Clarity
"It's all for the best."
The polish of the tile floor began to run with Silver's tears as she sat against the double doors, forming tiny round blots that ran like little silver dollars shimmering in moonlight.
"It's all for the best."
She removed her glasses and wiped her puffy, bloodshot eyes. The tears had blurred the lenses, making colors and forms seem as if they were melting together like cheap watercolor. She noticed a smear of pink forming into her vision. When she set her glasses back on her face, she adjusted them and realized who it was.
"You okay, Sil?" Diamond Tiara asked. Her hair was wrapped in an improvised bath towel turban. The smell of lavender, honey suckles, and sandalwood wafted from her fur.
"I'll be fine," Silver replied in a soft tone. "Tonight's just been a little weird for me. I think—"
"I know, right?" Diamond interrupted. "I needed the most potent and expensive imported herbs I could find in the house to get that stench of geek off of me! How you survived the whole seven minutes without hanging yourself with your own pearl necklace is beyond me!"
"It wasn't as bad as—"
"First, he starts singing some stupid song about some guy named Ulfrin Raincoat something or other, then he asked me about which type of pokemans I liked. I mean, seriously? Did he really expect me to know what the hay he was talking about?"
Silver Spoon hid her face, concealing her involuntary smirk. "Yeah, that sounds like Butto—"
"How did you do it, is what I want to know."
"It was difficult at first, but—"
"Totally! What a freaking geek! And I swear, if it's the last thing I do, I'm going to get him back for this!"
Silver's head snapped up at the vindictive comment. "What?"
"Oh yeah!" Diamond Tiara sneered, her eyes burning with a sense of purpose. "This isn't over. Not by a long shot!"
"Di, don't you think you're being a bit of a drama queen?"
"He humiliated me in front of the whole student body - at my birthday party! This was supposed to be my special day! Mine! And that little freak ruined it!"
"Don't call him that!" Silver snapped impulsively.
Diamond Tiara gaped aghast at the sudden outburst, shrinking back in surprise.
Silver did not even realize what she had said until she noticed the stunned filly's reaction to it. It was like the words flew out of her mouth before she could even recite them in her mind.
"Did you really just yell at me? Like, seriously?" Diamond inquired, her eyes wide with incredulity.
"I'm sorry!" Silver Spoon blurted. She quickly thought of an excuse that would explain her sudden emotional upsurge - preferably one that would deflect suspicion from her newly discovered fixation on Button Mash. Her face dimmed with self-hatred when she finally discovered a way out of her predicament. "It's..." She hesitated, but then she swallowed hard and forced herself to say it. "It's Button's fault... He, uh, he messed me up pretty good, too. I'm not even in my right mind, I'm so traumatized."
Diamond sighed with a forgiving smile. "Trust me, I understand. I shouldn't have made you go in there with him." She approached Silver and wrapped her in a warm embrace. "I wish I could have given you a respin."
"You were sure quick enough to let yourself have one." Silver Spoon murmured.
"What?"
"Nothing..."
She hugged Diamond back and forced herself to smile. All she would have to do is forget about Button Mash, and she could have her life back. At least she still had Diamond Tiara, who, despite her faults, was still her friend.
"Hey, Sil? What do you say we head down to the spa tomorrow? My treat. You can even spend the night tonight if you want. Randolph can bring us some of those marble cheese cubes you love so much. I think we deserve a little pampering after what we've been through."
"That actually sounds nice." She breathed a sigh of relief. There would be no drama, there would be no ugliness, there would be no revenge. Her life, she thought, could now begin on a slow and steady path to returning to normal. As long as her friend was there for her to pull strength from, she knew she'd be okay. However, this delusion was soon shattered when Diamond's next comment made her blood run cold like ice water through her veins.
"We'll get him back," She hissed, her grip around Silver tightening ominously as the edges of her hooves dug into her back. "I already have a good idea: we can pay a couple boys to beat him up and take his Joyboy from him. Then, we'll make him do something humiliating in order to get it back. Maybe we can drag him into the boys bathroom at school and force him to lick one of the urinals clean. And after he does it, we can just throw that stupid toy of his down on the ground and smash it right in front of him. I'll bet he cries. It'll be hilarious! We can even record the whole thing. I'll host a slumber party the following weekended, and we can just watch it over and over again!"
