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"Trixie is not..." Trixie looked away. "And just why do you care? Are you some fan of Trixie's? Trixie isn't going to wake up to find herself strapped into bed, is she?"

LOL at the Misery reference.
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What's "Misery"?
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Umm, lol really? Its a really famous Stephen King novel where an insane fan kidnaps an author and forces him to write more books so she can read them. It was also made into a movie and there was a scene where the author wakes up and he is strapped into the bed, then the psycho-fan proceeds to break his legs with a sledgehammer. The whole 'being tied to a bed by your rabid fans' thing fit pretty well between the two.
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Oh, sorry, entirely unintentional connection there.
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Lol, yeah that's cool, I kinda figured that out after your first reply. Still, it seems like something Old Trixie would think about given her less-than-sheltered upbringing. Anyway, imma just back out of this one.

Oh, and great story. I honestly hated Trixie prior to this, mainly because I couldn't see any real way for her to redeem herself, but I think the thing that really sold it was that you sounded like you disliked her in the beginning too. You gave the reader reasons to like Trixie gradually... idk what i'm even writing anymore im too tired, good nite, great ship, can't lie: i got a wingboner, Fluttershy is best pony (but I guess Trixie is ok too), for the New Lunar Republic!
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Heh, yeah, that's the thing, Trixie's probably encountered/heard of some pretty crazy things.

You've hit the nail on the head; I didn't like Trixie before this either. I think that's why so many readers get the same reaction, because they're following a narrator that shares their opinion of Trixie, but it changes over time, encouraging them to change their mind. I'm really quite proud of it. Well, thank you for sharing, and of course,

For the new Lunar Republic! :iconhappyprincesslunaplz: