity herself in "Rarity Takes Manehattan" alluded once that her work could take her away from her friends for an undetermined time. The Society doesn't even have to say she is staying in Manehattan, misguiding anyone looking for her by saying that she is bouncing around Equestria, going from city to city and leading the search party in circles.
As for Schorl's intelligence I do feel that she is smart, but also has a large dose of ego to come with that and an ego can make you feel overconfident and have you do things that might not so much be mistakes, so much as things that could go either good or bad depending on how well you manipulate a situation. There is nothing essentially wrong with stuffing Rarity in a kennel if she refuses to join, as Schorl has no intent on releasing Coco at the end of her deal which would undoubtedly cause Rarity to take drastic actions. Better to have some time than no time whatsoever.
4914584 True but the fine knife point edge that Ruby Razorback (No disrespect to the author but these just keep coming to me now and I'm hesitant to stop using pet names, haha, for the main antagonist) dances on is still based on intelligence and gauging the threat presented. If someone has most of the upper class backing you and presumably most of the investigative services? Okay they can afford to sleep at night, someone shadowing her WELL shifting through mail and keeping believable alibis up - then your entitled to feel confident. Untouched issue; but presumed allegiance with the princess / ability to deliver her lead based drinking water in addition to all of the above - now she has a right to be cocky even if she is dealing with any old king killing- purple serpent subduing seamstress, but what about the infamous unknown. A couple of seasons back when this was suggested by Partially-cut-Diamond I thought she was nuts because is she changed the basic nature of Generosity made manifest someone would be asking questions in between being stomped to death by whatever catastrophe the elements failed to stop. Point in all of this though is that Shorn Tourmaline may have knowledge but not privileged info, e.g CAN a bearer be corrupted or worse yet if Rarity doubted her word and made her Pinkie promise so if worse came to worse Bad would meet Evil
Schorl's in a tough position. How exactly is she going to keep Rarity clueless about the true nature of the Society, all the while trying to induct her into it? She has already lied to her about how the slaves choose to come there, and I think it'd be near impossible to show her around without ever meeting a reluctant slave, or one that would break the illusion of them not being held against their will. If Rarity can keep her emotions in check, and get out unmolested, she could send a direct line to the princesses. If the illusion is broken, they will have no choice but to make her a slave, but that brings with it its own host of problems. And if they manage to somehow hide it, and make her a member after 2 weeks, they will be incapable of hiding it any longer anyway. Especially since they intend to abduct/induct the other Mane 5 as well.
Thinking on it, if I were Rarity, I'd write home to Twilight as soon as I was safe, and say that I made a deal for Coco's release with the leader of an organization known as the Society. If all goes to plan, I will be coming home with Coco Pommel in 2 weeks, but I think there's something fishy going on. If I'm not home in 2 weeks I may need you to come find/rescue me. If she's as suspicious as she ought to be she'd also tell her to verify that any future letters she sends are actually from her, and not to trust any letter from her that doesn't contain a specific codeword (like element). She is in over her head, and has to be extraordinarily careful so as not to be pulled under.
So many questions asked to any slave would instantly break the illusion of legality or acceptability; Are you here of your own free will/volition? Have you or has anyone you know ever been raped? Is there a safe word? Are you allowed to leave? Are you allowed to refuse any commands? Did you choose to become a slave? Did you choose your owner? Were you abducted? Where do you live or sleep? Why are you here? And so many more. How do you hide the fact of involuntary slavery from the pony who you would have become a slave owner?
4958266 I would hope that my readers would feel my stories are more than that, even if in the end the mane six do happen to get molested. I try my best to give each character the level of respect they deserve and if a bad end happens then I want it only to come after having a character treated as they would in the situations given.
"I know it sounds bad." Said Schorl. "But here that word is a term of endearment. A term for those who have given themselves mind, body and soul to another. A role that is highly respected."
as one (a sub) in the life style I find it more then a little unsettling that she is using real BDSM philosophy to justify FORCING even dominant ponies to be slaves as she and others judges them to be!
Yet as cruel a tactic as it may be I can not but marvel at her brilliance.
