Thomas, a human, has appeared in the magical land of Equestria, though it is much different from the show. Ponies of this world are all anthros. What's more, Thomas has been assigned as Princess Luna's royal concubine.
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Lyra and Bon Bon are funny. Also, I like how Talon helped Thomas be more accepting of Luna's reasons for keeping him away and trying to teach him that Luna wouldn't mind if he gets "assistance" once in a while. This chapter was great and I hope to see what Thomas will face on Friday's update.
6544872 In appreciation for your kind words, I'll reveal that next chapter, Thomas will face the greatest danger in all Ponyville.
not a bad chapter
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Your going to make him face the CMC this soon?
6544939 In a word, yes.
6544954 Eventually, but not soon.
Closing quotation mark before Talon.
I don't think it was ever stated how much of the Canon show Thomas had seen, we know he saw Nightmare Night but not much else. As such he might not know about The Tantabus, even if that is not a apart of your verse.
At what point in the show was he when he got wisked off the horse land?
It's not said just what she does in the show but basically all fannon I've ever seen says Bonbon runs her own sweets shop and sells candy and other assorted sweet goods that are NOT baked, which Sugar Cube Corn has the market on.
So this is the first time I've seen her working at the Corner, does Pinkie Pie not work there in this verse?
It might seem small but this is a rather large divergence from fannon and we don't have anything from canon either. The Cakes and Pinkie are the only ones we've seen working at the Corner and I think should be enough employees.
So you already know her real name is Sweetie Drops and not Bonbon?
Oh this group is going to be fun. Poor Lyra, finally meets a human and he doesn't know how any of our amazing tech actually works. Then again most people don't.
I'll have to re-read it later tonight, but it seemed heavily implied in the spa chapter that Luna and Celestia didn't know that Thomas was culturally monogamous. It seems especially jarring that Talon just says it up front here and that the princesses seemed to wonder why he wasn't picking out more concubines for Luna's harem.
Of course, I might've misread somewhere along the way, but I always felt that some confusion on Luna's part would've been alleviated had she known that fact about Thomas; here though Talon just blurts it outright and it kinda side-swipped me.
If he ever gets to explaining human history to Lyra, I want two things to happen:
A) Bonbon asking, "How does his history matter?"
B) Thomas responding with, "Why, history is the back-bone of our very society! And the liver! And probably the kidneys if I were to wager."
Watch from 3:00
6544894 Pinkie Pie?
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that last bit about human tech you mentioned is true and kinda sad considering, i mean a fridge is pretty easy
its basically a compressor that pushes ammonia around and allows for heat exchange.
its amazingly simple but if you asked people on the street the common response would be "uhhhhhh .... what?"
now if you asked how a computer turns 1s and 0s into understandable data and words, thats where i would go. "duhhhhhhhh VIDEO GAMES!"
6545108 Thanks for the catch. I've now changed it so that BonBon used to work at the Corner.
Also, that's an awful lot of questions. Most will be answered in time. For now, know that I have already confirmed that the Parasprites have already happened.
6545139 They did not know, and Talon didn't say because she figured they did. Now Celestia knows because she had Sun Dancer investigate. This will be addressed directly later. As for why Thomas hasn't picked more out, he pretty much realized it was his job right before the old attendants were dismissed because none of them clicked. Once he's presented with new options, then he'll pick from there.
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So even more failure to communicate; dammit Talon!
...The people who end up in Equestria 'lacking in engineering knowledge' must not use the Internet. Or have gone to school. Primary school. The mechanics of a turbine and simple machines like gears are taught in elementery, high school, primary school, secondary school, etc. If there's a country that uses machines and has any kind of education at all, there will be classes involving at least the basics of how they work. The knowledge for a steam-powered engine has existed for centuries before we made use of it. It was just a novelty before then. In fact, not only are turbines taught, complete with diagrams and such, but also how an electrical motor is made, which doubles as a generator.
It's their own fault for not paying attention in school, or never being the slightest bit curious and googling the question, which I kinda have to say is disappointing on so many levels. Hell, even the process for making steel is usually mentioned at least offhandedly SOMEWHERE in most educational systems.
Then again, I guess it's just a cop-out to prevent an industrial revolution of some sorts in Equestria.
6545482 I guess my schools must have all sucked, because I never saw anything like this. If I did, it's been long forgotten, along with all higher math formulas. Also, I almost put in a description of steel, but then I remembered I had a character with Steel in his name, so that was out.
who else thomas is gonna meet?
6545810 Well they're headed for Sugarcube Corner, but other than that it's impossible to say.
6545699 I can't remember which fic said there was Steel in the Equestrian world but it was something the Minotaurs made, not ponies, which makes sense. *shrug*
Anyway, I've had steam engines explained in elementery school science classes, high school science, and I think a couple of times in history, though in less detail. Most folks I've asked have said similar, though they admit they didn't really retain the information beyond the basic 'steam pushes a turbine to create kinetic energy' portion. Still, gears and shafts are simple machinery that have existed almost as long as recorded history. Heck, you can explain it like turning a windmill on it's side and using steam instead of wind, since steam pushes upwards.
