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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I'm on mobile right now, so I'll have to correct the chapter later.
I'm thinking of the Anglo spelling "tought' which I've used occasionally. Oops
(Never seen it as "taut", American spellings strike again.)
Tool steel and Spring steel?
Combine cross bandded layers of that with blended layers of plywood and some sheets of spider silk, and he will have some serious composite armor, especially if he is late enough to know about the matress if not reactive?
Then again, compact road springs, seat suspension, weapon recoil management?
A lot of improvements, but which can be implemented in time?
Pretty much that last part:
Anon: What mare would possibly want me?
Ebonshield: Gold diggers...
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Well he has 3 areas that he can really focus on; armor, smoothness, and reliability. I don't know enough about engines to really comment on the third one, as that is probably his biggest weak point in terms of on sight repairs, but improved axels might be a possibility without a complete rebuild. He definitely needs to invest in constant force springs to dampen the vibrations if Lily is going to hit anything, but is weapon recoil actually a factor in this case? If he can get spider silk, that would be interesting, especially against high velocity Pegasus blade based weapons, but would that be a readily available resource?
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"tought" is past tense for "teach", and is also spelled wrong.
"taut" is the word for when something is stretched tight, like a cable or a musical instrument string, for example.
Very interesting, and very insightful. I'm sure that Purity here will be very surprised when her weapons made out of the non-flashy stuff survives way more punishment than the more commonly use shinier ones, and dang it, as always Purity, you caught onto something I was hoping was going to be mentioned regarding the gala. He better prep to be hit on, side-glanced at, and whispered about.
Been wanting to get into this fic, but I have a question first. I see the sex tag, and would like to know how explicit the sex is?
I cant help but read Ebonshields words with the dark seducers voice from ESiv oblivions shivering isles dlc, even though shes portrayed as having a spanish accent I think.
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There are a handful of erotic fantasies, a couple of chapters with outright pornographic content (fairly vanilla intercourse along with fellatio and masturbation), and one distinctly un-sexy chapter of dubious/non-consensual sex. It's present, but not a particularly large part of the story's contents.
when anon told purity about our kind of war, i could just imagine her eyes going bigger and bigger with every passing moment ^^
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It has gotten pretty graphically explicit a couple of times or so. It’s decidedly not a clopfic, but there’s a good bit of focus on interpersonal relationships and very occasionally seeing characters ‘in the act’ will be part of that; the chapters in question should be appropriately earmarked, if memory serves.
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taught, I believe is the correct spelling~
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Thank you, both of you, for answering. I'll crack it open over dinner tonight.
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I got that one off of Oxfords arcane section, it is spelled correctly for that meaning.
"taught" is a homophone that got me, especially due to its similarity in the british english spelling. I know what taut means, I'm just not american.
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Yup!
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Authors (or glorified editors) always watch their new chapter submissions way too closely. 👀
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Careful now, you might poke out an eye
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And I bet he undersold it somewhat
I do so enjoy hearing the engineer's analysis of Equestrian metallurgy.
Ebonshield: "Somepony is going to proposition you at the Gala. Somepony. Not gonna say who. Prepare yourself."
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It's just normal, vanilla sex. And so far there are only 3 chapters that include it (starting from ch 55 onwards).
"The quarterion looks at each other: '...No (we will not let them get close enough for that BEFORE US!)'"
Just like I said, he always take notices
I just realized that after all these chapters I haven’t given this story a like. I’m dumb and fixing this immediately.
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Yo they've got fine-grade spring steel, he can make himself some shocks, good ones. Quality suspension is a must in a fighting vehicle.
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I've replied to someone 6 seconds after they commented.
It's not an addiction, I swear. I can stop anytime I want!
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You're absolutely right, but keep in mind that he's only got a week or so to not only redesign the thing, but build it, test it, and familiarize the pit crew with it. That doesn't seem like enough time for a complete rebuild. He could probably swap out any brass/iron parts he currently has, but assuming he went with a helical spring system initially (I think I remember that being mentioned, but idk), he probably won't be able to swap over to a full torsion bar system.
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And for armor for the hurricane he could do a cheap version of carbon fiber using paper, a hard setting resin and a heavy weight or press. Its durable replaceable and probably more light weight then any of the other options.
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The resin would be the trick. This is, for al intents and purposes, a pre-industrial society. That means no artificial polymers or petroleum derived rubbers. Thermoseting polymers, like the kind I think you're describing, weren't invented until the early 1900's. Does the Whirlwind even have rubber tires? I guess Shellac and insect derived polymers might be a thing, but idk.
