Avid writer, watcher of anime, player of games, and chef in my spare time.
This story is a sequel to Interviews With Equestrians
Thanks to the efforts of Pale Vestige and Cheerilee, Cozy Glow now has a better life where she can focus on rekindling the troubled youth who were once like her. Join her and see how she does it.
(In honor of the one-year anniversary of Interviews With Equestrians!)
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This is interesting. Cutie Marks seem to stem from either certain passions or events, so it's very strange that a pony could wind up with a cutie mark they hated.
I won't lie. The whole "Cozy Glow is a adult now" completely turned me off from your last story, and resulted in me moving on to other things. But this premise is just interesting enough to cause me to track this story.
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The reason why I had her age up was to allow her to gain the concept of empathy with the help of Pale and Cheerilee. Now that she's learned through her mistakes, she can find her calling in life without there being a massive timeskip in which her adoptive parents are super old.
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I figured there was probably a narrative reason behind it.
It's just that A: it feels contrived and B: once you strip away her being a child, the only thing left of her character is her many many "issues" and quiet frankly, your Cozy Glow struck me as remarkable tame compared to the one in cannon.
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That was kind of the point. I didn't want to do what every other author on the site did and try and tame her "demonic child" side. I chose to humanize and make her into my own interpretation of the character. One that could understand empathy while also learning from her past mistakes in order to search for a future where no one else would have to suffer the way she did. It wasn't perfect, but I stand by my narrative decision. Hopefully you can understand that.
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I appreciate that. I find there's a very small hard to hit middle ground, and that's where she's most realistic and interesting as a character (at least to me).
I do. And I certainly wouldn't ask you to change it. I only bring it up now, because I earnestly hope that this story will go a bit more in depth in working through the issues of Cozy Glow's patients, especially since you'll be inventing them, and can use whatever issues you can imagine as a basis for conflict.
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Precisely. Interviews With Equestrians was Pale Vestige's story with his crewmates and Cozy Glow as the deuteragonists.
This is going to be Cozy's story from the ground up with my original elements from that story included here (such as Pale and Cheerilee being her adoptive parents). I'm no longer dealing with the canon. This is all me. 😁
Raven is like the Swiss Guard, everyone wants her services
Interesting chapter. Got some theories on what is going on here, and I'm interested in seeing the results. Looking forward to more.
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Appreciate the feedback! Thanks!
Hoo boy, this is really getting off to a great start. And Doctor Cozster, despite her childish demeanor and adorableness, is quite the professional in this story. I'm willing to bet she got that from Raven. 😁 Anyway, looking forward to what happens next.
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The best way to deal with kids is to understand them! Let's hope Whip can whip up a good drawing.
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😁 I see what you did there with that pun.
I do, Dr. Glow. This is very fascinating. You're practically doing what the CMC were doing twenty years ago. Keep it up. 😁
Oh, believe me, I can't wait to see how this will turn out, Dr. Glow. 😁
Helping a pony was one thing. Helping a diamond dog is a whole other beast. Hope she knows what she's doing.
Sweet little chapter. Zoe being shy was cute.
And her being uninterested about communicating, until Cozy Glow volunteered to spend time learning about her passions, was well done.
It makes me think you have some experience with this. Can't wait to see where it goes.
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She does! Don't you worry!
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Thanks! I have a small experience with psychiatric understanding so this came naturally for me. Glad you enjoy Zoe. Not enough Diamond Dog love on this site.
Yeah, I'm with Cozy on this. I mean, Maud has got to be too old to be doing stuff like this. But then again, so is Pinkie. And isn't Maud married to Mudbriar or something? Where is he in this?
Looks like Cozy is taking notes and making progress. I'm starting to think that this interaction between Maud and Zoe is somewhat similar to Maud's friendship with Starlight. More or less.
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Mudbriar may show up soon!
And yes, Maud is actually much better at making friends than you might think at first glance. Zoe is in good hooves.
Nice to see Mudbriar in this chapter.
I completely agree. It's a shame she's not a detective like him. 😁 She has a very exquisite mind.
