This was a really good chapter. The existential crisis of questioning one's orientation is one some of us know quite well, and this handled it nicely. Sounds like our blushing Rose actually goes both ways but it's going to take her some time to come to terms with that, especially with dear Lily living in the same house! I'm glad that they were able to pull back here--having them do it right then might have been fun, and just the teases were hot, but... not the time or place.
And besides, Pinkie Pie is always watching...
I also really liked the Feathered Heart references at the end... though I am curious as to how Linky knows the marine cheer of "oorah!" Hopefully we'll find out in due course. This chapter was a pleasure to edit!
This was a really good chapter. The existential crisis of questioning one's orientation is one some of us know quite well, and this handled it nicely.
It honestly seems a little weird to tackle a subject like sexual orientation in the Gentlemanverse where ponies are fairly open about that sort of thing. As Five Star Service proved, it can still be done if you put in the work. It wasn't so much my intention to focus on orientation early on, but chapter seven led me down a very different path. Initially, the entire problem was that of timing.
This story is about 15% inspiration and 85% improvision.
I'm not out of the woods yet, but I'm glad i was able to sell that aspect of the story. I gotta imagine someone's jimmies are going to get rustled by the resolution. My luck has to run out eventually... right?
6196888 The only issue with that scenario would be Rainbow Dash going to select a Gentleman, and seeing him. Clients get to choose which Gentleman they want before they meet.
Well that and RD is currently anti-Gentleman by established canon. I do think RD would be in for a shock to see his face as a potential Gentleman though!
As per your AN I really need to finish reading Feathered Heart. Feel like I'm missing a big bit of the meat of the cannon just by the end of this chapter alone. Regardless, looking forward to the next installation as always
6202254 It's his best story by far. He doesn't really get too much in depth into the earth ponies living in the Gryphon Kingdom though, so I'm building on that here. I've went back and slightly modified chapter three to describe the two sisters, Linky and Carrot Top, as possessing a shaggier coat than most Equestrians to get across the idea of Shetland ponies surviving the cold up in the far north.
It's up to DEL whether or not they all speak with faux-Scottish accents or just the ones from Caliponia.
6210991 Linky is a character I've used before in a similar role in my own continuity and universe and she fits in perfectly with this universe. I'd love to use her in a main character role, once I've sanded off the parts that didn't work from the previous story. I think she has a lot of charisma, a unique take on the canon and the potential to have her own adventures. I'd like to think I'll be able to bring her back again one day.
We'll get a bit more Linky in the next chapter which resolves the story and sets up for the epilogue to explain how things ended up for everyone and what they're up to now.
This was a really good chapter. The existential crisis of questioning one's orientation is one some of us know quite well, and this handled it nicely. Sounds like our blushing Rose actually goes both ways but it's going to take her some time to come to terms with that, especially with dear Lily living in the same house! I'm glad that they were able to pull back here--having them do it right then might have been fun, and just the teases were hot, but... not the time or place.
And besides, Pinkie Pie is always watching...
I also really liked the Feathered Heart references at the end... though I am curious as to how Linky knows the marine cheer of "oorah!" Hopefully we'll find out in due course. This chapter was a pleasure to edit!
Interesting chapter, and tsk tsk on Roseluck! No cheating on your human!
6189044 Hey! She wasn't cheating, she was just stopping to smell the flowers...
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6189047 Well I guess it depends on what Richard and her define as cheating, some don't even consider making out as cheating, go figure
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And some people don't seem to consider oral sex cheating. See: Bill Clinton.
6189060 low blow, and might I point out every president had a mistress
6189061 That's what he said! Edit: Is that even knowable? Every single president had a mistress?
6189065 For the most part, Kennedy had Monroe, and there were others, but I dunno their names
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It honestly seems a little weird to tackle a subject like sexual orientation in the Gentlemanverse where ponies are fairly open about that sort of thing. As Five Star Service proved, it can still be done if you put in the work. It wasn't so much my intention to focus on orientation early on, but chapter seven led me down a very different path. Initially, the entire problem was that of timing.
This story is about 15% inspiration and 85% improvision.
I'm not out of the woods yet, but I'm glad i was able to sell that aspect of the story. I gotta imagine someone's jimmies are going to get rustled by the resolution. My luck has to run out eventually... right?
6196888 The only issue with that scenario would be Rainbow Dash going to select a Gentleman, and seeing him. Clients get to choose which Gentleman they want before they meet.
Well that and RD is currently anti-Gentleman by established canon. I do think RD would be in for a shock to see his face as a potential Gentleman though!
As per your AN I really need to finish reading Feathered Heart. Feel like I'm missing a big bit of the meat of the cannon just by the end of this chapter alone. Regardless, looking forward to the next installation as always
6202254 It's his best story by far. He doesn't really get too much in depth into the earth ponies living in the Gryphon Kingdom though, so I'm building on that here. I've went back and slightly modified chapter three to describe the two sisters, Linky and Carrot Top, as possessing a shaggier coat than most Equestrians to get across the idea of Shetland ponies surviving the cold up in the far north.
It's up to DEL whether or not they all speak with faux-Scottish accents or just the ones from Caliponia.
6210991 Linky is a character I've used before in a similar role in my own continuity and universe and she fits in perfectly with this universe. I'd love to use her in a main character role, once I've sanded off the parts that didn't work from the previous story. I think she has a lot of charisma, a unique take on the canon and the potential to have her own adventures. I'd like to think I'll be able to bring her back again one day.
We'll get a bit more Linky in the next chapter which resolves the story and sets up for the epilogue to explain how things ended up for everyone and what they're up to now.
Um...what?
I love Pinkie Pie! Party horse will always be my number one!
I think Linky and Richard would make the best drinking buddies. Y'know, if Linky drank. Still I could see them really bonding
6635891 Do The Right Thing is the name of a Spike Lee movie.