ShadowMage Posted September 11, 2011 Report Share Posted September 11, 2011 Well, here I am, a brony at last, and so suddenly too...At first, one member of my online gaming community was the only one I knew who liked FIM. She ranted and raved and I always thought her abit weird, even before she talked so much about My Little Pony. Then she "infected" some other people in the gaming community, including my best friend. I'd been friends with this guy for more than 5 years so his sudden obsession with ponies was abit more influencing.I went the HUB website, watched a few episodes (Feeling Pinkie Keen, Winter Wrap Up, Call of the Cutie, Stare Master, and Show Stoppers) and I thought it was a pretty good show. I don't have the TV station that FIM airs on, and I felt dirty watching the episodes on YouTube, so my exposure was short and mild. I loved and tolerated those who had joined the herd. They joked about ponies, I talked to them about ponies, mostly humoring them. Life was good and simple.Then I made a terrible mistake. I had some stuff for my best friend, and I hadn't seen him in quite a while since he moved away. We arranged for me to go over to his house and we'd hang out. I had planned to take a movie I just got to his house and we'd watch it; a bit later, I came up with the idea that I'd watch the collection of episodes he had on his computer. It was more of a "you put up with my ****, I'll put up with yours" kinda deal. And then it happened...Fourteen episodes later, I was a brony: full-blown and ecstatic. I went from a calm and happy early Level-Two, straight to a Level-5 within mere hours. The transition was startling and at first I cursed my friendly liberally for infecting me (All in good fun, of course.) By the late-ish hours of the evening, my head felt like it was splitting open, so I decided to head home, figuring a good night's sleep would relieve me of the headache. Unfortunately, the head-ache persisted into the next morning, leading me to the conclusion my transformation was so rapid and sudden... I had developed a pony-hangover.For those who wish to avoid my wall of text:48 hours ago, I tolerated Ponies. Now: I LOVE PONIES!And I am glad to be here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RarityDash Posted September 11, 2011 Report Share Posted September 11, 2011 Wow, welcome to Canterlot, and I suppose welcome to the fandom in general! I love ponies too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowMage Posted September 11, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2011 Oh dear merciful heavens.You've show me you can give MONEY to this site... This won't end well for my wallet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armony Posted September 11, 2011 Report Share Posted September 11, 2011 Welcome to Canterlot, Shadow! I hope you enjoy this place as much as I have. If our pony marathon from last night is anything to go by, I'm sure you will.Also, yay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowMage Posted September 11, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2011 Also, yay.To Part 1: AAAAAAAAAH!! IT'S EVIL! SEND IT AWAY!To Part 2: "LOOOUDEEEER!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RarityDash Posted September 11, 2011 Report Share Posted September 11, 2011 Oh dear merciful heavens.You've show me you can give MONEY to this site... This won't end well for my wallet.Yes, but they take donations as small as $5, so it's easy to help the site out without putting too much strain on your wallet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowMage Posted September 11, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2011 The only issue is, I have this really bad habit of spending my money.... Alot... Like... I've dumped probably a hundred dollars into buying stuff from the Mann Co store in Team Fortress 2... After buying the game..../me facehooves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Posted September 11, 2011 Report Share Posted September 11, 2011 SO~! I have to ask... do you like steampunk? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowMage Posted September 11, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2011 Haha! "Do you like steampunk?" No, good sir... I do NOT like steampunk.I LOVE steampunk.... :heart: And Cyber-punk. I'm mostly fond of dystopian settings so any ___-punk generally appeals to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Posted September 11, 2011 Report Share Posted September 11, 2011 AH! same here! I'm more of a wasteland steampunk guy. Even got my self a working steam gun, good fun! But best not get me off on this I well never stop talking of it. (on the side me and my mates are working on making a truck to use in are wasteland RP we like to do out here with the gang.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cokeysion Posted September 12, 2011 Report Share Posted September 12, 2011 Don't worry my friend, I was a brony after episode 1, only one other of my friends like it and everyone picks on me. But haters gonna hate and ponies gonna pwn :33 I just joined too and I hope we have some fun!! :DDDD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowMage Posted September 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2011 I just realized... Team Fortress 2 is a gate-way hobby to POOOOOOOONIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES! Case-in-point: PONY FORTRESS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyLittlePonyTales Posted September 12, 2011 Report Share Posted September 12, 2011 Hi!How did you hear about Canterlot?I'm MyLittlePonyTales, but I just go by Tales around here. I'm one of the many great staff here at Canterlot. Please feel free to message any of us with any questions or concerns you have, or you can just leave another comment here!If you didn't already, please take a moment to check out the rules section, just so that you're up to speed! A good place to go if you're looking to meet a lot of new Bronies is the IRC Chat.Also, since you seem to like Team Fortress , check out the Team Fortress 2 topic!Welcome to Canterlot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowMage Posted September 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2011 The Armony guy that posted earlier introduced me to ponies and Canterlot.Also, thanks for all the great links! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wild Fire Posted September 12, 2011 Report Share Posted September 12, 2011 Hello, ShadowMage! Welcome to Canterlot; hope you enjoy your stay here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephyr Breeze Posted September 12, 2011 Report Share Posted September 12, 2011 Hey ShadowMage! Welcome to Canterlot! It's awesome to have you here. I'm relatively new myself, but I makes me smile a little bit everytime I see a new brony join the herd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skye Posted September 12, 2011 Report Share Posted September 12, 2011 Welcome to Canterlot! Be sure to stop by Getting Started for a whole saddlebag full of goodies and useful information, including free avatars and templates! We hope you enjoy your stay and have a great time!Oh, I am totally not ashamed to admit a brony, but I have to admit this story is one of the more epic ones I've heard yet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaconofChaos Posted September 12, 2011 Report Share Posted September 12, 2011 Welcome to the boards!Oh dear merciful heavens.You've show me you can give MONEY to this site... This won't end well for my wallet.The only issue is, I have this really bad habit of spending my money.... Alot... Like... I've dumped probably a hundred dollars into buying stuff from the Mann Co store in Team Fortress 2... After buying the game..../me facehooves.Wow, I haven't spent quite that much yet.... But nametags are on sale right now... ¬_¬Found any unusuals?Haha! "Do you like steampunk?" No, good sir... I do NOT like steampunk.I LOVE steampunk.... :heart:And Cyber-punk. I'm mostly fond of dystopian settings so any ___-punk generally appeals to me.I do love my steampunk, especially Victorian-style. It's the outfits. You can wear a top hat with goggles and a jet pack and it's perfectly normal. So cool ^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowMage Posted September 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2011 Once I get some extra cash, I'm eventually going to splurge abit on a pair of Steam-punk style goggles, maybe even a set of cyber-punk style as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katermuffins Posted September 14, 2011 Report Share Posted September 14, 2011 Steampunk bronies? I approve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowMage Posted September 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 14, 2011 Steampunk, TF2, Warhammer 40k, and other epic things I can't remember at the moment! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skye Posted September 15, 2011 Report Share Posted September 15, 2011 Welcome to Canterlot! Be sure to stop by Getting Started for a whole saddlebag full of goodies and useful information, including free avatars and templates! We hope you enjoy your stay and have a great time!Personally, I'm a Minecrafter myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Hoof MD Posted September 19, 2011 Report Share Posted September 19, 2011 Welcome to Canterlot! Enjoy your stay :grin: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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