I'm half expecting them to roll up into the Gala in the Whirlwind at this point. Maybe take it onto the dance floor and do a few donuts.
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yeah i was thinking shellac and old school tree resin's like they used in ancient Egypt China and Greece
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Turns out the Mythbusters tested exactly this a while back, and they found that those sorts of period resins didn't actually help with penetration resistance, that pure folded paper worked best, and that it did work against spear and arrow atacks, but that blunt force trama (or dampness), could cause it to fail. https://mythbusters.fandom.com/wiki/Paper_Armor_Myth
I don't typically comment on stories, but here's a complement; your chapters never have enough content. I always want more, and sometimes open fimfiction just after closing it out of habit to check for an update. :)
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and the reason for the shellac is to make it water proof and as for durability the article says it only failed to stop a .45 caliber bullet from a revolver but did stop a flintlock arrows and swords. Another thing which i'm only mentioning and please ignore if i'm wrong is the method for making the armor is to shellac the paper for multiple layers and compress it with heavy weights or in press I don't remember the MB team doing so just folding it. Again if i am remembering wrong please disregard my reply.
Its the first time willingly revealed human kinds Horrors and was not sent to Tarterus... Especially when arrived and not made connections yet...
Im highly impressed of the balls this guys has.
Excellent chapter. I wonder if EB & Choco Pone will doubleteam this stud in the near future. Ones his stamina is up perhaps add a mare or two if Earth and Bat hips prove to need to recover to early from this bipedal stud giving em all his loving ♡
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I'm the same. I just can't get enough of this wonderfully written story and I'm always happy when the day for a new chapter arrives. It has been ages since a story has done this.
I've got this gut feeling.. Anon will help Honour when she runs into her ex husband, Will help Lily if the Captain makes an appearance, Obvi is gonna dance with Artemis, and more then likely help Purity out when a buncha nobles get all snobby. I will proudly continue to champion that Anon will end up with the four of them (Cause I can see Celestia doing that), And the 'Gala chapters' are highly anticipated. Grand melee too but come on this is the GALA we're talkin bout.... And I know what your thinkin 'But Doc the story doesn't have the Romance tag-' IRRELEVANT I say!!
I'm tired...
It dos indeed.
Sounds like an improvement he could use...
I am ecited for the Gala as well ^^
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Quite. You can skip over the descriptions though, they aren't 100% necessary.
Ebonshield is just really nice to hear from sometimes.
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With all that, I bet The Engineer will have little time for mares outside his quaternarion, which in itself is one manner of choice...
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Why bother with all that shit when Gambeson exists and is available? You can also do what warships have been doing since the very early ironclad era and just attach lengths of chain to the sides.
You're seriously over thinking this.
Bronze armor and club, now a steel dagger set. He is getting outfitted like some mixture of a gladiator with a highwayman rogue. Reminds me of when I played World of Warcraft in high school, before the Lich and Cataclysm events took place.
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Exactly! And if he's in a herd with them, maybe they'll all want to serve longer as his guards!
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About that for some reason I was thinking he would run into Twilight or Moon Dancer. Either of them could gently flirt with Anon due to being impressed by his brain. Finally, which ever one of the squad is with him would then get jealous and Anon would actually notice.
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Could totally see that happening. Though I think h may get swarmed by noblemares who've heard gossip of this 'eligible bachelor' and all his guards come to his defense?
Again, I say Anon should take advantage of his position as the big, mysterious alien and create a cover story that would keep unwanted romantic attention at bay, like how he can't get into a relationship without first going through the ritual of mok-noth'da or something.
And if he really wanted to scare them off, he could claim he has incredibly sharp genital spines which only females of his own kind are equipped to handle.
Anon is portrayed as very mature in this fic, but my juvenile side still wants to see him have fun with a clever lie about human biology.
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Too true. So many long running stories die, and ones that were really well written too, so it's great that this one lives on, regardless of the update rate (to the author, that means no pressure to crank out chapters faster than you feel comfortable with).
Well, I'm at the point where I can't help but naturally voice Anon out loud. Good writing
Is it just me? I'd like to have Purity's wings properly preened (it's a different process, but it is still called preening) then add hi-lights to the Sails of her wings maybe just a little powdered Mother of Pearl. A black skirt with sequins placed to mimic constellations. Then put her in a Flamboyant (spanish styled) top that give an impression of layered frills on the sleeves, from the Elbow out to the wrist. Perhaps in the colors of the rising moon. (Blue, black, white?)