"Di," Silver Spoon winced, trying her best to make her plea sound more like a suggestion, "That's unusually cruel, even for you. Maybe we could just live and let live?"
"Live and let live?" Diamond broke the hug and backed away from Silver to look her sternly in the eye. "Just who do you think I am?"
Silver was about to answer her, but Diamond cut her off.
"I am the queen bee. And if you mess with the queen bee. Sil. You. Get. Stung! He ruined my party, Sil! Humiliated me in front of everypony! This isn't just some stupid holiday like Nightmare Night or Hearths Warming Eve, this was my birthday! This was Diamond Tiara day!"
It was difficult to comprehend the way in which Diamond Tiara's mind had translated the situation as it had played out. She cheated. Why was she acting like she was such an innocent victim who was so terribly and unjustly wronged? Was she truly so entitled as to think that the world should just play out the way she wanted to, even by dishonest means? Silver Spoon was surprised at her own sense of clarity on the subject. She was always so quick to take her friend's side. No matter what. But for some reason, she just couldn't bring herself in good conscience to agree with her friend this time around. "But it never would have happened if you hadn't made us play that game in the first place," she pointed out.
"Uh, Sil, I didn't hear you complain when you agreed to go first," Diamond spat.
That's because you lied to me! Her comment was irritating, though Silver did her best to conceal her ire. "You told me the bottle would land on Rumble!"
Diamond glanced around nervously. "Yeah, well... I guess there was some sort of mix up," she said - so nonchalantly, it was infuriating. Little did the evasive little princess know that Silver was keen to her plan. It only served to exacerbate the outrage that was beginning to grow within her.
"Mix up, huh?" she challenged, not bothering to hide the skepticism in her voice.
"Yeah, I mean, stuff happens, Sil. You're being a bit of an ingrate. All I was doing was trying to help you... Celestia knows you need it!" Diamond retorted in an insufferably haughty tone.
The irritation that had grown from Diamond's unwillingness to come out and tell the truth was beginning to intensify with that snobbish little comment. It clawed in Silver's belly, struggling desperately to come out. But she had to control it. No matter what, this was her friend she was talking to. Her best friend; her amiga; her everything. The one who she was willingly throwing away her first love for... Her first love, who put her desire for Rumble before his own for her... Just so he could make her happy...
It took a while for her to form a coherent sentence through the anger and animosity that was just screaming to be released, but she managed. "Thank you so much for your help, Di!" she forced through clenched teeth. "But perhaps you have something you would like to admit to me? I swear, I will not be a angry with you. And I promise to take your secret to my grave. But I just have to know: you're not - by any chance whatsoever - lying to me, are you? You didn't try to cheat your way to Rumble, did you? You didn't - by any chance - take advantage of my trust, did you?" Silver Spoon, of course, knew the answers to these questions, but she had to hear Diamond confess. It was bothering her. What would prevent Diamond from pulling another stunt like this in the future if she thinks she can just get away with it?
Diamond Tiara slapped a shocked hoof over her chest as her jaw dropped, as if the very implication of such an egregious misdeed had mortally wounded her. "Silver!" she gasped as tears welled up in her eyes. "The very nerve! All I wanted to do was help you get some alone time with the boy you liked, and you're going to accuse me of this? How dare you! I-I'm hurt. This actually physically hurts! But you know what? I'll forgive you. Because that's what friends do." She nodded self-assuredly to punctuate her statement.
Silver Spoon's eye twitched. A vein in her forehead began to throb. Oddly enough, there was a strange taste in her mouth. It tasted like absolute, unbridled, unadulterated, pure rage. The anger that had clawed at her from within her belly had obviously began its ascent up through her esophagus, and made its way into her mouth. All she had to do was open it up, and it would fly out in full force. Her jaw muscles tightened in an attempt to keep the beast at bay. The creature wanted so badly to be freed. It was like a caged demon was kicking and beating at the back of teeth, demanding to be liberated.
Diamond studied Silver Spoon with a look of disapproval and said, "Sil, this is a bit off topic, but how many cupcakes did you eat? You look like you might have put on a few pounds."
Silver Spoon smiled calmly, breathed in deeply, and out that silly little beast named 'Rage' flew. And it went something kind of like this:
"You are the ugliest, most conceited, vindictive, selfish, manipulative, deceitful, backbiting, sociopathic, loathsome, egotistical, egocentric, self-centered, petulant, divisive, intolerant, insufferable sack of excrement I have ever had the displeasure of associating with!"
