For his hard work to the Crown, the Royal Engineer of Equestria has been honored with a retinue of VIP bodyguards who protect him everywhere he goes. Their ordinary, everyday adventures together wind up being anything but ordinary.
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And now Anon knows, Lucretia is a hoe.
Let me get this straight.
Bearing your tuft is one way a pony can display physical interest.
Pony guards at attention have their heads up and chests out.
Well... it's looking like operation: herd is now off the starting line...
Also, that was an incredibly frank discussion that was LONG overdue.
While upsetting, I'm glad Honour was truthful and didn't try to sugarcoat it or lie to Anon. It definitely makes this story feel more realistic and grounded.
Especially after reading so many stories where the ponies and humans are immediately attracted to each other; while not necessarily bad, it can be a bit tiring and boring.
This slow burn of friendship and comradery leading to attraction between Anon and his guards makes the payoff of an actual relationship forming all the more sweeter.
It's almost criminal how she left out his displays of endurance, and how that could translate to other activities.
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I'm pretty sure Lily would have jumped on the opportunity, but Honour is a more reserved mare.
So many Dune allusions vindicated just like that.
Another marvelous chapter, and another significant step forward for Anon. I’m glad that, at long last, he’s gotten this revelatory information about how attraction starts in Equestria, and what it looks like. That it comes from a situation that caused such anxiety only makes it better. Once again, thank you authors!
Team Honor. Sorry Castlerook.
Nice Dune reference.
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The ice must flow!
.... That just sounds like a demand for more climate change.
I hope we see more of Miss Tuft-A-Lot.
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I think the batponies on the moon wouldn't exactly mind a spot of global warming.
I am so happy you took time to have this discussion. This slow burn into Equestrian society is way more impactful.
And so they begin their awkward escape attempt.
Am I the only one who ships anon amd honour?
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a MAJOR hoe.... and a cunt
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It's a culture thing, he now just understand what the 'act' means.
Now I see Reverend Mother Superior in a WAY better light, she's doing things to favor her yes, but's it's her ROLE to do her part as Politician does, nothing TRULY personal in that regard.
As for the whole conversation, now Anon sees ponies ALSO in a different light as well with that info...which was absolutely wholesome between the two.
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NOPE...but why stop there?
LETS FUCKING GOOO!!!
Anon now has the tools to recognize pony flirting, and who might or might not be doing it with him. We can only wonder what horrifyingly amusing scenarios this is sure to lead to.
On a note on ponies in the fic. It was already clued on several times before, like when Honour pointed out during the Pas-De-Sabots that, although the RE is larger and more imposing than your average pony, this is mostly the case because he's always standing on two legs while ponies stand on two, and that he wouldn't be so large if he went on four legs like ponies.
Luna was described as being only a head shorter than the RE (him standing on two legs while she stands on four) and just now Honour pointed out that the amicable Sparkshower actually has (if not exaggerated) a wing-span of ten hooves (ten feet by TheManOfAnotherTime's admission).
I think it's safe to assume that ponies on the story are also proportioned more realistically than in canon material, with wings large enough to lift up a pegasus as well as the height to compare them easily with a miniature horse or a small, rea life pony.
Here's a pic of an Andean Condor, with an impressive wingspan of 11 feet.
i.redd.it/ipa7vy916za51.jpg
"Lucretia's front-stage shrubbery" : i olmost spitt my coffe out at that xD
Get yer ice to Ma's.
Now that was a very good filler! And so worth the wait!
While I'm glad this conversation finally happened, I feel like Honour's explanation of Anon's attractiveness missed the mark. Maybe I'm trying to tell somebody else's story for them, but it feels more to me as though Anon is simply strange rather than unattractive.
