Chapter 5: Bring Out Your Dead
The road between Ponyville’s Hospital to the town’s library was like walking through the gates of Tartarus and into eternal damnation, being judged and sconred by all those she trotted past.
Or at least that’s how Trixie viewed it.
When Twilight Sparkle came to escort her, she brought Trixie the black cloak she wore with the amulet when she came to town. Since neither the doctors nor Twilight knew how Trixie would react to direct contact with weather and sunlight under her new condition, they proposed she wear the cloak, just in case.
But Trixie knew better; the cloak was to cover her up, not keep her safe. It was to prevent her from being seen and likely terrifying the population of Ponyville. With the cloak on, she was just a silhouette under a dark cloth. Without it, she was an horror show that would surely attract everypony’s attention and only give rise to panic.
Even so, in a town like Ponyville where most of the population went about au naturel, a pony as enshrouded as Trixie still drew some looks.
At least there weren’t any screams, she absently noted.
Gosh, Trixie used to love that feeling, of knowing that every pair of eyes was fixated on her as she passed, paying attention to her every move. Watching her. Idolizing her. But that attention had to come from respect and admiration, not out of pity and fear, and maybe even hate.
Twilight assured Trixie that the town was already informed of how the amulet was possessing her and how she was mostly innocent of what happened. But Trixie knew that even with that in mind, she was pretty much the most hated pony in Ponyville. She could feel the glares and hear the murmurs each time they passed next to more than one pony. She could see, even with her head low and under the hood, how pretty much everypony stopped dead in their tracks to give a look and wonder who the freak might be accompanying Twilight Sparkle.
Only when they were safely inside the tree-library, away from anypony’s eyes, did Trixie dare look up again.
When she did, she was impressed by the library’s interior. With bookshelves extending from floor to ceiling and its nice hoofmade wooden furniture, it all gave the place a cozy feeling. Trixie remembered her own foalhood, always locked away inside Hoofington’s library, and she admitted in silence how much she wished she had met this place under better circumstances.
“Nice, isn’t it?” Twilight said, snapping Trixie out of her thoughts. “Spike really did a good job cleaning it up, after the mess that my friends did while researching about--” but she cut herself mid sentence, not wanting to bring up what might be considered an uncomfortable topic.
It was actually one of the few times that Twilight had stopped talking since she had picked Trixie up at the hospital. All through their trip through Ponyville, pretty much as soon as the doctors were done with them, she had been prattling on about one thing or another. Up until now she had done a good job of avoiding the obvious. Since it wasn’t a topic Trixie was eager to touch on herself, she chose the closest alternative at hoof.
“Sure, it looks like a nice place,” Trixie broke the silence. “All this wood reminds Trixie of the inside of her old wagon”
“Your wagon… yes, ahem,” Twilight started again, a nervous smile on her muzzle.
“Think nothing of it, Sparkle,” Trixie told her, drudging up her old haughty and dismissive tone. She walked further into the library so Twilight wouldn’t be able to see her expression. “Trixie got over what happened to her wagon long ago.”
“Oh, huh, okay,” Twilight looked away, awkwardly rubbing one foreleg with the other. She’d still managed to hear the hurt in the voice of the other unicorn. “Uh, your room is all prepared downstairs. This way, Trixie.”
They got Trixie settled in quickly enough. She had to admit that it was a nice, if simple room. It, and really the whole library, were reminding her more and more of her time in Neigh Orleans. The room Twilight had shown her to, she was informed was a hastily converted storeroom in the basement. There was a bed, a small table, and even a set of drawers for her to use. Trixie caught herself momentarily in the mirror that had been hung on the wall, unable to stand more than that quick glimpse of herself. There wasn’t anything else in the room, except that either Twilight or her dragon had moved in a small shelf with a couple books to try and make it feel welcoming.
In spite of Twilight’s forced cheer through the whole thing, part of Trixie still couldn’t help snorting at the idea of her having to stay underground now. She surprised herself wondering if they were the traditional six hooves deep.
After that, Trixie was given a quick tour of the rest of the library. Then, she and Twilight had settled down for a quick bite of breakfast. Like the other rooms, the kitchenette was nicely appointed and the windows allowed in just the right amount of sunlight.