Diamond Tiara blenched in disbelief. "Like, I know you didn't just call me ugly!"
Was that really thing only thing she heard?
"Yes, I did! You are ugly! You are disgusting! You are a putrescent sack of vile filth, offensive to all the senses. You are the pure concentrated fecal waste of all the negativity in the world, amalgamated into a pink lump, then excreted from the anus of pure malevolence! You are the never ending turd that constantly snakes its way from a pelvic orifice, like a chocolate ice cream soft serve machine with limitless supplies, and its handle is stuck in the down position! You are poop, Diamond Tiara. Poop! A never ending, infinite, continuous frozen, cold-hearted turd!"
The pink filly blinked. "Y-you... No... Button Mash did this to you, didn't he? We'll—
"Yes, yes he did do this to me. I am finally seeing your true colors, thanks to him. He showed me that there are others out there that are actually willing to put someone else before themselves. That there are ponies out there who are willing to make others happy, simply for the sake of seeing them happy, and not for some sort of personal gain. I didn't understand it at first, but..." Silver spoon placed a hoof over her head as the over exertion of her rant began to bring on a headache. "Good Celestia in a hand basket, I can't believe it took me this long to figure this all out! It's like seeing a brand new color for the first time." She looked at Diamond Tiara, shaking her headache away. "And your color, Diamond Tiara, is brown. Poop brown. And if I ever see you messing with Button Mash, I'll be forced to bring out the pooper scooper on you. And trust me, nopony wants to see that happen!" Silver's braid swung around like a platinum whip as she turned and stamped toward the den, leaving a flummoxed Diamond Tiara in the lobby.
She skirted the bar and approached the unconscious, stubby-limbed colt, who was now snoring in a pile of discarded cupcake wrappers. Silver nudged him. "Hey, wake up!" she gave him a gentle kick, and the somnolent colt's eyes fluttered open.
"Huh, wha—"
"Where does Button live?"
"Who? Wha?"
"Button!" Silver Spoon shook him. "He's your friend, right? Where does he live!"
"Why do you want to know where he lives?" The wide-eyed colt managed over the battering, his head whipping back and forth like a drinking bird toy on speed.
Silver Spoon breathed. She looked around. Everyone was watching her manhandle Snips, their eyes curious. "Because!" she announced to them. "I intend on asking him out!"
One of the fillies giggled. "You're kidding, right? Button?"
"No, I'm not kidding! Nerds are the trend right now. Therefor, Button's freakin' hot, okay? So shut your mouth! And if you have an issue with it, you can submit your grievance to me in the form of writing!"
"Wait, so, nerds are sexy now?" Another asked.
"Yes, especially ones with glasses," said Silver, adjusting her specs haughtily. "But remember, I was wearing them before they were cool... And so was she." she pointed her hoof toward Twist, who looked about the room, meeting the gazes of all the starry-eyed children gawking at her admiringly.
"Uhm.... You know," she shrugged. "Jutht bein' mythelf..."
Silver nodded appreciatively at the distraction before returning to Snips. "Button. Where does he live?"
"Okay, okay. I'll tell you... For a price..."
Silver rolled her eyes and crammed one of the last few remaining cupcakes into the colt's mouth. He swallowed without even bothering to chew, and then he smiled. "He lives not too far from the school. Head down Stirrup Street, take a left down Saddle Court, then you'll see his house. It's the fifth one down the left side. There's a large bird bath out in front with a custom-made statue of Kefka raising his hands to the sky. If you walk by it, it laughs. Don't let it startle you. It's just a motion tracker connected to an audio player.
Silver blinked. "Who in the hay is Kef—" She shook her head. "Never mind! Saddle Court, fifth house down, weird-looking bird bath in the front yard that laughs at you. Got it." She dropped the colt where he previously laid, and exited the Den to meet a scowling Diamond Tiara. The look on her face communicated well enough that she was waiting for her.
"I heard you in there!"
"Good!" Silver flicked her braid, walking past Diamond with her nose in the air.
"Sil, if you walk out on me, you can forget about us! And I want my hair tie back!"
"Fine."
"Fine!"
Silver approached the large double doors and placed her hoof on the knob.
"Silver Spoon! If you walk out of here, I swear I'll—"
"You'll what?"
Silence.
