Contemplations
" ... what, so you just walked out?"
Rainbow chuckled, waving a forehoof. "No, no, I stormed out, big difference. Remember, Lightning almost killed my friends, and Spitfire just looked the other way, so I was pretty bucking pissed." Torn between amusement and frustration, she let out a snort. "Still am."
"I'd be worried if you weren't. Honestly, I'm surprised you didn't just resign then and there."
"And give up my chance to become a Wonderbolt?" Rainbow shot her a smug, if sardonic, grin. "They aren't good ponies, but they’re amazing flyers, and being part of the team ... it's, well ... it proves that you're one of the best."
Her thoughts reached a standstill, and her eyes turned down to the floor. "I act like I'm hot shit, and have an ego the size of the Canterhorn, but that's because I can back it up, you know? Objectively speaking, I'm probably the fastest pegasus in history, and I'm damn proud of it. Maybe I just wanna win some cosmic teat measuring contest or something, but I want my name to be out there, for everypony to know just how good I am, to ... to be an inspiration, and encourage ponies to aim for something higher. Joining the Wonderbolts is, in my mind, the best way to do that."
"You're very modest, too."
She slapped Summer with a wing. "Heh, trust me, I know how obnoxious I am, but nonpony ever got anywhere by being humble. If you're good at something, don't just sit there and expect a handout—you gotta sell yourself."
Rainbow leaned back and ran a hoof through her mane. "Buck, and now I'm getting all philosophical and shit."
"You say that like it's a bad thing."
"Yeah ... I, um ... " She looked to the side, but her ears perked at the sound of hoofsteps. "I guess that's them."
Celestia trotted back into the throne room with a satisfied air, her face the picture of serenity, while Anon followed behind with his hands in his pockets, practically exuding relief.
"I guess it is. Have a fun time with the Princess, Nonny?"
Celestia looked back at him, and he nodded. This was, apparently, the correct response, as she began to giggle and hop about, gushing about her "new human friend." Staring Summer in the eyes, Anon circled his finger around his ear, and her eyes widened in understanding.
"Well, is she gonna help us?"
He scratched the back of his head. "I think so. She promised that we won't have any trouble, but gave no real particulars. Seeing how happy she is, though, I think it's safe to say that she's in our corner."
The princess was, at this time, rolling around on the floor, kicking her hooves and whinnying.
"Better than nothing, I suppose."
"Hmm. Princess?"
She was shaken from her revelry, and twisted her neck to look back at Anon. "Oh! Um ... yes, my little human?"
"It was great meeting you, but we have a train to catch. You have our address, right?"
Celestia nodded, her ears pressed flat.
"Feel free to come over any time. Heh, we still have to finish season 1, after all."
She wanted him to stay, but tried to cover up her obvious disappointment with an empty smile. "Ah, well ... I wish you safe travels, Anonymous."
This whole display, though rather embarrassing for Celestia, couldn't help but illicit pity, and Anon leaned down to scratch her ears. "Hey, hey, it's all good. We're friends, right?"
Her head pressed into his hand. "Mm-hmm."
"Then I promise that you're always welcome in our home, and that I'll visit you soon. Does that sound good?"
She sniffled. "Yeah ... do ... do you really promise?"
"I promise."
Celestia wrapped him in her forehooves, nuzzling his neck. "Good."
" ... right."
She began to give him a tongue bath.
"Princess?"
Her eyes widened, and Celestia pulled away, wiping the lingering tears with a wing. "Remember to keep in touch, okay?"
Anon forced himself to suppress the memory. "Sure."
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"So."
Anon looked down at Summer, who was practically melting into his side.
"So."
She tightened her grip around his waist.
"What do you think of the Princess?"
He stared out the window for a few moments, drinking in the passing greenery. "I feel sorry for her."
She raised an eyebrow. "Really?"
"Yeah. I mean, how couldn't I?" He ran his fingers through her mane. "She's an immortal politician. Her station makes it hard for people to approach her, and she'll outlive the few she actually connects with. It's no wonder she buries herself in things like My Little Human, I would too if my life was that soulless."
