The magic that sustained Fenrir has been dismantled and the three human spirits now reside within the princesses. Three broken souls held captive by magic Luna forced upon them, yet they assume their forgiveness? Humans do not forgive so readily.
No, it is not. The world Smuggler fucked up is an alternate universe Equestria where the veil is kept stable by the gate and the Truth guarding it. Basically a crossover universe with FMA, which I thought was a fun gateway for Smuggler to cross over.
Soldier didn't let Celestia go through the gate, choosing to extract himself as Smuggler forced Luna's body to open the gate, or simply giving up a part of himself instead. I might go either way with that. Smuggler didn't really care what the Truth took from Luna, as they both had a limited window to get back to their own world, but I'm sure he played it safe and made sure it was something to keep the gate open for quite a while. What that means exactly is not something I've decided on just yet.
I highly doubt the other reality would risk tampering with the veil on their end, after seeing what kind of sadistic assholes could pop up, but it is not out of the realm of possiblity for Smuggler to reach back across realities to toy with them again in the future.
Priest kept her fit, burning away all excess calories she ingested in a rather literal way. The castle chef’s had actually started changing up her desserts to see if they could get different colors out of the volatile display her hair performed whenever she decided to indulge herself.
“Humans are born with little to no empathy for others. There are some core survival instincts hardwired into us, like trusting your parents implicitly, not eating your siblings, both fearing and respecting cats, et cetera. Unlike you guys, we either grow into or learn empathy from others. The death of a parent is a horrible thing to anyone, but it’s one of the few tragic things little children can empathize with honestly and immediately.” Smuggler explained, before going back to reading Luna’s diary. She didn’t have the energy to feel indignant about this nonchalant violation of her privacy, deciding to process what Smuggler had revealed instead.
The requisite mirror neurons and other neurological structures required for proper empathy actually do not fully finish developing until your early to late teens, depending on the individual, so it's not only a learned trait, but also a purely anatomical one. Children can't do it because their brains actually just haven't sufficiently matured yet. The rest of this sounds fairly reasonable, though.
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No, it is not. The world Smuggler fucked up is an alternate universe Equestria where the veil is kept stable by the gate and the Truth guarding it. Basically a crossover universe with FMA, which I thought was a fun gateway for Smuggler to cross over.
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Soldier didn't let Celestia go through the gate, choosing to extract himself as Smuggler forced Luna's body to open the gate, or simply giving up a part of himself instead. I might go either way with that. Smuggler didn't really care what the Truth took from Luna, as they both had a limited window to get back to their own world, but I'm sure he played it safe and made sure it was something to keep the gate open for quite a while. What that means exactly is not something I've decided on just yet.
I highly doubt the other reality would risk tampering with the veil on their end, after seeing what kind of sadistic assholes could pop up, but it is not out of the realm of possiblity for Smuggler to reach back across realities to toy with them again in the future.
Oh, god, that's a hilarious idea.
The requisite mirror neurons and other neurological structures required for proper empathy actually do not fully finish developing until your early to late teens, depending on the individual, so it's not only a learned trait, but also a purely anatomical one. Children can't do it because their brains actually just haven't sufficiently matured yet. The rest of this sounds fairly reasonable, though.