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  1. I like the song, but I'll have to admit, possibly because of the slow pace or all the background notes, I'm finding it difficult to hear the MLP theme in it. It works pretty well as a piece on its own, though.
  2. At this point it all comes down to is what-ifs. Would he have left the ponies to be crushed to death or prevent it? For all we know, he might have been surreptitiously delaying the vines in order to give Twilight time to return. Again, because he made the decision to point her back in the direction of her friends in need, I consider it more likely that it was an act of goodwill rather than malice. As for sending Twilight back into danger, remember that in Return of Harmony he demonstrated that he can easily either overpower or capture her. Good point. Nobody but Fluttershy actually extended any kind of olive branch at all. Instead, he's been openly treated like a criminal on parole by everyone, not invited to anything or included in any activity, automatically suspected of everything that goes awry... for an unwilling social pariah, I'd say he's been doing pretty well.
  3. Well, if someone claimed to be your friend, yet never included you in anything, would you conclude that they were being sincere, or just paying lip service for the sake of... well, all I can think of is maintaining an image? If you saw that same person taking every opportunity to spend time with others, would you not doubt their sincerity? As for the chaos caused by the plunder seeds, there's three things to consider. First, they were initially sown during his "evil" period. While that does not excuse him from withholding information about them, there is no premeditation for them from his "reformed" self. Second, there was no permanent damage as a result. Plenty of inconvenience and alarm {which in turn served to rally the ponies together}, but no actual harm. In fact, once it was over, he helped clean up, and being as powerful as he is, it can be assumed that all the property damage was undone. And third, it was him that reminded Twilight that, princess or no, she still belonged with her friends, an action without which they would not have been able to stop the spread of the seeds or discover the Tree of Harmony. Again, he could have just infodumped, but it would run counter to one of the most valuable lessons from the pilot onwards - that there are lessons that can be taught, and there are lessons that have to be learned. Easy way isn't always the right way - sometimes, it's not a way at all. Celestia knew it when she sent Twilight into Ponyville, and Discord knew it then. That's why I'm leaning against treating Discord as guilty until proven innocent. Yes, he's difficult to deal with, but that's his nature which he is neither inclined, nor obligated to change. And whenever a push came to a shove, when everything hung in the balance, he pushed it in the right direction - through others. Others he knows can do it in the first place, and needed little more than a reminder.
  4. Hmm, that's a good point, actually. https://youtu.be/04K_CISsDOY?t=2m38s On one hand, he definitely was testing Twilight to see whether or not she was willing to put in effort for his sake. On the other hand, he was visibly jealous of Twilight's relationship with Cadence, to the point where he put her in a situation where {he thought] she'd have to choose between dedicating time to either him or her. But I can still see where he's coming from - as he points out, Twilight {nor any pony save one} never writes or calls or tries to include him in anything and throughout the entire episode Twilight makes little effort to hide that she's only doing it as a combination of duty and being bludgeoned over the head with a passive-aggressive stick.
  5. Correction, faking illness in order to test whether or not Twilight actually cares enough about his welfare to put in effort for it. If memory serves, Cadence's visit was just a coincidence, as it also happened on the rare occasion when Fluttershy was unavailable to "cure" him. His MO is a lot like Celestia's in that regard, in which he withholds information {or outright lies because, well, chaos} in order to put others in a situation where they can't help but learn a valuable lesson. Twilight's behaviour throughout the whole episode was also quite telling too - she made no effort to hide the fact that she saw taking care of him as nothing more than an unwanted chore. Cadence had fun, but in all honesty, I doubt Discord knew her nearly well enough for that to be a planned side-effect.
  6. I'd say at Keep Calm and Flutter On. Here's the thing that bothers me, though - even after that, everyone but Fluttershy still treats him like trash. After that, every time we encounter him, he's been nothing but helpful, even if it is in a really annoying {to experience, at least}, roundabout way. Instead, everyone automatically assumes he's out to screw things up for everyone like nothing's changed. So even by the time we hit Twilight's Kingdom, his entire reformation is perched on the rickety pillar of Fluttershy's friendship. Hell, the entire Smooze situation would have been avoided too if anyone else had bothered to befriend him.
  7. Ohmygersh, she looks adorable! Thankyouthankyouthankyou!
  8. @@Polyblank, if it's too hard, don't sweat it - just give priority to someone else.
  9. Hmmm. Not a pony, but if we're going for horror style, would you be open to drawing an angry Drakontipa?
  10. What country/area are we talking here?
  11. Same, this is news to me. Then again, this is how memes are made or failed. People asking about them. But to me, it doesn't really click.
