That would make Garrick interesting to Discord. Might could distract him for a while until he realizes the whole "Rock over head, let gravity work the boring way" trick...
I know you wanted to use a language barrier of sorts... but really, only Tolkien can get away with large passages in a conlang in the middle of a book.
Timeline wise you're in a bit of a pickle: Do you want order aired timeline, or one that is logically consistent?
Using Season one canon, Your versions of Pinkie Pie and Rainbow Dash are likely to be at their most asshole-ish, and Fluttershy is at her shiest. Character development is a thing, as it were. On the plus side, Season one Canon is the most logically consistent as far as world building goes, being more 1890s tech wise than the even more schizo-tech seasons 2 thru 4.
Though you can make Twilight reference her brother sooner than in canon, for sure.
''We don't just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat
them unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary.''
-- James Nicoll
I know you wanted to use a language barrier of sorts... but really, only Tolkien can get away with large passages in a conlang in the middle of a book.
Timeline wise you're in a bit of a pickle: Do you want order aired timeline, or one that is logically consistent?
Using Season one canon, Your versions of Pinkie Pie and Rainbow Dash are likely to be at their most asshole-ish, and Fluttershy is at her shiest. Character development is a thing, as it were. On the plus side, Season one Canon is the most logically consistent as far as world building goes, being more 1890s tech wise than the even more schizo-tech seasons 2 thru 4.
Though you can make Twilight reference her brother sooner than in canon, for sure.
''We don't just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat
them unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary.''
-- James Nicoll