Going to write this in parts cause I don't want to lose my comments like what happened again in UaR. This will be Part 1
(1) So Fiery had some major feelings for Snowy huh? Very interesting, though I am confused at the wording of "former friend". Is it being directed to Shining who led Thunder to be killed, knocked up Snowy with Midnight, and then allowed Snowy to be captured? Or is he referring to Thunder for failing to protect Snowy? Though I find this much both less likely and as likely.
I guess his anger for Shining fucking Snowy would be the reason why he's not hesitant to use Midnight as the breeder and the proto queen for a new army.
(2) Yeah, I had a feeling the real Snowy was alive, but you almost had me in the second half. So it's actually a dead female drone, or maybe a dead proto queen that were part of the ones Chrysalis exterminated long ago?
(3) Based on the last four paragraphs, it seems like Fiery suddenly realized that if Snowy was alive then he unknowingly was prolonging her suffering by splitting his forces to chase down Beatrix/Midnight. And I imagine that while sacrificing the son of Shining for his goals would be such a big win, he probably cares more about Snowy.
But his pride leads him to blame Shining again, and now that he's the Supreme Commander he's going to do whatever it takes to win. Would it right to say that he's going to be practicing Endsieg? The Final Victory?
Hopefully he doesn't do the complete opposite of Shining and almost lose the war because he went all in too fast. Instead of guilt, it'll be temper that could lose the war.
(4) Nice to see Strawberry and Blue Moon again! They're the Paradise Twins right? And yeah, while it is a shame, Midnight is currently unstable to be brought near them.
Ah so Arcanum uses a magic circle to teleport through worlds? Interesting. Guess this is part of his lore from his story right?
(5) Hmm, I wonder what would be the actual science behind controlling Midnight's Hyper Stallion side. My main theory is that he either has an Overactive Adrenal Gland or some parts of his brain emit too strong of a signal like the pituitary gland which controls the Adrenal gland or amygdala which registers fear.
(just searching things in the internet lol)
Under intense stress normal humans can produce immense amounts of strength outside of what the best weight lifters can do, to the point where we can lift cars for a limited amount of time! And I imagine Midnight's strength is around that area. However, high levels of cortisol and adrenaline can lead to heart damage, insomnia, anxiety, and depression. And I think Midnight is showcasing these traits.
So what could be done? Well, so far Midnight has been training his technique to effectively use his super strength in Lightendark under Dion, because there was no need to increase his actual strength. However, this has led his body to rely heavily on extremely high levels of cortisol and adrenaline which is burning through his life.
Thus, while he would temporarily lose that extra strength, I believe that he would be able to naturally regain it through training (like Dion) if say the adrenal gland didn't go so crazy with the amount it releases. Or the amygdala or hypothalamus didn't constantly react to fear, which again prompts the almost frequent use of the adrenal gland.
I believe that under extreme circumstances, Midnight could be able to use that insane strength when absolutely necessary, but due to a over reacting amygdala, hypothalamus, adrenal etc, he constantly uses his maximum strength rather than what he has naturally. This prevents him from actually gaining that strength through training and puts his body under too much stress. And the over use of cortisol and adrenaline is killing his body.
I think there's a drug that controls the amygdala, like oxytocin? Perhaps Web Spinner will be able to create this or something?
I think there's the argument that it's not necessarily the massive strength that the Hyper Stallion form creates that's decreasing his life span, but rather his very frequent use that's causing his cortisol and adrenaline levels to never shrink, because his natural response to threats is to use his super strength. His Amygdala or Hypothalamus perceives any threat as dangerous enough to trigger his adrenal gland to produce that insane amount of strength, rather than simply prepare him for a fight.
11497629 (1) So Shining and Fiery were former friends? Though I imagined this was by proxy because Thunder Storm was Fiery's friend. How would things change if Fiery had things his way, where Shining never got involved with Snowy?
(2) Ah, so just a drone.
