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This story is a sequel to Listen
Rarity has found a new hobby in meditating with Fluttershy, and through months of practice, she's not only learned how to listen to nature, but also how to read ponies and the inner feelings they hide. But she never wanted to read her best friend.
Second in the Flarity "L" Series.
Listen > Language > Lust (NSFW)
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You write Rarity very well.
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Well, thank you for the comment, but you might want to hold on to it for a little while more; the story has barely even begun!
Spikey dear , Say what's on your mind I won't think any less of my precious scales.
Rarity' for the longest time I've had a crush on you
Spikey poo I do too But think of the scandal !
OK you two
cute story
You are such a great RariShy writer!
I can't wait to see where this is going!
5762955 Sadly Spike will have to settle for the other harem fics. This one is not Sparity.
This is gonna get good...!
i.imgur.com/ijHyYGN.png Ah, my heart. Do go on, darling. i.imgur.com/ZkYG2.png
Took you long enough, Rarity! This story is amazing. I think the anticipation might kill me.
Or perhaps Rarity is reading into it too much but seriously.. It's a decent enough raishy.
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Prepare your popcorn and fasten your seatbelt, 'cause we're going on a feels trip!
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Oh, please don't die! If you do, who's going to read my stories?
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Rarity does tend towards the dramatics, doesn't she? But she's also been reading ponies for nigh on a year now, and she's seen this pattern of tells before . . .
No. Nono. Nononono, you can't do this to me. You can't just end it here.
(kidding, of course)
This is really well written, I really enjoyed it. Cant wait to see the other chapters!
I don't even have the words for how good I thought this was. I think you really are trying to kill me, though.
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One more chapter before the end! Just hold out a little longer.
I wonder how long I can delay the release of the conclusion. Hmm . . .
5768105 Wake up !
The conflict is well done
Sexual orientation... It's been a while since that was a conflict in a story I've read. But valid, nonetheless. Let's see where you take it.
Interesting so far. Will be highly unconventional if you actually take it fully in that direction. But, given that pesky sequel you've hinted at (also starting with L), I don't feel the odds of that are terribly high.
5777846 That be true! But dramatic or not Fluttershy was being a bit obvious.. What can I say?.. Rarity isn't the only one who can read between the lines.. I was being a bit silly about Rarity not being able to read ponies..heh..
A very realistic chapter! Wonderfully done!
I hope Fluttershy finds happiness one way or another
I can't even think how many times I've been in her place. I suppose I relate to both Fluttershy and Rarity in this.
Beautiful, almost painfully so.
Heh, kinda figured. Still, splendidly done.
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Almost every story I've written to date contains a crying Fluttershy to some extent, so what did you expect?
Glad you liked it, though!
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Hey, predictable doesn't mean unsatisfying, right? And I don't know if I'll ever find the stomach to write a story with a bad ending.
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Don't get too anxious; I haven't even finished writing that one yet.
Excellent excellent excellent! Beautifully done! I don't even ship these two, but if any story could make me consider it, it's this story and it's predecessor.
Simply wonderful storytelling.
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A new convert! That's possibly the highest praise that any reader could give me!
Though if you really want a spectacular Flarity fic, try searching for Ribbons and Lace, by Jot Jiggety Jog. That story is possibly the best Flarity fic that exists to date, and I've read almost all of them. Just a warning, though: it is NSFW, though it's one of the few stories on this site that justifies that mature content and uses it for a very good reason. I actually think it's the first NSFW story I read on this site. If there's a story you would turn off your mature filter for, it's this one.
A shame he's not active anymore, though.
5796011 Oh, he still is around. He's just not written much recently. And yes, Jot's story is very good.
*Squuuuuuuuuuueeeeeeeeeee*! I almost cried seeing these two finally get the happiness they deserve
Well done with this story! I wish I could write like this 
That... was exceptionally well-written. Wow. Usually, first-person-perspective doesn't appeal much to me. It's hard to capture the thoughts of somepony already established quite well - but you impersonated Rarity in a wonderful, believable way. She wasn't the sassy little frou-frou-mare, but she wasn't the all-knowing manipulator either. You found a great balance for her character, something to admire about your work here.
