When they were younger, Rarity and Cheerilee joined the Ponyville Knitters League: Rarity to keep her skills going, Cheerilee to find her cutie mark. Well, that and it's the done thing when you're an aspiring fashionista.
However, both have to question their attitudes when the President of the League announces a contest. After all, one should have a purpose already, and one is still looking for theirs.
Contestant for THE BARCAST WRITING CONTEST #2: Make Rarity Not Garbage with Guest Judge: Monochromatic.
Chapters (3)
For those aware that Rarity's Genesis, (my previous Rarity fic), was also labelled a contestant for this same event: please note that the rules permit two entries per user. Me being me, I took advantage of that without hesitation.
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Always a pleasure and a privilege to receive a comment from you.
Originally, I hadn't planned on giving Cheerilee so much focus; think Applejack from the previous Rarity fic. But then I stumbled across one or two ideas I liked (most obviously the idea of her wanting to gain a cutie mark) and thereafter her character arc became more thoroughly entwined with Rarity's. Since I'm a big Cheerilee fan, I didn't mind the change in direction one bit; I'm overdue a Cheerilee fic anyway.
Glad you liked young Suri! Hopefully, I'll get around to writing some more fics starring our favourite chummy cheater, because I fully agree she needs more stories.
And, of course: many, many thanks for the thoughtful comment!
Short, simple, utterly delightful.
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I'm glad you liked the story, and thank you for the comment. It was a pleasant surprise.
This was a nice little look into Rarity when she realizes just how important generosity will be to her. I like how you interpreted her cutie mark, and the story itself was a nice read. Thank you for sharing!
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You're welcome, and thank you for the comment.
I was particularly keen to show Rarity at a kind of crossroads in the fic, with the hint that she might have been desperate and greedy enough to turn into a glory-stealing thief like Suri in the penultimate scene. As for the cutie mark, that was mainly because I was wondering if there was any significance to the fact that she has three gemstones on her flank rather than just one (of course, you could make a similar point about many of the other cutie marks too).
Excellent work! Wee Rarity's portrayed well here, just as much as in Genesis, and her and Cheerilee play nicely off one another.
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It's funny actually: in the original plan, Cheerilee was included mainly because of her cameo in Rarity's cutie mark flashback, but all things considered she slotted into the picture with remarkable ease. And then I thought it'd be ironic if she was in the same boat as the Cutie Mark Crusaders (wanting a cutie mark so badly), and the rest took off from there. (Also, there isn't enough Cheerilee on site, but that's a drum to beat another day).
Once more, with feeling: Thank you for the comments you've been leaving. They were a welcome surprise indeed.