Highschool included a basic electrical motor as well. Two polarized magnets on an axis in the middle of a coil of copper wiring. If force turns the magnets, it generates electricity. If electricity moves around the coil, it pulls the magnets and generates motion.
It's just a bit frustrating when it's always either 'completely clueless' or 'walking google search' in in terms of technological savvyness.
6545888 Then I guess that says something about how our respective states deal with education.
6545903 I suppose it does.
6545482 My dad is a mechanic and has spent hours trying to explain this to me. I could give vague discriptions that might have a chance of being slightly more detailed than this, but generally it doesn't interest me. He literally spent an hour going over how refrigerators cool things, and like 4% of it stuck. But there are things that I have an encyclopedic knowledge of. Ask me about capacitance value in a guitar's tone circuit and I can talk for hours. I designed my own mod for a guitar pedal. I can replace a resistor with an audio taper pot and drill a hole through the housing of a pedal just to include a varying midrange knob. Trains? Ah, screw me. That's above my pay grade. I'm curious to see what Thomas has a crazy knowledge and passion about.
That was fun, may I have another? Looking forward to more.
Keep up the good work. Deus tecum.
6546362 Here's hoping.
Gosh, what with the "Nightmare Moon possessing Luna" thing ? Luna IS Nightmare Moon ! She changes her shape and name to be more regal and more frightening but... Well, she's still Luna ! The way she WAS evil before being "purified" of her dark intents makes the character ! Luna is dark, she as a dark past that she is ashamed of 'cause it WAS her choice ! Not some sort of possession from another entity. Please, let that to her ! 'Cause it's part of her and makes her more interesting !
I know that the comics of mlp says that Nightmare is an entity by herself but... Well, in the comics, there is ponies driving cars !!
Luna is so great as a dark character that makes bad choices in the past, don't take that away from her please. 'Cause those bad choices are why she have regrets and why she is so touching...
Well, I digress !! I'm sorry, that was a full personnal opinion... But anyway !
A great chapter ! Very fun ! Not very much is happening but we learn intersting things about how things will goes in the near future I think. Can't wait to see Moonlight in more awkward situations !
Keep the good job Grayboy !
That last bit has me wondering what Thomas did before coming to Equestria? Was that mentioned already and I forgot?
Just curious if there is anything he could actually speak intelligibly about.
6546718 I like to think of it as a Jekyl/Hyde thing. A part of her personality overrode the rest and took over.
6546732 It hasn't, but there will. He knows writing.
one of these days i will run into a fic where the human was an engineer and does not just blurb over the explanation.
6546956 Most of them are handi-men, if that counts.
6546957 i don't mind them when it is just to fix something up but the field itself is something else totally. come to think of it i haven't seen too many handyman fics recently. i really don't think being able to design a whole automatic industrial system is within the skill set of your average handyman ability.
6548758 It was an admittedly sloppy start, but trust me that it gets better.
6551757 Yes, but it's a little sad you're the first one to catch. Thank you.
This was a awesome read im happy Thomas is finlly making new friends .But him and Luna need to talk about some things.I can't wait to see whats next.
6555703 Because they remained silent and didn't stick up for him.
6556013 Me neither.
6545482 With the "revisions" being forced on schools lately, we're going to be lucky if future HiEs can even spell "C-A-T"...
<"Sweet Faust! Call the school governess! We are putting this poor monkey into Magic Kindergarden!")
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Oh stars why can't I think of an argument to this? It hurts because it's true. So painfully true.
6562376 I imagine tackling is a lot more acceptable in Equestria.
I enjoyed this chapter much more with the interactions between our group and lyra/bon bon
6562632 Happy to hear
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Is Thomas gonna meet these characters while he is in Ponyville?:
Derpy Hooves
Dr. Hooves
Vinyl Scratch
Octavia Melody
And it is confirm that they all do live in Ponyville after seeing the Slice of Life episode.
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The only problem is that now I've reached the most recent chapter and now have to gruelingly wait (just the feeling, not remarking on your update speed) for updates along with the dozens of other stories, webcomics and shows I follow D:.
Well worth it though
6564145 Not this time around.
6565314 So is the unforgiving nature of the internet. That and all the nudes of celebrities.
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Then what about Bulk Biceps who works at the town's spa?
6568034 You'll just have to wait and see.
I thought the explanation of "mechanism" for explaining how a steam engine works was a bit of a cop-out... Everyone knows how those work. I went to bog-standard public school, and we learned all about gear ratios, internal combustion, external combustion, turbines, electric motors/generators, steam engines, and rockets by third grade... And "super iron" that's just steel. Take Iron, heat, add carbon. Want stainless? throw in some aluminum and chromium. I wonder why Thomas doesn't know this stuff?