I have to wonder why none of their friends tried to meddle with their business at all, not with Raritys 'water damage' to the boutique or with Flutters getting more panicked each day for a whole week, buuut... they would've disturbed the wonderful and thoughtfully created atmosphere of this story. They were... uh... busy themselves. Dash had some new moves and Pinkie had to watch, since Twi had to, uh... study. Yeah. And AJ... applebucking, ejupp. It's all the Apples do. Ever. Heh.
Anyway. This whole meditation-thingy reminds me of something bookplayer once said about making a relationship believable. To show that there's more than 'I love you' - 'Oh I love you too'. Real interaction. Conversation. Discovering meditation as a mean to relief herself of her stress served just right for that. They found something to share. Something beyond complimenting each other and talking about oh how much they love each other.
More than just that, their love isn't even 'perfect'. She isn't physically attracted to Flutters by the end. Which could cause problems later on - or won't. It doesn't matter to this point all that much, since this is just the beginning of something. The way Fluttershy acted? Sacrificing her own feelings? It was perfect. Perfectly her.
The build-up was well-paced. Her thoughts more than believable - I found myself agreeing to most of them, remembering times I thought stuff like that and asked those questions myself.
A great story. I'm curious about the next part of those stories.
Thank you.
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Thank you for writing such a detailed comment! This is the kind of stuff that gets me excited.
I've actually been writing in Rarity's voice for so long that it's creeping into my normal speech now. Help!
You bring up a good point, and it's a point I fretted about (among others) while I was writing this story. Somehow, I need to strike a balance between showing the details that matter, telling the facts that don't, and omitting the ones that are irrelevant. I've been made aware of this issue once before, so I know it's something that I need to work on.
Of course, you could also attribute it to the fact that Rarity is doing the narrating! Given that she's stressed in this instance, it's entirely possible that her friends did come over to see her, but she just didn't have the capacity to mention it . . . no, I just screwed up.
I'm working on this issue for the next story, but given that finals are throwing a wrench into everything right now, I'm not sure how polished the story will be when I publish it.
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Uh... you're welcome!
It was your story, though... after all. 
That's actually quite hilarious! I myself love those moments when I realize that I'm reading something in AJs accent - though it's not her written speech and English isn't my native language, so it should actually be a lot harder for me. I just love it, love to hear it, love to write it. Still not exactly the same, I think, buuut... I couldn't resist to mention it anyway - oh and by the way, nopony's gonna help ya... huahahaha...
Ah, just... don't beat yourself up over it. It didn't gave me pause, it was just a detail I wondered about after reading everything. Maybe mentioning that their friends were all busy themselves would've done the trick already, I dunno. But yes, you could be right - maybe she was just to stressed out. Maybe they tried to meddle with their business, but couldn't find Rarity - since she moved into the household of her parents - and we never found out if they actually did talk to Flutters.
That sucks. I... I mean the finals, of course.
Nah, seriously, don't feel pressured. Oh and good luck with that wrench. It's quite useful, you should put it somewhere else for later use. 
Dunno what you're talking about. I didn't said anything!
Ship, ship, ship, ship, ship, ship...
And shipped...
Of course the sequel is Mature...
Phoo-wee!
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It's not just a smutfest, mind. There are actually more SFW chapters in that story than explicit ones! That being said, mature topics still play a pivotal role in that story, so be careful.
And thanks for reading!
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Yeah but I can't read it.
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Just checked your profile. It's probably better, then, if you don't read it.
Ah. Sorry about that.
The rest of my stories, however, are all rated "Everyone," so you should have no issue with those. If you want to peruse them, that is.
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I'm 13. Yeah, but I know way more than I wanted to...
Lovely tale! Minor history nerd point though, vellum was usually made from calf skin and used for a durable writing surface before cheap paper and type printing made books a mass medium.
