Amorosa
Admiral Biscuit
Nobody was really sure how cutie marks worked. The ponies said that a pony got hers when she realized her special talent or what set her apart from everypony else, and maybe that was true. But were they granted by some kind of all-knowing being, or were they an outward manifestation of an internal epiphany? Could a pony really, really wish for one and get it?
And if she did, would it be a cutie mark for having her wish granted?
It was something that I often thought about at night, and I wasn't the only person who did, I was sure.
I had come up with a few general rules. Earth ponies tended to have obvious marks, typically of some kind of plant or rock. Pegasi most often had weather-themed marks, although that wasn't an always rule. I'd also learned that nearly all pegasi had earned their marks while flying, although there were some exceptions to that.
Unicorns usually had the most symbolic marks.
I still hadn't figured out if it was polite to study a pony's mark before we even spoke, but I could never help myself.
I was at my usual bar, and a mare I'd never seen before came in beside me. I could tell right away that she was either high-class, or perhaps aspiring to be. Her mane was well-styled, with highlights on the tips, and her coat was silky-smooth. When she set a hoof on the bar, the glossy shine of hoof paint was smooth enough to show reflections. She was also the first earth pony I’d seen with earrings—not just a pair, but a whole arc of diamonds glittered in the dim light of the bar.
I glanced down at her flank.
Maybe I'd had a little bit too much to drink, because I could have worded my question better. Or else just kept my stupid mouth shut.
"Is that a hot dog eating cutie mark?" It didn't seem likely; she was really slender, especially for an earth pony. Of course Takeru Kobayashi was, too. . . .
She snorted. "Sure it is, champ."
earrings. Two 'r's
Short, but quite amusing.
That information is above your paygrade, mate.
Why am I thinking that isn't what it seems? LOL
Symbolism indeed.
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Correction made; thank you!
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Thanks!
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Twenty bits, and he can find out how she got her cutie mark.
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Not even subtle, really.
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Point.
I wonder if he'd pay to experience it first hand. Hoof. Sausage.
Man is he dence.
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Just smashed I think.
And maybe a bit naïve about ponies.
If you have to ask, you can’t afford it...
Words.
I don't have any but I'm sure our dear anthropologist friend did a fish impression too.
Oh. Gosh.
Well, he did say earth ponies had obvious marks.
Well, at least he isn't pulling the pony's tail this time.
The last chapter made me think of 'The-life-and-times-of-deepthroat-cockslut' by hardcover on this site. (Nsfw obviously) which is surprisingly excellent, and how ponies can really enjoy and find value in their cutie marks, when others may not.
Well. That happened. No wonder the show doesn't have many episodes set in Manehattan.
It's chapters like this that make me wish we could like individual chapters. I'm sure this one would get a couple.
dude
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I think it would be worth the risk.
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Well, yeah, a little bit.
Seriously, though, put yourself in his shoes. What would you expect a cutie mark like that to be?
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Mostly that.
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That's very true.
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I can just imagine the gears in his head turning as he tries to figure it out, and the look of amusement on her face when he finally realizes.
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That he did. Little did he know that they're not all foal-friendly marks.
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That's a mistake he probably won't make again. If they're anything like real horses. . . .
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That wasn't a story on my radar at all (also, probably you should redact the link, since the story is mature and this one isn't--I think that's still a site rule). I saw it when it came up, but it didn't look like the kind of thing I was interested in.
Might have to give it a second look.
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I bet that's exactly why. Darn ponies and their questionable (to humans) morals.
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I feel that that's a feature that would get abused, if it existed.
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Edited to remove link. Wasn't awake.
It tells of an empowered pony, entirely avoiding the obvious 'I hate my cutie mark' trope, and has one of the few attempts I've seen at explaining pony names.
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Alright, that does sound worth a second look.
I know that feel . . . I put the link in the comment telling you to remove the link.
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It's not. ~-Remember, Santa knows who's been naughty and nice-~
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I hope it's a rickroll, then.
Also, love your avatar.
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Unfortunately I don't have a Rick Astley hotline neither memorized or in my phone book... shit. I need to go find one then. Also, thanks! I've enjoyed reading your stories.
Edit: I've found one: (248) 434-5508
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Glad you like them!
That's going in the cell phone.
EDIT: Just realized, that's practically a local number for me.
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I have to second the recommendation.
It shys away from nothing, and handles everything exceptionally well.
It also has a reasonable happy ending!
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Alright, added to my RiL.
....Ah.
Wow,
nice chapter what was her name?
Blast Joy? Shortform BJ xD
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Oh my... The ponies always take jobs according to their Cutie Mark *blush* was she a 'lady of the night'?
I had never thought about the implications behind a perverted Cutie mark... But if she has found her talent... Hopefully as a very late bloomer... And not as a filly...
My vote for best name is Lip Service. Gigolo? Politician? Just kind of unreliable?
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Hey, somepony's got to do it.
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It's Amorosa (although she never said it in the story).
I wouldn't say that they always do; I think there's the possibility that sometimes their cutie mark is more for a hobby talent than a paying talent . . . although then again, we don't exactly know how the Equestrian economy works, so who knows what's a job anyways (and I guess that things are getting blurry here on modern-day Earth; I watch professional streamers play video games)
Having said all that, she is indeed a lady of the night.
Well . . . I think I'll leave that up to the reader to decide where and how she got her cutie mark.
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That feels like it'd be a pony name, too. Probably for a politician.
It's not a hotdog, it's a sausage!
I think the most interesting thing in this story is that she knows what a hot dog is.