“So, the Princess will be working from her end in Canterlot,” continued Twilight around a mouthful of fresh oatmeal and fruit. “I’m not sure how much help we’ll still be here, as the girls told me they pulled this place apart pretty good while trying to find information on the amulet. And from what I found when I got back, ha, well, I can believe it!” Twilight’s muzzle ticked up briefly in yet another forced smile.
“That’s… fine,” Trixie sighed, resting her head atop her forelegs on the table, and looking out the window. She could see out of the corner of her eye how Twilight opened her mouth to try talking about something else again.
“Hey Twilight -- Whoa!” A third voice joined them. “Oh geeze, Twi-t-t-Twilight!”
Trixie lifted her head and turned to the kitchen’s door just barely in time to see a purple and green blur shoot towards Twilight and hide behind her back. When it stopped, Trixie saw it was actually a baby dragon.
“Wha-- whatisthat!” he asked frantically while pointing a claw at Trixie.
“Spike! Calm down,” Twilight admonished. “She’s just--”
“Don’t you recognize the Fallen and Powerless Trixie?” Trixie asked sardonically, turning away and laying down on her hooves to look out the window once more. She reached up with a hoof for the cloak’s hood, pulling it over her head, just like when she was outside in the streets.
With a sad sigh, Twilight turned back to her dragon assistant. “What did you need, Spike?”
“I… don’t remember anymore,” Spike couldn’t take his gaze from Trixie until Twilight gave him a soft poke in the ribs. “Oh, right! I was about to do today’s chores and noticed we ran out of soap. Do you want me to get some at the market with the rest of the groceries now, or just work on re-shelving the books now and wait on the soap until later?”
“Trixie can work on the re-shelving.” Spike and Twilight turned to Trixie, who still looking out the window and hadn’t turned when she spoke. “Chores like that are the least Trixie can do to repay you for your hospitality, Sparkle.”
“Actually…” Twilight replied, her voice perking up as a smile came to her muzzle, “Spike can handle the reshelving. You and I can do the shopping. I figure it might do you some good to get outside, since you’ve been cooped up in that hospital room so long.”
Trixie finally lifted her head. Her ears were perked and she wore a frown. “It’s… quite alright, Sparkle. Trixie can handle your precious books just fine, you don’t have to foalsit her.”
“No, Trixie, it’s not that,” Twilight told her as she got up from the table and moved to Trixie’s side. “I just think that it would be good for you to get outside a little. Plus, I want you to meet my friends. Really meet them, I mean.”
“You mean the three ponies that heckled Trixie’s show the first time?” Trixie turned her head to follow Twilight. “The one who directly said that Trixie wasn’t good enough for a rock farm, too, I presume? And that yellow one?” she asked, her voice keeping a level same monotone.
“Well, when you put it that way…” Spike mumbled.
“They’re my friends,” Twilight explained as she lay a foreleg over Trixie’s whiters before jerking it back only to settle it again with a more determined expression. “I know that if you give them a chance they’ll be able to come around and understand.” Trixie’s only response was to look away. “Or,” Twilight continued, “we could spend the rest of the day studying your condition.”
Trixie looked down at the hoof wrapped around her and then back up at the awkwardly smiling unicorn. She wasn’t sure how serious Twilight was being, but Trixie surely knew she wasn’t in the mood to be examined and studied as though she were some kind of freakish oddity, even if she actually was one.
“Okay, Sparkle. If you think it’s a good idea.” She couldn’t help a smile of her own, though it was more mocking and ironic than Twilight’s unsure and hopeful. “It’s your funeral.”
Outside again, Trixie tried to be more sure of herself. The first time out she had let her fear and uncertainty of what other ponies would think overcome her. She had vowed the night before that when she left that blasted hospital room she would not allow herself to fall into self pity again.
Still, having to face other ponies for the first time since she had changed was more daunting than expected, and her whole breakfast with Twilight had sapped a lot of her resolve. But, if she was going to be paraded around town by the Princess’ Personal Student, then she was going to own that position with as much grace and dignity as the Great and Powerful Trixie possibly could.
It helped that the cloak hid her cadaverous look, minimizing negative reactions.
“So, tell Trixie again where are we going?” asked Trixie once they walked out of the Quills and Sofas with a fresh supply of parchment and writing materials for their research. It was all packed in Twilight’s saddlebags despite Trixie’s objections.
