first chapter: [video]

[studere.livejournal.com]

[ The video feed turns on to a rather nervous-looking girl in her late teens, though that nervousness is momentarily replaced by a grin. After all, she finally figured out how to work this thing properly. Figuring something out is always something worth celebrating, at least for Twilight Sparkle.

Still, her somber expression returns. ] I wanted to thank everypony who helped me out when we all first arrived. I've gotten much better at walking since then! Really. [ Because obviously they won't believe her unless she adds in that "really." ]

But... [ And this is really where she looks worried again... ] has anypony been outside today? There's clouds out there, and I am one-hundred percent certain nopony put them there. They're even moving all on their own...!

But nopony else has even mentioned it! Don't you all find this strange?!

[ Twilight bites her bottom lip for a moment, but presses on. ] It's strange enough that the sun and moon can rise without Princess Celestia or Princess Luna, but... do you suppose the patron gods are doing all of it? Raising the sun, and the moon, and moving the clouds... creating the weather...?

[ And finally, a large sigh. ] Really, this is such a strange place.

Comments

[studere.livejournal.com]

I think your world would be better off with a few pegasus ponies, then. [ She's just smiling good-naturedly. She'll take his explanation on how things in his world works... for now. ]

[volcanoes]

If they could control the weather, people would just fight over them.

[studere.livejournal.com]

Maybe at first. But I'm sure everypony would realize how much easier it is when they all work together.

[volcanoes]

I doubt it. They haven't yet.

[studere.livejournal.com]

Well, I suppose... perhaps there hasn't been ample enough reason to start working together in your world. [ Which is a little saddening to think about. ]

[volcanoes]

Everyone's more interested in fighting to get what they want.

[studere.livejournal.com]

That's foolish. [ But she guesses that they don't have to worry about Windigos, then. ]

[volcanoes]

That doesn't stop them.

I try to stay out of it.

[studere.livejournal.com]

That's a wise decision.

[volcanoes]

Usually they don't bother me. Well, there was that one time England invaded, but he only took over a post office.

That was weird.

[studere.livejournal.com]

[ Incredulously- ] A post office?

[volcanoes]

England is really weird.

[studere.livejournal.com]

So, who is England?

[volcanoes]

He used to be an empire, but now he just has an island. That doesn't stop him from acting like he's better than everyone, or invading neutral countries just to keep them out of the hands of his enemies, or stealing my cod, or charging ridiculous interest rates for things--

He's a jerk.

[Iceland is biased.]

[studere.livejournal.com]

[ Just.... a blank expression.... ]

IIIIIII don't quite follow that.

[volcanoes]

Which part?

[studere.livejournal.com]

Are you... are you talking about a country, or a person?

[ Shush, she's a pony. So what if she never made the connection before now!?

She had thought Iceland was a perfectly normal name, okay. ]

[volcanoes]

[Iceland sighs, since he's had this conversation before since he got here.]

In my world, countries are also people.