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She could be! But she lets her dad handle that stuff. How did you like Zoe?
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Oh, she's a very interesting character. I think she and Cozy Glow can relate whenever parents are involved, bio or otherwise.
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Thanks! Stay tuned for more therapy sessions! 😁
Huh. You can take the man out of the detective, but you can't take the detective out of the man. Looks like old Starswirl is being investigated. Wonder how Princess Twilight feels about that. Or Celestia and Luna, for that matter.
Let's hope that Smolder doesn't hold a grudge for past wrongs like some dragons do.
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You're gonna see a lot of his exploits going on in the background.
And lets hope so! Smolder is pretty mature compared to most dragons at least.
Cozy and Smolder getting along. Now I've seen everything. 😁 And wow, looks like Dr. Cozy is gonna have a new patient in Ash. But I wonder what's wrong with him?
And I really like the introduction to Ash as being adopted because I almost thought he was Smolder's kid, which would lead me to question who she's married to. Makes me wonder who's paired up with Spike.
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Well it has to do with Klugetown as Smolder said. You'll find out soon!
And Smolder is the current Dragon Lord and she manages the kids like Ember did in Sweet And Smoky and is enrolling Ash in the school like Ember did for her.
You mean freelance ranchers and hired hands?
Are they driving cows through the streets again?
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Something like that! It's actually a reference to another story I'm currently finishing up titled 'Advent Of A Gunslinger' that's on my page. Fair warning, it's rated M but yeah, the basic idea is that Klugetown's slave trade is being abolished through a war that various outlaws have started. Ash here is sadly one of the kids that lost his home from that war.
I can’t stop imagining what a lovely scene it would be.
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She's remembering how she treated Smolder and the others in the past and it is the big awkward.
Good question, Cozster. Ash has good awareness of his surroundings including who's tailing him and is more than aware of Smolder's involvement. Then again, he's a dragon. So getting him into therapy and opening up is going to be tough. Maybe a certain resident friendly dragon can help.
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That is the question. While he is a nice dragon, he's still stubborn like most if them generally are.
It's really nice to see Flash Drive in the story again. I was half expecting Corkscrew. 😁
Like, say, Swamp Fever? Cutie Pox? Or the infamous Poison Joke? 😁
Damn right. Cozy is living proof of that.😁
Knowing Cozy's history of being sneaky and manipulative, I think she can pull off the latter. I think even if she tried the former, the dragon wouldn't budge.
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He knows more about dragons than Corkscrew so I decided to bring him in instead. His work with Zecora has helped him a lot. 😅
Hopefully Cozy doesn't get caught though!
I mean, it would be if you were labeled as a stalker. Sooo...
Careful with the sass, Cozster. That sounds almost like the old you talking.
Discord better behave himself this time.
You're telling me, Cozster. Why do I somehow get the feeling that Ash reminds me of Garble when it comes to arts and crafts?
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Well Ash is a bit more particular than that...you'll see.
Nice to see Saffy again. Though, her wondering what Pale is up to, I think it's best that she, as well as Cozy, don't know the details of what he and Cheerilee are doing at the moment regarding a herd. No idea how Cozy would react to this.
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Yeah. Saffron is far too wholesome for that stuff. 😅
What did you think of Discord as a teacher?
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Hmm. It's a mixed bag for me. On the one hand, he's doing great. The other hand, based on his chaotic nature, it can be difficult for him to keep that particular nature in check. In short, I give it 50/50.
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That's a fair assessment. At least we're done with that and can focus on eating with Ash now.
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Yeah, assuming Ash doesn't get hostile towards a licensed psychologist.
And thus, we have Manipulator Cozy rearing its head. Difference is, she's doing this to help Ash and not herself. Let's hope it pays off.
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Dragons need to learn that being mean isn't how you get ahead. Cozy is ready to change that for them.
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😁 Good on her.
Cozy looks super cute in the cover
Well, that's another patient helped. Well done, Dr. Cozster. Also, Cozy as a dragon. I...have mixed feelings about that. Don't ask why. I'm still figuring that out.