“Oh, you’ll love it!” Twilight levitated a piece of parchment out of her saddlebag. “I have everything all planned, so you can meet all of my friends today without wasting any time.” The floating roll of parchment unrolled until it almost touched the ground, to which Trixie raised an eyebrow.
“Can Trixie see that?” she leaned her hoof towards the paper. Twilight released it from her magical grasp so Trixie could pick it. Due to the shadow of the cloak’s hood, Trixie had to get it closer to her eyes to read clearly.
“Sparkle…” Trixie said, not sure if her eyes were right or if they had finally stopped working alongside the rest of her organs. “Have Trixie’s eyes finally stopped working like the rest of her, or have you planned the entire day down to the second?” Trixie put her hoof and the parchment down to look at Twilight only--
“Heya there!” A cartoonishly high pitched voice assaulted Trixie’s ears as a pink… something invaded her entire field of vision.
“Ahh!” At the sensory overload, Trixie did what anypony in her situation would do; try to jump away from the sudden disturbance. But in her hurry to backpedal from the pink… thing in front of her, Trixie stumbled with her cloak, falling over.
“Oh sorry, name’s Pinkie Pie, but we already know each other. I just wanted to check on you, because Twilight says you’ll be staying here, which means that you’ll be living in Ponyville, and since I’m friend with everyone in Ponyville, even to ponies who don’t want to be my friend at first, or to ponies that aren’t that friendly in general, that means I owe you a party! Parties help with everything, you’ll see! They make ponies smile and everypony deserves a smile, and ponies smile when they’re happy, and the best way to make a pony happy is to befriend them, which means, by pure and simple logic, that I have to throw you a Welcome to Ponyville Party!” She finally backed out of Trixie’s personal space, making a squee noise as she smiled. “I’ll see you there this evening! Don’t forget! Oh, and hi there, Twilight! You’re invited, too.”
Before either unicorn could get a word in, the pink earth pony turned and galloped off back into town.
Trixie just blinked, still lying on her back on the ground. She looked over at Twilight. “You have strange friends.”
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I'm pretty sure Twilight had a Pinkie clause in that down to the second schedule there.
Okay, time for polls. Who here thinks Rainbow Dash is going to be a total asshole and yell at the recently deceased and magicless Trixie about the Ursa thing and taking over the town, being the most insensitive and self-centered piece of trash in Equestria.
"Hey, I know your life just went down the shitter, but I'm still peeved about things you did to me personally and am going to bring you down further for them, ignoring how inappropriate it is to do so... Oh, don't feel special, I once confronted a pony who used to bully me when we were foals right after his wife and daughter died and he was diagnosed with cancer."
Pinky will be Pinky, though I need to question the wisdom in throwing a party to a mare that not only is amongst the living but also enslave the entire town a few days ago. (Even if it wasn't her fault.)
"You have strange friends."
says the walking corpse.
Although, it's ironic that I say that since I'm as thin as a skeleton. Ha!
6027448 Twilight would have something like that. After all she knows how Pinkie is, so it's quite possible that she knew Pinkie would do soething like this down to the second. Or at the very least minute.
More random Pie in autor's notes is needed.
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Don't forget about Rainbow Dash's frequently seen change of heart, where Trixie will most likely do something, like save the lives of the CMC in the Everfree Forest, to earn Dash's loyalty. Then, we might see Dash refer to Trixie as some variant of 'cool.' I could see her expressing admiration of Trixie for being able to liv— er, exist with her condition—not that she probably has much choice in the matter.
We might also see Rarity exercise her generosity by sewing some article of clothing for Trixie for free. She will probably do this immediately after commenting how hideous Trixie's black garb is. The new article of clothing will likely resemble Trixie's old stage clothing—which would move Trixie to tears if not for her condition. Alternatively, she'll at least want to make a new outfit for Trixie, but Trixie'll refuse.
Applejack will say something honestly, perhaps bringing up the Ursa incident. She will most likely admit that she was partly at fault for heckling Trixie's show, and that it was not Trixie's fault that Snips and Snails brought an Ursa into town. She'll probably not absolve Trixie completely, though. Similarly, for the Alicorn Amulet incident, she might say that Trixie was partly at fault for putting the Amulet on in the first place. She might also comment on Trixie's condition, saying it gives her the creeps, or something, but that she's more sorry for Trixie than anything.
