Also ☝️ it's interesting to me how despite fading more into obscurity the further we get from 1947, the ~ vibe ~ of the Old Hollywood Diva was such an iconic flavor of femininity that she still persists as sort of an echo in certain speech patterns and mannerisms, mainly found in gay people, miss piggy, and this horse
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I don't think a cisgender heterosexual woman who says Dahling 💅 has been born more recently than 1925 but you know who does? This horse. And gay people. For what it's worth I think the horse is gay too but I digress
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I feel like the difference between a hundred years and a thousand years suffers from the same effect as the million vs billion thing. A hundred years isn't as long as you think it is. A thousand years is like, long enough for an empire to be born and collapse
When I was a kid I once read a gen 1 mlp book in a doctor's office waiting room and there was this one page that was like a really zoomed out above shot and Applejack was drawn like this and I've been thinking about her ever since. I can't find the book again because I don't remember the title but I know what I saw . just thought I'd share
*stallion as in pony characters that are referred to as male in Canon. I know we all agree that big mac is a trans woman. I know. that is a headcanon (even if it does have a lot of evidence in canon), this is referring to canon.
back in the heyday of mlp fandom there was one specific guy that commissioned insane amounts of self insert shipping art with pinkie pie. when the finale and confirmed pinkie fucked weird al instead he got a comic of his oc watching longingly at them like walking through the park with their kid and just solemnly accepting it and it was the funniest shit to me. he took it so seriously it was like a genuine breakup
CONTENT WARNING: Blood (minor), violence, body horror
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Summary:
Shortly after recovering from the Plundervine attack, Celestia is readjusting her methods of protecting Equestria...
Having grown increasingly distrustful of herself and those around her, Celestia has taken to running things on her own again. She needs to remove any risk, even when it might take a familiar shape. In the midst of this process, things are breaking down at Canterlot Hospital and the guards stationed there have requested intervention--immediately.
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Plague Ponies Episode 6: "DutyBound"
Shortly after recovering from the plundervine attack, Celestia is readjusting her methods of protecting Equestria...
Content Warnings: blood and violence, body horror, disease mention
Comic Start
Celestia, thinking: What a quiet morning..
As she is lowering the moon and raising the sun for the day, Celestia is startled by the fiery arrival of a letter.
Celestia, thinking: Another letter...
Seeing Twilight's mark on the wax seal, Celestia's expression softens.
Celestia, thinking: Oh, it's from Twilight! Certainly a welcome change of pace...
Twilight's letter reads:
"Dear Princess Celestia,
I have begun preparing Ponyville for mass contagion as you have instructed. Construction of the experimental facilities are nearly complete, and I am gathering information on pre-existing infrastructure historically used in Ponyville in times of health crisis.
Granny Smith has shared with me an account of past protocols used during times of sickness. I intend to continue to work with the insight of everypony here.
We now have confirmation that a majority of Ponyville harbored an early version of the sickness. Although we assume that the wave of magic from The Tree of Harmony cleansed most of the residents...the small amount of remaining infections remain yet unaccounted for.
Participants to undergo observation have been selected, and testing is expected to run smoothly. Will an official statement be made soon? I believe patients may cooperate more readily when presented with more information.
Your faithful student,
Twilight Sparkle"
Celestia lets out a sigh as she finishes reading Twilight's letter. She sends out a pre-written response letter and heads to the throne room. Upon entering, she uses alicorn magic on the throne to reveal a spiral staircase descending far below the castle.
Celestia's reply to Twilight reads:
"Dear Twilight Sparkle,
For now, continue as you have done and keep the peace. In the wake of the recent Changeling invasion and the return of The Crystal Empire, keeping the peace is our priority.
I leave the continued care of The Elements of Harmony and The Tree of Harmony to you. I wish your princesshood had started during more peaceful times, but I know you and your friends are well-equipped to handle them.
Yours,
Celestia"
Celestia, thinking: Twilight, at least, can be trusted. What dark times these are, that nopony can be trusted--not even those dearest to us...
Celestia hesitates before entering a lit room at the end of the underground passageway.
Celestia Hello "Luna".
Luna stares up at Celestia from low on the ground. Her front legs and wings are restrained by chains. Black anti-magic crystals grow from her primary horn.
Luna: Sister, you must release me! Think of our subjects!
Celestia: Luna would understand that is precisely why I do this.
Luna: Sister, you are unwell...you cannot continue this way on your own--
Celestia: Silence.
Celestia uses her magic to raise Luna up. It seems to cost her a lot of effort as beads of sweat roll off of her body. She does not the dark curls of magic slinking by Luna's legs.
Celestia: I have been the sole guardian of Equestria for a thousand moons. I will not compromise the safety of my ponies. Not even for this. Changeling.
