Mighty, I know this might not be the best time, but there's something I need to tell you.
CodeFilly
Err, okay?
MightyDragon
Did I mess something up? It's not your birthday, and our anniversary is two months away. Your mother's birthday? I keep forgetting that one :( Could have sworn it was near the end of the year.
MightyDragon
Relax, oligosaccharide :) You're fine. It's just that some things happened recently and I... Okay, look! Tell this to anypony and I'll crash all you Code and then break up with you. (And you know I'll find out if you've told anypony!)
So, Lyra is part of a conspiracy to get Max laid. Don't ask me about the details, but from what I know the plan is to get her to fall for Jade at the meetup. Which is 100% crazy! But do they listen? No!
CodeFilly
Can you type that again, this time, slower? For a moment I thought I read that Lyra wants to get Max laid.
MightyDragon
Apparently it was Brush's idea, but Lyra and Mota went along with it. I don't know whether to be jealous or annoyed. :/
CodeFilly
Brush and Lyra came with a plan to get Max laid? That's... that's...
That's hilarious! Nothing like those two to cause a disaster of Equestrian proportions. And I'll be there to watch... again :D Remember the orange butterfly rampage? So funny! :)
MightyDragon
Will you be serious for one minute? You've seen what happens when Jade and Max interact. They nearly blew up the site! The two of them are the only ponies that have been banned on the site. Imagine what could happen if they meet in real life.
CodeFilly
You worry too much, my twenty-sided die. If anything I'm more worried about Jade. Max has magic, the unfortunate colt doesn't. Even if he wanted to, the most he could do is get himself transformed into a watermelon or something.
Sorry, what were you freaking out over again? I get confused.
MightyDragon
What if they actually like each other?
CodeFilly
So, a moment ago you were worried about hating each other and now you're scared they might like each other? I think you need to go to sleep, sweetness.
MightyDragon
Maybe you're right. It's just... time flies so fast, Mighty. Just yesterday we were pesky foals pulling each other's manes. Look at us now. Twilight's a Princess, you and I are engaged. Lyra's one step closer to finding somepony in her life, Max will almost certainly kick the hay during this meetup.
I guess I'm just being philosophical, but everything seems so different. We're a bunch of grownups obsessed with pastel clothed humans. It's just...
CodeFilly
Come here! *huggles*
You're overthinking things again. We're the same as ever, just better looking :P Although you're a bit too sure about Max. Do you know something I don't?
MightyDragon
I've seen pictures of Jade. Brush and Lyra are rightāhe is her dreamcolt. Thing is, he seems to have fallen for DarkSparkle, who might have something for Max. :/ (And here I was thinking that love triangles couldn't exist.)
CodeFilly
Joy! I'm so looking forward to this! Two pones enter, one pone leaves! :D
MightyDragon
You're impossible! :P
CodeFilly
That's why you love me ;)
How's Lyra, btw? Are her parents still not talking to her? And by the looks of it, she hasn't told anypony about the thing. Does that mean she's changed her mind?
MightyDragon
No. They still don't talk. Her mother made it very clear. Her father asked me to send a few letters to her once, but I haven't heard from him after that. As things stand Lyra's practically disowned.
I still find it hard to believe. Like, who in Tartarus are they to treat their own daughter like that!?
CodeFilly
You're getting cranky again. Go to sleep.
MightyDragon
In a bit.
CodeFilly
Look, can you jet the next three days unfold on their own? You're just like Max and Twilight. Equestria won't come to an end if you take a few days to enjoy yourself.
Now you're making me sound like my mother. Cdi, Code! :P
Seriously, though, no more dark thoughts. Get that pillow and get some zzzs.
MightyDragon
Alright, you win. I'll go get some rest, and I'll try to keep an open mind. You just be safe on the trip here, okay? And send me messages when you meet Jade.
CodeFilly
I'll try to remember :P Anything else, my Princess?
MightyDragon
Since you ask, can you do a code review? I think the site is taking too long to load. Usually, I'd ask Tech to do that, but he sent me a note he'll be offline for a while. Looks like his son is finally talking to him again.
Mighty, promise me that when we have children we'll take care of them. I don't want us to end up like Lyra or Tech.
Have you decided on names? I know the stallion was supposed to take care of that, but... I was thinking of naming our firstborn Caprice. I like the sound of that.
CodeFilly
Go to sleep! You're not making any sense! :P
MightyDragon
You're not making sense! And your code sux! You can't make the difference between a variable and a function! And, and you rely too much on undocumented functionality.
CodeFilly
Yes, you're absolutely right! I'm no match for a big strong mare such as yourself.
Now I'm going to meet Jade. Try to get some sleep.
MightyDragon
You know you'll make a great alicorn, right? And I'll love you forever!
CodeFilly
Yes, the best alicorn.
MightyDragon
Code? Are you awake?
MightyDragon
Good! :P See you in five hours.
MightyDragon
Now I have two theories, or he is Spike or he is BlueBlood.
You are insane, Lise! Who updates at this hour!
As a Brony, this hits the feels. Ouch
but no, really, this is clever :P
7969668 You didn't remember
Mightydragon isnt actually a dragon, is he? Dragons can't use magic to code the aethernet, right?
but he talks about Twilight with such familiarity... it has to be someone close to Twilight. What male unicorns does Twilight know? Sunburst? one of the members of Our Town?