Fluttershy will probably not flinch at Trixie's condition. She will likely express her kindness by soothing Trixie somehow. Perhaps she'll touch Trixie and not flinch, perhaps she'll surprise Trixie by smiling genuinely—as opposed to the forced smiles she has seen from Twilight so far. Strangely, I could also see a Fluttershy in character trying to avoid Trixie out of fear—at least at first—since she looks pretty, well, dead.
My first thought when Trixie was going out with Twilight to actually meet her friends was 'PLEASE don't let the Flower Sisters see Trixie, ESPECIALLY without that cloak.' This looks to be getting harder and harder for Trixie.
Pinkie, you don't need to throw her a party. She's not going to be living in Ponyville.
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And here comes one of those eternal debates on the pony fandom: Has Twilight become crazy prepared enough to be ready for Pinkie? Or is Pinkie too crazy AWESOME! to be prepared for?
Personally, I would like to think that there's a secondary schedule with with a fifteen minutes window of adaptability, just in case.
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Oh RD, why it's so easy to portrait you as FiM's resident douchebag? Come on, girl! You should be FiM's Guy Gardner, not its JJ Jameson!
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:Hey! Parties solve everything!
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...about the physics breaking genki girl.
When the walking corpse has actually a point in calling someone "weird", it's time to think about it.
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: Hmmf! As if the Pink Headache was the star of the story.
: Aww, come on Trix, we can all be part of this, an then bring my friends here, and then have a party in the comments!
I'm going to regret this, I can feel it.
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Okay, I get it, we all read Getting Back On Your Hooves and it pretty much codified the "Trixie comes back" sub genre. Heck, the ever-present list of characterizations that you just mentioned is part of the reason it took me almost two years to actually write my own take on the idea because I seriously wanted to avoid the cliché territory.
I can't reveal too much, since not knowing is part of the reading experience, but I can assure that, at least a part of those sequences is going to be avoided like the plague, since I want to stay original, while another one is pretty much bound to happen because of canon.
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Actually, the last scene was going to keep going with Trixie's being moved away when she fell, leaving half of her body exposed and scaring the heck out of everypony present. But it was going to overextent a chapter that had already said all it needed to say and would only ad an utterly unnecessary kick to Trixie. Seriously, half of the Trixie fics I've read figuratively and literally kick her in so many ways that I felt I had to tone that aspect down.
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What do you mean, until Celestia comes with a solution, Trixie is liv-- Oooooohh.
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You already know I'm curious, so i'm just going to ask, what's up with Hoofington?
Well, I'm actually surprised that I managed to keep everyone in character, considering my previous fics (specially the crossovers) have met different levels of fail at that.
And yes, FiM's resident Looney Tune is going to throw a party for what's essentially Edga A. Poe/Tim Burton's version of a pony.
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Project Horizons, huh?
Yeah, I've heard bout it. Before yours, the best explanation I could get was "Frank Miller on a bad drug's trip" and "sh*t".
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After your longer and more thoughtful exposition on the matter, my expectations for that one went from the toilet to hell.
And don't worry, although I don't mind too much the "dark and edgy" school in the fanfic scene, it's not really my goal. I'm more of a happy endings' guy.
6030885 Thus why I said Pinkie Clause, rather then some sort of "Expect pinkie around X Y or Z" More of an assortment of time planned for pinkie related shenanigans.
6030885 I look at it this way. Sometimes, you have to fall down, in order to get up, and be better at staying that way.
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It's like a Batman/Joker situation, both have the ability and willingness to outgambit each other, so it's one of those "depending on the writer" moments. But since this writer likes to raise thought, I'll leave it to the reader.
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A valid idea, but you have to admit that by this point, people is considering to rename the ground as the "kick Trixie zone". Me? I have other ways to test Trixie's character besides the angst of being her, which I think gives more space for development beyond "overcome this".
6030885 She and Trixie!? Even better! Make it evry time in the author frame! Make a twi arguing with the narrator once...
Soooo..... You want to marry Rainbow Dash?
Alright.
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I really like how the dynamics between two characters like Trixie and Pinkie work. You may like these old blogs of mine, they're about Pinkie and Trixie reviewing:
Evangelion
V For Vendetta
Contest announcement
There's also this fic where I keep the same dynamic, but with sonata in Pinkie's place:
My Deadly Shot: Trixie is Lethal
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What?
6034523 That's why seeing It on a regular basis would be awesome.
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Your notes there at the end of the chapter with Pinkie, made it seem like you were majorly crushing on Rainbow Dash.
