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Mr B


I like Fallout Equestria, Changelings. and nerdy stuff.

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I am always excited when I see some frostpunk crossovers! I'm excited to see where this goes!

Another Frostpunk story, let's go!

One of the kids, a blue pegasus, had just started screaming when Drill turned the corner.

His right wing had got stuck in the grinder, and was slowly pulling him inside…

I'm on edge now and I need to know how this continues. :rainbowderp: I hope the next chapter releases soon.


It's been a while since I could start reading a new multi-chapter story, I hope I can pull through with this one. Yesterday was the 4th Anniversary of Yudhaikeledai's "Frostpony" Animation and it's perfect how this story released just a few days before it, so I decided to read it for the anniversary.
The story is off to a good start already, I feel excited about the mystery with the owl, the secret about Celestia's accident and the military equipment and vehicles that New Canterlot is manufacturing (and keeping for itself?). The last one could have been woven into the chapter instead of being put into the Author's Notes, but that's not a criticism and I'm excited regardless. You're building up interesting things that seem to stray from the mane plot that's written in the description and I'm eager to find out what will be happening throughout this story. :twilightsmile:

I noticed something that I would like to give a little feedback about:
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He stood atop a platform glancing between the ore washer and an open panel side grinder.

I am unsure how this machine is called exactly. This can be read in two ways. The machine could be called an "open-panel side grinder", a grinder where the grinding tools are at the side of the machine and that has an open panel somewhere, either a panel that can be opened or that is permanently open, which serves the purpose of easier maintenance and repairs.
Or the machine could be an "open panel-side grinder", a grinder that is at the side of the room where there is some sort of panel, perhaps a control panel, and it being open can either be meant literally, that there is some part of the grinder that's open (a part other than the obvious opening for the ore), or figuratively, perhaps that the grinder is open to be used by anypony, without security clearances and with no permissions needed to use it.
You can see how the meaning changes depending on where I put a dash. Without dash, it's unclear how the machine works and looks exactly and where it stands. The mentioning of this machine needs a dash at the appropriate position to help the reader imagine it.


That's all I have to say about the story, for now. I look forward to more updates. :twilightsmile:

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Thanks for the feedback! And man I hadn't realised it was the Frostpony animation's B-day. I've altered the part of the chapter you mentioned, just saying "Open-panel Grinder." I don't know the actual name of the machine (nor did I have much luck finding it) so the best I could do was describe it. But the idea was it was a machine with an open gap leading right into the teeth at a 90 degree angle, almost like a mouth.

Glad you're enjoying it! Many more to come.

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I've altered the part of the chapter you mentioned, just saying "Open-panel Grinder."

Thank you! It sounds much better now. :twilightsmile:

Is Discord going to appear at all or even be mentioned in this story?

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Not really, but if you want to know why he hasn't "done anything." It's because he's too pre-occupied with Fluttershy. Order counters Chaos and machines very much create that, so his power's been diminishing in recent years.

I was just thinking "I hope the next chapter comes soon" when my eyes fell on my download of the story, then I opened the story from my bookshelves to check if my comments have gotten any likes and then I saw a new chapter and was surprised. I only wanted to see if there's a new chapter on Monday, I wasn't expecting that the next chapter would release today already, because you said there will be two chapters each week. I had to read this immediately.

The colt survived, but he lost his wing..... I actually expected this to happen, after reading the description, but I hoped it wouldn't and that he could keep his wing somehow. I feel the reason why he was crying wasn't because of the pain, it was because his wings mean a lot to him and he was scared of losing his wing. If that's how it is, then it's very tragic that he lost his wing to the machine..... But I'm glad he survived.
Berry Punch is finally in the story! I didn't recognize her as the barkeeper at first, because you described her coat as purple and not wine-red, and only when Drill Bit dropped her name it clicked.^^ I am happy to finally see her in the story, it's been a while since I saw Berry Punch in anything, but I could still hear her voice when I was reading what she said.^^ She seems to be very wise in this universe, a hardened wisdom from many life experiences. What she said to Drill Bit makes me wonder if she gave up drinking and her alcohol addiction, to get something she wanted. I get the feeling that there are a lot of deep things to learn about Berry Punch in this universe. I was just thinking, too, if I will meet any ponies who I know in this story and wondered when Berry Punch, Applebloom, Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle will appear in the story. And then Berry Punch showed up almost right after. Berry Punch is the wise-cracking barkeeper of New Canterlot, I like her a lot here.^^
I'm also happy that Applebloom is being mentioned here and Sweetie Belle is there, too.^^ Now only Scootaloo is missing. She is dead in Yudhaikeledai's "Frostpony" universe, but I hope she is alive here.

