Button 'The Stash' Mash is just like any other middle-schooler: nasally in voice, carefree in gait, and nose deep in his games.
However, he lives along the rules of a different game, one that covers more corners and fills more piggy banks than his classmates could ever comprehend. His Joy Boy may be the mark of his arrival, but none could see the face steeled in cold calculation behind the blips and beeps.
Button has his hooves all over Ponyville - and not just from being chased by dogs. His closest friend will come to see the true face of Ponyville's little gamer, and it will reveal a darker side to the idyllic fields of Ponyville...
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wow this is such a good fanfic it was well written and thought out the amount of effort put in was clearly displayed in the quality of the story telling. The true nature of the game took me by surprise and I love it definitely going to recommend and favourite this and I hope more great fanfictions follow. I rate this
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out of 5
5222042 I'm glad you liked it. I tried going for super-detailed, with a hint of pretentiousness. I hope it wasn't too far in the latter.
Reading Noir fanfics will inspire dark things..
You got infected by the -ash too!
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Yes, but I tried to resist.
The idea was just too good to pass up.
So this story first came to my attention as I happened to recognize the cover art as one of my own, so I read it out of curiosity to see what sort of story got attached to it.
Granted, not typically the sort of story I'd typically read, but for what feels like a very spur-of-the-moment one-shot, it's not bad.
My only gripe is that Apple Bloom gets pulled in so suddenly and then the effects that has on her are only speedily conveyed and not covered in the same sort of depth the story had leading up to that point. It's not bad, I was just kind of hoping it'd be more...fleshed out, y'know?
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I'd have loved to make it beefier, but I'm no crime-novel writer, so I don't think I could maintain the atmosphere much more than I did. It's more of a time-lapse than anything, the viewer should be able to variably insert events to create their own versions of what happened truly.
It's a game, and there's many many ways to play. Vague is just one.
I won't lie, it's a very... interesting idea, however you need to implement it better. I have this problem as well, so I can't really help you, but the story was pretty good.
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'pretty good' on a bandwagon fic? Heck, I'll take it.
I really bashed it out over two hours in the wee morning, so sleep deprivation and a slight amount of vodka had a helping hand. Of course, if I read enough noir fics, I'd have most likely been able to elaborate. As it is, the idea came to me in the shower, and I, giggling with the unrestrained excitement, made a mad dash to create.
And, well, I did 'push' the ending, but I tried to leave it vague, so as to hint at the darkness behind the sunshine, rather than flat-out reveal it. I didn't want overly-dark nor excessively bright, but I tried to find a medium.
I suppose it worked, yeah?
5225047 I guess. I don't know why the hell there's so many Button Mash stories, but ey, fuck it. I can't really say much, I'm not an author.
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Obselescence, once again, I daresay. Just like the Peaches, the Mashening spawned from some silliness. I happened to get caught in the wake
5224791 Which I get, I was just hoping for a little more on it.
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Dunno. Might expand on it in the future. If I did, I'd slap it in my Cracker Barrel compilation.
If it does strike me to continue/expand, I'll be sure to let you know.
sorry for not crediting the picture, it was a 2:30 AM google search, and I'm sure the good Captain had me focused on other things..
What the hell? XD This was a heck of a read. Good job doing something different with Button!
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I impressed PP?!
My life is complete :D
Thanks, I was recently reading the Starlight Over Detrot noir fic, and I was inspired to write something similarly styled. I'm immensely glad you enjoyed!
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Oh cool. :D I hear good things about that fic, so likely you've taken inspiration from a good source.
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Yeah, long as hell, but very good.
Thanks for leaving a comment!
Another thing to scratch off the accomplishments list :D
Great story. It needs a sequel called "Breaking Babs."