There are certain characteristics that are universally attractive, like symmetrical facial features, fitness, curves. And in sapient species intelligence and charisma play a part too. Anon seems to have all these features, but it takes more than a few minutes with Anon to see them past the "large two legged hairless monkey" aspect. She shouldn't have flat said "You're unattractive." Probably she should have said "You're not conventionally attractive." She also failed to mention that Sparks tried to get in his pants the other day, though I'm sure if his mind wanders to it he'll realize she was sticking her tuft out at him.
Also, anon just compared Honour to a dumb animal. Here's hoping she didn't really notice 😅
So, I still ship all of them, because I'm hoping herding is a thing here, but this is an important chapter in Anons develpoment and self awareness.
And so it begins.
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It's good to be the princess.
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Yep. That's what I was thinking last chapter. Nice to see it confirmed so quickly.
This was a good chat. Awkward as hell, and wondering how the rest of the Quat will react if and when they find out about this conversation lol
And if Anonymous will ever clear up that misunderstanding with Carmen regarding his situation. Ever since Carmen noted Ebonshield didn't bed him, and seemingly assumed he was plowing Sun-flavored Equestrians out of preference or snubbing batponies. (This probably won't be said, or at least not explicitly. But I'd love some sort of lightbulb moment where she realizes he just hasn't partaken in the Beast-with-6-legs lol)
"whoever controls the ice, controls the Moon"
Go to your room.
....again
Hmmm
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Carmen wanted him to filler
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You may be right. But she was to get in line!
He knows now! Oh, I do hope Honour remembers to tell the rest of the quaternion that he knows now.
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and a skilled masseuse.
"The Moon is a harsh mistress. "
I see what you did there. That book is so fucking good though...
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ooo nice one.
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..Ship them...SHIP THEM ALLL!
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Could you imagine Nightmare Moon just flinging rocks onto Equestria from the moon?
Darn. Kinda thought this would go in a slightly different direction.
I laughed ...harder than I should have at 'ten hoof wide wing boner'
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You managed to be put what I felt to words.
I agree.
I can't blame Honor though. She's not an expert in this topic after all.
For my own rant:
As time has moved on, and humanity becomes more advanced, I have found that we have a tendency to "personify" things. When we made an A.I. that became a household appliance that can help us with our everyday lives, we gave it the name 'Alexa', and refer to it as 'her'. Sailors refer to their ships as if they were women, and have a strong feelings of attachment to them. Someone could have just a simple pet rock with googly eyes and hold some sort of feeling to it.
So what we as humans find as "attractive" is not only physical or sexual. Given enough time, we can get attached to anything. So even though the ponies are very physically different from Anon, I don't think it will take very long to look past what can be seen on the surface. And the fact that the ponies can talk and have very human personality traits and emotions doesn't hurt either.
Rant ended.
So Anon is slowly getting to want a possible relationship with a pony and asked Honor for the 411 about flirting.
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"Why do you like being Princess?"
"All the guards are always telling me how irresistably attractive I am."
"Aren't they paid to stand that way?"
"They still do it!"
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Damn straight
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Mommy's going to have to wait until her daughter is done…
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I mean... she doesn't have to wait.
This was adorable, though it took Anon a bit longer than I thought it would for him to find the parallel between tuft and breast. Then again, he's probably deliberately ignoring it
Loved the chat, but I feel it’s really bad situational awareness to hold it in quasi hostile territory.
The Lunars work with information, and I’m sure that you’re never not overheard in the middle of there sanctum.
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I think Anon's going to enforce this order, if mommy gets a turn at all…
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I think fate will keep ****blocking Carmen till she loses her mind and the thought of getting in his pants will be all she can think about.
Cultural progress! Anon learns cultural courting tells!
Also as a side note, the discussion regarding the water situation on the moon reminds me of an old science fantasy novel called "World Out of Time". The relevant part was where two characters evaluated stability and power structures of societies and came to the conclusion that water-controlled states were incredibly stable and could be expected to last thousands of years. Nice to see the lunars using something similar (also, it's very Fury Road, now that I think of it)
So the Lunars are essentially the Bene Gesserit? Kewl.