Hmm at first I was betting on Trixie or Zecora but since there is no tag it gotta be the only pony that ever knocked her off her soapbox. Hmm will she be Pinkie when with her clients then go Pinkamina in the court house and I can just see the hilarity if she worked her way through law school there I love this series so much keep up the amazing work.
Come to think of it, Twilight just said a lot of things that could easily hurt her own campaign. She admitted that she had controlled the media, manipulated ponies and even called her own supporters 'hayseeds' and 'reactionaries'
And she said it all inside a fully equipped recording studio...one with plenty of sound equipment just lying around...
2547891 True but as was stated, all the crew had buggered off during the encounter, so the likelyhood of any of the recording equipment still being active is unlikely I think.
You sly bastard, sigh. It's nice to hear from Blueblood and Connie, even if they are a separate multiverse's version. That dialogue had me laughing hard.
“Hey, where the pony women at?” Nice, always a great reference, as was the next.
Sweet, this story was sadly missing a sassy changeling.
funny,” He muttered to himself, “But. Decapitalize he and but.
Schadenfreude does not need to be capitalized.
Someone really needs to start recording these conversations, that was Bond villain level gloating.
I make every effort to "bring up" Blueblood. I did my time making fun of him. But when I realized he was mostly used as a creepy, mass-murdering villain or a plain stupid moron I realized I wasn't breaking new ground. Now I make him more of a cultured Seth Rogan or Jack Black.
As for 'Schadenfreude' I was keeping the proper German spelling which has it capitalized.
Cuckold and adultery are coming up quite a bit as themes. Ponies do have their tastes in porn i guess. I just REALLY hope that's not where Spike's subplot is headed.
I really hope pinkie is the lawyer I normally like spike and rarity but in this I hope that he backs the hell off rarity is in a loving and committed relationship spikes only in love with her because of porn on a side note after this story arc maybe do one where bare mare studios deals with the rise of internet hosted pornography I can imagine hoity and photo criticize those " internet ammeters" already
Pinkie Pie as laywer? Gawd, the princesses will hate both Twi and the porn industry for maing them listen to this crazy mare for hours about this and that and that and this and and and. XDDDDD
Hm i pitied Spike. Sure they say that he´s a "fake", but to me it looks like he does like Rarity genuiley, just got a wrong idea about his chances. And i don´t see much fake with his niceness, sure he would love to have sex with her, but then again he was still into her even when heavily pregnant so i´d say he doesn´t only love her body. I really didn´t liked the Diamond Dog and Changeling in this chapter, i found it going a bit too far. After all, just like Spike knows next to nothing about the real Rarity so they also don´t know anything about thim. Both sides have behaved in a way here i would have given each side a head bump and then a lecture of manners and social behaviour. :P
Twi vs Hoity round 2 was very interesting. Like Hoity said Twi´s way of intelligence is fine but she´s taking it too far like with the alcohol prohbiton. But she also did good things like with her drug campaign as i do believe neither Hoity nor Photo Finish would want all of Equestria to use all kinds of drugs, give children alcohol or let ponies run their sex fantasies free on other innocent ones. But neither is the other Equestria right where there´s only prohibtion, laws and taboos. I pitied Twilight a bit in this chapter, espically cause of the Minister and such, she must really feel alone actually and she had turned that loneliness into something rightous as in fighting everything "bad" in Equestria and in this way getting attention, recognition and anything else, even the hatered of others, as long as its there, everything is better than loneliness. I dunno why i got that feel, probably to the way Twi reacted actually hurt when lectured or when challenged on an intellectual level or when she was thinking about the results. Maybe i´m wrong, but i got the feeling Twi´s life wasn´t a very happy one in this universe espically without her friends. To me it looks like her intelligence is her only shield which is why she screamed immediatley for RD though Photo Finish had only yelled at her, sure quite scarily espically cause it was in german XD, but still for it showed a need for protection, for safety, in her characterisation. Something that her intelllect couldnt provide her or actually was even taking it away as ponies were avoiding her due being "purple smart" and her mind telling her of the danger of this and the risks of that, etc.. So her getting power using her brains was a way to protect herseld and she widen that search with including all of Equestria with the thinking "if this is banned and this prohibited then (my) life is safer!". The porn probably isn´t only on her list cause it "turn honest-to-Celestia ponies into sleasy greasy pornfags" but also cause it shows something she didn´t had or had a bad experience from and she wants to protect herself from it and thus bans the entire porn industry, no porn allowed = nothing to hurt her. Well, at least it did felt to me like there was a reason,a personal one, on Twi´s side but she didn´t revealed it. Though maybe i´m just interpretating to much into this.