Luna hangs limply in the air, held up by the restraints on her wings.
Luna: It is you who are compromised. Your judgement grows hasty.
Celestia: Enough--
Luna: The gazes of your subjects you so thrived beneath...have become a burden to your addled mind.
Celestia: How dare you...
Before either of the sisters can say more, a letter arrives in a burst of flame.
Celestia: A letter from The Royal Guard...
Sunburst and Moondancer are in a storage closet. There is banging coming from the other side of the door.
Sunburst: I'm sure help is coming soon...we've just got to sit tight and stay calm!
Moondancer: You've said that for the past hour and a half now at least.
A particularly loud "CRACK" startles both ponies.
Moondancer: Can't I get one second to think?
Moondancer leaps to her feet and braces her hooves against the door, lighting her horn. Sunburst watches in both fascination and alarm. There's a flash of light, and a pink bubble now covers the door, blocking out all the noise.
Sunburst, thinking: To think, she'd cast a sustained spell just for some peace and quiet...
Moondancer: I know it's a little excessive...but I really needed a break from the noise. I'm normally on the analytics team so I'm used to...quieter environments.
Sunburst: I don't think any of us are used to hiding in a storage closet during a biohazard breach...but your barrier is definitely helping.
Sunburst: It's funny, we've been in the same project this whole time and I had no idea you were such a skilled spell caster! Silencing spells are so complicated, and this one is so stable--
Moondancer: It's not that hard once you've done it a few times. But um, thanks.
Moondancer awkwardly adjusts her glasses to brush off the praise. Sunburst doesn't really know what to say.
Sunburst: Ah, anyways, Moon Dancer, right? How are you at layering spells?
Moondancer: I've been doing it since I was a filly, why?
Sunburst: How familiar are you with magnetism spells?
Celestia and two Royal Guards are flying to the hospital. One of the guards is Flash Sentry.
Celestia: Report!
Flash Sentry: The quarantine zone was overrun at around sunrise. We were forced to lock down the laboratory.
Celestia: "Overrun"?
Flash Sentry: The patients have become...aggressive. All but two of the researchers have been evacuated.
Celestia: Contact with patients must be a last resort. Retrieving the researchers is priority.
They arrive at the hospital and find flashes of light coming from the windows.
Guard 1: That light...! It must be the researchers. None of the patients are able to use magic in their current state.
Celestia: I will lead. Avoid coming to blows if you can. I would like there to be little harm inflicted here today.
Both guards: Yes, your Majesty!
Celestia looks grim. She is still sweating quite a bit, clearly not at her best.
Celestia, thinking: I should never have entrusted this project to external facilities...I'm sorry for endangering you, my little ponies.
Celestia: Prepare to--what...
Celestia looks up in bewilderment to see the two missing researchers floating in pink bubbles. Sunburst is putting a haggard looking Fancy Pants to sleep.
Moondancer, whispering: Princess!
Sunburst, whispering: Please, ah, watch your step!
Moondancer: We've been putting patients into a magical sleep as we find them.
Celestia: And the two of you are alright?
Moondancer: It's been a strange day in the lab for sure...luckily Sunburst here had the idea to combine bubbles of silence and a gravity reversal spell so we didn't have to stay trapped in a storage closet. Who knows how long it would have taken for us to be discovered!
Sunburst: It wouldn't have been much of a plan if there weren't a spell caster capable of pulling it off!
Moondance: Oh please, this isn't much--Woah!
Moondancer and Sunburst are surprised as something zooms by.
Flash Sentry: Princess, watch out!
Lyra Heartstrings slams into a wall close to everyone. Flash Sentry moves instinctively to shield Celestia. Before anyone else can react, he has a spear pointed at Lyra.
Flash Sentry: Halt! You are charged with unruly flying in the presence of the princess. Put away your wings and come with us quietly...
Lyra Heartstrings: Run!
Flash Sentry looks over his shoulder to see an unrecognizable Fleur De Lis contorting herself through the halls Lyra had just flown from.
It’s finally out !! It might have taken six months but episode 6 is done at last.
I’ll be starting on episode 7, where you guys voted to see Rarity nursing a sick Sweetiebell back to health, as well as a short scene with Nurse Snowheart + status update pages with some of the characters shown in episode 6! Hopefully these shorter snippets will pad out the time between updates this time :3
In the meantime, I wanna know…
What should ep.8 be about?
Check up on Spike and Owlowicious
Tea time with Fluttershy and Zecora
Rainbow Dash stuck at a work meeting
Test results with Big Mac and Twilight
Other (suggest a character and I’ll make a scenario for them!)
titsay
blakekathryn
jbbartram-illu
snowghoul
yousharknotpass
annaxmalina
germansingergirl
romaincrisis
2087
stormborns