(4) Yeah, I now remember that the Manor Twins were with Dion specifically cause the gang were within the Manor for quite some time for Lightendark. I do not understand the Jerry reference.
(4) How does an incubus relate to his Hyper Stallion side? Also do you think Web Spinner finding a way to calm down those areas of his body (which causes him to always use his Hyper Strength for pretty much every threat) is logical? Is that the plan?
11497669 I imagine there are numerous kinds of succubi, Bellatrix is meant to resemble the 'generic' variety. (Typical devil girl physical appearance.)
11497680 Alright. What would it be like if Midnight were an incubus? Beatrix did do a number on his world after all, I wouldn't find it that far-fetched for her to wish that accidentally
Part 2 (6) I think Beatrix should go to Oona's dimension, because while it's not guaranteed when the New Cult would strike, Tatyana will invade and Beatrix must be there to prevent the worst outcome. Good to see that Moonlight and Moon Hammer have arrived (also Shining I guess)
(7) Yes Moonlight, you really are within the worst timeline (for you I mean, this story is great!) Huh, now thinking about it, is Lightning's Onoma one of the most powerful ones right now, especially due to the electrical storm?
(8) Oh dear, Moonlight is letting all that inner turmoil out and oh no! She's having thoughts about leaving the herd! Or at least, Midnight's herd.
Cause yeah, Midnight being a Hyper Stallion does make things too one-sided in their relationship, especially since Cerise and Midnight married somewhat more out of lustful feelings. Midnight has kind of been given too much of a dominant role than he's actually capable of keeping. Probably had the same problem that Flash Sentry from Shining Force 2 had, where he was unable to keep his relationship with Nurse Redheart.
What I do like about this situation though is that Moonlight wants Cerise now~
(9) As usual the sex scenes for this series are very good! Like the usage of that potion~
I do think that Moonlight and Cerise create a somewhat better pairing than Midnight's herd, mainly due to the fact that here it's more like true love whereas with Midnight it was a very complicated subject due to several factors.
The way Moonlight restrains herself and just this general sex scene shows how things should've been had Midnight been more normal. The right spice between lust and love. Fun and control.
(10) Cerise's scene was also a very good one. It shows that she's definitely growing and trying to control herself and be a model for the others. She won't devolve or use sex to escape, she'll try to save Midnight and Moonlight from the place they're now stuck in.
(11) Ah, another nightmare for Midnight, and yet it kind of feels sad that while Midnight deserves this, he's also trapped in a way. Meanwhile I like the Kitsune Kyube ship a lot. Shame that their moment had to be interrupted as Kyube detected the infected changelings, Kitsune had to leave, and then Kyube gets knocked out by Equinox.
Again, I feel Midnight is trapped, because even as he tries to go against Equinox, she knows how to manipulate him into fucking her. Though I do find it funny that Moon Hammer is bigger than Midnight, I guess because they're of different species, but of course, this only makes him try to become bigger (Midnight you idiot you're getting weaker by trying to get stronger!)
(Ironically that kind of sounds like a proverb.)
I wonder if Midnight did become bigger than Moon Hammer based on the text~? Though now Midnight is falling even further down. Oh no. Well at least this part shows that he did love his wives because he's not going to show Equinox mercy (unfortunately Equinox likes it this way so it isn't going to really help him) It's only because he couldn't control himself and allowed himself to devolve deeper that's causing this whole mess. Taking too much advantage of the gifts that were given to him has caused him to end up like this.
I wonder if he could've controlled his power. Going back to the amygdala, you could teach that part of your brain to control itself, and if this is what's causing Midnight to constantly respond to everything with his Hyper Stallion side, then if Midnight controlled it, maybe Midnight would've never gotten into this mess in the first place? Cause again, everyone says that it's natural for Midnight to want to fuck mares, but that's kind of become an excuse recently. If Midnight was taught control, maybe, just maybe, everything would be a bit better.
