time travel mechanics, eh? well, the vast majority of any stories involving time travel fall under Dr. Whooves, and out of the number of such fics I've read, I'm afraid you're quite right, most of them do treat time travel as an enabling plot device rather than the focus of the story.

hmm...there is one story that had something sorta kinda related that may help if you just want some ideas on time travel. it was as human in post extinction event canterlot who, whenever he went to sleep, body swapped with a pony in pre extinction event canterlot. That's sort of like time travel, but again, not too much explanation was given to it.

I dunno if that helps at all, but I guess it's something.

edited 11th Feb '13 12:18:47 PM by Blissey1

There are a few stories with Groundhog Day-style plots.

Rarity has gotten rave reviews from one of Equestria's biggest fashion critics, and designed outfits for the royal wedding and for one of Equestria's biggest pop stars. There is every indication that Fancy Pants, one of Canterlot's biggest taste makers, considers her a friend. Rarity hasn't quite reached her goal, but she's made definite progress on that front.

Point.

Yeah, class isn't genetic and it's coler that Rarity dragged hersef up.

And yeah, that accent is fake in real life. As in, it's not one that people grow up speaking. That said, being around people who talk like that can cause you to switch to that accent without any effort on your part. So it doesn't necessarily imply intentional deceit.

I know how easy it is for accents to shift. My sster and I absorbed some of our cousins' American accent and I litterally felt my accent shift when I started university. I've spent a month in New Zealand as well, so I proably absorbed some of their accent as well.

But that's only because they messed up. They were certainly trying to butter up the inspector.

It's not so much that I want class to be genetic as I'd like Rarity to be able to have a father and mother (or father surrogate and mother surrogate) that truly appreciate fashion, who can understand the art.

Also, I dislike the idea that Rarity's father is actually an earth pony, because it ruins the symmetry of having two unicorns, two earth ponies, and two pegasi. Having Rarity be half-unicorn half-pegasi makes it 1.5 unicorns, 2.5 earth ponies, and two pegasi. I know that that has absolutely nothing to do with personality or anything, but I have numerical compulsions and a desire for symmetry that wants indulgence, darnit.

edited 11th Feb '13 12:26:21 PM by ATC

Yeah, there's that. The Best Night Ever is just a great story, and Hard Reset had an interesting mix of action, humor, and examination of the psychological fallout of getting stuck in (and subsequently escaping) a time loop.

What indication do we have that they don't appreciate her talents? We only saw them for like a minute, and I don't remember them being dismissive of her job. Just because they aren't into fashion themselves doesn't mean they can't appreciate or take pride in their daughters success.

edited 11th Feb '13 12:28:25 PM by Crowfall

I need to come up with some way, any way, to get out of my house after a blizzard. I f—-ing hate being disabled with everything I've got.

Anyway, I wanted to let you all know I'm signing off now. I might try to get back on tonight.

Good point.

I just assumed that anyone wearing that nasty of outfits would have no understanding or appreciation of fashion whatsoever.

-is a snob-

edited 11th Feb '13 12:28:44 PM by ATC

[[quoteblck]]I'd settle for surrogates; but the whole growing-up-with-parents-who-don't-understand-your-talents thing is uncool. [[/quoteblock]]

Why? It's another challenge to overcome, which makes thevictory at the end all the sweeter and cooler.

Also, I see we finally have some disagreement about the new episode. Good. Seeing a large bunch of bronies in complete agreement about an episode was weird.

Keep in mind that Rarity was responsible for designing the outfits for her class play back when she was still pretty young. The fact that her parents let her take on a responsibility like that indicates they had at least some faith in her abilities.

@Calnos Oh no, I hear the Mid-Atlantic accent quite a bit where I am in Virginia, mostly originates from people from Delaware or Maryland and traces of it can be found in the Philadelphia accent.

That said, it seems to be have a bit more of a British stress than the usual accent.

I take it I'm the only one who preferred this over Spike's side, which was marred by Angel the asshat, that Shaggy Dog Story ending, and a few other small problems that this didn't have.

edited 11th Feb '13 4:58:30 PM by terlwyth

I have a question for anyone who heard's the various dubs. When they translate the names, do they keep the English Names or just translate them into the nearest equivalent? Same with all the puns. Was just curious.

You mean Shaggy Dog Story. To qualify for Shoot the Shaggy Dog, at the very least someone would have to die.

I know PL dub have names intact. At least for characters who have toys (no point guessing why), characters without toys are not that lucky.

And puns, those are butchered as always by translation.

But Cheerilee, I have enough homework already!

I must go now. My planet needs me.

Applesauce.

Dun dun DUUUUUN!

I liked both episodes, but for different reasons. Just for Sidekicks made great use of B, C, and D list characters for a great Lower Deck Episode, while Games Ponies Play was a lot funnier, but less focused and with a much flimsier plot.

edited 11th Feb '13 1:20:38 PM by PerpetualLurker

Well I know the German G3 dub translated the names. Pinkie Pie became Rosarot for instance. I don't know about the G4 dub though.

Most G4 dubs do not translate the names as far as I know.

I remember a while back reading that Hasbro apparently likes to trademark names that can be used internationally, at least as far as the toys go.

Rosarot is a beautiful name.

It would be a good name for a daughter of Pinkie Pie.

Also, oh, I guess Rarity's parents really did have faith in her abilities, even from a young age. Even if they aren't really into fashion; I can't deny that they allowed her to pursue her dream to its fullest extent. They also must have been pretty accepting of her attempting to be high class, with all its affectations and such; even though it's a far cry from their lifestyle. Now that I think about it, that's some pretty darn good parenting.

edited 11th Feb '13 1:51:10 PM by ATC

Alright, home from the weekend and watching the new episode.

Well, this intro looks familiar.

Dash's despondent scream of despondency is almost as cute as her desperate attempts to be standoffish with Tank. Since when was she so adorable?

The Crystal Empire seems to be having an infestation of excessive bloom, and their local Crystal Sunglasses business didn't last long on account of "OH GOD IT'S MAKING IT WORSE".

...I think Cadence got ripped off with the mud baths. That stuff looks like sneeze. I'm thinking Diamond Dog scam.

edited 11th Feb '13 2:04:56 PM by Pykrete

It's actually full of GAK.