"Hmm ... did she ... " Summer waved a forehoof. "Did she try to, you know ... "
"Not at all, no, she treated me more like a new puppy. Remember, I'm a living embodiment of what is probably her favorite thing—her behavior wasn't that distasteful, just weird and clingy, and fairly understandable given the circumstances."
She rubbed her nose against his chest. "You have the patience of a saint. Goddess, I don't think I'd have lasted ten minutes with her."
Anon chuckled. "Well, when dealing with ponies, one needs a pretty high tolerance to nonsense."
Summer stuck her tongue out.
"Exactly."
Leaning back into the seat, she studied his face. Behind the smiles and crowsfeet, deep in his eyes, sat this great melancholy, an unfortunate mixture of nostalgia and loneliness. It was the feeling he got when thinking of home, when talking about his family, when he was minutes away from sleep, and it underlined his every word and action.
"Nonny?"
"Yeah?"
"Are you happy?"
He shifted in his seat a bit, pulling Summer closer. "I'd say so."
"You don't have to spare my feelings, I can tell there's something wrong just by looking at you."
Sighing, Anon rested his head on top of hers. "I'm not skipping around picking daisies or anything, but I'm happy. Good job, nice neighbors, amazing wife—honestly, I'm in a pretty good place right now, and I don't have that much to complain about."
It seemed, to Summer, that he was trying to convince himself of this. "Nonny, I ... " Looking away for a moment, her brow furrowed as she tried to find her words. "I grew up in a pretty big family, three moms and four siblings. And while, yes, things got rocky sometimes, we were happier together than we were apart. I know that humans are monogamous, and I don't wanna pressure you into anything, but I think we should start herding, and maybe try for foals."
"Summer ... "
She raised a hoof. "You're lonely. Don't deny it, you're lonely. I'm the only pony you really love, and that just isn't healthy, and certainly won't leave you fufilled in the long term. Now, I'm not saying that we should run around like horny teenagers, but we should stay on the lookout, and take opportunities when we see them."
"I really don't think that ... "
She silenced him with a kiss. "I love you, but there’s always room for more. I know that you miss your family, and I just don't think that I'm enough to fill that hole in you. What you need is a new family, and I think that this is a good first step."
"I'll ... I'll think about it, alright?"
"That's all I can ask."
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I hope that the possible future inclusion of Dash in the herd, due to her being actually respectful, a friend and wishing to have someone by her side, doesn't sour relations with Twilight, that's way too fixated on the idea of anon, too much.
Good to know that Celestia doesn't want in his pants. Maybe they can become true friends in the future
Yay! And there was much more chaos injected into Nony's life. WAAHAHAHAH!
Humans aren't strictly monogamous, we're at the very least semi-monogamous.
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We, for the most part, function best when practicing monogamy. We aren't a solid, strict mate for life species, sure, but monogamy has both historically and physiologically shown itself to be the best way for human relationships to function. Read Sex at Dusk.
I bet RD will join his herd, and there might be a Celestia wanting to join too, but later
10411016
It depends on where you live and your culture, but for the most part id say monogamous
I hope this doesn't go down the herd route
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>he doesn't want a comfy life of horse polygamy
10411019
To that I'd argue yes and no simultaneously, it really depends on the culture, though that's is maybe putting too fine of a point of it on a story featuring a green, facial-featureless human romantically involved with a waist-high technicolor magical pony. Nony is obviously uncomfortable with polyamoury, but there are other options to start a family, like adoption or a fertility clinic.
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Polyamory, not polygamy.
The difference is that an example of polygamy would be:
One husband who (hopefully) loves his wives, and at best the wives tolerate each other more-or-less like siblings (at worst, treat them as competition and scheme on how to eliminate each other).
An example of polyamory would be:
One husband who loves his wives, and the wives all love each other like they do the husband (both emotionally and sexually).
Polygamy is generally doomed to failure.
Polyamory actually is quite viable, but in modern society finding multiple females who not only are willing to share, but also consider each other as mates as well... it's damn near impossible.
"The principles and mechanics of the design are sound, but i'm afraid manufacturing the components is beyond our level of technology, sir." -some scientist from a scifi book I read forever ago and can't remember the name of
So I kept skipping this, and I am glad I finally decided to pick this up and read. Fucking gold man.
