My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic Part 12: Six seasons and a movie

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Oh my bad, did not realize it.
I saw a few touchdowns.

Footbawl is srs

[Bluesparkks]

Yeah, some people seem to ignore the existence of even basic principles of science if it doesn't directly effect them, which is indeed quite scary when you think of the implications of that way of thinking.

I don't blame them, but...I mean, most people have heard of that term and know it's something ominous, but they don't know what it means, exactly. My mom was among them up until I explained it to her. Maybe I'm the rare breed that likes to look up words they don't know/understand, like bivouac.

Hmm, I guess it has to do with a combination of the potential world building and the, I guess drive, the narrative seems to emit. The foreshadowing you like to throw in there also shows that you're thinking about it a lot, since the way it's placed kind of seems to show that you're excited to tell the reader that specific plot point or show that specific detail.

I guess that overall it's due to 1. the story reads like you're excited to write it (at least to me) and 2. there's a lot of potential character/world building that I know I would mull over a lot were I a writer.

edit: I feel I should also throw character interactions into the the above.

You're the first person to tell me that, and if I start writing again tomorrow I'll let you know it's all your fault. :P

It's funny you mention character interactions. Most of them seem pretty tame after Whimsy (I mean, spaghetti dragons--!). It's something I spent a lot of time thinking about; when you talk to a person, what do you do? How do you talk to them? Where do you look? All of this is important, and in my experience, while you may be accounting for their body language, you typically don't consciously register it unless it's really bizarre/threatening, and most of your own body language isn't a conscious choice, so while you may be reeling or crossing your arms, maybe you don't think about it (and since it's first person, I can't mention Zeph doing it). What I can do is have another character reference it, or maybe pull a Great Gatsby and have their body language collide with environment (forget the guy's name, but he was getting bigheaded so he was lifting his chin and knocked a clock off a fireplace mantel).

What you do pay attention to most commonly is, in my experience, four things, assuming it's not aggressive conversation; their gestures, how they're talking, what they're saying, and where they're looking. The really tricky part is creating interaction between characters who know each other really well; they make references, leaps of logic and crack inside jokes that don't immediately make sense to the reader. It's something I tentatively labeled "atmospheric communication"; they just know what the other party is thinking and can react accordingly, but the reader usually doesn't know what either party is thinking and has to connect the dots themselves. Thus the author has to add in enough hints for the reader to guess accurately from, but not enough that the interaction seems broken or out of place. I tried to craft most of Zeph and Whimsy's interactions in that way, where you can guess what they're thinking, but it's obvious they're on the same wavelength and understand each other. Those are the trickiest types of character interactions, as far as I'm concerned.

(In essence, atmospheric communication is like when you're sitting in a room with a bunch of people and something weird happens, like a door is kicked down, and you by chance make eye contact with someone else, and with no other communication both of you instantly know exactly what the other one is thinking.)

It breaks immersion a bit, but not overly so. If I notice anything that could be changed with it I'll include it in the pm I send tomorrow.

A'ight. Thanks again, man, much appreciated.

Don't know if you'll see this message, but check out the song in my sig, it might be in your taste. Not sure.

Mmm. Not bad, but not my cup of tea. I'm actually kind of setting up a ghetto Internet radio now, actually...

[Freyera]

Oooh, but he's stuck at the same pic

Fair enough, not everyone is the same.

Breakfasting, got to be out of the door in 15 mins.

Anything serious going on?

Let me guess, Tomato Soup?

Okay.

* huggle

Heyo. Is your hand getting better at least?

It hasn't fallen off yet

[Flutterguy]

Let me guess, Tomato Soup?

It hasn't fallen off yet

I guess that's good.

[Gemini Sunrise]

Geez. Ya just know the game is a looker. But arriving in Anor londo...holy hell. That's beautiful.

Indeed it is. Now go human in it. It will change rather rapidly

[BAKANA]

Goodnight.

[Freyera]

I guess that's good.

I guess so

Indeed it is. Now go human in it. It will change rather rapidly

Hiya Gemster

Have the melon prices risen and you know it's the fault of a black guy, but you can't do much about it because you don't want to look like a racist?

The Melon Prices have not risen that I know of

Goodnight.

G'night Solazz

[Dontrike]

Goodnight.

Have a good night Solazz.

[Thoroar]

Let me guess, Tomato Soup?

Not for breakfast!

today...

[Freyera]

Not for breakfast!

today...

I knew it!

Oh wait

[Thoroar]

I knew it!

Oh wait

You knew what?

Time is running out

[kortin]

HOLY SHIT THAT WAS AWESOME.

The Taurus Demon saw me, started running around to get me, I sprinted and leaped off the cliff in front of it to try to do a plunging attack and got him! 1934 damage! Holy fucking shit that was awesome.

[Gemini Sunrise]

Hiya Gemster

Hey Yerfish one. How's things?

[Freyera]

You knew what?

Time is running out

Get to work silly!

That's at least something. :/
Hope you'll be in a better mood soon. \o/

Bai Gutler

HOLY SHIT THAT WAS AWESOME.
The Taurus Demon saw me, started running around to get me, I sprinted and leaped off the cliff in front of it to try to do a plunging attack and got him! 1934 damage! Holy fucking shit that was awesome.

Woo Kortin

Hey Yerfish one. How's things?

Continuing forward. May go to the store here in a minute, simply because I won't want to go later in the week

[Gemini Sunrise]

Continuing forward. May go to the store here in a minute, simply because I won't want to go later in the week

Ain't that a bit late in the day to go to a store?

[Thoroar]

Get to work silly!

I can't abandon my tea just like that.

[Freyera]

Ain't that a bit late in the day to go to a store?

Go after midnight. Less traffic. Less people. Good parking spaces. Good times

I can't abandon my tea just like that.

Gasp!

[Thoroar]

Gasp!

Something for you!

[Freyera]

Something for you!
[video=youtube;0RtPuuOFdjo]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RtPuuOFdjo[/vdideo]

Fiiiiiiiiiiiine. I turn my headset back on

[Gemini Sunrise]

Go after midnight. Less traffic. Less people. Good parking spaces. Good times

Hrmmm... I have enough trouble finding a grocery store that is open after midnight (don't say Wal-mart).