Flash Sentry, a new student at Canterlot High School, must adjust to life in a new town and school, make new friends, battle evil creatures that threaten mankind, and solve the mystery lurking within Canterlot's social media network.
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I wonder who this new girl will be...
Seriously, I have no clue as to who it might be. None at all.
Hmm...
Totally unrelated post:
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Hey... maybe the author is going to make the new girl a redshirt? You know, like in star trek. That would be something.
Now I'm 100% intrigued about the identity of this new girl. Is she a character from the show, an OC, or is she product of the amalgamation of both source materials? Pretty sure now she's not Sonata Dusk.
Car-crashes, in need of suport, "Death Approaches"? Y'know that that sounds oddly familiar, don't you?
I'm looking forward for tomorrow's chapter.
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Or she could be the Death S-Link.
Well, color me intrigued. I have no idea who this could be. Definitely looking forward to tomorrow's reveal.
Dang sir, this must be a record in how early you post!
Yay!
Oh well, can't wait to meet little miss 13!
We have roughly 5 days until Capricorn. The target is Rarity.
5640447 Oh yeah, Death is numbered 13 isn't it? Wow, popular horror culture just casually references that a lot, doesn't it?
I have the strangest feeling the transfer is Derpy/Ditzy. Can't shake it.
This just gets curiouser by the second. This means we could have as many as ten people in the dorm at any given time. Now the only thing I am wondering is how steep this hill Luna rolled down was and what/who did she hit on the way down?
Ooo. So we will have some death after all. This is going to be interesting.
Will the new girl be the death social link, will she die or am I right in my prediction that Rarity is going to die.
Oh gee, I wonder what arcana she'll be?
Then again, who knows, I might be surprised.
5640519 My guess is that the transfer student will be the Death Arcana. Based on the accident and medical issues, she seems to fit the bill.
I really hope that Rarity doesn't die in her arc. I can honestly say that would really depress me. I doubt she's going to die though. Mythril said that her social link would start after Capricorn, and that would be really hard if she were dead.
Interesting. Luna really shouldn't have said what happened to Celestia; turnabout is fair play, after all. And I'm pleased that we'll meet the new dorm member tomorrow.
5640558 What. Here we have a chance to actually get an zodiac trip where something major might actually be at risk and Mythril tells in comments that Rarity is going to survive. Why do that?
I´m not saying that I want Rarity to die but in every single birthday thus far there has been little tension since all victims has had social links before so we knew before hand that they would not die. And here we actually have a situation when the character might be at real risk of getting killed, so why take that away.
Feels like a really wasted opportunity if you ask me.
5640447 Today's chapter was actually written Monday night. I decided to post at 4am to see if any readers who are in obscure timezones/graveyard shifts that might not be aware of this story would catch it on the update list.
5640507 The new transfer student is from Seaddle, Derpy/Ditzy has been there from the start. Tis impossible they are one and the same.
5640507 Err...Derpy's the tennis team manager. Has been ever since Coco joined the team. So no.
5640519 You are aware that in Tarot, Death does not necessarily refer to literal death, right? Nor are Social Links of the Death Arcana necessarily people who are going to die.
5640558 No party members are going to die. This is not Persona 3.
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She's the Tennis Team Manager, though she remains unnamed. She took over after Coco entered the team.
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Look at the cover-art, that should have given you a dead give-away.
5640634 Yes I know that. I´m just speculating on what might happen in the story.
5640625 Why take away the tension and suspense of the possibility that somebody important will die? I'll tell you why.
1. Because I don't intend to go the Persona 3 route. If I left open the possibility that one of the Mane Six could die, a number of readers would be anticipating a Shinjiro situation. I have no intention of going that route, and see no reason to pretend otherwise.
2. Where's the fun in reading a story where the heroes could die at any time? Be honest. Major character deaths are jarring, and should be used sparingly. And certainly never this early in a story.
5640629 Speaking of that, what time-zone are you in? Sometimes it feels like you never sleep.
5640625 One last thing: There are plenty of ways to create drama and tension in a story without hanging the threat of death over the readers.
5640668 Central US. I sleep, I just have a tendency to do so at unusual hours, and rarely for more than 3-4 hours at a time. Last night was one of the first times in a long time I've slept eight straight hours, and that was from 5pm to 1am. 1am is USUALLY around when I'm going to bed.
Oh man, I though have no idea who the new dorm mate could be. Soooo looking forward to tomorrow.
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While I agree that a lot of authors use the deaths of main characters just to jar the audience and reinforce that the fic is dark and edgy, It can be handled well in some cases, even if it's early in the series. Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann kills off Kamina, who at the time looked to be one of the main protagonists, only 8 episodes in. That sets the stage for a lot of the character development for the rest of the cast from that point on.
