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[Night Sky 74]

PLEASE, ASK AWAY...

...Except any question/s to which you do not want an answer. This pony is something of an unrolled scroll, and no questions are off limits. I might not be able to answer EVERY SINGLE question a pony might ask, but I can answer most of them. Send It!

 

[Snoopy Fan 884]

What’s your favorite episode of MLP?

[Night Sky 74]

1 hour ago, Snoopy Fan said:

What’s your favorite episode of MLP?

S2E3 Lesson Zero - It's hilarious, lands close to home but still teaches a nuanced, important lesson about Friendship. I feel better about some of my own anxieties and OCD watching this episode. Twi went entirely off the rails. 

S3E1,E2 The Crystal Empire - Another cherished episode. This is arguably the first truly epic episode of FIM, a real outing into the larger world of Equestria and beyond. The Crystal Empire is beautiful, an interesting idea and it's interesting how the show implements it. Ruling there makes sure that Princess Cadence and Shining Armor have something to do. The reappearance of the CE just ups the ante, even after King Sombra is repelled. The world is getting bigger, more is at stake now. The scene where Princess Celestia and Luna are talking about what to do just broke the seal of Ponyville, and now we're into first order fantasy here. I know some ponies prefer to keep it in Ponyville and take it just one episode after another. Myself I like a balance of that and some larger world building too.

S4E9 Pinkie Apple Pie - Again, this episode is just hilarious. The scene when Apple Bloom spectacularly looses the map and is then berated by AJ through smiling clenched teeth makes me laugh no matter how many times I rewatch it.

So I guess this is kind of like a Top 3, but there it is. 

 

Edited 12 hours ago by Night Sky

[abronymouse 5,555]

I love your pony name  what's your mom and dad's pony names (if they have pony names  )?

[Night Sky 74]

1 hour ago, abronymouse said:

I love your pony name  what's your mom and dad's pony names (if they have pony names  )?

Thank you!

And I'm glad you asked this, indeed they do, though I myself only remembered them a couple days ago. Being in the human world has resulted in some memory loss of the Pony world, but to address your question: 

Top to bottom:

My mother, the Widow Albeda

My father, Aurorus

My older Sister, Penumbra 

My father was the great stallion Aurorus. He led our family kindly and with strength of character. A more loyal servant Princess Celestia never had. He did more to keep the night skies of Equestria safe than any pony, and this is why Princess Celestia appointed him as one of her seniormost Stewards. I follow on in his footsteps under Princess Luna, but I am not my father and that's okay. Few ponies can be his equal. I wish I'd known him better and I miss him.

My mother is the Widow Albeda. She served alongside my father in Princess Celestia's service for a number of years, but children were her dearest wish, and my father never once denied her anything that I'm aware of. He left her well provided for too, so now mom serves in a variety of capacities to see to it that every pony in Equestria is given what they need to live a good life. She has the dignity of a Princess, but she feels only compassion and goodwill towards every pony and makes that her focus. Of course, she misses father terribly and in that regard she is a very sad and lonely old Mare. She is intensely private and sometimes I feel like I don't know her terribly well either. But I do not kid myself, I know very well of her love for me and my sister, her pride. Her consolation that perhaps some part of what she and father shared lives on in my sister and I.

My big sister is Penumbra. Like my parents and I (still do), she too served Princess Celestia as a Sky Scout for a good number of years. Almost everyone in our clan does, at some point in their lives. When Princess Luna returned, Penumbra declined to directly renew her oath of fealty, and retired from being a Sky Scout. She has returned to Cloudsdale and is known locally as something of a recluse. My big sister practically raised me and even now the bond we share is unbreakable. Still, I can't understand why she has chosen the path that she has. She won't open up. It is a perplexity for me and something of a sticking point. I want to know why. I am also not happy about how matters stand between my mother and my sister. They don't talk much. I suspect my mother expected that Penumbra would be the one to give her grand ponies. Have not I also neglected to do so as well? Our own challenges and losses not withstanding, my family has had an amazing journey, and there is no place I would ever prefer to call my home.

Edited 3 hours ago by Night Sky