Quote:Foxboy wrote:Pretty much the point entirely. In fact... Discord would be able to affect Garrick's weaponry and tools (including the C-Space), but deigns not to once Garrick goes all action hero. Discord will want to see exactly how Garrick gets out of tight spots. He's
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...
not harmonious like the ponies, so Garrick's methodologies have a je ne sais quoi that he's never really seen before. (And now I am reminded of that one line from FFVII: Advent Children: "You'll like it. It's... Flashy.")
Also, Discord only really cheats if he has to - it's all about having fun, after all, and you don't have as much fun if you cheat.
Quote:Foxboy wrote:No worries. Passages in original pony speak will only take place early on, and even then only a couple of sentences at a time. Mostly, I'm going to play it off like this fic does. The pony speak will only be there so readers can hear what Garrick hears at first. And Garrick will gain a rudimentary understanding of the language fairly quickly (in part due to Katherine getting the override codes for the leftover medical nanomachines from Washu).
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.
Granted, that's a very clunky way of doing things. Rest assured, though, that in a few more worlds Garrick finds himself a very special friend that makes issues like language barriers much easier to overcome.
Quote:Foxboy wrote:Logical, please! I want to apply a suitable amount of deconstruction to this without breaking the setting.
Timeline wise you're in a bit of a pickle: Do you want order aired timeline, or one that is logically consistent?
Quote:Foxboy wrote:Garrick will know that they don't really intend to come across that way, so he'll call them out on it as soon as he's able to... well, except maybe Fluttershy. He'll be as nice to her as possible, yet still keep her at a distance (at first - refer to earlier post about Garrick keeping his distance due to fear of further heartbreak).
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.
*blinks* You know, that might actually puzzle her enough to come out of her shell a bit more. Once she knows that he does not want to be mean to her, she'll see that he has no intention of hurting her. Which just bugs the hell out of her because he gently enforces the idea that he wants to be left alone, and her thing is all about caring for others. Feedback loop! Ouch!
EDIT: Forgot to comment on schizo-tech... yeah, not happening. Really, magic handles a lot of what hard-tech does, except for information technology. Garrick will lay the groundwork for all that, while leaving mile markers to lead them to that ultimate goal.
I admit that I did mess up with the radio on Garrick's nightstand, though that can probably be explained away as either a magitech device, or that radio is a thing already. (I've always kinda favored the ponies being more at 1920's tech - steam is still the prime mover of industry at this time, electricity has recently gone mainstream, and the ponies have no need for automobiles.)
Quote:Foxboy wrote:That can definitely happen. Might also be fun to have Cadence show up earlier than planned as well.
Though you can make Twilight reference her brother sooner than in canon, for sure.