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No, that's Wave majorly crushing on Trixie. Pinkie is saying if she was as competitive as Dash, then she'd be working to take over Trixie's number one position.
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Ah, I see now.
Is the title for chapter 5 a reference to this Monty Python scene?
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=grbSQ6O6kbs
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Honestly, I have no idea. Nightwalker came up with it, I'll ask him and tell you later.
Anyways, thanks for reading, and very glad that you liked it.
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Yup.
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Hey dude, look up there! We have ourselves 150 likes!
Tiny thing:
au naturel
And maybe (to sound better)
from being
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Okay, thank you.
You know... In trixie's position I would probably buy as much pitch and oil I could carry and light myself in fire. This ain't a existence worth living.
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You know, I was once told that death is not a solution, but an end. Right now, Trixie's future isn't defined, which potentially contains an infinite number of possible outcomes that could be for the better of for the worse. That's the amazing thing about life, it can always change. If Trixie were to kill herself, she would be also surrendering every other choice she could take. When you put those two on the balance, life has mre things to offer than death.
But that's jut my humble opinion while this is ultimately Trixie's decision. I hope she doesn't give up.
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Concerning Project Horizon (yeah I know that I am gravedigging this comment , but grave are thematically correct with the chapter anyway , so I get a free pass , I hope.) I fell like I need to give another perspective , to fairness sake . While what he said might be correct in some part , (and while I wholy respect his opinion on the most subjective part of it) , I feel that the over simplification that is part of quicky explaining coupled with his negatively tainted point of view created an unfair review. Like is I was saying that Game Of Throne is a medieval deathfest with unlikable characters and an overlly convoluted plot that drag on for way too long (which I ain't saying , don't smite me or something.)
I view Project Horizon , as an amateur writter and game master , more as an experiment on character concept. The characters might be likeable or unlikeable , that depend on who is reading , but where the author really shine in my opinion is the characterization. Picture this : You had your hand dealt with flawed and complex characters (some might disagree , but the characters show enough nuances that calling them simple would be untrue , especially given the lenghty characrter development ) in a flawed word . The question being asked is this : How far can you take these characters your created , while staying true to how you characterized them and "realistic" given the character deveopment that occured. It's literally all about character development.
Project Horizon is ultimatelly a story about what adversity can do to a being and to a relationship , especially when you go far enough in the story. Made me reflect about life once or twice.
Pain , Death and misery is common yes , but it comme with the setting , you might become numb to it after a while or not. I was used to it to begin with myself. Rape isnt that common , contrary to what the picture you posted might make you think. Misery is a lot more common.
I readily admit that this is not a story for everyone , as you need to be able to enjoy the dark tale being told ( myself , I study "concepts" in stories , characters mostly ... which is why I am here in fact.)
And concerning the plot , while I agree that it's slow to be revealed , it's not the most complicated that I have seen , and it leaves no ( or nearly ) loose end.
I would say this story is like what would happen if Fallout was written by The Witcher author , with realistic characters (in their psyché , because not dying at all isn't realistic , even if it is somewhat ... acceptable given the setting.)
So yeah , here I my two cent. I won't recommend the story to you , to each their own after all (and it might no be your cup of tea) but well , I wanted to give you another view ( even if I am myself biaised... I think it show.) that is at least more complete that a single sentence.
Regarding your own story , the concept seems interesting enough , I will see where you go with this.
Oh , and sorry for the long , very long post/rambling.
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Well, after doing my own research, I came to the conclusion that Project Horizons is that very unique piece of fiction that produces the dreaded/wanted love-it-or-hate-it reaction. I've been reading some lose pieces, to get the general feeling and, regardless of personal opinion, I can't but respect and praise the author's passion and dedication for his writing as also the absurd level of detail put in there. If I had more spare time I would read it, but right now I'm kinda sorta tied up.
I can see from your avatar that you like the story, so I can take a wild guess and say you felt offended over my previous comment. I'm familiar with the feel, so I apologize if I came as rude, especially since I never meant to be.
P.S.: Don't hesitate over replying old comments or making long replies. I have zero problem over either of them and if someone has something to say, he or she should not stay silent about it.
P.P.S.: Glad you're liking the story so far, be sure to check the editorial in my blog for extra commentaries on the keyparts of each chapter.