At least after creamming Equinox, Midnight finally snaps back to reality and flees, wanting to be back to his herd that he originally loved. I do wish that he's able to escape the box of misery that he's in.
11497756 7. Lightning is a strong element in general, so possibly...
11. I think Midnight is comparable to Hammer's size with that boost, minotaurs are so large most mares can't handle them without discomfort but Equinox likes to give and take it rough!
11497756 5. Given that there’s plenty of male characters that prey on women, a proper incubus isn’t necessarily needed. Closest to being one would be Seb, though he’s a lot money hungry then sex hungry. 7. It’s pretty up there. If given more time to train and harness it, she would potential be close to Beatrix’s term of magical prowess (though not cosmical damage).
11497951 (5) I honestly don't know anything about incubus so I thought it was something cool (Bellatrix is cool), but given what you said, yeah there's probably be no difference outside of major lore change (or maybe not)
(7) Yeah, having control of Lightning would be very powerful. It's probably the most strongest elemental Lightning could have. Instant damage, potential debuff as concussion is dealt, it's just so good. But yeah, Lightning wouldn't have any cosmic power.
You guys are building up to something with Folklore. As well as Chrysalis. It feels like those two are the only ones using the most of their neurons here.
Part of Folklore's motivations is that he know that mess will reach his corner of the multiverse and wake Azathoth up. Causing all of his reality to bloop out of existence like a soap bubble. Even warfare on a galactic scale might not do it. Things like compressing whole galaxies into 2 Dimensions is straight up possible with advanced enough Alien civilizations in his cosmos.
But extra universal entities are like bugs trying to enter through the ear canal. It can wake the dreamer up.
11498358 Thanks, we've taken special care with Arcanum since he has a well-developed personality and lore! A lot of the cast are very emotionally driven, so no surprise many of them aren't too focused on a bigger picture they don't really understand.
11498438 That said. Maybe I am wrong about the waking Azathoth up. But his Equestria has Diesel Punk tech but Space Travel is only something that few individuals have seen Aliens do. That and only Hastur Cultists have been known able to space travel on byakhees.
So it is more likely that if the Changelings become completely assimilated to the Mi-Go which are a spacefaring Alien Civilization, that use magic. A portal through that Equestria can lead to Folklore's Earth, they can expand it to accommodate a planet invading fleet. They do not fear death. It is a joke to them. As long as the spectral signal is linked to a construct of their they can replace bodies for as long as they can fabricate them.
11498608 I do my best not to tackle too many gods or outer forces from other OC’s backgrounds in our stories, as believable power levels are a thing I want to keep consistent (even when the user is unicorn, demon, Demi-human, yokai, etc.) This is my first proper attempt in eldritch/cosmic horror writing so I hope we’re doing a good job in displaying that here with elements like the Mi-Go and the anomaly in question!
poor midnight wit his nightmare. ad sombra now, eh?
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Indeed!
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mhm
What's the cover art; can you please tell me...?
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Derpibooru # is 3038050
Going to write this in parts cause I don't want to lose my comments like what happened again in UaR. This will be Part 1
(1) So Fiery had some major feelings for Snowy huh? Very interesting, though I am confused at the wording of "former friend". Is it being directed to Shining who led Thunder to be killed, knocked up Snowy with Midnight, and then allowed Snowy to be captured? Or is he referring to Thunder for failing to protect Snowy? Though I find this much both less likely and as likely.
I guess his anger for Shining fucking Snowy would be the reason why he's not hesitant to use Midnight as the breeder and the proto queen for a new army.
(2) Yeah, I had a feeling the real Snowy was alive, but you almost had me in the second half. So it's actually a dead female drone, or maybe a dead proto queen that were part of the ones Chrysalis exterminated long ago?
(3) Based on the last four paragraphs, it seems like Fiery suddenly realized that if Snowy was alive then he unknowingly was prolonging her suffering by splitting his forces to chase down Beatrix/Midnight. And I imagine that while sacrificing the son of Shining for his goals would be such a big win, he probably cares more about Snowy.