"Because even though my master was a sadist I still loved him. He pushed me to be the mare I am today."
A twisted, bitter mare that seeks to inflict unto others the suffering she herself was inflicted. I'm so fed up with Schorl's bullshit. I'd love for somebody to just demolish her philosophy for the hypocritical, self serving garbage it is. Hopefully Schorl finds her philosophical match, it would be delicious to see her delusions shatter around her.
I wonder if her master is one Friedrich Neightzsche? She certainly seems to espouse a bastardized form of his Ubermensch ideal.
Rarity thinks this is just a simple S&M club for high profile customers. As far as it has been shown to her Coco is a willing participant and nothing bad has even happen to her. Now if you want to bother the princess over something that isn't illegal in the slightest go ahead and have her tell you to stop being a prude, by all means go ahead.
If Rarity thinks this is all some kinky bondage play, why would Schorl's offer have ANY sway on her? Schorl promises Coco's freedom if Rarity puts up with her crap for 2 weeks, but as far as Rarity is concerned, it's not Schorl's to give, because she would think the slavery is just some fetish-y roleplay in the bedroom and NOT ACTUAL slavery. Her response wouldn't have been "okay, I'll take your deal", but "lol, no, bitch. I'm getting my friends in here and hosting an intervention on Coco's ass, and it's really creepy how you talk about it like you own it; on top of the multiple times I've felt in fear of my own personal safety and just how EASY it would be for you to make me disappear, I'm going to investigate your little kink rink a bit more."
If Rarity doesn't at the very least write a letter to her friends explaining her situation and that if she goes missing, i.e. they don't receive a letter every two days, to come looking in Manehattan for Schorl Tourmaline or any of the high society folks like Fancy Pants, Photo Finish, etc. for her own safety, especially when she was prepared to get down and duke it out several times during her trip to the Society, I'm going to be very disappointed in the writing.
Now you might have a point that the city might be searched, but it isn't like that would happen immediately. As others have pointed out there are members of the Society that could stall for time because of their close relations with Rarity (Fancy Pants, Coco, probably a limitless supply of upper class ponies that could say "Rarity is doing ____ for me.") Rarity herself in "Rarity Takes Manehattan" alluded once that her work could take her away from her friends for an undetermined time. The Society doesn't even have to say she is staying in Manehattan, misguiding anyone looking for her by saying that she is bouncing around Equestria, going from city to city and leading the search party in circles.
There is no way that they could stall for very long, not when the one time de facto ruler of Equestria Twilight comes in and marshals the full might of the Equestrian police and intelligence service, as well as the current de facto rulers Tia and Luna in investigating the disappearance of one of the pillars of national defense.
I haven't despised a character like Schorl Tourmaline for a very long time. I think I hate her even more than I hate the stallions and caribou of FoE. At least they had the excuse of the Crystal Heart and centuries of shit culture to explain their evil.
Lets jump on the stupid train everyone.
Chooo chooo!
Right... because knowing the Princesses personally and having an ear to her prized student wont get the job half done.
Im sorry, I just found this and this fucking laughable. I'm serious. Where does Rarity come off to make a decision like this?
This is far out of her league of handling an issue on this scale.
She's crazy, she knows she's crazy and yet she decides to play this game?!
Dude... really... I wouldn't had said anything if they kept her there against her will. Just be upset but move on. But damn did you pull this out and thought, "oh she would do something like this, you know, try to solve a problem where she could be enslaved and forced into slavery if she loses. It makes sense!"
Seriously... I'm not even following the train of thought here because it just went off the rail at the end...
My theory that Sombra was her master....and that she gave her heart to him is becoming more and more credible
Isaac: and I'm his reincarnation....interesting....
Bren: What are you planning?
Isaac: I want to break her...*a dark grin on his face, it was clear he was more dark now*
Moar.
This series is awesome.