After seeing the bar and Berry Punch, I have the feeling that New Canterlot is a city full of mysteries and secrets. And I have to think of it as a victorian era city now. Victorian era, with eternal winter and more focus on machinery. This is the vibe New Canterlot gives me now.
I like this chapter even more than the first two and I love to see the reveals about the city unfold.^^ I can't wait for more.^^

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I really like this idea, that a lot of order exists in this world and that this diminishes Discord's chaos powers, so that he isn't powerful enough anymore to do anything against the Great Frost and to make the climate of Equus more balanced again. It adds depth to the story.

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I'm glad I've managed to give you so much to think about! I'll keep it brief but I originally wanted to post every Monday and Thursday but I realised more people are free on weekends so that's when it's most likely they'd see the story whilst browsing. So right now the release schedule stands at a weekend day and somewhere in the mid-week, there's a lot going on with me right now and I'm thankful I managed to crank out these chapters when I did.

very nice! i hope irs okay, i noticed a little misstype

When Ballpointl responded he did so slowly, and solemnly. “I will repeat, I can recall some members of your old crew, and lessen the burden on your back, but for the time being it’s up to you to manage this.”

and the kid, yeesh, i ssa enough firefighting/medical shows where this happened...ouch

poor colt but a nice name i find

sometimes, you have to make a hard choice to do whats right

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Corrected, thanks for the feedback!

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you're welcome. what happened to comment, reminds me of Dinky in that one frostpunk work...she's my favorite background foal.

As for comment, I suppose you got it worked out for him?

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pardon, old habit and was just cirious about comet

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I do, you'll just have to wait for other chapters to be published.

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naturally and i am eager for it. how should i say..just gave me a thought

Very nice and smoke's a good cop! (Does this still fit or should i say watchpoky/guard instead?)

And about comet, you mind if I expess my thought? Pardon.

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Sure, just bare in mind the rest of the story has yet to come out and so far, he's not had much screen time. Later chapters will fix that.

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I thought if he should not meet a foal as a new friend while in the hospital. Or that he bonds with one of the doctors/nurses

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You'll see a little more come this weekend, don't worry.

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Sure Thing! Eager about it. Though i admit, had to think of OCs...as silly as this sounds

nice use of the kirins and I think this will be a nice idea of him

Not sure a you will make up for everything, but it's a start at least.

Very nice! Kinda reminds me of that 2 fallout equestria Animations.

And sorry about the comment

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The Animations, shall I show you what I meant?

Or explain about the latter?

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I'm aware of the animations and I'm happy I was able to bring back some nice memories!

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sure, those 2 singing onces of Velvet

nicely done! may i say drill's name gave me a funny thought?

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Sure! Nobody's stopping you.

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that someone greets him like "you look drilled today"

What is this crossover of?

Had a funny dream about the ending: that comet was actually not here but a puppet/plush like counterpart of him, a prank apperently. I think you can imagine Drill's reaction here

i admot, the title gave me a funny thought.

And the fact he was up there, reminds me of a city watch event from frostpunk, was that inspired from?

This chapter was so wholesome :heart:

I love cute little Comet. I'm sure everything will be better from here on out, right? No more tribulations at all? Smooth sailing, as they say, eh heh...

In any case, this story is really great so far! I'm not really familiar with frostpunk, but you do a good job of showing enough exposition that I don't need to be to be invested. The characters are real, and hugely sympathetic, which is hard to pull off. Most interesting is the worldbuilding sprinkled throughout, delivered in a masterful, subtle, show-don't-tell-y way. Very good!

I look forward to seeing how this plot develops!

“TURN. IT. OFF!”
“I’m trying! These controls aren’t simple!” Soda explained, furiously working the various buttons.

I hope this incident will be enough to add mandatory red stop buttons to every dangerous machine.

The purple mare smiled as she drew a cup, but as she did so Drill got full view of her leg, it was covered in several riveted leather sleeves which ended in a metallic imitation of a hoof.
Between the joints where the sleeves didn’t cover, Drill could see the machinations of machinery underneath. a network of pipes, pulleys and pistons. The workings of an artificial limb.

I hope they produce foal-sized artificial wings.

“You're actually a hero, Drill Bit, you saved that kid’s life.” She commented.
“I don’t feel like it.” He replied.

Both are correct.

“Well…why don’t you try starting a petition? If it gains enough traction then maybe the captain will rethink the laws?”

I doubt the captain (or anypony) is doing this out of malice, but out of necessity.
Hopefully this doesn't imply the city is in a terrible state and on the verge of collapse.


Good chapter!
I enjoyed reading it.

That's a cruel and unfortunate twist for comet. Can I Wrap him into a tight hug?

Although, nice to see Apple bloom.

I hope you had a good start into july too

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Unfortunately, Things arent that simple in frostpunk

Yikes. Organic fertilizer, huh? Do they harvest the organs as well?

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yeah, if they're in good condition they're used for transplants. Anything else is free game.

The pony left and Drill took in a deep breath. “Let’s hope that was the most scared I’m going to get tonight.”