But his pride leads him to blame Shining again, and now that he's the Supreme Commander he's going to do whatever it takes to win. Would it right to say that he's going to be practicing Endsieg? The Final Victory?
Hopefully he doesn't do the complete opposite of Shining and almost lose the war because he went all in too fast. Instead of guilt, it'll be temper that could lose the war.
(4) Nice to see Strawberry and Blue Moon again! They're the Paradise Twins right? And yeah, while it is a shame, Midnight is currently unstable to be brought near them.
Ah so Arcanum uses a magic circle to teleport through worlds? Interesting. Guess this is part of his lore from his story right?
(5) Hmm, I wonder what would be the actual science behind controlling Midnight's Hyper Stallion side. My main theory is that he either has an Overactive Adrenal Gland or some parts of his brain emit too strong of a signal like the pituitary gland which controls the Adrenal gland or amygdala which registers fear.
(just searching things in the internet lol)
Under intense stress normal humans can produce immense amounts of strength outside of what the best weight lifters can do, to the point where we can lift cars for a limited amount of time! And I imagine Midnight's strength is around that area. However, high levels of cortisol and adrenaline can lead to heart damage, insomnia, anxiety, and depression. And I think Midnight is showcasing these traits.
So what could be done? Well, so far Midnight has been training his technique to effectively use his super strength in Lightendark under Dion, because there was no need to increase his actual strength. However, this has led his body to rely heavily on extremely high levels of cortisol and adrenaline which is burning through his life.
Thus, while he would temporarily lose that extra strength, I believe that he would be able to naturally regain it through training (like Dion) if say the adrenal gland didn't go so crazy with the amount it releases. Or the amygdala or hypothalamus didn't constantly react to fear, which again prompts the almost frequent use of the adrenal gland.
I believe that under extreme circumstances, Midnight could be able to use that insane strength when absolutely necessary, but due to a over reacting amygdala, hypothalamus, adrenal etc, he constantly uses his maximum strength rather than what he has naturally. This prevents him from actually gaining that strength through training and puts his body under too much stress. And the over use of cortisol and adrenaline is killing his body.
I think there's a drug that controls the amygdala, like oxytocin? Perhaps Web Spinner will be able to create this or something?
I think there's the argument that it's not necessarily the massive strength that the Hyper Stallion form creates that's decreasing his life span, but rather his very frequent use that's causing his cortisol and adrenaline levels to never shrink, because his natural response to threats is to use his super strength. His Amygdala or Hypothalamus perceives any threat as dangerous enough to trigger his adrenal gland to produce that insane amount of strength, rather than simply prepare him for a fight.
And this is the end of Part 1
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1. Yes, Fiery is referring to Shining, as Fiery still respects Thunder Storm but does feel he was too weak to protect Snowy.
2. Just a drone, as a protoquen would be too valuable to intentionally let fall into enemy hands. (Marathyssa was presumed dead by Chrysalis.)
4. Yep, paradise twins ran off with Moon Hammer during Cerise's wedding! Manor twins are of course with Dion in Undeath and Rebirth.
For Arcanum, he had to experiment with cruder forms of magic to make the jump between worlds, think of like Jerry rigging a machine.
5. Indeed, constant and extreme use of his hyper-stallion side is burning up all his reserves, he's almost like the pony equivalent of an incubus!
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(1) So Shining and Fiery were former friends? Though I imagined this was by proxy because Thunder Storm was Fiery's friend. How would things change if Fiery had things his way, where Shining never got involved with Snowy?
(2) Ah, so just a drone.
(4) Yeah, I now remember that the Manor Twins were with Dion specifically cause the gang were within the Manor for quite some time for Lightendark. I do not understand the Jerry reference.
(4) How does an incubus relate to his Hyper Stallion side? Also do you think Web Spinner finding a way to calm down those areas of his body (which causes him to always use his Hyper Strength for pretty much every threat) is logical? Is that the plan?