Not saying you should be killing off anyone here to encourage personal development from Flash and the rest, but it can be done well.
5640671 I´m aware of that, I´m not asking for death. I just think it is a bad idea to spoil a story in any way ahead of time. A big part of the fun for some people when reading is trying to figure out what is going to happened next. Especially if it is a story like this when we get one chapter each day. And if you get an idea of something that might happen it´s fun to share it in the comments as well to ask other readers what they think. But if you tell people that certain things will or won't happen in a story you take away room for theories that fans may have had.
Now as an author you are free to do whatever you want with your story and if you never had any intentions of including death that is fine, it is your choice. But why take away chances for theories from your readers. Even if they are completely wrong it won´t effekt the story because the only one that can do that is you.
Now I am aware that maybe some fans will be disappointed if their theories turns out to be wrong but that is nothing you have to care about if you don´t want to. As an author it is impossible to please everyone and as far as I see as long as you yourself if satisfied with your work you have succeeded.
5640784 Yeah, you make valid points. I've been avoiding spoiling a lot of things. It's just that the recent spate of "Oh hey, what if Rarity DIES?" comments have kind of touched a nerve...not really sure why. So there it is.
Can't wait to see who the new Dorm member is going to be. Of course, the first question Pinkie should ask her is when her birthday is.
By the sound of things, I'm guessing she's physically handicapped. With that in mind, why did they decide to put her on the third floor? Room rearrangements are common between semesters, so all they would've needed to do is ask one of the girls to move to the third floor. That would save the new girl from walking up another flight of stairs. Of course, this whole analysis is bunk if she's capable of walking on her own.
As for her identity, there's one character that comes to mind when it comes to disabilities. She's a bit young, but they were also discussing Applebloom moving in to the dorms, so I think it's feasible. Considering both her and Flash are from Seaddle makes me wonder what their connection is. Chekhov's gun states there are no unimportant details, so if Myth said they're both from the same place, there's a high chance they have some history together.
5640981 If you mean Scootaloo? No. It's not Scootaloo. There's no Chicken Arcana in Tarot.
5641046 Dang, thought I was onto something.
Saw your original comment in my email. I was just trying to counter the argument that Scoots would be too young by using Appleboom as an example.
5641222 I actually haven't quite figured out how I'm going to incorporate Scootaloo into this story yet. The original plan was for the Crusaders to collectively be the Temperance Arcana, but that's no longer the case. I have plans for Sweetie Belle and Apple Bloom, but Scootaloo is left in the lurch. She'll probably show up during an event here or there, but it's unlikely she'll ever make more than a few cameo appearances.
(And frankly, the only reason I can even realistically work the other two CMC into my plans is because their sisters are in the dorm.)
5641314 Hmm, it really depends on how you wanted to portray Scoots. I already know how you feel about her being homeless. Even that seems a bit far-fetched. I could still see her as an orphan (living with foster parents or at a home, nothing tragic). It would play well into most of the cast having parent issues. If you seriously wanted to develop a story/social link for her, I could try to help out, although it would be more like throwing ideas at the wall to see what sticks.
If nothing else, she could just be the third wheel that's there when AB and SB are together. Nothing wrong with that.
5641361 There are no open Social Links for Scootaloo. Every Social Link is filled. I do appreciate the offer, though.
It's most likely she'll be just a side character to the other two.
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Yep, totally forgot about her ten second appearance. You'll have to forgive my sleep-addled mind, that was my first time working the graveyard shift in months.
Why does today seem so slow? I want to know who the new student is darnit!
5640699 Oh lord curse the black bars of secrecy...
I'm hoping that it's Sonata Dusk.
5640784 You kind of have been asking for death. Like, you never explicitly said "I hope Rarity dies", but when you constantly ask about whether or not she'll die, you don't do a good job of hiding your feelings.
Also, telling us this one thing doesn't exactly remove a lot of our guessing room. You realize we still have no definitive clue as to who Mephistopheles or Eris are, right? Not to mention we still have a couple of blank Social Links.
Trust me, being told Rarity would be an SL doesn't do a whole lot.
Now I know there's a good chance that I'm wrong but as for the new girl I'm thinking Ditzy Doo
5643049 Yeah, you're wrong. See above comments or the chapter where Coco joined the tennis team. Unless you're NOT referring to Derpy.
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Oh, we totally have a clue who Eris is. Mythril has been a bit more forthcoming with clues than a typical Persona game would be.
I mean, those of us who have theories could be wrong, I admit, but I'm locking in my vote.
Stop... Just stop.
How does she not have frostbite?
Good to see at least one other person here made the parallel between the new transfer student and Ryoji.