While it could be used to wrap a thoughtful gift, it does put a slightly macabre spin on it in Equestria.
Bleep bloop blinkenlights, science time!
Assuming the necklace amplifies sound power tenfold, it's a +20dB increase in sound pressure level, which is more related to how we percieve sound. We think sounds are "twice as loud" when the decibels are doubled, which is equivalent to a larger power increase for louder sounds. A jackhammer (100dB) is "twice as loud" as a washing machine (50db), but the sound carries ~300 times more energy. If I'm correct, the amulet would increase the sound of a dishwasher (50db) to the level of a car passing by at 10m (~70dB), instead of 500dB - over three times as loud as a jet engine at 1m, and instant permanent hearing loss. Normal conversation at 1m is 40-60dB, so the amulet would boost quiet conversation to loud, and whispers to clearly audible, and so on.
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I'm not an audio engineer, but I've done enough work with it that I have some familiarity with the subject.
I see you've brought your science on, huh? Well lemme science you back!
I used the relatively vague language of "tenfold-enhanced hearing" so that I wouldn't necessarily have to get into the vagaries of decibels and sound pressure levels, but you are correct: I used this term to apply to a tenfold increase of sound power (seems pretty easy for a spell to amplify a sound from 10 W to 100 W), though that's actually an increase of 10 dB. A 20 dB increase would be an tenfold increase sound pressure or voltage, which is not quite what I was referring to, though it doesn't change the end result significantly.
Loudness perception, however, is more complicated and isn't entirely straightforward. It does not, however, scale linearly to decibels, given that decibels themselves are on a log scale. Every addition to decibels (log scale) corresponds to a multiplicative factor to loudness perception (linear scale). (For this reason, multiplying log scale decibels themselves almost never makes sense.) Empirical testing determines that every 6–10 dB increase corresponds to a twofold increase in perceived loudness. In this case, a tenfold increase in sound power would correspond to a 10 dB increase, which would correspond to a 2–3.2-fold increase in perceived loudness.
If you really want to get scientific, the amulet actually wouldn't benefit Fluttershy much at all, but that's a different story, and I think I've talked enough.
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Yikes. I was not aware of that, and that was definitely not what I was going for. Lemme make a little correction. Thanks for catching that! And thanks for reading!
This is the best shipfic ever.
5964029 No problem. I'm happy to have some of the trivia crufting up my brain be useful!
I love RariShy and you write it very well.
5782980 Fluttershy eats a big mac...huh. There's a fanfiction title.
You are such a crazy-good writer that it actually scares me at times; there's a guy I know on another forum - an absolute genius (not a word I'm wont to throw around randomly) - who puts so much depth, care and love into his stories that it baffles me that he isn't writing bestsellers. It strikes me that you have that same kind of mentality. Every word, every phrase, is a beautiful foundation that pieces together a breathtaking monolithic structure that you can't help but admire (and envy).
I kinda want to take issue with the wording here, though I know what you're saying; you can find something/someone/somepony attractive without necessarily being attracted to them, but it's a minor issue (me being picky).
Painfully, poisonously beautiful.
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Nonono, you've got it all wrong. All I do is assemble words into vaguely coherent sentences and then search for plot points that sort of tie things up into a nice package. Gives the illusion that I planned the story all along to be this way when I really just ran into the relevant plot points.
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Why do I get the feeling that you're being self-deprecating?
It's surprising, most of my favorite fics to read are shipping, but this is only the second time I've come across the mindset of loving a person(ality) despite perceived gender barriers.
And it's very well-written. I may not have liked how completely indecisive Rarity's mind was in this last chapter, but it does actually fit her character. Moving on to the next one.
You already know from elsewhere that I really enjoyed this. It's nicely paced, in that its deceptive calmness is so well suited to the tale it tells. The main characters' interplay is consistently very well handled. And the ending is intriguing, bearing in mind that the final part of the trilogy is still to come. Favourite time!