Huhhh. I think MightyDragon may have lied on his profile, as he sure doesn't sound like Spike. Which is a shame, because if he was telling the truth, Jade would totally listen to him and stop acting like a jerk. Now I definitely think CodeFilly is Moondancer though.
Also a little thrown here: Mighty seems to know that Mixamax is a unicorn, but if he actually knew who she was, he'd realize there's no way Amethyst, the personal assistant whose special talent lies in organization is powerful enough to turn anyone into a watermelon.
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I'd have totally used that as the excuse for spelling errors. You're a less-lazy person than me.
I this pair!!! Code and Mighty are the One True PAIR!!! oligosaccharide? My twenty-side die?! Ha! Take your "sweet wings"and choke on it, MOTA, these two know how to whisper sweet nothings. Poetry.
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Tell ya what, if I come across any that totally unhinge my delicate OCD sensitivities, i'll let you know.
Otherwise imma just gonna be like "oooooo! Such realism! So true to form! Astounding!!!"
Deal?
Nitpicking..? This whole "gender roles reversed" kinda bug me a little? Because as far as I remember it's definitely not a thing in MLP. IIRC stallions never been portrayed as being "gentle and sensitive". They for most part still fill a traditional male roles encluiding heavy physical labor and being a soldiers.
Also at the Gala Rarity expect Blueblood act chivalrous toward her which is again don't mesh all too well with "stalions are "fair gender".
So every time I see a references that stallions here set into "femine" roles I get some sort of cognitive dissonance :).
Those pet names.
In any case, the concerns understandable, if muddied by fatigue. Like CodeFilly, we'll have to wait and see what happens.
Well, you won't. You already know, or so I presume. But the rest of us will have to wait.
Definitely agree that "oligosaccharide" and "20-sided die" are the best terms of endearment.
7970564 The drama! The suspense! :D
7970686 Maybe it's Ember?! *gasp*
7970575 O:) I couldn't stop myself. And yes, I'm forgetful :(
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7970761
Well, I should say this, but... there are other species in Equestria, you know :P
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7971048
:D Thankee. (I'm just terrible with spelling and grammar:/)
7970914 Wow... and you're not even sure who they are yet :P I think (hope) you'll like them :)
7971536 Sorry O:) It's just my take based on quantity. And you are right, Celestia's quards are mostly (only?) male.
7971839 Moral of the day: don't do 2 all nighters in a row! (Silly CodeFilly.)
And as surprising as it sounds, I do have an idea what's going to happen... till day 100... :P
7972235 :) I'm almost willing to bet that no one will use them in real life ever :P
7972373 You lose.
In real life I've told my wife that I rolled a twenty when I met her.
7972610 Awww :)
7972369
Oh, I understand perfectly where you get this idea :). Fun fact - stallion shortage are actually one of Hasbro demands in company with "more pink and hearts".
It' just same as with herds - don't mesh well with canon. All physically demanding and/or potentially dangerous jobs in canon mostly manned (ponied? stallionned?) by stallions. So if we assume that stallions expected to be fragile, sensitive and gentle then it rather strange that they send them to move around wooden and steel beams in construction, plowing fields, act as cab drivers (and engines :) and haul Friendship Express around by their own sheer physical strength.
But of course you an author and have a right to write in a way you like :).
And I'm just sharing my point of view or something.
Hey does anyone else think we are getting close to where we could hold an MC Meet Up? Really, don't any of you have a fave humie already? (Karl. Why is he so under rated? But Molly is growing on me.)
7972353 Well now I'm terrified of Discord attending the meetup.
Over the long term, I wonder what would happen if it ever gets out that a portal to the human realm is real, and certain members of the site know about it. I could see that ending some friendships between Lyra and others. In this verse though, does Brush know? Has Twilight kept that a secret from everypony, or is she constantly being pestered to let her friends in for a few quick peeks?
7972658 :D No worries. I just have weird ideas quite often
7972665 :D If you do one at the conventions send photos! :)))
The tired PM's are amusing.
7972658
7972690
You know, I think the "reversed sexism" angle could work if the societal gender roles are kept mostly the same, but the ponies value the mare's role more than the stallion's. "Stallions are physically stronger and better at abstract reasoning (as long as they aren't raging on testosterone). Mares are more empathetic and better at nuanced thinking and emotional reasoning. And that's why we have a mare in charge. Can you imagine what a mess we'd be in if some meat-headed stallion were running the household / business / country?"
As for stallions being "fragile, sensitive and gentle" still works if it's referring to emotional fragility (and we keep in mind that it's a stereotype which may not even be true). "I swear, my husband can fight off a raging manticore, but if I point out his tie doesn't match his shirt, he gets all huffy over his poor little ego getting bruised. Stallions, am I right?" And because society assumes stallions aren't as emotionally intelligent, they also assume any mare with half a brain can just naturally sweet-talk her stallion into doing anything she wants. Hence why MOTA's parents were so concerned about him being led astray by a mareāand why Brush was so afraid that she had taken advantage of him.
So, is MightyDragon Shining Armor and CodeFilly Cadance?
7972658
Maybe it's more emotionally fragile rather than physically. Take Big Mac and Shining Armor for example.