I still hope that Shy and Iron Will can somehow befriend Twilight and make her show that well, porn is porn. Sure there are really hardcore and disgusting stuff out there and yeah it would be better if there are some rules and laws to keep everything under control, but banning a whole industry mostly cause of "herself"? That´s going too far. Though if they managed to show Twi that not all porn stars are automatical "despiceable" but actually nice, caring and sweet people like Fluttershy and Iron Will (we shouldn´t show the diamond dogs and Rare to their meeting though...), i think that would already be some kind of success.
I like where this is going, where´s the line between "right" and "wrong", when is something "too much", when "not enough", just cause others thinks "this is right and that is wrong" does that make them any better than those who thinks "this is wrong and that is right"? But i guess this will be a pretty clear ending so i doubt we´ll get into any "grey" areas much.^^
Well, looks like its court time now. The poor poor Princesses.^^;
You bring up a lot of good points, points I had hoped others were getting but you may be a bit too biased to Twi's side.
She wasn't interested in reasonable alcohol laws (such existed) she wanted a repeat of her ban on recreational drugs and the abuse of prescription drugs. As in our world she created a chaotic and violent period of organized bootleggers and violent turf wars to control distribution. She still thinks it was good because she is powerfully sure alcohol is wrong.
As well there are still laws about porno and what is acceptable. They work well for all. The double condom law and other matters are just to make folks hate porn and stop buying. Of course as Hoity says she'll just make porn into an underground and unregulated wasteland of abuse and exploitation.
About Spike: He's meant to be one of those White Knight/"Nice" Guys who, about fifty percent of the time, end up on MRA websites saying all women are whores who should be chained to the stove. He wants to "save" Rarity and the Dogs can practically smell it on him. They aren't about to let him try to hurt her or take away what she loves. Are you saying you ignored all his moments of "I must save Rarity"?
I think you have it right about some of Twilight's motivations. But it's a self-perpetuating, recursive vicious cycle. Look at the Blurblood situation: even his new wife knows Twi is a pain in the ass and they sort of make fun of her. But they do it because she was a pain in the ass first, an obstructionist busybody who pesters everyone over and over pushing her agenda. And as seen by the astroturfing, she is ruthlessly efficient.
I hope you will continue to enjoy the story as chapters are added.
2562803 The thing with Twilight is that while she does like to parade her intelligence and such, she's really not a good intellectual. She acts like one, sort of, but she also becomes quite hostile when her ideas are challenged and quickly dismisses people (pony or otherwise) based on her assumptions about their career and moral character, assumptions she formed with no research or direct knowledge. As much as she likes to act like some kind of morally pure, intelligent crusader for knowledge, she makes snap judgements and refuses to accept that she was mistaken, belittles and mocks people for disagreeing with her (even if they do so respectfully), is condescending towards those who work in industries she doesn't like (I don't like tobacco companies, but I won't give the workers shit over it), and clearly refuses to consider the fact that she may not know what is best for Equestria. She also resorts to political trickery (astroturfing, creating an uproar, etc) to bias the public in her favour even as she accuses her opponents of warping the minds of the public--much like she's doing deliberately.
Also, Spike just wants to fuck Rarity. It's mostly, if not entirely, sexual attraction. He has essentially fallen in love (lust?) with the damsel in distress that she plays in her movies, and he won't let himself see that that pony doesn't exist. Also, this. "Once the studio shuts down they'll just abandon her. They don't really love her. Alone, pregnant, seeing it was a lie. Then I can show her I really do care.” If he really loved her and cared for her well-being at all, he wouldn't want to see her in that state. He's hoping that she loses her job and gets abandoned by the people she cares about so he can swoop in and be a hero. If he really cared about her, he would accept that she's happy and let her be happy. He could still try to earn his way into her heart (and other places...) but he wouldn't hope for her entire life to be ruined just so he can be the silver lining.
“Schweigst!” Photo shouted, turning on Twilight with a sudden fury. “Du blöde Kuh! Du bist der Dorftrottel! You have no right to shpeak to him in thish manner!”
It would be really better "Schweig!" (Correct form) "Du blöde Kuh! Du bist hier der Dorftrottel" (Nicer phrasing)
Considering we've seen the rest of them...
Oh, good lord... I can't wait to see Pinkamina Diane Pie, Attorney at Law.
I have this chill crawling up my spine that the lawyer is Pinkie.
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Hmm at first I was betting on Trixie or Zecora but since there is no tag it gotta be the only pony that ever knocked her off her soapbox. Hmm will she be Pinkie when with her clients then go Pinkamina in the court house and I can just see the hilarity if she worked her way through law school there I love this series so much keep up the amazing work.
If pinkie is lawyer holy shit that would make a good story funny also. SMASH THE SYSTEM. Porn doesn't make the wrong only the week minded.
Pinkie's their lawyer.
you know, i might actually have respect for a lawyer for once.
