Hi!

First I want to say that I'm surprised (and awkwardly flattered) that you think this story would provoke Hasbro into taking action against me. It's as if to say that my work is good enough to have been commissioned by them, and now that it contains libel targeting one of their fictional characters (a character I don't even think they created, other than changing her title from Queen to Princess), they ought to have me fired. Except this isn't an official work. I don't even do it for profit, so they can't even call me out for copyright infringement. The only people who'd be provoked are the fans, and as much as I'd like to explain things to them, I can't. Not yet.

What you must understand is that this is an incomplete work. The script may be fully realized, but anyone who reads my comic at the time of this comment is only able see the first two thirds or so of the whole story, and much of the unrest made by what's been published so far has been anticipated, and will be put at ease by the time it's over. What you must also understand is that although my and Nahmat's opinions are close in alignment, they are not the same. You already know Nahmat's feelings on Celestia, she was pretty blunt. My feelings, however, are a little different.

Rather than the unbridled outrage and contempt that Nahmat expressed, a more truthful description of my feelings is one of indignation and disappointment with the show's writing team. I see Celestia as mostly wonderful (I agree with nearly all of the counter-arguments in the article you sent me!), but encumbered by occasional bouts of bad-writer flu, which sadly, as a side-note, leaves a bad taste in my mouth. Sometimes I wish I could excuse the screw-ups the writers make Celestia act out, but I prefer to be a rational fan over a loyal one, and the rational don't rationalize.

I wrote this story to vent the tiny voice in my head that is Nahmat, and I have done so. The story, however, is not over. There are other voices that must speak, with opinions of their own that will broaden the view of this story. You'll just have to wait to hear them.

As a final note, I'll feel as wary (<--I finally figured out that's the correct spelling for the given usage! The other, "weary," means tired) or comfortable as I like, thank you very much. I accept that others are more confident in the show than I am, and I have no right to tell them otherwise, but my experience with the show is what has given me my jaded, cynical perspective, so I shall be as suspicious of the show as it has made me.

Thank you for your time, sorry for the super-long reply.

E3? What's that?

Just kidding. Thanks!

Thank you! I certainly will.

Thank you! I'm glad you're enjoying my comic!

As for donations, or the prospect of making the comic into a buyable pdf, I can definitely say the latter is a big "no" due to copyright reasons. The former would only require I get my paypal account set up, but I have no idea when I'm gonna get around to that.

I KNO-O-O-OW!

Your muro is blank. Why is your muro blank?

If I get the time, huh? That's a pretty big "if," so I wouldn't count on it. Sorry.