  12. At least it had the hilariously Scandinavian-sounding guy. The writing was kinda needlessly convoluted, though.
  13. Made my first roleplaying post in years. Time to dust off the good old crutch, the self-insert.

  14. [the OOC went thattaway ->] It wasn't exactly the most graceful landing he ever had. But then again, grace was never his strong point. Quinch hit the ground head-first, something that would have snapped his neck in an instant if it weren't for what he was wearing. Instead, the collar went rigid, followed a fraction of an instant by the rest of the suit, and his entire body smashed its weight onto his shoulders as he bounced, literally, like a doll across the dirt. He got to his feet almost immediately, ignoring the protests of his much-abused body. The protests of his brain, on the other hand, got his attention quickly. He was outside. That was a problem. Moments ago he was underground, surrounded by Oranbegan sorcerers. He was towing a load of reprobates on a lead from Azuria about the Seventh Circlet of Hel {in the hands of the Circle of Thorns, but of course}; he couldn't recruit any support, but having half a dozen fire-slinging, gun-toting, wind-bagging idiots and their associated superpowers usually did the job when he could keep their collective attention spans away from anything shiny. This, he thought, is what I did wrong. He'd stepped into the cavernous hall, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing, still the best way of getting most villains' attention, and prepared himself for the inevitable barrage of fire that usually distracted the wizards from the deranged kindergarten behind him. But this time, it never came. There was a... blip. Let's call it a blip, the sensations behind magic usually needed adjectives that he never bothered to learn, and then there was this. And also grass. Green, vividly so, none of that junk you'd see around Paragon City that he suspected was probably half-plastic somehow. Teleportation, probably, by his guess he was miles, at the very least, from Paragon. At worst, well, he could hopefully at least speak the language, provided it was English. The mission was a wash, then. Probably was from the start, at this rate he figured Azuria sent him into a trap. Again. He briefly considered giving her a piece of his mind when he got back to city hall, but she'd probably lose that too. He refocused on his surroundings. He heard songbirds through the speakers in his helmet. Definitely out of Paragon city limits, and the lack of rock anthills and ambulatory crystal formations charging him meant he wasn't in Hamidon territory either. There was a treeline about half a click ahead, and smoke - zoom in - definitely smoke past that. His eyes followed invisible lines ahead of him, tracing a pattern of what was basically an eyeball unlock pattern. The HUD on the inside of his visor sprang to life - lifesigns, radar, the usuals. "Adolf," he said, "Run environmental analysis. Activate perimeter alerts." He started walking toward the trees. Smoke meant people, usually. People meant food, shelter and answers to questions like "where am I?", "is there a bar in town?" and "How much for a ticket to Rhode Island?" "And play me some music, please."
  15. If you don't like it, you have a month to roll back to Windows 8.
  16. Ooh, that would be lovely! Could I trouble you for a picture of Sweet Comfort? She's - alas - my only pony OC. It's all cool if you have other art to do, though, I just figured I'd throw her out.
  17. Well, I couldn't stand EqG, Rainbow Rocks was kinda okay, I guess if the upwards trend keeps, it might actually be good?
  18. Quinch

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  19. Take the money. Even if I didn't keep it for myself {which I likely would, mortgages don't pay themselves}, you can do a lot of charity with that amount.
  20. Probably Applejack. I respect her hardworking nature, plus helping out at the farm would be a good way to earn my keep. In addition, her honesty would ensure that any conflict we might have end up in the open quickly without unnecessary BS. The only downside that I can think of is that I can't relate to the whole caring about family thing, but since that's based more on a lack of empathy than disagreement, it probably wouldn't be a problem.
  21. To me, it's a toss-up between Ponyville Confidential and Spike At Your Service. Cringeworthy, I can sometimes handle. Predictable from two minutes in, ditto. But I can't handle the combination of both.
  22. It's kind of a broad stroke, but for me, it's being perfunctorily special. Alicorns are the most common trope, but there's also just random hybrid mashes. There's nothing wrong with having a character that stands out of the crowd, by all means, but in order to go that route and still be taken seriously, one requires justification, or at least history. In order to be special, one must have become special, either through deed or circumstance, and it's up to the creator to create a compelling backstory.
  23. Who would I want it to be, who would be most fitting....? It's kind of a vague question, I have to say.
  24. Could I trouble you for your take on Sweet Comfort?
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