@all: Nightlings are starting to gather on force, so if anypony wants to meet I'll be at Lime &a Glitter just across the EverSpike statue (can't miss it) :) @LightSparkle: sorry, sorry, sorry for not being able to welcome you :(. I'll treat you to anything you want. Are you here already?
DarkSparkle
@DarkSparkle: I'm on the train, should be there in a bit. And don't worry about it. PPI did a crazy party thing so I have forgiven you :P True and Rarity are with me, as well as an entire trail full of foals! MC sure has a young audience. (I keep forgetting they are the target demographic.)
DaBoss is also here. She's great, but having her ride on the same trans with PPI makes me feel somewhat afraid. If we end up on Earth, remember us fondly.
LightSparkle
@LightSparkle: if you end up on earth, I'd be so envious. :P
Short, Quarters, Dumdum, and I are sightseeing, exporting the outer barracks (Quarters has never been here it seems, so Short and I are giving her the grand tour.) We’ll be there in about ten minus.
RRBB
@DarkSparkle: we’re here. And by we I mean the entire Wonderbolt wing, plus Brush. She's with AwesomePony right now talking mare stuff. I'm just sitting on my own a table away out of uniform and looking sexy (or at least I must be because three mares have tried to hit on me.)
Fleetfoot is out and about again. She lost interest with her latest beau. :/ Married to the job, what can I say?
CEOWitch
I heard that! It just wasn't a good match.
Fleetfoot
@DarkSparkle: Well I'm here and not :/ Husband has a terrible sense of humour. I'll try to get him to make us be there 100% percent. I'd be delighted to see you. It's only at formal occasions that I do. Is Lyra with you?
Octavia
@Octavia: they did a class reunion thing with MightyDragon, CodeFilly, MixaMax (and jade as plus one), and HopHop (who'll also brought Twinkleshine and Lemon). Feels just like school, though less insane. All that's missing if for Princess Celestia to appear.
Great to have you. And tell that husband of yours that if you don't appear this instant I'll have words with him!
DarkSparkle
I’m on my way. No idea when I'll get there, though. Landlady was being a pain again. I mean, I love her, but at times she drives me crazy.
Grumpy
Grumpy! It's been ages since you've said anything here. How are you, how have you been?
I finally get to see you this time :) Won't lie, I'm very curious. :)
TrueSparkle
@CEOWitch: Ha, mare stuff! We're just talking about mare stuff and I could have used a few moments without you slobbering all over her!
Nah, I kid. Is totally mare stuff, and we're almost done. See you in a bit, @DarkSparkle! The flight here did wonders. And sorry for being such a grouch lately. Now on to awesome stuff!
AwesomePony
Well, we got lost on the way. That is ONE of us got lost and the rest had to go find her! (I'm looking at you, HappyG!) Anyway, we'll be there by dark I think, if there aren't further distractions. Will have to miss any meetings today :( So lame!
Feather
Hello, everyone!
We have arrived, but prefer to take an hour or so to rest after the trip. We shall probably go to the city center afterwards. If you are still there we’ll probably see you. I’ll send another message when we're about to go just to be sure.
In the meantime, remember: water, hygiene, stallions! Keep hydrated, keep clean, and keep well behaved. And for Stars sake, please don't stare.
The TechNightling
I'm also here, even if slightly busy, so if anyone wants a meet send a PM. Can't guarantee anything. (Daughter is being restless again. She has it in her mind that she's a human princess :/ Another phase, but it'll last at least a few days so I have to step in or her father would keep indulging that fantasy.
Something to keep in mind. If you have a special badge, I encourage you to wear it at all times. As I said, there are a lot of Nightling fans in the empire and having it might get you discounts or even free drinks (as in on the house). Just be ready for lots of fans going crazy, but I expect you can handle that easily ;)
@LightSparkle: Did you tell anypony about your visit here?
InItForTheShipping
Yay, I'm on my way! This is so exciting! Luna organized everything so we have a whole cloud flying towards the Crystal Empire! Best trip ever! Pity that my bf can't come along, but we’ll see each other soon enough.
While flying we’ve been coming up with speculation what we can expect in tomorrow’s chapter. I'll be doing the review first thing when I'm there tomorrow the morning (Luna promised to give me a copy a few hours early, so I can go ahead and do this!)
Luna is the best! :)
PrinceEric
@InItForTheShipping: To answer your question, if you are asking if I came along, then yes. If you're asking if I spoke with my mother, then no. Although, maybe I should. With my emotional state being *yay* up, maybe I could spend some time with her talk about nonsense.
I'll decide tomorrow.
LightSparkle
Well, I don't know about any of you, but I could get used to riding in air carriage. The speed is incredible and it's so classy. I can't believe I've never done it before!
@LightSparkle: I saw your train. Nice touch putting decorations on the top. (I hope it was you… or I was looking at the wrong train.)
Simile
@all: a small announcement. There is something very special planned for the grand opening, so don't be late! (And before you ask, no it's not S.Child. I wish I could do that, but Bellucio was adamant.
Instead we’ll get the next best thing, and I do mean the next best thing :) Just remember to be there and as Tech said, be clean and classy! ;)
Let's enjoy the fun! (Pre-evil Omni)
LyraHands
It looks like the convention is already a success. I hope we will get more information about which ponies are active on the site. HopHop has been confirmed as Minuette so there is a chance at more revelations. I wonder what the special planned thing is that Lyra has announced and who Octavia's husband is.
Holy hellbound horsecrap on a hobby-handle, two hundred and thirty chapters in under a year?! Is this fic a secret portal to the dimension of writing? Does the author have Paul Tallowin and Seanan McGuire chained up in a basement, subsisting on only Britishisms and Dr Pepper? Are they secretly a cabal of Mirror-Pool-clones competing for the most chapters written?
8361941
Most chapters written? Nah, that goes to Just Essay (who I’m pretty sure is shortskirtsandexplosions on an alt account). Their daily story, Appledashery, hit 1,000 chapters (which was not known to be the max chapter count for a story until it happened) before the planned end of the story. They have since continued to update daily on their continuation: Appledashery Vol. Two.
8361941
There's been other authors who have written a lot of chapters as well like Kudzu. Though his stuff is more spread out.
Honestly though few authors even get close to the kind of insanity that is even 500 chapters. Fewer still that can actually still maintain the same level of quality throughout.
Personally I am both excited and SUPER curious to see what all insanity will be happening at this Con! I mean just think of what will happen when Happy & PPI meet for the first time!! O.O
More than a little surreal to read this at Bronycon. Still, looks like everything's going to go swimmingly. Let's just hope no disasters intrude on the festivities.