Why have I not seen this story before. Its 2 years old. *looks at chapter release dates* Oh. Well just read the original, time to get into this...tomorrow...for now its sleep time.
5377223 I can understand why you chose to not repeat it, but I will say that it will confuse people a bit and possibly annoy them. It is hard to follow a story when you have to 'hunt' for the rest of it in a different story. I have read more than a few collaboration stories, and most of the time the authors decide to either have the chapter be the same in both stories, or they write the chapter from the other characters view point. I can understand not wanting to do the same chapter twice, but if the events depicted have an impact on your story than it would be better to post the chapter in this story as well.
5377264 I'll dive into this after my Meetup today. As such, let me ask in advance: Did you at least add a link to the relevant chapters in the other fic, either at the end of the proceeding chapter here, or at the beginning of the followup chapter?
5377671 Nope. I posted these things as I left them before Moonfire started uploading his, with only minor editing for some wordings, and no editing for shared scenes. This is, again, part of the reason why it took so long to upload: we wanted to have continuity. Now that things have gone this far, though, it's kind of a lost cause.
“Things are all right, never alright. There’s a space in between.”
What an interesting topic to touch on. Did you know that...?
1. "alright" has been around since at least 1893 [1] which makes it nearly as old as "all right" [2] 2. It follows the same contraction pattern as "altogether" and "already", which have been accepted as valid English words for a very long time [3] 3. The American Heritage Guide to Contemporary Usage and Style is so confused by trying to stick to this weird prejudice against "alright" that it contradicts itself by saying it has a separate and distinct meaning from "all right" [4]?
(In case you're wondering, the American Heritage Guide says that "all right" means "every one is correct" while "alright" means "completely fine")
Also, interesting tangential factoid relating to the words "all" and "correct": "OK" is the only remaining remnant of a word-abbreviation fad that began in Boston in 1838. It's short for "oll korrect", a playful misspelling of "all correct".
I think the birds are an illusion made up by Scootaloo's mind. It would be a pretty neat, Matrix-y moment for dr Home saying "...Doves don't even live in Ponyville. Not even central Equestria..."
Also: I think Rumble is plagued by one of those mindless parasites and it was which shrieked Scootaloo from properly checking him out...
5378633 On the 'All right' thing, blame Gary Oak. He put that in my head, can' get rid of it now.
5380592 It's in Moonfire's part of the story. And I know it's wasted potential, but if I didn't post it, it'd be a complete waste of both my time and my readers'. As it stands, it's just a story that took too long. Wait for the next story, that'll be more coherent.
5378641 Duellum Telum was going to be canon from the beginning, I wrote this while Moonfire wrote his story, and early on some lines or entire scenes on his side were written by me, even. Stuff happened during the writing, and things got delayed, then muddled up. I'm putting it out now, as is, so people can read it and move on. I've already got another plotline done that ignores the events in this and Duelum Telum and instead makes Rumble a more interesting character. Also bat ponies rousettes.
5381021 They're not her parents, they're her guardians. Her parents live in the clouds and have busy schedules. It's the same setup as in some of my other fics, really. Pretty sure Scoots refers to them as 'Aunt Vinyl' and 'Octavia, too, not her two moms.
5377023
Preparing a blog post now to explain.
Do you realise how many fake horse points you lost by posting these all at once? Dude...
5377072
Do you realise how long I've been sitting on these? Dude... people were getting upset.
And besides, check the box.
Why have I not seen this story before. Its 2 years old. *looks at chapter release dates*
Oh.
Well just read the original, time to get into this...tomorrow...for now its sleep time.
5377201
The actual meeting is in Moonfire's part of it. That scene doesn't get repeated here. One of the oddities about the two stories being collab.
5377223 I can understand why you chose to not repeat it, but I will say that it will confuse people a bit and possibly annoy them.
It is hard to follow a story when you have to 'hunt' for the rest of it in a different story.
I have read more than a few collaboration stories, and most of the time the authors decide to either have the chapter be the same in both stories, or they write the chapter from the other characters view point.
I can understand not wanting to do the same chapter twice, but if the events depicted have an impact on your story than it would be better to post the chapter in this story as well.
5377245
I know, and I've worried about that myself, but this is how it turned out. Not saying I like it, but can't change it at this point.
5377264
I'll dive into this after my Meetup today. As such, let me ask in advance: Did you at least add a link to the relevant chapters in the other fic, either at the end of the proceeding chapter here, or at the beginning of the followup chapter?
5377671
Nope. I posted these things as I left them before Moonfire started uploading his, with only minor editing for some wordings, and no editing for shared scenes. This is, again, part of the reason why it took so long to upload: we wanted to have continuity. Now that things have gone this far, though, it's kind of a lost cause.
5378598
Eeyup.
What an interesting topic to touch on. Did you know that...?
1. "alright" has been around since at least 1893 [1] which makes it nearly as old as "all right" [2]
2. It follows the same contraction pattern as "altogether" and "already", which have been accepted as valid English words for a very long time [3]
3. The American Heritage Guide to Contemporary Usage and Style is so confused by trying to stick to this weird prejudice against "alright" that it contradicts itself by saying it has a separate and distinct meaning from "all right" [4]?
(In case you're wondering, the American Heritage Guide says that "all right" means "every one is correct" while "alright" means "completely fine")
Also, interesting tangential factoid relating to the words "all" and "correct": "OK" is the only remaining remnant of a word-abbreviation fad that began in Boston in 1838. It's short for "oll korrect", a playful misspelling of "all correct".
It's updating!
All at once.
And is now formally connected with what was previously a non-canon side story...
And has had a name change? (maybe?)
And no longer has the tragedy tag!
I think the birds are an illusion made up by Scootaloo's mind. It would be a pretty neat, Matrix-y moment for dr Home saying "...Doves don't even live in Ponyville. Not even central Equestria..."
Also: I think Rumble is plagued by one of those mindless parasites and it was which shrieked Scootaloo from properly checking him out...
5378633
On the 'All right' thing, blame Gary Oak. He put that in my head, can' get rid of it now.
5380592
It's in Moonfire's part of the story. And I know it's wasted potential, but if I didn't post it, it'd be a complete waste of both my time and my readers'. As it stands, it's just a story that took too long. Wait for the next story, that'll be more coherent.
5378641
Duellum Telum was going to be canon from the beginning, I wrote this while Moonfire wrote his story, and early on some lines or entire scenes on his side were written by me, even. Stuff happened during the writing, and things got delayed, then muddled up. I'm putting it out now, as is, so people can read it and move on. I've already got another plotline done that ignores the events in this and Duelum Telum and instead makes Rumble a more interesting character. Also
bat poniesrousettes.5381021
They're not her parents, they're her guardians. Her parents live in the clouds and have busy schedules. It's the same setup as in some of my other fics, really. Pretty sure Scoots refers to them as 'Aunt Vinyl' and 'Octavia, too, not her two moms.
Although, that is an interesting idea...
Oh my. Things are getting intense now.
The plot thickens!
...I wanna know more.
5381035
Didn't notice that one until a few chapters down, to be honest.
5381179
The story's nearly over, really. Three more chapters, then it's done. I'll upload the rest over the course of next week.
5381188
'kay.
I like the story, can't wait to see how it ends!!
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Diamond Tiara.