Chapter 7
Day 62
Yay. I have a job.
Not the best job in the world, I'll admit... but even so, it beat the hell out of waiting tables.
I checked around and there was an opening at one of the local bookstores. It wasn't much, just basically stocking and manning (is that still the right word?) the counter.
It also paid double of what I got from the government. I would be able to eat out some, buy some books... even some clothes.
Also, if the three days I'd worked there so far was anything to go by, I'd have about... five hours of work to do each day. The rest of the time can be spent reading, researching or... maybe I'll take up writing again.
Using a pen sucks compared to a computer keyboard, but it is also very good practice with the entire 'horn' thing.
It's... really hard to describe how it feels to use it. If you are an Earth Pony or a Pegasus (or other species) reading this at least, you have no idea what I mean. Unicorns, you know exactly what I mean.
It's like... covering the item you want to manipulate with this energy and you can feel it from all directions at once. Moving it is moving the energy and the item kind of... floats along. Getting the fine control needed to write this took over a month!
Speaking of clothes, I just realized I had not worn any for... I suppose sixty-two days. That's really fucking odd, I'll tell you.
You ponies have no idea, humans wear clothes all the time. Back home, they are not luxury items. You see, humans don't have fur, like I told you before.
But there's also other things involved, such as cultural nudity taboos. But what struck me earlier today was... I didn't miss them. Not really.
I'm covered in fur.
Now, realizing you are walking around naked when in the middle of the street might not have been the best idea.
I could have had better timing with tha-
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“Page! Did you get the newest Daring Doo stocked yet?”
I looked up from my journal where I was writing on the counter. “Fully stocked, White Quill.” I answered, looking over at the older pegasus that owned the store, “I did notice that we are missing the second book in stock though.”
He grunted. “I'll order a new batch. I'll be in the office if you need any help.”
“Thanks boss, but I think I have this.”
Quill hmm-ed but nodded. “Believe you do.” before he moved back into the stacks and into the office, half closing the door behind him. I looked after him for a moment before I returned to my journal.
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-t.
If the text just changed a bit, it's because my new boss wanted to check if I had the latest Daring Doo book stocked. It's quite popular, actually.
I tried reading them, but they were more of a 'Young Adult' kind of adventure series. While well written, I personally found the story somewhat simplistic, at least in the books I have read thus far.
Perhaps I would compare them to the 'Harry Potter' books back home in that way. Meant for the same age group and everything, mixed in with Indiana Jones for the actual type of stories. Not that that would mean anything to anyone reading this... if anyone is.
Man, you've got to be bored to sink this low.
...Where was I?
Oh yeah, I was thankful for White Quill for hiring me. It was rather sad, actually. His wife used to run the store with him, but... she passed away. She handled the books and counter while he did the bookkeeping and ordering part of it.
So he needed somepony new to handle the store part of the equation. I didn't really have any recommendations or, really, any references or experience, but he gave me a shot.
Something I would always be thankful for.
Speaking of books, I have thought of translating some that I remember. Celestia had to go in the middle of my story to return to the court, but Luna listened to the end and really seemed to quite like it.
Basically, stealing the plot of Star Wars and rewriting it in book form, adapted for this world with the Death Star being a flying island and stuff felt a little scummy... but not like Lucas would ever find out. And it was a good story.
I could always give him credit in an 'Inspired by' note in the back or someth-
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The bell above the door plinged and I looked up, closing the journal and putting the quill away, smiling at the pink unicorn mare who walked inside. “Hello! Welcome to Quill and Quill. What can I help you with?”
“Yes please. I'm looking for the new Daring Doo book?” she asked as she approached the counter.
“This way, please.”
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Don't see why he need to change the Death Star its an Artificial Moon for crying out loud. Plus Star Wars is Science fiction its main purpose is to make you think an dream of what tomorrow could bring. Thats the only criticism have about this chapter or maybe i just dont see why that would have to changed eh..
6270729 i think it is due to the fact it would be way out of their understanding. The concepts of flying through space, planes and guns were not as foreign when Star Wars first came out.
I really like the writing style. It's a refreshing break from the 'normal' writing style.
Death Star as a flying island is pretty cool. Would that make part of the frozen north?
6360453 Although the idea of characters using spaceships to fly through space wasn't new, much of Star Wars was. Lucas made several decisions regarding pacing, special effects, character development, heavy use of symphonic music, etc. that made Star Wars seem like a revolutionary story at the time. That said, Celestia and Luna both have a luxury that audiences in 1977 didn't have: the ability to ask about things they didn't understand. It's not like a movie viewer can just ask the projector what these "Jedi" people were.
... No...
Rip off works of another world, smart move.
Heh, nothing like Star Wars...
Be careful. George sees all.
Quill and Sofa guy's wife died!?
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....THE LOLZ!!!!
audible cringe
Do. It's Daring Do. Why do half of fics get this wrong?
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Nah, the Frozen North would be Hoth. The Badlands would be Tatooine. Cloudsdale would be the Cloud City on Bespin. The Everfree Forest would be Endor. A jungle somewhere for Dagobah.
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i would say a swamp for Dagobah, for it is a swamp planet after all
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Because of Scooby Doo I'd think.
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Are you kidding? Just about every scene in Return of the Jedi was an homage to a classic Sci-Fi book
Of course, a LOT of them are now out of print. The bar scene was right out of Grey Lensman, for instance &
the sword fighting stuff from John Carter, Warlord of Mars series
Now, the MOVIE stuff being new & innovative, maybe so. (IDK enough to have a valid opinion)
but the PLOT was straight out of the 1930s.
Short but entertaining chapters
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Umm, actually. That wasn't Endor (I tried to think of a word that would go perfectly here but unless you are from mine or my parents' generation you might take it the wrong way). Endor was the planet. The battle was fought on its forest moon.
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I can't help but wonder what that word was you chose not to air in public.
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Well, he can't put planest into it, ponies didn't even reach the orbit... If the sky isn't hard, in their case. With Princesses working Celestial bodies, and likely stars.... So yeah, every "planet" in Star Wars would be a "location on Equus" for Equestria.
By any chance does this store have connections with a particular store called, Quills and Sofas, down by Ponyville by chance?
Starwars alone would make him rich...
Years later ,after I read this for the first time, this still gets me. Pretty sure this was the first thing I read on this site.
Starwars, StarTrek, Stargate, Mass Effect 1-2 and maybe 3...
Rich indeed!
I bet if he left it sci fi, it would still work.