"An angry blue unicorn popped up in my den. How do I get rid of her?" How does a human address this uniquely distressing dilemma? (Probably better than Trixie does.)
Era: Season 8 assuming this disaster is never mentioned again. Later if you think it should be mentioned by somepony.
Feature Box: 9 December 2021!
I thought this started off a bit slow, but I ended up really liking it, and the bizarre maneuvers you went through to literally fulfill some of the text in a contest announcement. You made those maneuvers funny enough that you got some big laughs out of me and I'm still smiling as I write this...comedy achieved!
I enjoyed this part, which might say as much about me as about the story. Seriously, so much of the story is so much funner than this (even) if you aren't me.
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A fun fact is the reference to her involving the "fairy tale" actually does triple-duty (reference to what you suggest, a straightforward interpretation, and reference to her alleged hallucinations). While she was not drinking absinthe (known as the "green fairy"; you may have heard the expression "chasing the green fairy". Then, on a higher level, beyond the story itself and detailed in the link here, there is challenge to the concept of whether absinthe really does cause hallucinations. So, even though she thinks it's a hallucination--is it really?). If, among the several ways to read the story, you choose to read it as something arising out of the substances that were being drunk, then the concerning combination of our hero's non-alcoholic drinks can be important. Thank you for reading!
no idea what Oronamin is besides what i learned from the wikipedia link, but the Monster Energy™ reference makes me think of
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hehe, love this
i do love how wonderfully Trixie this is
the paragraph structure really adds to the effect! i am quite enjoying it
definitely stealing this linguistic worldbuilding bit
fantastic characer bit here, and educational, too!
loving this poetry, though the level of poetry to appreciate is high throughout this piece
is setting this in the real world of early 2020 a coïncidence? the idea of the changes of that time making the appeal of a world of cartoon ponies seem less bizarre by comparison is wonderfully thematic, and an original plank of the HiE stories that i'd initially planned on writing when i came to this site, so it's fascinating to see another take on it, with a cleaner focus and more skill.
Trixie is so wonderfully self-absorbed and rude!
oh yeah, the literally template-designed body types of canon Equestria Girls is a rich vein of cultural ramifications to explore in the context of it taking place in a supposedly human society. really appreciate at least the mention of it!
and yes, that to ponies all human body types are in the same bucket of "all the same", and that they wouldn't even know what to discriminate about is, well, another thing that is so appealing about this fictional horse society!
Trixie contextualizing her basic politeness in the most self-absorbed way possible is just wonderful
and there we go! nice reference to my contest prompt
absolutely wonderful, this
and yes! another fun aspect to write into HiEs is the human being from a world where FiM isn't a show and cultural phenomenon. a fun little minor alternate history
perfect answer! it's Trixie being self-absorbed by making a reference the audience, but not the in-universe character, could understand
i do love how well she is humoring Trixie at this point
i mean, i don't know how often i can say just how perfectly Trixie your Trixie is. even more Trixie than the one from the canon show. a hyperstimulus version of Trixie?
and yes! that is how it works in a world of sapient animals. i will pull a you and plug Trixie Sexes a Chicken here
dangit, i could really use one of those right now. too bad i live in Undisclosed American City
surprised Trixie finally admitted to something beyond her capabilities
do appreciate the proper umlaut here
loving this insistent denial that Trixie was not trying to kiss her own counterpart
another wonderful educational bit, thanks!
loving the name here! and yes, channeling ancestral connections to horse ownership/usage in the context of a story about kissing fictional magical sapient ones is very pog
hehe
loving this misunderstanding here! as well as the realness in response
historically speaking, that is quite a lot for a single person to live in by themselves!
hehehe, but yes, they are not the same! especially since cutie marks go on top of coats of hair, so how would that even work?
very observant, this Tricia! makes it even more bizarre that she's supposed to be the counterpart of Trixie of all ponies
phrasing!
what a delightfully strange pickup line
nice! Chekov's lip gloss!
yes, that's right! kissing the horse lady is cool and good! yes!
and as a reader of one of the best and most entertaining Trixies i have ever read, so do i
yes, the whole situation is silly, but i found this experience both very entertaining and meaningful, and i hope you do as well
i admit, i do not see this reading at all, but i also lack personal experience with such things
and a wonderful bit of Trixie terribleness it was. thank you so much for it!
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Thank you very much for this and all the other comments on this piece! The setting in early 2020 is very much intentional. If one chooses not to believe that Trixie really made her way to Earth (but I think she did), it could be important that the whole terrible disaster is unfolding in the background. The mentioned ship situation is real.
Thank you so much!
Understood; thank you! I have now read it!
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Sadly, the furikake may be difficult to obtain, though here is a do it yourself version.
That is a good point. I may reconsider above how she refers to it! She is in an apartment that's above her means for reasons alluded to in the story, but her attitude toward its size may need to be adjusted! Thank you!
Mirror world.
Feel free to use it in real life if pertinent!
Re: different ways to read the story
- Fair! I intentionally did not spell out in the author's notes other layers of potential meaning (although I mentioned "there are several ways to read things."), hoping it would fun be to discover them.
- For all other readers--my primary goal with a story is, of course, to write one that reads fun and worthwhile if read in a straightforward manner. Then, if I feel I can do it well, I'll firm up some other meanings (but having an entertaining, interesting, and fun read comes first). In this work, the hydra-like sprawling roots of potential readings roam quite far.