"Oh, and by the way. I think nerds are going to be in for a while. You should probably look into getting some glasses, or perhaps you should invest some time in picking up some gamer lingo, lest you look like a total dweeb."
"I'm the dweeb? I'm the dweeb! Your're the one who suddenly decided to go all gaga over the biggest dork in the school!"
"Yes, and I don't think it would have happened if you hadn't forced me into that closet with him. So for that, I thank you. Thank you. So. Much!" Silver laughed mockingly as she removed the hair tie form the end of her braid, sending her silvery tresses unraveling and flowing over her back like a silky platinum waterfall. "I remember when you gave this to me... It was kindergarten, I believe. It has always been such a special thing to me. But now, it's just an elastic piece of junk." Silver held it out, and let it drop to the floor, as if to symbolize the end of old, and the beginning of new things.
Diamond's jaw began to tremble. "Fine," she sniffed. "Just get out. Get out of my life. I don't need you. I never did!"
Without another word, Silver Spoon turned around and exited the mansion, leaving her former friend behind to sulk in her misery and loneliness.
She had brought it upon herself, thought Silver Spoon with a finalizing nod. She had spent so long doing nothing but trying to please her, trying to be accepted by her, that she had come so dangerously close to becoming her. The clarity she felt, this new perspective on life that she had, it felt cleansing, yet, she now felt incomplete. Removing Diamond Tiara from her heart left a void that desired to be filled, and she knew exactly what she needed to do in order to fill that void.
All she needed to do was track him down.
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'Cheevo unlocked: First comment.
But no seriously, this story is fifty flavors of
AMAZING!
Keep it up!
5048890 I'm glad you're liking it.
But the bit with Silver Spoon and Diamond Tiara going at it... That's going to rustle some jimmies.... Especially since the Diamond Cutters will be looking at it... I'm expecting the downvotes to come at me in full force now.
How dare I! How flocking dare I make the worst character in the series look bad! *froths at the mouth and falls over*
5048898
MMMMMM.
CONFLICT.
YES.
Also, as a side note, I literally just witnessed you getting a downvote. Saw the ticker change and everything.
This story is really good at some points, through there is one thing I find myself not enjoying as I read it through. The various refences to bodily humor (projectile vomit and various other poop related jokes) that pop up are kind of distracting and give a kind of gross out vibe. Maybe just keep an eye out while writing. Can't wait for next chapter
I can't help but feel a little sorry for DT. Losing a friend is never fun. Maybe this will be a wake up kick for her.
5048898
Ehh, I'm sure they'll get over it. I have a feeling that unless the story ends in the next chapter or two, this isn't the last we've seen of her...
And besides, Silver is way better than DT anyway, so their opinion is already invalid.
That was awesome, let's watch it again in Slomo, no really good chapter though. Was very enlightening about all things poop an poop related. Hope for the next chapter soon.
Shit has hit the tiara! I bet Silver would look hot as without her mane and tail bunched up like a woman from the Victorian era.
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5048898 Well, if you were expecting such a thing from me, you'll be disappointed since I came into this knowing full well it was a Silver focused story.
What I AM disappointed at is the spike in meanness you throw in. Pay colts to beat up Button Mash? That's way OOC. And it was pretty clear since that DT in a closest scene where this was heading, as most Silver stories go. Still, nice bit with the headband.
It's your story. You can do the usual beating her up or dragging her down the emotional turmoil of losing a bestfriend route as good majority of Spoon fics go. But I'm pretty sure you'll have to increase the rating from EVERYONE to TEEN seeing how this became anything but family friendly.
Diamond Tiara is best pony, guess we'll just have to agree to disagree on each others views.
Also, no need to lump everyone who enjoys Diamond Tiara stories or hose that star her as one mind, everyone in there is an individual. Just because rabid Tiara haters who self-indulge their hate of Diamond Tiara feel the need to run her through the muck in their works, doesn't mean they can't appreciate a story for what it is. There's a clear difference between a Silver focused story and Diamond focused story. And if you want to be blind to the faults in this chapter or not see the need to increase the rating to Teen, than you're the one with the problem.
EDIT: If you're going to be purposefully antagonistic, know that I'm the one who mostly reads all the stories to include into the group. Because we also accept stories like THIS that star Diamond Tiara. If you have a problem with me including your story in the group, you could of just requested its removal from the start. This was included into CHAPTER STAR. Which is typically other stories where DT merely has a sufficient affect on the story progression, yet, not focused around her.