I have a strong feeling that hope will be in vain...

“Funny, haven’t seen any Diamidians in New Canterlot before.”
“Figures, I’m the only one they let out of the Doghouse.”
Drill squinted his eyes at that. “Doghouse?”
“Little outpost they got outta town mining coal, call it trust issues.”
“Right, you know, come to think of it, I never did think about where all the Dogs we captured went after rescuing the Kirins.”

That doesn't sound good.
Like a combination of a bad events in the past and a strong potential for bad events in the future.

He’d organised them into pairs and that seemed to do the trick, with the kids learning from whoever they were assigned to and being given helpful advice. More importantly, he made sure no child was ever without an adult keeping an eye on them at all times.

That might actually be good in the long term.

“Comet Trail?” He asked.
The colt laid the book down and upon reaching eye contact with Drill visibly winced, eyes going wide with fear as he slinked back into the bed. Drill already felt tinges of guilt stab into him, like a hot knife into his back.
He raised a hoof. “Now Comet-”
“P-please don’t take my other wing!”

So much hurt in such a short sentence...

Drill paused, taken aback by the question. “Uhm, well…Is there any way I can make it up to you?”
“Give me my wing back!” He demanded.
“Comet, I’m afraid that’s not possible.”
“Then leave me alone! I’m no shooting star anymore!”

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Source.
Edit: The Author's Note explains why that's (currently) not an option.


Good chapter!
I enjoyed reading it.

Wisps breeze caress along strung pipes lining sections across blocks throughout.
Cracked layers permeate evident surfaces be traced strained laid cobble bricks.
Shifting cloth strapped chest, wrung thicken scraps. Cover aided for heat preserved.
Bureaus continental functions clot across a wounded Equus scar, measure lest solution.
The setting is grim for it warrants suffering equates a means, results of hard pragmatism.
A journey is not complete without a willing narrator to guide a fruitful endeavor, thy will of tell bode a broader make of a singular outlook.
Surrounded of which comes many adjoined personalities interacting, ultimately bear loss and progress.
A wonderful lead Mr. B, for it wills you rest for oncoming ventures through lands unsculptured.
We rest to gander what flavourful passages will Sir lead.
Thank you, and be well Mr. B

“It’ll be fine, I’ll just go to bed and deal with whatever fate has for me in the morning. And hopefully, something worse doesn’t happen in the meantime.”

Fate: "Someone tempted me?"

What happened to the Unity and Compassion that had helped form this nation many centuries ago?

Frozen over.
Both figuratively and literally.

“Is that the moon!? Am I dreaming?” He shot back at her.
“I don’t know, if ya are then somethin’s gone real wrong with Luna.”

Judging by the current state of the world that is actually most likely the case. Same for Celestia.

After the Great Storm, many began having nightmares and uncontrolled dreams, leading to the belief the princess of the night did not survive the Storm.
Yet very rarely, those with lucid dreams can hear distant screams...

Scary...


Good chapter!
I enjoyed reading it.


Small note:

All I know for certain is it’s time for you yet, and it won’t be for a while.”

I think you forgot a "not" there.

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Fixed! Glad you're enjoying the story, I enjoy reading your comments!

The first place he went to was the laundrette, where he found several tables of ponies (and in some cases kirins) sorting through mountains of clothing. Putting them through a series of machines that did all the washing and drying for them, the kirins would then put on some kind of horseshoe with a strap and flat metal edge and use their powers to heat it up, flattening the creases.

I just had an idea:
Can kirin (or nirik) create enough heat to supplement or even replace the generator?

Drill didn’t realise it but a smile had crept across his face as he disrobed himself, giving his clothes over to the staff to be washed.
Part of him shuddered at considering how dirty said clothes were given the previous day.

"Don't worry, in comparison to most deep coal miners your stuff is basically pristine."

He brushed the thought aside and knocked on the front door, at first he heard nothing but right as he was about to knock a second time, several increasingly loud, frantic hoofsteps signalled the presence of sompony not just running, but galloping towards the door.
He took a cautious step back just in time for the door to swing open, narrowly avoiding being smacked by it.
The cherry red mare on the other side had just enough time to spout- “Hi there how are you doing I’m-” -before the door bounced off the wall and back into its frame, likely slamming into her in the process.

*muffled by the door* "Ouch! My poor muzzle..."
Reminds me of the scene with Sprout and the door from the G5 movie.

“What age do we live in that kids don’t get toys…” And it was at that exact moment that Drill had an epiphany. “Wait, wasn’t Toy Chest a toymaker before the frost?”
Drill immediately snapped back to Rose Symphony with a grin.
“I think I know how I can make it up to Comet!”

Open a toy factory and let the kids work there?


Good chapter!
I enjoyed reading it.

darn...makes me wonder how many sides are actually left, but nice family scene between them

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