Quote:ClassicDrogn wrote:I'm glad you guys feel so. I never really thought of Equestria as a deathworld... I figured that only really applied to the Everfree Forest.
Some nice moments there, and as much of a deathworld as Equestria is the general population is still very nice. Twi would be super-interested to hear about other worlds and such as well, I'm sure, and between her and Katherine, and Washuu and Tsunami on the other end, they'll probably have some way to send messages at least when interdimensional "weather" conditions are favorable.
And yes, the correspondence between Twilight and Washuu is gonna be something to behold.
I'm planning on going the tried and true route of Humans being something of a legendary species that is all but unknown in Equestria, wiped out during Discord's reign and permitted to fall into fable and then obscurity by Celestia... because really, why be reminded of something so painful? Garrick showing up... Celestia will keep it relatively quiet - something isolated to Ponyville until herself, the other Princesses, and the Element Bearers all determine that he's safe. (This, of course, is a relative thing.)
The primary conflict is going to be Garrick's unwillingness to be befriended by anyone. He'll be cordial enough in his dealings, but for the most part he'll be solitary as he tries not to form social bonds. And what will make it all the more frustrating for Twilight and her friends is that he is going to be very polite and rational about it. He explains his POV well enough that they understand exactly what he means - that even though he really, REALLY wants to get to know everyone, he doesn't want to suffer heartbreak again by having to leave people he's come to love behind once more.
This will make for some heart-rending friendship letters for Twilight to write as she struggles to get through to Garrick. Eventually, though, adventures happen for reasons and butterflies, and over the course of it all, Garrick winds up reluctantly opening up to the others.
One character I would like to have as a reoccurring character would be Lyra. I've been looking at HiE fics over at FiMFiction.net, and I've noticed that most HiE fics will either feature her as a main character... or hardly feature her at all. I'd like to strike a happy middle
Also, everyone seems to love a good redemption of Trixy, so I'll throw my own twist on it in there.
Oh, and Garrick will teach the little school foals about basic technology. Electricity, electromagnets, radio, quartz crystal clocks, internal combustion, gas turbines, etc. Garrick will usher in the age of Art Deco and Diesel Punk. In the years after Garrick leaves, Equestria experiences a sort of technomagical industrial revolution, and power plants, pumping stations, and rail terminals are all erected in a magnificent Art Deco style. Celestia and Luna couldn't be happier - Garrick unwittingly gives them what was probably Humanity's greatest strength - the unrelenting drive to go beyond.
In short, Garrick finds that he likes being a teacher and will pursue such occupations in the future where possible.
Quote:Bluemage wrote:Pretty much. I'm still playing around with it a bit. I'm not willing
Also, do you really have 30 different stops planned, or just most of them?
to say which ones I'm still fickle on just yet. And some of these
worlds... Well, to say that Garrick is going to 'butterfly' them is far too
generous. More like 'explode a nuke in the eye of the temporal
hurricane'. Strike Witches will be one such example.