Cruel, too cruel.
Come to think of it, Twilight just said a lot of things that could easily hurt her own campaign. She admitted that she had controlled the media, manipulated ponies and even called her own supporters 'hayseeds' and 'reactionaries'
And she said it all inside a fully equipped recording studio...one with plenty of sound equipment just lying around...
Twilight is completely fucked. Pinkie is their Lawyer.
>mbisonYES.ogm
I can see this going places, my friend~~~!
I'm expecting their lawyer to have a spiked mane and shout "OBJECTION!"
Hmmm... let's see who could the lawyer be?
hint, hint.
No.
Fking.
Mercy.
Please?
2547891 True but as was stated, all the crew had buggered off during the encounter, so the likelyhood of any of the recording equipment still being active is unlikely I think.
You sly bastard, sigh. It's nice to hear from Blueblood and Connie, even if they are a separate multiverse's version. That dialogue had me laughing hard.
“Hey, where the pony women at?” Nice, always a great reference, as was the next.
Sweet, this story was sadly missing a sassy changeling.
funny,” He muttered to himself, “But. Decapitalize he and but.
Schadenfreude does not need to be capitalized.
Someone really needs to start recording these conversations, that was Bond villain level gloating.
Oh shit, lawyer Pinkie is going to wreck Twi.
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I make every effort to "bring up" Blueblood. I did my time making fun of him. But when I realized he was mostly used as a creepy, mass-murdering villain or a plain stupid moron I realized I wasn't breaking new ground. Now I make him more of a cultured Seth Rogan or Jack Black.
As for 'Schadenfreude' I was keeping the proper German spelling which has it capitalized.
Cuckold and adultery are coming up quite a bit as themes. Ponies do have their tastes in porn i guess. I just REALLY hope that's not where Spike's subplot is headed.
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Really? I only have that one reference as a direct statement plus Granny Smith and Zeke. Just happened to have that happening.
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I was also counting Rarity's performance in chapter one. Guess it just stuck out to me. I much prefer Iron Willie's uplifitng style of porn.
If pinkie is thier lawyer, I see the trial going one of three ways.
1. Very close.
2. Hilarious.
3. Landslide victory for porn.
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I suspect it would be a combination of all 3 of those if that is the case.
I really hope pinkie is the lawyer
I normally like spike and rarity but in this I hope that he backs the hell off rarity is in a loving and committed relationship spikes only in love with her because of porn
on a side note after this story arc maybe do one where bare mare studios deals with the rise of internet hosted pornography I can imagine hoity and photo criticize those " internet ammeters" already
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An odd sort of commitment but definately in love with her Diamond Dog costars. She practically has royalty-like concubines who fawn over her.
Pinkie Pie as laywer? Gawd, the princesses will hate both Twi and the porn industry for maing them listen to this crazy mare for hours about this and that and that and this and and and. XDDDDD
Hm i pitied Spike. Sure they say that he´s a "fake", but to me it looks like he does like Rarity genuiley, just got a wrong idea about his chances. And i don´t see much fake with his niceness, sure he would love to have sex with her, but then again he was still into her even when heavily pregnant so i´d say he doesn´t only love her body. I really didn´t liked the Diamond Dog and Changeling in this chapter, i found it going a bit too far. After all, just like Spike knows next to nothing about the real Rarity so they also don´t know anything about thim. Both sides have behaved in a way here i would have given each side a head bump and then a lecture of manners and social behaviour. :P
Twi vs Hoity round 2 was very interesting. Like Hoity said Twi´s way of intelligence is fine but she´s taking it too far like with the alcohol prohbiton. But she also did good things like with her drug campaign as i do believe neither Hoity nor Photo Finish would want all of Equestria to use all kinds of drugs, give children alcohol or let ponies run their sex fantasies free on other innocent ones. But neither is the other Equestria right where there´s only prohibtion, laws and taboos.
I pitied Twilight a bit in this chapter, espically cause of the Minister and such, she must really feel alone actually and she had turned that loneliness into something rightous as in fighting everything "bad" in Equestria and in this way getting attention, recognition and anything else, even the hatered of others, as long as its there, everything is better than loneliness.
I dunno why i got that feel, probably to the way Twi reacted actually hurt when lectured or when challenged on an intellectual level or when she was thinking about the results. Maybe i´m wrong, but i got the feeling Twi´s life wasn´t a very happy one in this universe espically without her friends. To me it looks like her intelligence is her only shield which is why she screamed immediatley for RD though Photo Finish had only yelled at her, sure quite scarily espically cause it was in german XD, but still for it showed a need for protection, for safety, in her characterisation. Something that her intelllect couldnt provide her or actually was even taking it away as ponies were avoiding her due being "purple smart" and her mind telling her of the danger of this and the risks of that, etc.. So her getting power using her brains was a way to protect herseld and she widen that search with including all of Equestria with the thinking "if this is banned and this prohibited then (my) life is safer!". The porn probably isn´t only on her list cause it "turn honest-to-Celestia ponies into sleasy greasy pornfags" but also cause it shows something she didn´t had or had a bad experience from and she wants to protect herself from it and thus bans the entire porn industry, no porn allowed = nothing to hurt her.
