Chojin Patriarch
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Looking in on Starlight Glimmer, eh? Her little 'crusade' against Cutie Mark fetishism/enslavement amongst ponykind. Wonder what progress she's made into removing Equestria's reliance on them...
She should understand pony cults, that's for sure. She led one, after all. Or at least what sure seemed like a cult, albeit one enforced by the removal of Cutie Marks...
Human psychology is weird, sometimes. As much the rational wise ape as the instinct-driven foolish one.
And any interaction between them may well lead to other things. Remember that 7-point Harmony strike in Equestria Girls 2? That was significant, I just know it.
Ah, yes, her poorly-thought out plan. Honestly, I could see this Twilight's ideas resulting in the G5 Equestria, if the Renegade hadn't poked his hoof in.
Amazed Starlight didn't start laughing at that, but she's hardly the sort to display that level of schadenfreude openly.
...Has she set up some sort of alert when someone mentions that, or is there something else going on?
That doesn't seem optimal...
How thoughtful of him. I'm sure his future sister-in-law will appreciate the consideration.
Consider it an informal update. A friend asking how things are going.
Ironically, the very thing she was railing against, isn't it?
Huh. That seems an interesting complication. Hope Mr comically-unlucky has been doing well, though.
Peculiar. Maybe it's something about the manner of removal? After all, foals sort-of do have their Cutie Marks, merely unexpressed at first, don't they?
Definitely a concern. If her mark-manipulating talent can't be replicated, then in the end, this is mostly just poking stuff with a stick and watching the twitches.
So, basic early science.To be fair, most people are content in that state. The comfort of knowing what you're best at in life... It's reassuring. So you can see why most wouldn't look the horse gift in the mouth.
I don't know. There's probably a difference between 'talent for specific magic' like most Unicorns, and 'extreme generalist' or 'Thaumaturgical Sciences prodigy'.
Admittedly, a lot of Twilight's stuff is just ad-hoc improvised castings. Or magical accidents. Or maybe just having a sense for 'Where can I find a spell to do this thing?' that leads her by the nose to her goal.
If anything, Sunset is more 'Can dig into the mechanics of magic and break it down to create new things.' If anything, them working together would be interesting: Starlight and Twilight creating new spell applications off-the-hoof, and Sunset analysing their actions to reverse-engineer it into a form anyone can learn.
Loosely, families with strong male and/or female leaders, right? Hence why Celestia is instinctively followed. She's so like a 'big mummy pony' that others reflexively do what she asks them to.
I suspect it's more than the size difference, of course. Or things like the Renegade's Conquest Godname.
Admittedly, he has been getting into less dangerous situations, at least on-screen. Semi-retired, wasn't it?
'Old boyfriend' embarrassment, or something more hostile?
Okay, that's the sort of thing that can be overcome just by, you know, talking to him.
Heh, the joy of traumatic childhood experiences shaping a lifetime of bad decisions. Fortunately she's starting to overcome that.
Ah, worried he'll take one look and slam the door in your face? Awkward, but not impossible to overcome.
If nothing else, his presence will lend matters a little formal weight.
Perhaps one thing Starlight can work on is reproducing the spell effect which lets her manipulate and remove or reapply Cutie Marks? Once a few ponies can do it as flawlessly as she can, things can get a bit more scientific about it. Perhaps this guy can help with that. Something to consider...
