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Woohoo! Alrighty, how about this?

@Emerald Heart Deduction time. Angry Birds got its fame as being the first popular game on iOS, probably due to being the first of its kind not programmed in Flash, which iOS didn't support. Following the trends, it's likely the song was written and made during the game's rise to fame, probably within a year since the game's initial release before the novelty burnt out. This is also supported by the graphics, both of the game itself and the animation, which lack the pizzazz of newer animation techniques. Plus, the video shows an iPhone as part of an ad, and since it has a fairly old-looking design {no fingerprint-reading home button}, definitely puts the song past the five-year mark. So, with that in mind, I'd say the song pretty much matches the release of iPhone, give or take twelve months. Which... I don't actually know off the top of my head and, will make an educated guess {iPad 2 was still a thing in 2013 , and I think iPads came after iPhones} and say 2010.

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Hey hey, welcome back to the party! Introductory question... hmmmm, let's see, why Rainbow Dash?

What do seapony math teachers wear? Algae bras.

Well, I do consider it something to at least be concerned about. While it may not be as deadly as previous epidemics, the fact that it's a lot more infectious means that, as a matter of statistics, at least the same amount of people stand to die. It will likely also cause a major strain on medical facilities and support, and weak and elderly are still at a pretty big risk. Hell, Italy is pretty much hosed right now with the number of victims so far. Basically, quantity is a quality unto itself and a zergy virus can be as dangerous as a potent one.

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How do you feel about aircraft ponies?

I wish we got more stuff out of it. The premise had a lot of promise. No pun regretted. I don't think I'd call Terraria underrated. Starbound on the other hand, while kind of okayish as vanilla, has an absolutely stupendous amount of mods of varying sizes and impact that gives it the kind of content variety and depth most AAA games can only dream of. Including a mod with ponies/changelings/anthroponies.

Honestly, it's the bland narration that was the low point for me - fortunately the rest of the cast picked up the slack {Vinnie Gognitti as his agent? Hilarious!} That said, the gameplay was pretty simplistic and kinda boring, and once you got through the story and the pieces fell into place, there wasn't much reason to replay it. The dialogue writing needed some work, but the story and setting was definitely far less patronizing than the original. To say nothing of the.... interesting party composition. I just wish we got a proper ending/sequel rather than the studio getting fired as soon as production wrapped up. However, for anyone who enjoys emotional rollercoasters mixed with Final Fantasy-styled gameplay, it's a huge recommendation. Oh god yes. I picked it up late, so I don't know if there were any major bugs at the start {the worst I found, I think, was loading from a checkpoint sometimes cleared the enemies from previous/current area, and mouse acceleration issues} but the game had an absolutely preposterous level of detail when it came to the choice-making part of the whole RPG aspect of the game. Honestly, my biggest - and possibly only significant - gripe about the game was the stupidly vague approach to the Dialogue Wheel Of Fortune that seemed to be taking hold in the game industry at the time.

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Sounds great! Shoot me the lines whenever you're ready - you don't need to clean them up, since I usually do that during the editing process anyhoo. Also, welcome aboard!

@ExplosionMare My apologies - real life is a harsh mistress.

Perfect! Glad to have you on board!

Yeah, I might need to pass - the thread has been moving crazy fast, and I don't think I can spare the free time to keep up. Looks like it's going on pretty well, though, so it's all good!

The leitmotif reminds me a lot of Kingdom End sector from X3. Also, way back....

This is an oldie but a loonie.

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Here we go! Name: Chomper Race/Species: Land Shark Age: Young Adult Occupation: Bard {wannabe} Skills: Playing the lute {passably}, singing {poorly}, songwriting {good, but underutilized}, chasing things down {very good at}, being scary {good, but usually accidentally}. Appearance: Kind of a middle ground between this guy and these guys. Has the fins and tail but somewhat less pudgy build than the klugetowner reference with the landsharks' color scheme. Background: Originally from Klugetown, he left some time ago and decided to wander in search of his craft. Technically he may or may not have been in some significant debt to a shady individual or two, but after the first half dozen debt collectors, everybody agreed it wasn't really something worth mentioning anymore. Regardless, he got sick of the town and left soon after, trying to ply his trade as a traveling entertainer, but between his appearance and inexperience, rarely found work in that particular area.