TL;DR:
No need to be a jerk to those who like characters you don't.
Oh God that felt goooood. Honestly anyone downvoting this because they somehow like Diamond Tiara should be ashamed of themselves.
5048945 Rii~ght. Much like everyone's opinions of that don't clash with their own. That's such a dick comment, and I have no issues calling out how much I despise that sort of mentality regardless of what topic. That's called closed-minded. Willful-ignorance. Bigotry.
Just thought you'd like to see what face that downvote was connected to. Ciao.
5049049 Anyone upvoting this solely because they love seeing a filly get blindsides by their best friend and have their meanness upgraded to 'justify' her losing the only friend she's assumed to have, should be ashamed of themselves.
5048916 Funny, since I've been around since updates and this story has remained at 11 downvotes. Try again. If there's one thing that gaurentees a surge of upvotes is seeing Diamond Tiara suffer. Glad you're enjoying yourself so much. You're a 'wonderful' human being.
5048936 That's because they don't belong in "Everyone" rated stories. Much like the implies from earlier chapter with Scootaloo and burger pony, but that is one of those 'left to the imagination' moments and is more the fault of the reader than the writer if that is taken too seriously. This chapter though did go above family friendly though.
I swear, the smallest hint of Tiara losing her life, being harmed, being betrayed, having her lose everyone she loves, and so forth, is like blood in the water for you people. Like your only purposes in life is to see her in pain and misery. All you people do is overcasting one's level of meanness while vastly degrading the other, that's just rather sad. If that's all people came here to see, and ignore all the stuff prior to this chapter, that just goes to really say a lot about you people.
I'll still continue to read this Silver Spoon story as I have many before. Why? Because I came to see Silver Mash. Maybe, if fortune smiled upon the bold, maybe end in a Rumble Tiara, you know not end the story on a complete downer seeing how it's an Everyone story. And Button didn't even do anything diabolical and got DT understanding (revealing hidden knowledge she already knew? What?) Klingon.
So, yeah, it's just Silver Mash. I never had any disillusion of this being anything more. Subtle hints and suggestions for stuff that'd be neat to see, but it's clear now people have their own agendas. So, it's whatever.
This should easily hit 550 by morning. Just leave a big comment wit "DIAMOND TIARA GETS OWNED!" and you'll have your higher feature spots.
5049043 I wasn't insulting anyone for liking DT. I was insulting any gelatinous butt hurt tard-raging fanboy who might feel personally insulted because I had the audacity to go so far as to not like their favorite character. If DT is your favorite, that's fine. I personally think she sucks. She's my absolute least favorite character in the series.
People in this fandom (or any for that matter) seem to suffer from some kind of disorder that makes them act as if they've been verbally assaulted when somebody illustrates a belief or opinion that clashes with theirs.
I'm not going to argue with anybody over an opinion, because mine is that DT is ten gallons of unslapped bitch who severely needs a thorough curb stomping for making fun of Apple Bloom's awesome sauce bunny suit.
5049106
And yes, I see a lot of mental disorders on this site. Rabid Tiara haters who hate on a cartoon pony to such extremes that even lead to some members who have written or shown a like of hers to be verbally assualted and ganged up on.
I mean, you don't even have to TRY to make likable characters in a story so long as Diamond Tiara gets what she 'deserves'.
http://www.fimfiction.net/story/158035/cutie-mark-crusader-life-ruiners
Just a taste of a small story there that proves you really can get away with anything, even the mobster one with Babs, doesn't matter what kind of story really, shows Diamond being tortured or abused or killed.
Totally used to seeing those types around the site. But it's still pretty disturbing how much hate can bring people together like that. Pretty scary to think any of them ever get access to a gun and what they might do if they entered a school.
5049106 And trust me, I know that episode well. And DT got her just desserts in that episode!
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Sheeiit, she brought down the hammer.
*sigh* I needed a good pick me up and this story did the trick. For some reason there has been a serious influx of 'dark' stories on this sight. And I made the mistake of starting a rather dark one, because it was a crossover with one my favorite video game series. Long story short; it wasn't the story itself, but how it was written.
Example: Two of our friends just got captured by a group know to so some pretty messed up things; especially to women. Herp de Dur lets go a camp on the other side of the city and spend three weeks there 'gaining strength' (Drinking and partying) While those monsters still have our friends.