And having Celestia as a fan girl, filly, lends to Twilight's own craziness. Oh fuck I was laughing my ass off.
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They are, in my mind, the same thing - one person having multiple partners. Though, for the sake of this story, I will end up portraying one such relationship that actually works, in the real world, they almost inevitably end in jealousy and tears. There's a reason why the most successful societies in history all practiced monogamy, and why things break down when, among other things, sexual morality goes out the window.
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I am unsure what "sexual morality" is supposed to mean outside of consent, respect, and everyone operating on the same page.
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Restraint, I suppose. Sexual promiscuity is, though a choice, largely harmful to a person's mental state, significantly affecting their sense of fufillment and ability to maintain long term relationships. I'm not some "wait until marriage" luddite, but I think that we should limit sex to something that only happens within the bounds of a loving relationship.
Aaand I’m out. Sigh I liked this story too.
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Small-scale (2-3) herding is true patrician taste man, I don't know what you're on about.
In all seriousness, I think that them getting together with Dash provides a lot of comedic opportunities.
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Meh, still hate it. On the bright side people like you keep doing this to their stories and I’m quickly running out of stuff on this site that interests me. Maybe I’ll finally finish my backlog of hard sci-fi I’ve been wanting to get to.
Not sure about the herding idea, but I do enjoy the relationship Summer and Anon have. They have their ups and downs. Arguments and moments of love.
Though now that you've brought up herding, wonder if Celestia will want to be in on it. Not joining, just officiating the union. Like she did with Cadance and Armor.
Well that went better then I expected.
Celestia is nowhere as bad as Twilight, but it seems she wasn't as self conscious as I hoped. Mostly because whike it was "fun", it was an awkward forced kind of fun that you probablt wouldn't want to have in the first place because it forces you out of your comfort zone, and Celestia doing that brings her down a few notches.
A herd, though? That really doesn't seem right at all. For one Anon doesn't seem to actually want it at all, so him considering it seems more like trying to persuade him to take another person inti the relationship he doesn't have any bond to because someone else has the hots for them. He doesn't actually seem lonely at all, not until the show forces its way into his life. If anything that's why he is lonely, because he is surrounded by people that only see him as a thing. Plus Rainbow Dash is just the least terrible option fir a herd, not at all a good one. Abon doesn't truly have any bond to her, and she seems not only a little pushy but that she doesn't respect him abd his wife's boundries they set when they told her and Teilight to leave them alone, only going after them because she wanted one or both sexually. Its pretty clear she started all this just to chat one of them up.
With the show being q thing, I don't think anyone involved with it is someone Anon coukd be comfortable with, especially since RD started doing all this fir the same reason as Twilight, because she was horny and doesn't respect boundries.
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You are completely misunderstanding Rainbow's motivations - she doesn't give a shit about the show, she went to Anon and Summer to make sure that Twilight didn't make an ass of herself. From that, she has struck up a genuine friendship.
Honestly, this is the best way I've ever seen someone make a character that originates from a monogamous relationship to get them to think about/try herding. Usually people are like "fuck it he's with the main six because plot/clop reasons" but this.. this feels real.
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Thats something that could use work. RD never really seemed to actually stop Twilight, just sortof hang around and watch her spaz out. Because of that it doesn't seem like she really cares, instead getting back to them afterwards because she wants ine of both of them, not because she wants to be friends. If she had stopped Twilight from anything it would say zhe respected boundries and given a reason for her to be friends instead of her just coming off as a little creepy.
Plus Summer only breaching the topic of hearding after hanging out with RD, who does seem a little creepy, makes it seem that RD was chatting her up to try and start a herd.
Anon made an interesting observation. I hope he does keep in touch with Celly. Summer had a good point too. I hope Anon really does consider herding and I think RD would be a great addition. Thanks for the updates!
Herding: yes please. All these anti-herders running around the comments are thoroughly misguided. Poor souls.
Although your suggestion that the Wonderbolts aren't good ponies kinda rubs me the wrong way.