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1. Shining, Fiery, and Thunder had a brotherly bond and hoped to save the world before it all went horribly wrong.
4. Look up Jerry rigging and Jury rigging, some people use them interchangeably.
5. Basically hyper-stallions draw power from sex, although the consequences are eventually fatal.
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(1) That's kind of sad, given that Thunder is dead and the other two would probably want each other dead.
(4) I didn't know there was an alternative term
(5) Ah. Well, hopefully he could gain that energy but no longer have the consequences!
Are incubus/succubus made sometimes? Or born?
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I imagine there are numerous kinds of succubi, Bellatrix is meant to resemble the 'generic' variety. (Typical devil girl physical appearance.)
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Alright.
What would it be like if Midnight were an incubus? Beatrix did do a number on his world after all, I wouldn't find it that far-fetched for her to wish that accidentally
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Not that different from how he acted with Equinox this chapter I bet...
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Oh, I haven't seen that yet. Well then, I'll keep reading soon.
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Thanks...
Part 2
(6) I think Beatrix should go to Oona's dimension, because while it's not guaranteed when the New Cult would strike, Tatyana will invade and Beatrix must be there to prevent the worst outcome. Good to see that Moonlight and Moon Hammer have arrived (also Shining I guess)
(7) Yes Moonlight, you really are within the worst timeline (for you I mean, this story is great!)
Huh, now thinking about it, is Lightning's Onoma one of the most powerful ones right now, especially due to the electrical storm?
(8) Oh dear, Moonlight is letting all that inner turmoil out and oh no! She's having thoughts about leaving the herd! Or at least, Midnight's herd.
Cause yeah, Midnight being a Hyper Stallion does make things too one-sided in their relationship, especially since Cerise and Midnight married somewhat more out of lustful feelings. Midnight has kind of been given too much of a dominant role than he's actually capable of keeping. Probably had the same problem that Flash Sentry from Shining Force 2 had, where he was unable to keep his relationship with Nurse Redheart.
What I do like about this situation though is that Moonlight wants Cerise now~
(9) As usual the sex scenes for this series are very good! Like the usage of that potion~
I do think that Moonlight and Cerise create a somewhat better pairing than Midnight's herd, mainly due to the fact that here it's more like true love whereas with Midnight it was a very complicated subject due to several factors.
The way Moonlight restrains herself and just this general sex scene shows how things should've been had Midnight been more normal. The right spice between lust and love. Fun and control.
(10) Cerise's scene was also a very good one. It shows that she's definitely growing and trying to control herself and be a model for the others. She won't devolve or use sex to escape, she'll try to save Midnight and Moonlight from the place they're now stuck in.
(11) Ah, another nightmare for Midnight, and yet it kind of feels sad that while Midnight deserves this, he's also trapped in a way. Meanwhile I like the Kitsune Kyube ship a lot. Shame that their moment had to be interrupted as Kyube detected the infected changelings, Kitsune had to leave, and then Kyube gets knocked out by Equinox.
Again, I feel Midnight is trapped, because even as he tries to go against Equinox, she knows how to manipulate him into fucking her. Though I do find it funny that Moon Hammer is bigger than Midnight, I guess because they're of different species, but of course, this only makes him try to become bigger (Midnight you idiot you're getting weaker by trying to get stronger!)
(Ironically that kind of sounds like a proverb.)
I wonder if Midnight did become bigger than Moon Hammer based on the text~? Though now Midnight is falling even further down. Oh no. Well at least this part shows that he did love his wives because he's not going to show Equinox mercy (unfortunately Equinox likes it this way so it isn't going to really help him) It's only because he couldn't control himself and allowed himself to devolve deeper that's causing this whole mess. Taking too much advantage of the gifts that were given to him has caused him to end up like this.
