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Spacecowboy


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Lyra comes home one evening and tells Bon Bon the most ridiculous thing ever: That she saw a human on the edge of the Everfree Forest. A story ensues.

This was a quick 30 minute write up of an idea that came to mind a few days ago that just would not leave me alone. It is not meant to be taken serious in any way, mostly a little bit of darker humor that hopefully will bring a laugh or two to your day.

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Haha... I wasn't quite sure what to expect when you said 'dark', but this fit the bill quite nicely.

Spacecowboy
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To me, Dark humor is simply finding humor in the side of things that typically taken at face value alone aren't funny. In this case, death. And drats, already a down thumb, whatever shall I do?

Hope you enjoyed it, was a nice challenge to see if I could manage something within a certain time constraint.

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Eh, you can't please everyone. I for one enjoyed this short little tail. (get it!?) Some people have a very 'limited' taste of humor, and some, like me and you are a little disturbed. Then again, I prefer to say we have a... 'unique' taste of humor.

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Nah, although honestly writing is more for my enjoyment, I'm just lucky I'm gathering a small following with what I've written so far.
And puns, puns puns everywhere! I've loved them since Piers Anthony's Xanth series.

Its fun to be able to enjoy all sorts of humor. Think the darkest I've enjoyed to date was the movie that came out last year, God Bless America. Wrong on every level imaginable, yet so hilarious.

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:D Seen it. Also, even though I use puns myself sometimes, I hate them myself. I despise puns like ''everypony", or in the fallout crossover, "stables" as vaults. Anyway, nice having the little conversation with you.

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Hope you at least got a good laugh out of it, if not, well, I apologize for nothing. :trollestia:

ha, man. finally, a human dies from a manticore attack. on a side note, hope lyra gets some mileage out of those hands.

followin'

I must hand it to you on this story. On the offhand, it was rather different.........
Now Bon Bon HAS to say that Lyra is....... Handy around the house! :rainbowlaugh:

I regret nothing! :rainbowkiss:

Spacecowboy
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Indeed, I was somewhat inspired partially by a spinoff verse from a TV show that had authors writing self inserts, yet they all miraculously lived. Then one person posted two lines, basically, I came, I died.

And thanks for the follow, I hope I don't disappoint. I've got two other fics up if you haven't gotten to take a look yet, one being an HiE Romance, and the other a TwiLuna Comedy Romance. I might have more of these one and done type stories as ideas come and go.

Spacecowboy
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I just raffed out roud!
This is why I wrote such a thing, I love seeing other folks get a good laugh out of off the wall ideas.

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Mind Blown, perhaps?

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Slightly, but at least she just took the hands and not some other body "part".

Spacecowboy
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While that would have been just as humorous, without a supply of blood flow to said organ, things would've been overly complicated, even with the application of magic... Oh wait, maybe that was a bit too much?

If you enjoyed it though, I am glad.

Ummm... that's more like totally insane with only a little bit of humor in it...

Spacecowboy
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Nah, only a mild case of insanity. Hope you enjoyed it!

Continue. :fluttercry:

Spacecowboy
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For now it is complete.
HOWEVER... My mind is a curious thing.

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In a bad way, I hope. :trixieshiftleft:

Spacecowboy
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oh, of course. I kind of like dark humor, I might end up doing 30 minute speed challenges for myself in the future with a general reoccurring theme. Especially if it plants itself in my head like this one did.

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This shall not only plant itself but grow to the height of a grown Fluttershy.
Also insane Lyra; how come you can't get any more dark humor from this? :rainbowhuh:

Spacecowboy
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Lol, I wanted to end it on the punchline of HANDS. While I could have included more morbid humor, I didn't want to delve too deeply, so having her stand back while simply watching the human get killed, and then collecting its hands for her own was enough for my end goal. Plus, getting Bon Bon to faint. Yup.

So dark and disturbing its hilarious.

Well played good sir.

Spacecowboy
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Thank you kindly!

Haha, that end got me good XD

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Glad to know one can willingly play into a cliche / stereotype and still amuse folks!

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You are most certainly welcome.
I actually found it more hilarious because i rote a story with a human doing the exact same thing. XD

Very entertaining, I couldn't stop laughing!!! :rainbowlaugh:
Exactly what a good comedy should be. I didn't notice any errors. :pinkiehappy:
Here, have a mustache. :moustache:

*snort* :rainbowlaugh::facehoof:

And I cannot unsee

DAT ENDING!!! :rainbowlaugh:
I can't stop laughing.

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I am glad to hear that, and most happy that you enjoyed it. A, hrmm, idea is forming in my head for a potential running small series concerning similar humor.
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SEE NO EVIL.
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Glad to know! :twilightsmile:

1875312 Well if you write more of these I"ll certainly read it. :rainbowlaugh: HAHAHAHAHAHA

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That was awesome! :rainbowlaugh::rainbowlaugh:

Ok, Lyra has now crossed the line into being fetishistic, and she has now officially creeped me out!

Lyra: blissfully ignorant of the fact that now she'll be considered insane for keeping bodyparts in jars.

Rather amusing, and it's nice to see a humans in equestria fanfic that doesn't assume humans will be saviors or destroyers of ponykind (these ponies are tough, pplz. Do YOU live within walking distance of your natural predators?). I also tend to enjoy creepy takes on Lyra.

The story does break my suspension of disbelief a bit with the human winning. How does one person take on a scorpion-tailed winged lion with nothing but a knife and win? Wouldn't it make more sense for the human to die, or, if you really need the human to win, then be better armed? :applejackunsure:

Sus

HANDS!

:pinkiegasp: Yike!
Totally did not see that coming.
Kind of grimdark and ...casually violent... for a pony story of my liking, but still, you really got me there.
*like'd*

Like most others here, didn't see that one coming!:pinkiegasp:
I guess it was the lack of the "Dark" tag that did it. (Not usually into those sorts of stories, so It surprised me.) Other than that, the dialogue between Lyra and Bon Bon was good, and Lyra's "obsession" over humans wasn't drastically overdone, as I've seen in other fics.
Have you done the sequel yet? As dark as this one is, you've got me interested!

All I can think of is ponies with hats when I read that last line.

Lyra has a hunger that only hands can satisfy...

This was very amusing!

P.S.: 7 Manticores disliked this.

Didn't step in and help out or do anything at all whatsoever?

What did you expect her to do? Walk into the blender that is a knife/claw fight? She's a prey animal! A small prey animal!

"See, here is my proof! HANDS!"

:pinkiegasp::rainbowhuh::rainbowkiss::rainbowlaugh::rainbowlaugh::rainbowlaugh:

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is that a "this sucks" or is it a "wtf are you think you do on my website faget"

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watch out space he might bash you with his pilfered colt-tendo

...damnit, Lyra.

Somehow, I don't think Bon Bon approves of desecrating the dead, especially when you throw it in her face.

Glad I found this story, though. It's a good read.

Lyra no!

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