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Rarity thinks this is just a simple S&M club for high profile customers. As far as it has been shown to her Coco is a willing participant and nothing bad has even happen to her. Now if you want to bother the princess over something that isn't illegal in the slightest go ahead and have her tell you to stop being a prude, by all means go ahead. However Rarity,seeing that the only way to have Coco stop is to have her turned away by her mistress, sees this as the only opportunity to help her. All she has to do is do as Schorl requests for 2 week and refuse membership. How hard could that be?
Edit: Also Rarity has no clue she could be enslaved. Schorl never mentioned anything about it.
We'll see indeed Schorl. Makes me wonder what Discord would think of all this. He might just have a look,mnot really do anything, see if there's anything entertaining for him, or he might revert all the slaves to their preens pavement personalities, or switch the masters and slaves for fun. And chaos. Can't forget chaos.
Saw the backlashes coming a mile away, just saying but the whole business with the 'Kennel' hit me flat footed. If crystal canvass of pain is a smart player than why bother trying to imprison a national hero, she's smart but no Nightmare Moon as far as the story has shown so far and i'd like to think the Royal crown would't have to turn to advisers to strip search the city if she went missing so what is the contingency if things go tits up? Black Flag and bag up the operation?
4913756
I don't think Schorl thinking about locking Rarity away for a while is too big an issue. If there is one thing that we learned from the Fleetfoot and Octavia arcs it is that the Society can break those of strong will (Fleetfoot) and only has an issue with that process when someone instills limits on what they can do (How Fancy Pants protected Octavia by making her a Type Three slave).
Now you might have a point that the city might be searched, but it isn't like that would happen immediately. As others have pointed out there are members of the Society that could stall for time because of their close relations with Rarity (Fancy Pants, Coco, probably a limitless supply of upper class ponies that could say "Rarity is doing ____ for me.") Rarity herself in "Rarity Takes Manehattan" alluded once that her work could take her away from her friends for an undetermined time. The Society doesn't even have to say she is staying in Manehattan, misguiding anyone looking for her by saying that she is bouncing around Equestria, going from city to city and leading the search party in circles.
As for Schorl's intelligence I do feel that she is smart, but also has a large dose of ego to come with that and an ego can make you feel overconfident and have you do things that might not so much be mistakes, so much as things that could go either good or bad depending on how well you manipulate a situation. There is nothing essentially wrong with stuffing Rarity in a kennel if she refuses to join, as Schorl has no intent on releasing Coco at the end of her deal which would undoubtedly cause Rarity to take drastic actions. Better to have some time than no time whatsoever.
New head canon: Sartek is/was Schorl's Master.
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True but the fine knife point edge that Ruby Razorback (No disrespect to the author but these just keep coming to me now and I'm hesitant to stop using pet names, haha, for the main antagonist) dances on is still based on intelligence and gauging the threat presented. If someone has most of the upper class backing you and presumably most of the investigative services? Okay they can afford to sleep at night, someone shadowing her WELL shifting through mail and keeping believable alibis up - then your entitled to feel confident. Untouched issue; but presumed allegiance with the princess / ability to deliver her lead based drinking water in addition to all of the above - now she has a right to be cocky even if she is dealing with any old king killing- purple serpent subduing seamstress, but what about the infamous unknown. A couple of seasons back when this was suggested by Partially-cut-Diamond I thought she was nuts because is she changed the basic nature of Generosity made manifest someone would be asking questions in between being stomped to death by whatever catastrophe the elements failed to stop.
Point in all of this though is that Shorn Tourmaline may have knowledge but not privileged info, e.g CAN a bearer be corrupted or worse yet if Rarity doubted her word and made her Pinkie promise so if worse came to worse Bad would meet Evil
Schorl's in a tough position. How exactly is she going to keep Rarity clueless about the true nature of the Society, all the while trying to induct her into it? She has already lied to her about how the slaves choose to come there, and I think it'd be near impossible to show her around without ever meeting a reluctant slave, or one that would break the illusion of them not being held against their will. If Rarity can keep her emotions in check, and get out unmolested, she could send a direct line to the princesses. If the illusion is broken, they will have no choice but to make her a slave, but that brings with it its own host of problems. And if they manage to somehow hide it, and make her a member after 2 weeks, they will be incapable of hiding it any longer anyway. Especially since they intend to abduct/induct the other Mane 5 as well.
