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This story is a sequel to Rarity Pays For Burritos
Pinkie Pie is spending the evening with her friends, leaving Maud by herself (aside from Boulder, of course). At Pinkie's urging, Maud agrees to try the burrito restaurant downtown. While there, her mind wanders as she begins to ponder the meaning of her existence… that of course being rocks.
This story is, naturally, part of The Burritoverse.
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Ideally, I, too, would taste like a rock.
Soo is Boulder sharp or did she just throw a smooth rock so hard it embedded itself into his skull? Very nice portrayal of Maud. Good balance between her unwavering demeanour, seemingly outrage and her complete befuddled state over the fact that Sonata was concerned about her after she potentially gave someone permanent brain damage.
Another Burritoverse story. Two was too many.
Most enjoyable. I see it continues both the theme of introspection and the undercurrent of misogyny facing our heroines. Beulah's has become more of a hotbed of guys being jerks of late, it would seem.
Maud's inner voice is all I could hope for, though I laughed at the reference in the first couple of lines and couldn't help but reading the first paragraph as Cheese Sandwich.
Glad to see more Burritoverse.
8520637 - Thank you for the compliments.
Boulder is a fairly smooth skipping-type stone, but anything thrown with enough force will cause damage. I think the more prescient question is: Did Maud actually throw Boulder? Her words suggest Boulder acted independently. As the author, I will leave it up to your imagination.
8521122 - Well, I'm disappointed you feel that way. But I guess it's your right.
Still, if you hate the Burritoverse concept so much, why bother commenting? It would be easier to ignore me and read something you'll actually care about. Leaving aside the fact this is the first "Burrito" story I've written in months -- it's not like they're being pumped out on an assembly line -- I create these fics because I want to, and sometimes because readers politely ask me to. I enjoyed writing this one, and that's what really matters.
Whether you like it or not, I still have two more "Burrito" stories to go before I'm through.
8521182 - Good to see you again too. I loved writing Maud's inner monologue, as you can imagine. The first line of her poem was actually a stealth reference to "Gangsta's Paradise", which we both know led to one of Weird Al's best parodies, so I guess you're not really off-base there.
Yeah, it has. I've been legit concerned about that, actually, since it leads to repetitive storytelling. You can only do one thing so many times before it gets old, and I really pushed it here -- the antagonist and Boulder save it for me, as does Maud's freeform poetry (you have no idea the level of research I had to do for that).
That's why I felt the need to redo my upcoming Octavia Burritoverse story from the ground up, because I'm getting sick of the misogyny shtick. Rest assured the last two Burritoverse stories won't have scummy male antagonists. In fact, I'm not sure the last entry will have any antagonist.
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I liked the first fic and I'm annoyed that it turned into this sprawling mess. That's all.
I realise I haven't commented anything on any of your other fics in the burrito verse, but now I wanted to pop back in and tell you that I love your little universe of fiction. I enjoyed your take on Sunsets relationship with Rarity and also Flash. You made Flash a real person with depths and faults. Nice to see someone not giving him constant shit.
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Then you'll probably really enjoy what I have coming up for him. He features prominently in the next-to-last Recovery Arc story.
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Well, I can't really say you're wrong in your assessment. I prefer "organized chaos", though.
The first Burrito fic - by far the most popular - was a standalone, only the second story I ever posted here, but its positive reception convinced me to write "the other side of the coin", as it were. But then I felt it wasn't fair Adagio and Aria were left out, so I wrote stories for them. Then I wrote a Dazzlings story meant to be a standalone but realized at the last minute it would make a good "Burrito" prequel, so I changed a couple of lines and added it to THE GUIDE. Then CoffeeMinion referenced the Burritoverse in a fic of his I was helping edit, and that encouraged me to keep going when a saner man would've stopped. I've been writing long enough to know that all things must end, so I picked two of my favourite characters -- Maud and Octavia -- outlined "Burrito" stories around them, along with an ending that I've had planned for close to two years.
You may be disappointed that there is a full-on "Burritoverse" now, but I certainly hope its conclusion, once I post it, satisfies you.
The only thing I want to know is...why did Maud's parents mourn for Orangeglow? Were they going to vote for him? I expected better of them, somehow.
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Gotta dash your hopes then. I haven't read any of these fics since the second one, and I'm not planning to change that anytime soon.
And "organized chaos" was Rarity's workspace, not her product.
Welp. I'm convinced Boulder threw himself. And I'm sure Sonata's gonna be hard pressed to make anyone believe she saw a rock just fly off the table by itself.
Also I was wondering what 'nottrump's name was gonna be. I was thinking Money grubber, but orange-glow is better.
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I'm not sure Sonata actually witnessed it. Just the aftermath of Marantz on the floor screaming with a broken arm and a piece of basalt embedded in his skull. Besides, Sonata has seen much weirder stuff. As I said above, how Boulder ended up where he did is something I'll leave up to reader interpretation.
I usually refer to the real thing as "Agent Orange" (or more recently "Dotard": the one good thing North Korea gave us -- Commies have always been masters of insult), so it was only natural I'd reference his pallor when I turned him into a Pony and an Equestria-Guy. "Orangeglow" felt right. He appears or is referenced in several of my stories now -- some good, others less-so. How was I supposed to know he'd actually win seven months after Aria sort-of-accidentally killed him? I can't bring him back to life, so the memory of OG haunts this universe.
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We'll either way it's nice to see Sonata fitting in at her job.
For the final burritoverse story you should have everyone end up there.
Boulder is a most noble stone.
What story did Sonata get her job? I didn't know the Sirens were mentioned in any of the non-burritoverse stories in this 'verse
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No story. It just happened in between entries by authorial fiat.
A reader told me the Rarity+Sunset Burrito entry didn't feel right because none of the Sirens were in it. Since Sonata has to be around for the final story anyway, I figured why not just let her have a job there; she's already been in their kitchen.
I suppose I could write a little fic where Sonata gets her job.
Good for Sonata getting a job.
When Maud started thinking in poem form I started reading it to the tune of Gangsta Paradise. Thanks Weird Al.
It is at this point that I have to wonder: is there a single d'Orange that isn't a jerkwad? Or would the world be better if they were all gone?
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Sonata makes a burrito?