TeeSix

Saying I live in New Zealand is probably self-explanatory in this respect. :okiedokielokie: I do however hope to visit the U.S. at some point, and hopefully will be able to time a trip to allow me to visit BronyCon.

I'm seemingly lucky in having a strongly liberal family; they found out when I left Equestria Daily open on my PC, and neither care. My Dad makes typically cringey Dad jokes about it, and my Mum actually keeps telling me to stop instinctively hiding it when they're around. I'm more fortunate than most, which is something I'm pretty thankful for.

I've never been to Washington D.C. but as a British native I have been to London, and IMO the royal feel of Canterlot fits perfectly with the better-off boroughs of London, such as Kensington.

Lightning Dust? Gee, no idea really, though I've always found it funny to imagine that despite her distinctly uncaring attitude, she secretly freaks out a lot over making sure she eats healthily, and so prefers stuff like salads, fruits and vegetables.

Lightning Dust? She'd probably think of me as a pathetic, intellectual wisearse. And she'd be right

1. How old are you? When did you first discover My Little Pony and what did you initially think? I'm 17, I'd known of Gen 3 MLP as my sister used to be into it, but found out about the current show from a friend at age 13, near the end of Season II. I can't remember what I initially thought of it, but I'm fairly sure it was reasonably positive. 2. The words like friendship, loyalty and honesty seem to come up often when describing the show. Do you think these values are important to the Brony community? Personally I think that these values are at least a little important for all people in general, not just Bronies. However, that said, I don't believe they're essential to the community, as much as they make for a nicer personality IMO. 3. What do you like about identifying as a Brony or being active in the Brony community? Is there anything you dislike about it? Totally fine with ID'ing as a Brony most of the time; I probably wouldn't admit it casually though, only when directly asked. I enjoy being semi-active in the community because, as much as we may not be perfect, there's a lot of awesome people in the fandom and it's very enjoyable to see fan works and talk with fellow fans of the show. The only thing I dislike about the community is that we can be a bit spiteful sometimes, but then most fandoms are, so I wouldn't think of it as too much of a problem. 4. How do you feel about the term "Brony"? As much as it has negative connotations for many people outside the fandom, both on and off the internet, I'm totally fine with it. 5. In watching Bronies: The Extremely Unexpected Adult Fans of My Little Pony, a few Brony members appeared to have "coming out" stories to their family and friends. In other words, there seemed to be this moment of revealing their Brony Fandom to others. Can you relate to this? Did you ever feel like you needed to tell other people about identifying as a Brony. If so, please describe the experience. Where you hesitant? Did people react positively or negatively? Both? Personally, I have no such tale. It sort of just leaked out over time to my parents, neither of which have any problem with it. Like I mentioned above, I normally won't tell people unless they specifically ask me, since a lot of the time it has no real effect on whatever I may be talking to them about. 6. How many hours a week do you spend engaging in the Brony Community? A ridiculously large amount is all I can say there. 7. What do you feel makes you a Brony? I enjoy the show, and love what the fandom can do with both its massive creative talent and just the general cheery attitude. 8. Who is your most and least favorite character and why? My I absolutely adore Lightning Dust, mainly because I like how she is effectively Rainbow Dash if she hadn't have met the rest of the Mane 6. That, and her loose ending in Wonderbolts Academy is a goldmine for fandom work. It's for that reason that, as much as I love her as a character, I kinda do and don't want her to return as a proper antagonist. It'd be awesome to see her again, but it'd also suck because it could tie up the loose end of what happened to her after the events of the episode, and drastically narrow what the fandom can do with her character. As for least favourite, I can't really point to any one character but I have quite the personal and totally irrational dislike of Luna. Something about her just rubs me the wrong way. 9. Lastly, is there an episode that I should absolutely watch? With my aforementioned love for Lightning Dust, I can't recommend Wonderbolts Academy enough. It really does have a great element of contrast about it, showing us the difference the rest of the Mane 6 have had on Rainbow Dash and what she could have become without them. Oh, and of course, happy birthday mate

As a fandom old hand, yeah, I do sometimes find myself about to use it, but I've never gone and actually let it slip. Yet.