I'm sorry for that rant, but I was actually liking that story till all that happened.
Anyway, i'm liking where this is going. Despite the slight OCC attitude DT had near the end. I know she's a kid with way to much power, but that's a bit much. Even for her.
Other than that, this is shaping up to be an interesting story. I look forward to seeing what happens next. Though I fear that there is going to be some backlash from Silver Spoon ending her friendship with DT.
5049105
lolwut. I honestly don't even know what you're talking about. If you're talking about my final line, then I can only assume you're so lost in your indignant, self-righteous rage that you can't take any comment you disagree with as anything less than a personal insult of the highest caliber. It's people like you who end up being closed-minded, willfully ignorant bigots because you're completely unable to look at any comment or opinion with real logic or thought, and that includes your own.
Ignoring the fact that having a preference for either pony is entirely subjective, and therefore my disagreement has no impact whatsoever on anyone who holds an opposing opinion to my own, I find myself asking if you've ever had a face to face conversation with anyone who wasn't as self absorbed as you yourself are. Because from your response, I can only conclude that you've never spoken to anyone who was capable of using humor or sarcasm--or if you have, you immediately wrote them off as willfully ignorant bigots--as, given the context and structure of the sentence in my post, the intent was clear, even without my voice to add tonal clarification to it.
On an unrelated note, do you have a tumblr? If you do, I bet it's a riot. And no, that wasn't sarcasm. I genuinely believe that I would find your tumblr rants to be endlessly humorous and entertaining.
5049154 That's a lot of words, so, I'll just say sorry and hope you move on. I still think ignorant comments stating others' opinions for liking DT to be pretty dickish, that I'm not sorry for.
But yeah, whatever you said I forgive. Go read that story from Cold in Gardez with the CMC. It'll likely cheer you up. If you haven't already. Ciao.
5049124 Dude, nobody is ganging up on you! Let's just calm this flame war down before it gets out of hand and devolves into a flailing tard fuckary of quips concerning peoples' moms' and/or accusatory statements of peoples' sexual orientations.
...let's all just internet handshake, then internet frolic through the butterfly-ridden meadows of don't give a shit land together...
5049149 Yeah, it's been an odd weak. I guess month. There was a hell of a story about Twilight and Rarity in a sort of reimagined Equestria told in Fairy Tale format, think "Never Ending Story" of sorts. (Link case you need a pick me up: http://www.fimfiction.net/story/217677/the-enchanted-library but if you prefer something with the filly cast try out this quickie http://www.fimfiction.net/story/218140/diamond-tiara-and-apple-blooms-adventures-in-parenthood it's a great read if you need a pick me up, I know how those go...)
And yeah, that OOC moment. I figure maybe it was just a sort of 'written into a corner' moment and there needed to be some drama. The rubberband momento struck DT where it hurt. If anything, I know she's hurting more than she lets on. Given time they'd likely work things out. Even if this story doesn't end that way or not.
5049234 You'll have to re-read the comment. Your reading comprehension there is a bit off or you're assuming I'm being passive-aggressive with the use of third person or whatever might be going on.
You're sort of making it out to seem this is devolving into a fight. I was speaking general fandom as a counterpoint, even giving you a reference example of the type of typical psyciopathic behavior many bronies display when reading stories with Diamond Tiara being abused that attracts them.
Interpreting anything beyond that was not my intended meaning.
5049124 Well you can't truly expect people to appreciate all characters of the show without at least one character to hate.
I personally don't have anything against Diamond. In fact, she represents a Playground bully perfectly. Most any elementary school bully always acted the way they did either for no reason other than sick enjoyment or because they could. (Well, that's the simple way of putting it anyway) And because of how she's written in this respect, I can't say I hate her since she was written just as she was supposed to be.
That's not to say that I respect this kind of character. Because no matter how well-written, if a character's messed up, then they're messed up. And because everyone (myself included) loves the other foals in the show, it only makes us hate Diamond more. But she is an antagonist after all. And antagonists are always meant for people to love to hate them. Everyone may go extreme in that instance, but that is what she was intended for.
But hopefully something everyone can agree on...
5049234
This is basically my life philosophy. Happy face.
That rant that Diamond received
is a feat that you've achieved.
But is it my place
to say Please replace....
The bold word with conceited?
Agh, I don't think the limerick is working!
