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#262076 Badwolfwho Mon, 30th Jul '12 1:31:14 PM from Stardust Road

Yarp.

Flailing for Pagetopper.

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edited 30th Jul '12 1:32:06 PM by Badwolfwho

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#262077 Japanese Teeth Mon, 30th Jul '12 1:34:40 PM from Meinong's jungle

When I saw "flailing for pagetopper" I was expecting this.

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#262078 Sereg Mon, 30th Jul '12 1:41:01 PM from South Africa

What's unusual about the fic I just linked is less that the AU is a sonic-rainboomless one and more that the Mane 6 from that universe are the ones who end up in canon!Equestria.

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#262079 Perpetual Lurker Mon, 30th Jul '12 1:54:14 PM

AU's in general are rather dangerous, because the immediate and obvious use for them is to "fix" what you didn't like/can't use from the base universe in order to tell the story you want, or to drastically alter characterizations for your own purposes. They also have huge potential for interesting scenarios, especially when contrasted with the main universe. For that reason, I much prefer the Multiverse approach to AU's than simply using a standalone AU.

#262080 marston Mon, 30th Jul '12 2:02:51 PM from America

The Multiverse approach is my headcanon for all fanfics and the show itself. Various diffrent universes that are diffrent from the canon universe, be it slightly diffrent or hugely diffrent. That way you can still do stuff like crossovers, dark fics, or just shipping fanfics based on multiple pairings, without worring about contradicting canon stuff.

edited 30th Jul '12 2:05:34 PM by marston

#262081 Wryte Mon, 30th Jul '12 2:04:51 PM

^^ Those, or to turn the whole thing grimdark. Those are all reasons why I'm wary of AU fics. Though, full confession time, I did write an AU Ocarina of Time fic where Link joined Ganondorf after Zelda escaped from Hyrule back in the day. And yes, it fell into the grimdark category. :/

edited 30th Jul '12 2:05:13 PM by Wryte

Shinobaka-Wryte and the Last Inheritance: An Inheritance Book 4 Sporking.

#262082 Japanese Teeth Mon, 30th Jul '12 2:23:38 PM from Meinong's jungle

@Perpetual: Same here. Although in general I'm not a huge fan of AU's; I'd much rather read about the characters I'm already familiar with. Unless it's a comedy; Rule of Funny lets them get away with a lot.

I definitely prefer fics that are consistent with the show, though. That's usually what I aim for whenever I write.

edited 30th Jul '12 2:24:16 PM by JapaneseTeeth

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#262083 Sky Strike Mon, 30th Jul '12 2:32:46 PM from Trottingham

Changeling love

More changeling love

I feel like I could touch the heavens, and sock angels.

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#262084 Japanese Teeth Mon, 30th Jul '12 2:36:40 PM from Meinong's jungle

Those are adorable.

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#262085 Death Cloud Mon, 30th Jul '12 2:38:23 PM from Horsehead Nebula

http://derpibooru.org/62220

That would make me happy. Really happy.

Because he know I'm going to go out in this plane and I'm going to remove one of His creations from His universe.

#262086 Perpetual Lurker Mon, 30th Jul '12 2:39:44 PM

@DC Indeed. Not my favorite piece of fanon, there.

Also, Cotton and Greg is indeed adorable.

New headcanon: If a Changeling reciprocates the love it is feeding on, there is no drain on the "host".

edited 30th Jul '12 2:41:47 PM by PerpetualLurker

#262087 Japanese Teeth Mon, 30th Jul '12 2:40:58 PM from Meinong's jungle

Eh, I don't mind that bit of fanon as long as you don't go too far with it.

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#262088 Death Cloud Mon, 30th Jul '12 2:42:28 PM from Horsehead Nebula

Over year and more fanon Lyra was flandersated into something not only annoying but having nothing to do with that Funny Background Event Pony what we all started to love.

In my headcanon Changeling can feed on love for themselfs.

edited 30th Jul '12 2:43:17 PM by DeathCloud

Because he know I'm going to go out in this plane and I'm going to remove one of His creations from His universe.

#262089 Badwolfwho Mon, 30th Jul '12 2:42:33 PM from Stardust Road

The Changeling comics are so adorable.

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#262090 Sky Strike Mon, 30th Jul '12 2:42:54 PM from Trottingham

150+ pony wallpapers.

I feel like I could touch the heavens, and sock angels.

Element of Indecision.

#262091 marston Mon, 30th Jul '12 2:43:02 PM from America

Same here. Besides, she sits down on a bench like a person. Ovbiously people are going to give her a human obsession because of that. She's a background pony, so her personality is left open to interpretation anyway.

That works too. I also like to believe that she's a weird pony with wild conspericy theory's, with humans being amoung them.

edited 30th Jul '12 2:45:51 PM by marston

#262092 Perpetual Lurker Mon, 30th Jul '12 2:44:21 PM

I could see Lyra having a "hand" obsession only insofar as she's very interested in finding a more efficient way to play her lyre. Telekinesis probably isn't very good for plucking.

#262093 Sky Strike Mon, 30th Jul '12 2:46:30 PM from Trottingham

@Lurker That makes sense.

CMC at the beach.

Cloudlestia.

Lost in Manehattan.

edited 30th Jul '12 2:51:23 PM by SkyStrike

I feel like I could touch the heavens, and sock angels.

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#262094 Pannic Mon, 30th Jul '12 2:47:43 PM

Heh. That is cute.

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#262095 Perpetual Lurker Mon, 30th Jul '12 2:51:08 PM

In this universe, the lyre is a griffin invention. Lyra studied abroad in griffin territories, gaining an appreciation for their music as well as her specialization in it. She also became a fan of flying sports while living there, which are a much larger deal to the griffins than ponies, explaining her presence at the Best Young Flyer's Competition as well as her knowledge of the cloud walking spell.

edited 30th Jul '12 2:55:20 PM by PerpetualLurker

#262096 Death Cloud Mon, 30th Jul '12 2:51:45 PM from Horsehead Nebula

I think telekinesis is best way to play instrument, at least for unicorn. Having hands is new ability, she would need to learn how to use hands before she could even start playing more, while playing lyre with her magic is something natural like playing instruments with hands for human artist.

Because he know I'm going to go out in this plane and I'm going to remove one of His creations from His universe.

#262097 Sky Strike Mon, 30th Jul '12 2:52:03 PM from Trottingham

@Lurker That'd make an excellent fic.

I feel like I could touch the heavens, and sock angels.

Element of Indecision.

#262098 Sereg Mon, 30th Jul '12 2:55:39 PM from South Africa

Well, again, that fanfic I linked is obviously a multiverse fic as it has different versions of the Mane 6 interacting with one another.

EIT: @Perpetual Lurker: Cool idea.

edited 30th Jul '12 2:56:27 PM by Sereg

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#262099 Badwolfwho Mon, 30th Jul '12 3:01:57 PM from Stardust Road

I like that alternate verse. It's got the Pinkie and Rarity that I imagine for the Sonic Rainboom never happening. And there's Trixiedash so it's one of the best alterverses.

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#262100 Perpetual Lurker Mon, 30th Jul '12 3:04:02 PM

If I didn't already have more stories lined up to be written, I would totally do something with that Lyra idea. I'm totally headcanoning it, in any case.