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You're right, Soarin deserves better
10411327
Being sexually moral means not hurting people with your genitals.
If you are in a committed relationship and put your genitals in someone else's genitals and it caused your partner pain to find out, you suck. You hurt someone with your genitals.
If you casually put your genitals in multiple other people's genitals and carelessly give them blistering sores, warts, or infections, you suck. You hurt someone with your genitals.
If you put your genitals in the genitals of a person who was incredibly intoxicated to the point where they barely remember what happened and their consent was questionable, and they go on living their lives with regret of what happened, you suck. You hurt someone with your genitals.
If you put your genitals in the genitals of a young person who has not reach adequate emotionally or physical maturity and it affects their psychosexual development in a negative way, you suck. You hurt someone with your genitals.
Don't be sexually immoral. Don't suck. Don't hurt people with your genitals.
10413678
Yeah, see, that's what I thought that meant. None of which really seems to relate specifically to monogamy vs polyamory. Those general rules apply either way.
10413740
The only thing I could see it relating to Anon's situation is this:
If Anon REALLY doesn't want to have multiple romantic partners but Summer pushes him into it and it causes him suffering for whatever reason (emotional strain, stress, conflict of personal beliefs...), then SHE is the one being sexually immoral, because she hurting someone through how she dictates they use their genitals, and SHE sucks.
10411265
But the biggest issue is getting the multiple female partners to see each other as lovers rather than competition.
Competition is hardwired into the human thought process, so that's the main issue.
That said, an alien's brain could easily process love and sexual attraction much differently than a human's brain.
And let's face it, if any species would have a less competitive nature with more positive group interactions, it'd be a cute little herd species who's greatest survival mechanisms are cooperation and nigh-implicit trust among themselves.
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Agreed. Individualistic apes make worse polygamists than communalist horses.
10416389
Yeah. Herd animal polygamy makes plenty sense.
10419853
My point is that it's an inherently ridiculous genre, and silly horse nonsense is core to stories like these. Fluttershy is too timid and understanding to become Flutterapist, but it's a very fun idea, however ooc, to play around with. Celestia isn't the serene great white that she is from the show, sure, but I'd like to think that an obsession like this could easily stem from her almost guaranteed loneliness. We're all here because pony is escapism, and I could see someone like Celestia distracting herself from the fact she's an immortal politician. All the excited puppy stuff is there for comedic effect.
10419859
Ah, okay. Its odd to me, but maybe because I mostly avoid stories dripping with pony escapism.
10411016
The exceptions prove the rule. The overwhelming majority of humans and human cultures have been monogamous.
10411253
That's not true. Polygamy is defined as being married to multiple partners, whereas polyamory is defined as being in a sexual relationship with multiple partners. Neither requires love, and neither excludes it either.
only rainbow not twilight please.
? Shouldn't the husband and wife duo be considering a kid, instead of seeking new lovers?
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Horse polygamy - though they're doing so for purposes of plot, I'd imagine that in an actual Equestria where herding is common many families would prefer to raise their children with more than two adults in the house, so like to amass a herd before going at it.
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Also gotta think about the technicalities of human/pony mating.
On Earth that is just impossible, but in magic pony land why the hell not. But what exactly would the kid be? A pony that walks on two legs? A human with horse ears and hooves instead of legs? A straight centaur?
And if it is a centaur that raises questions about Tirek. Is one of his parents a human?
I came here to laugh, not to feel. Poor Celly really does/did have it bad before there where a few more alicorns around.
Amen. He hasn’t even met Pinkie yet.
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`My job is to lead, not to read
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10411155
Right there with you but it really is the nature of stories. Always a grab bag and sometimes you pull out one that, although nice, just isn't what you wanted.
You write incredibly organic conversations.
O shit... That was wholesome, sad and kinda funny.
So... ... ... Anon x Summer x Celestia... ...
Meanwile Spike is calling Cadance to mend Twilights heart.
Celly went from
to 
very fast
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More like Anon x Summer x RD x P.D.Pie.
...Pinkie, how you even got in here? Author haven't even introduced you yet. -_-
From the comment below, silly!
Tongue bath... Celestia is like a happy doggo ♡