My Little Pony: My Little Pony The Martian

AMICITAS Mission Three – Mission Day 287

ARES 3 solar day 283

"...This chapter ends here." Starlight Glimmer said, pushing away the computer. After listening, everyone who was sitting quietly began to stretch their limbs; today's schedule was over, and everyone hesitated to get up and put on their spacesuits again to leave the cave. She was also reluctant to get up, but not for the same reason she usually simply didn't like the feeling of being in a pressure suit.

"What's the meaning of that long poem?" Fireball asked. "We'll read Eären...and who's there?"

"The author has been constructing a magnificent myth throughout his life," Mark said, sitting closest to Cocoon, "from the beginning of creation to the adventures of Frodo. For this purpose, he even created a complete language and text system, used as the cultural background of the story. Eärendil is actually Elrond's father, and this poem tells how he prayed to the gods for help to defeat the great evil in the world. He then became the Morning Star- —That’s what we call Venus today, the second planet in the solar system.”

"Then will we meet him?" Fireball asked.

"No," Mark replied, "Tolkien was just showing off his skills. The only relevant thing is this: Eärendil's ancestors were an intermarriage between elves and humans. So he and his descendants were given, Give up the ability of the elves to become humans. But once the elves become humans, they will become mortal. They will die and leave this world. The elves will continue to exist even if they are killed. So this is a no return Decide. Elrond is the son of Eärendil, and Arwen is the daughter of Eärendil. Elrond has made his choice, but Arwen has not yet."

"It has nothing to do with Frodo," muttered Fireball, "then it doesn't matter. A waste of time."

"What about Bilbo?" Spitfire said, pausing for a few seconds; everyone knew she was organizing the English words in her head. "Remember the part about The Lord of the Rings? What happened to him?"

"Obviously," said Cherryberry, "the Ring had an effect on him. It had an effect on Frodo. It made him look at Bilbo differently."

"But why does it do this?" Feihuo asked.

"Enemies," replied the Fireball, "and the Ring does not want to return to Bilbo. And the Ring wants Frodo to be left alone, without friends or help when the Black Knight returns."

"Maybe it wasn't intentional," Berry reminded. "The Ring makes everyone want it, right?"

"Gandalf said the Ring had a mind of its own," Fireball insisted. "It did so on purpose, that's for sure."

"But why now?" Spitfire asked, "Why in Rivendell, in a safe place?"

"That leaves no place safe," replied the Fireball. "It makes Frodo hate everyone and make them suspicious of everyone. It makes everyone fight against each other, weakens the collective, and takes the Ring from them."

"Ha." Spitfire thought for a while, "Mark, is the fireball right?"

"Spoiler alert."

"So he was right!"

"Maybe. Maybe not."

"MD," Feihuo, who felt bored, turned to Starlight helplessly, "What do you think?"

Starlight took a deep breath and replied, "I think we should read something else."

"What? But this book is only half finished!" Fireball was unhappy, "And there are two more to come!"

"Why do you think we should read something else?" CherryBerry asked.

"Because," Starlight replied, "I don't want to inspire you to compare the dragonfly with the Supreme Lord of the Rings." This sentence was finally spoken by her. Of course, as soon as this statement came out, comparison became an inevitable topic.

As expected, Cherry Berry immediately raised her head after hearing this, "Come on, this is too ridiculous!" she retorted, "Cocoon is indeed not a good person, but she is definitely not a dark lord. Dark lords will not be embarrassed. , will not panic. The dark lord will not be attacked secretly, and will remain as a statue-like decoration for several weeks."

"It doesn't matter," Starlight replied, "We all know that Dragonfly is trying to manipulate us. This is really different from the One Ring - she is trying to keep us together, or at least to prevent us from attacking each other. . But do you still remember that Cocoon Cocoon hinted that we were angry with each other because of her? "

"And she's not right," Berry replied, "she was just testing us."

"Well..., maybe, maybe," Feihuo had something to say at this time, but had trouble thinking about the words, "Maybe the Dragonfly is more like a Horcrux than the Lord of the Rings."

"Horcruxes definitely have brains," Starlight complained, "This comparison is inappropriate."

Mark stood up. “I guess it’s safe to give you a little spoiler,” he said. “One of the central themes of The Lord of the Rings is that all evil originates within us. You’ll read about that in the chapters that follow. And by the end, I I’m sure you won’t think that the dragonfly is comparable to the Supreme Lord of the Rings.” At this point, he took a deep breath and added, “For example, no one would use the dragonfly as a wedding prop. .”

Starlight's thoughts were shaken off the rails when they reached this point. Judging from the facial expressions of the others, everyone had similar reactions to this. "Um, what did you say?" she asked first.

"Yes, that's right." Mark grinned, "When I was young, there were a bunch of big-budget, high-cost movies based on the plots of these books. After that, there was a kind of marriage between drama fans for a while. There was a trend of wearing replica rings from The Lord of the Rings."

The facial expression coach suddenly changed an unheard-of formation on the spot. Starlight felt her facial muscles twitching and had no place to rest, "You actually have someone wearing the Supreme Lord of the Rings to get married?!"

"Obviously it's not real," Mark explained. "It's just a story."

"Whether it's fake or not, when someone gets married," Cherry Berry's tone was exactly the same as Starlight's, "they actually wear an evil, extremely evil magic ring? And everyone knows it's bad?"

"Uh...yes. But after what you said..."

"Is there something wrong with your race???" Starlight screamed.

Mark thought about it carefully, "Do you need me to make an order for you?"

Starlight muttered and stood up to get her space suit, "Okay," she concluded, "It seems that Dragonfly is not the evil force here at all. Mark is."

"Of course I do this," Mark admitted readily, "after all, I am a bard."

"Maybe we vote," Fireball said with a smile on his lips. "When the dragonflies come out, we will lock Mark in. Then when we come here every day, we will each stuff three potatoes into it."

Starlight sighed. "First we have to get her out," she said. "We'll try again in three days. If the next trick doesn't work, I don't know what else to do."

"Except for a stick," Spitfire muttered.