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I wasn't offended at you , it's more that I don't like much when people belittle an author work when oversimplifying it , and tried to give another view on the matter , to bring perspective. You have nothing to apologize for.
Well , now that a caught up with your lastest chapter , I can say something regarding YOUR story.
I really like the character interactions that you wrote so far for two reason : the first is that you avoided , or at least took a different spin , on every things that became cliché for a Trixie's rédemption story (save for Rarity , but then again , that's how her characterizarion goes if you stay entirelly faithfull to the show.) , and while cliché aren't bad if used right(tropes are there for a reason after all... don't spend to much time on them , that site is time consuming) , it's refreshing.
The second is that you are trying give us characters that aren't over simplified , which is mostly visible in Rainbow's part , and Fluttershy's. Some people said that you killed the character here , because she wasn't kind , but they fail to realize that Flutters isn't a single minded character only defined by her kindness. She is kind yes (and she was here to an extend ) but is also hugely defined by her fear ... and her empathy. (The fact that animals are afraid of an undead is cliché , but is used so much for the reason that it work. So much that most people take it mostly for granted.)
Rainbow Dash her , was an interesting subversion of the "Rainbow Dash is a jerk who latter become loyal to X" gig. She wasn't resumed to some dumb muscle and was give some réflexion of her own .
To add to that , I have to say that your dedication to replying to everyone comments is... admirable , to say the least , and the comments themselves show an interesting insight on everything that I pointed , which show your work.
Oh well , that's all from me for now. Faved and liked , even if I don't know yet where you are going with this , as it seems like it is going to be worth it.
(Bloody Fimfic only showing replies if they were done in the same chapter as the comment to which they respond...)
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Well, my main goal since forever is being as different as possible from the norm. In regards to Trixie, making a "Trixie comes back" fic has been one of my very first ideas, way back two years ago. But then, I started to read the most well known fics on the matter and realized how repetitive were some scenes, to the point that by my fourth or fifth one, I already knew exactly what was going to happen and how thus killing any sense of wonder I may have had for it.
Because of that I made a point of not writing the "Trixie comes back" fic till I really had something different and new to add to the genre. Of course, when I first wrote Actually, I'm Dead's original chapter, I didn't see coming that it was that one angle I was looking for. When I was writing the second or third chapter with nightwalker, I decided to write down the most well known clichés on the genre and avoid them as much as possible, so my fic would offer something new to the mix.
Now, about the animals, although this coincides with the well known cliché, when I wrote it I had in mind an actual explanation for it beyond "animals are more sensible". It was along the lines of natural selection favoring animals smart enough to recognize and avoid black magic in the same way real life ones recognize and avoid other kinds of danger.
As I see things, if someone who went through one of my works and took his time to comment about it, deserves to be given the same and get his comment replied accordingly. Also, as I said before, I compile the explanations for each chapter in the editorials. You can see them in the blog for any answer you may still need..
And as I say to each one of my readers:
Thanks for reading, glad you liked it, mate.
That is all
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All credit to nightwalker for the idea.
6422606 freaking love that movie.
I thought she couldn't smile anymore?
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Yes and no. She can smile, but she can't feel it. Like when you go to the dentist and your face is all numb afterwards.
Not to mention somedragon who inadvertently encouraged two someponies to go and find an Ursa minor...
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From Trixie's POV, Boast Busters is incredibly dark and pessimistic. It doesn't help that the retaliation for Trixie was overly disproportional. Heck, I'm surprised she didn't fall into a nervous collapse right then and there when the episode ended.
but..., but..., how will I know?!?!
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Try with the protagonist of most of my stories...
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i think you mean scorned
Cadaverous would be a better choice.
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Thank you very much for the heads up and for the following. sorry for not answering before, but been kinda sick these days.
And thanks for reading.
Finally found a story that feeds my needs for Trixie and the undead.
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I'm glad to provide. Hope you enjoy the following read.
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You aren’t supposed to add a space before a comma... You’re only supposed to use one afterward, like this.
How do you insult someone's job and then think you're in the right? That's like calling out an animator or a mime for not being real.
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I think that's what made Boast Busters such a memorable episode. Hijinks aside, it was a moment where the morality of it wasn't a clear cut; the main characters did something wrong and weren't called out for it, while the antagonist got a retribution that's way out of proportion to her actions. The more I revisit it, the more it surprises me.