Well, at least it did felt to me like there was a reason,a personal one, on Twi´s side but she didn´t revealed it.
Though maybe i´m just interpretating to much into this.
I still hope that Shy and Iron Will can somehow befriend Twilight and make her show that well, porn is porn. Sure there are really hardcore and disgusting stuff out there and yeah it would be better if there are some rules and laws to keep everything under control, but banning a whole industry mostly cause of "herself"? That´s going too far.
Though if they managed to show Twi that not all porn stars are automatical "despiceable" but actually nice, caring and sweet people like Fluttershy and Iron Will (we shouldn´t show the diamond dogs and Rare to their meeting though...), i think that would already be some kind of success.
I like where this is going, where´s the line between "right" and "wrong", when is something "too much", when "not enough", just cause others thinks "this is right and that is wrong" does that make them any better than those who thinks "this is wrong and that is right"?
But i guess this will be a pretty clear ending so i doubt we´ll get into any "grey" areas much.^^
Well, looks like its court time now. The poor poor Princesses.^^;
Also RD was cool in this chapter! :D
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You bring up a lot of good points, points I had hoped others were getting but you may be a bit too biased to Twi's side.
She wasn't interested in reasonable alcohol laws (such existed) she wanted a repeat of her ban on recreational drugs and the abuse of prescription drugs. As in our world she created a chaotic and violent period of organized bootleggers and violent turf wars to control distribution. She still thinks it was good because she is powerfully sure alcohol is wrong.
As well there are still laws about porno and what is acceptable. They work well for all. The double condom law and other matters are just to make folks hate porn and stop buying. Of course as Hoity says she'll just make porn into an underground and unregulated wasteland of abuse and exploitation.
About Spike: He's meant to be one of those White Knight/"Nice" Guys who, about fifty percent of the time, end up on MRA websites saying all women are whores who should be chained to the stove. He wants to "save" Rarity and the Dogs can practically smell it on him. They aren't about to let him try to hurt her or take away what she loves. Are you saying you ignored all his moments of "I must save Rarity"?
I think you have it right about some of Twilight's motivations. But it's a self-perpetuating, recursive vicious cycle. Look at the Blurblood situation: even his new wife knows Twi is a pain in the ass and they sort of make fun of her. But they do it because she was a pain in the ass first, an obstructionist busybody who pesters everyone over and over pushing her agenda. And as seen by the astroturfing, she is ruthlessly efficient.
I hope you will continue to enjoy the story as chapters are added.
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The thing with Twilight is that while she does like to parade her intelligence and such, she's really not a good intellectual. She acts like one, sort of, but she also becomes quite hostile when her ideas are challenged and quickly dismisses people (pony or otherwise) based on her assumptions about their career and moral character, assumptions she formed with no research or direct knowledge. As much as she likes to act like some kind of morally pure, intelligent crusader for knowledge, she makes snap judgements and refuses to accept that she was mistaken, belittles and mocks people for disagreeing with her (even if they do so respectfully), is condescending towards those who work in industries she doesn't like (I don't like tobacco companies, but I won't give the workers shit over it), and clearly refuses to consider the fact that she may not know what is best for Equestria. She also resorts to political trickery (astroturfing, creating an uproar, etc) to bias the public in her favour even as she accuses her opponents of warping the minds of the public--much like she's doing deliberately.
Also, Spike just wants to fuck Rarity. It's mostly, if not entirely, sexual attraction. He has essentially fallen in love (lust?) with the damsel in distress that she plays in her movies, and he won't let himself see that that pony doesn't exist. Also, this.
"Once the studio shuts down they'll just abandon her. They don't really love her. Alone, pregnant, seeing it was a lie. Then I can show her I really do care.”
If he really loved her and cared for her well-being at all, he wouldn't want to see her in that state. He's hoping that she loses her job and gets abandoned by the people she cares about so he can swoop in and be a hero. If he really cared about her, he would accept that she's happy and let her be happy. He could still try to earn his way into her heart (and other places...) but he wouldn't hope for her entire life to be ruined just so he can be the silver lining.
It would be really better "Schweig!" (Correct form) "Du blöde Kuh! Du bist hier der Dorftrottel" (Nicer phrasing)
I see what you did there.
My response to every line of dialogue Twilight spews in this story