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I don't mind the nicknames. Personally I like "Sapphire Scars".
Thinking on it, if I were Rarity, I'd write home to Twilight as soon as I was safe, and say that I made a deal for Coco's release with the leader of an organization known as the Society. If all goes to plan, I will be coming home with Coco Pommel in 2 weeks, but I think there's something fishy going on. If I'm not home in 2 weeks I may need you to come find/rescue me. If she's as suspicious as she ought to be she'd also tell her to verify that any future letters she sends are actually from her, and not to trust any letter from her that doesn't contain a specific codeword (like element). She is in over her head, and has to be extraordinarily careful so as not to be pulled under.
So many questions asked to any slave would instantly break the illusion of legality or acceptability; Are you here of your own free will/volition? Have you or has anyone you know ever been raped? Is there a safe word? Are you allowed to leave? Are you allowed to refuse any commands? Did you choose to become a slave? Did you choose your owner? Were you abducted? Where do you live or sleep? Why are you here? And so many more.
How do you hide the fact of involuntary slavery from the pony who you would have become a slave owner?
Why do I get this horrible feeling that the Mane 6 and the princesses are gonna receive the short end of the stick.
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Short end of the stick? What do you mean?
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Basically "And then they all got raped, The end."
4958266
I would hope that my readers would feel my stories are more than that, even if in the end the mane six do happen to get molested. I try my best to give each character the level of respect they deserve and if a bad end happens then I want it only to come after having a character treated as they would in the situations given.
I KNEW IT!
Filthy bastard.. so I guess ALL high society ponies are involved in this? Are all rich ponies sadistic fuck heads?
This just makes it more likely that Diamond and Spoon will eventually fall into the society's hands on one end of the spectrum or the other.
as one (a sub) in the life style I find it more then a little unsettling that she is using real BDSM philosophy to justify FORCING even dominant ponies to be slaves as she and others judges them to be!
Yet as cruel a tactic as it may be I can not but marvel at her brilliance.
A twisted, bitter mare that seeks to inflict unto others the suffering she herself was inflicted. I'm so fed up with Schorl's bullshit. I'd love for somebody to just demolish her philosophy for the hypocritical, self serving garbage it is. Hopefully Schorl finds her philosophical match, it would be delicious to see her delusions shatter around her.
I wonder if her master is one Friedrich Neightzsche? She certainly seems to espouse a bastardized form of his Ubermensch ideal.
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If Rarity thinks this is all some kinky bondage play, why would Schorl's offer have ANY sway on her? Schorl promises Coco's freedom if Rarity puts up with her crap for 2 weeks, but as far as Rarity is concerned, it's not Schorl's to give, because she would think the slavery is just some fetish-y roleplay in the bedroom and NOT ACTUAL slavery. Her response wouldn't have been "okay, I'll take your deal", but "lol, no, bitch. I'm getting my friends in here and hosting an intervention on Coco's ass, and it's really creepy how you talk about it like you own it; on top of the multiple times I've felt in fear of my own personal safety and just how EASY it would be for you to make me disappear, I'm going to investigate your little kink rink a bit more."
If Rarity doesn't at the very least write a letter to her friends explaining her situation and that if she goes missing, i.e. they don't receive a letter every two days, to come looking in Manehattan for Schorl Tourmaline or any of the high society folks like Fancy Pants, Photo Finish, etc. for her own safety, especially when she was prepared to get down and duke it out several times during her trip to the Society, I'm going to be very disappointed in the writing.
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There is no way that they could stall for very long, not when the one time de facto ruler of Equestria Twilight comes in and marshals the full might of the Equestrian police and intelligence service, as well as the current de facto rulers Tia and Luna in investigating the disappearance of one of the pillars of national defense.
I haven't despised a character like Schorl Tourmaline for a very long time. I think I hate her even more than I hate the stallions and caribou of FoE. At least they had the excuse of the Crystal Heart and centuries of shit culture to explain their evil.