Yes, oh hell yes your not going down the dragging out rout!
Also:
It, excusable since it's dioluge, but you don't put night and tonight back to back, just souds repetitive
Woohoo! Go Silver!
This story is great so far!
5049221
I'm trying to parse what you've been saying in your posts, but the lack of complete sentences is making it difficult to actually respond with anything meaningful, so I'll just leave this here. *cough*hypocrite*cough*
And yes, I know you were being facetious when you wrote that (you even subtitled it and everything). So was I when I made a nearly identical comment.
But seriously though, you haven't answered my question about the tumblr thing. I haven't been called something so amusing for such a ridiculous reason in years on here, so I want to give you another follower for successfully entertaining me.
5049328
So, how would you rewrite that particular passage? If she had just said 'the night', she could have been talking about next Tuesday.
That phrase seems normal for SAE, written or spoken. But perhaps it's different in other forms of English.
Just curious.
--Spade
5049105 Yeah, well, you might have a point there actually. To be honest I'm kind of hoping for a good outcome for DT, I just think she needed that kick in the ego is all.
5049328 I see your point, but I'm leaving it. It's reasonable to think a kid would make that mistake. I'm not trying to cover up for a fuckup by disguising it as clever intent. It was a genuine fuck up. But I think this is an acceptable fuck up.
This shits good
And for Diamond Tiara
The chapter was intense.
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/shrug
I knew something like this was coming. It always does. Silver moved on a little quick for my taste, but eh. I can still have my fingers crossed for some good outcome for all. Diamond could shack up with Rumble, for example.
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Wait, hold up—so if an author writes a story with the intent of making a particular character suffer because he/she doesn't like them it's perfectly fine, but if any reader dislikes said story because of that they're being... what was it..?
Just to make it perfectly clear: Is that what you were saying, or did I misunderstand?
EDIT: Link Fixed
Silver spoons rant reminded me of this.
5049662 Negative. When I used the invective that you are quoting, I was referring to people like the guy who made this comment.
Who said that in response to what my earlier post was.
I was not talking about people who disagree with me. I was talking about people who go ape shit when somebody disagrees with them.
5049665 Your comment is kinda adorable... Just wanted you to know
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Glad to know that!
Better to ask than to immediately rage, eh?^^
Well... this is... ahem, interesting.
After the "Clarity" chapter, the story had about -12 Likes and +4 dislikes in several hours and lost it's title as your best story to "A job with benefits".
Epic plot twist to regain those likes?
5049736 You would have embarrassed yourself if you did. Kudos on getting the facts before going into defcon five and unleashing the beast all over my feels
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5049767 The last chapter will indeed be the finale. I don't know how "epic" it will turn out as I haven't even started on it yet, but I'm not writing it for the likes, and if you haven't noticed, dislikes are not something I'm particularly afraid of. If I got discouraged at every little rubber band life flicks at me, being miserable would be like a full time job with unpaid overtime.
I think that Button is more brownie brown
YEAAAAAA GO SILVER!!!
Braids generally don't unravel that easily, I know from experience. It actually takes quite a while for them to unravel on their own, Spoon's hair would've most likely stayed pretty much the same thru the duration of that scene.
Regardless, this story is pretty good so far.
Button Mash: "Silver Spoon! what are you doing here?"
Silver Spoon: "I'm here because geeks are incredibly sexy."
Button Mash: "...What?"
Silver Spoon: "Talk Skyrim to me, baby."
This was amazing. Silver really let Diamond Tiara have it and it was sooooo satisfying.
5050085 "Dovhakinn, Winterfell"
"OH YEAH KEEP TALKING"
"falmer... aldameri... lydia"
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Indeed it has, maybe it has something to do with the end of summer or something equally as trivial as that. REBEL against the system!...by writing dark fan fiction.
I dunno, a dark story can be a good read if there's a reason for it. Other than 'just for the sake of being dark.
Thanks for those links, i'll give them a look later.
Moving on, I don't think DT's attitude was a 'written in corner moment'. Rather it was just seemed a bit off. Granted a lot of kids don't have the 'modesty or give two sh*ts button' when there young. Thus they will probably say or do some pretty cruel or rotten things without realizing it.
I think this is one of those cases; cranked up to 11. Even if DT didn't reconsider her 'plan' after calming down. She would have probably realized that her 'revenge' would be unattainable and figure out something else.
At least that's how I see it.
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