I wonder if he could've controlled his power. Going back to the amygdala, you could teach that part of your brain to control itself, and if this is what's causing Midnight to constantly respond to everything with his Hyper Stallion side, then if Midnight controlled it, maybe Midnight would've never gotten into this mess in the first place? Cause again, everyone says that it's natural for Midnight to want to fuck mares, but that's kind of become an excuse recently. If Midnight was taught control, maybe, just maybe, everything would be a bit better.
At least after creamming Equinox, Midnight finally snaps back to reality and flees, wanting to be back to his herd that he originally loved. I do wish that he's able to escape the box of misery that he's in.
(12) Ah, Chrysalis has plans!
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I do not understand how Midnight acted like an incubus.
Then again I don't know how incubuses act so pony shrug.
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7. Lightning is a strong element in general, so possibly...
11. I think Midnight is comparable to Hammer's size with that boost, minotaurs are so large most mares can't handle them without discomfort but Equinox likes to give and take it rough!
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(7) well she might potentially be a key to saving Midnight's world or at least stabilizing it long enough for another plan.
(11) Yes! Midnight has become bigger!
*Trident Dragon Cock has entered the chat* XD
How does an incubus act?
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Lusty and savage in most cases?
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How do incubus look like?
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Like succubi, they range from hot devil guys to hideous monsters...
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Where would you place Midnight if he were one?
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In the middle? He's beauty and the beast!
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Lol.
Wonder how that would look if drawn.
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5. Given that there’s plenty of male characters that prey on women, a proper incubus isn’t necessarily needed. Closest to being one would be Seb, though he’s a lot money hungry then sex hungry.
7. It’s pretty up there. If given more time to train and harness it, she would potential be close to Beatrix’s term of magical prowess (though not cosmical damage).
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(5) I honestly don't know anything about incubus so I thought it was something cool (Bellatrix is cool), but given what you said, yeah there's probably be no difference outside of major lore change (or maybe not)
(7) Yeah, having control of Lightning would be very powerful. It's probably the most strongest elemental Lightning could have. Instant damage, potential debuff as concussion is dealt, it's just so good. But yeah, Lightning wouldn't have any cosmic power.
You guys are building up to something with Folklore. As well as Chrysalis. It feels like those two are the only ones using the most of their neurons here.
Part of Folklore's motivations is that he know that mess will reach his corner of the multiverse and wake Azathoth up. Causing all of his reality to bloop out of existence like a soap bubble. Even warfare on a galactic scale might not do it. Things like compressing whole galaxies into 2 Dimensions is straight up possible with advanced enough Alien civilizations in his cosmos.
But extra universal entities are like bugs trying to enter through the ear canal. It can wake the dreamer up.
11498358
Thanks, we've taken special care with Arcanum since he has a well-developed personality and lore! A lot of the cast are very emotionally driven, so no surprise many of them aren't too focused on a bigger picture they don't really understand.
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That said. Maybe I am wrong about the waking Azathoth up. But his Equestria has Diesel Punk tech but Space Travel is only something that few individuals have seen Aliens do. That and only Hastur Cultists have been known able to space travel on byakhees.
pbs.twimg.com/media/FoPHR7bXoAAc4uY?format=jpg&name=small
So it is more likely that if the Changelings become completely assimilated to the Mi-Go which are a spacefaring Alien Civilization, that use magic. A portal through that Equestria can lead to Folklore's Earth, they can expand it to accommodate a planet invading fleet. They do not fear death. It is a joke to them. As long as the spectral signal is linked to a construct of their they can replace bodies for as long as they can fabricate them.
11498608
Definitely a good reason for Arcanum to get involved here!
11498608
I do my best not to tackle too many gods or outer forces from other OC’s backgrounds in our stories, as believable power levels are a thing I want to keep consistent (even when the user is unicorn, demon, Demi-human, yokai, etc.) This is my first proper attempt in eldritch/cosmic horror writing so I hope we’re doing a good job in displaying that here with elements like the Mi-Go and the anomaly in question!