These character profiles are definitely doing well to flesh out not only the character(s) they are meant to showcase but also give a lot of foreshadowing for events that they will partake in. Very nicely done.

So, like Starlight Glimmer noted for her magic, White Knight's gets strong through emotion? I like the idea of magic being driven by one's emotions and faith.

It is also interesting noting how the character designs are starting to become unique to themselves. Notably the feet / hooves. It is getting easier to not mentally picture a MLP character.

It's great you have found folks to draw the characters for you. The pictures giving you a perfect way to entice people to want and read all the details and information written to compliment the image.

Both Nightlight and White Night can become literally overpowered with their emotions. White Night tends to remain in control, but Nightlight can easily explode out of control.

In one story, I plan to have Nightlight receive a surprise birthday party that is full of flashing lights, loud noises, and crowds of people. First, she never wanted a surprise party in the first place. She loves to plan her own parties. Second, flashing lights and loud noises often trigger a fear response in her. Third, crowds of people also trigger fear.

As a result, she becomes a giant angry creature smashing up downtown Equopolis. Confronting her with force only makes her bigger, angrier, and more afraid. White Night uses his shielding powers to contain the damage and to protect those in harm's way. However, he never touches Nightlight. Nor does he have any words to insult or shame her. Instead, he floats as a guardian angel to remind her of the one she loves most.

Nightlight never meant to cause serious harm to anyone. In fact, those who ended up in the hospital can easily make a full recovery. Even as she was consciously destroying things, it appears she was subconsciously protecting human life.

I've started to think, maybe White Night will always have more conscious control of his powers. Nightlight, on the other hand, learns to control her powers by having the right feelings.

Nightlight tends to think on an intellectual level, whereas White Night tends to think on a pragmatic level. White Night doesn't care so much for learning simply for the sake of learning; it has to have a clear practical purpose to him. Once she sets her mind to it, Nightlight can make a lot of intellectual sense of emotions. However, only the love of friendship brings her to a true understanding and appreciation. She learns to think as much with her heart as her brain.

She starts to understand -- more than her own brother -- that the right emotions are what give the intellect its true sense of purpose. Pragmatism can never be separated from emotions; true pragmatism hinges on the right feelings. As creatures made in the Creator's image, our full capacity for thought transcends our own ability to examine it. We must develop a transcendental instinct, driven by the right feelings.

I hope you are keeping track of how you are 'narrowing down' the scope of the story, characters, and overall message. This is a very good thing as you are creating more-and-more easily imagined situations that play out with different messages but common themes of how 'friendship' and 'faith' go hand-in-hand.

Another aspect of education your tales focus on is now how one can stray away from their path but can get back on through learning, taking accountability, and performing actions, like repairing the city, to show how they are not above doing what it takes to make things right.

Lots of MLP: FiM took place, seemingly, off-screen. You're putting the aftermath of a negative, yet educational, event in the light to show how actions speak louder than words. One can easily say 'sorry' while failing to neglect how there is something they need to do in order to make things better.

Sometimes 'sorry' is enough. However, with mass destruction, it is very responsible of Night Light and White Knight to fix all they can while showing 'friendship' to those who were negatively impacted by the actions. Perhaps Night Light would gain more appreciation for her brother in repairing the ciy? She'd wonder why he was helping when he didn't do the physical damage. Here's where he and Night light can have a nice talk on 'friendship' and 'faith'.

More and more, it seems a key theme is that people don't have social skills so much as social norms. Most people naturally follow a herd, but it's much less natural for those on the autism spectrum. Too much that is called a disability or un-social is really just a failure -- or refusal -- to follow a given norm. Moreover, different people are born with different emotional weaknesses in the first place.

Many on the autism spectrum, I believe, have been raised to feel like victims of circumstance. I, on the other hand, learned -- through Dale Carnegie's book and my faith in Christ -- that friendship is for everyone with the right attitude. I don't want to bring awareness of ASD. I want to empower those who have it -- and reveal that it is not always a disability. Much of it is just different personality traits, and we might actually be a poorer society without them.

Scootaloo may be said to be handicapped -- but if she were an earth pony, she wouldn't be considered that way. Rainbow Dash's friendship with Scootaloo does not stand out the way her friendship with Quibble Pants does. Quibble Pants seems to be handicapped by any pony standard. He is an earth pony who is weak, which is not something I associate with earth ponies. Likewise, many with ASD -- if they lived on their own planet -- might be considered perfectly functional according to their own societies. Nothing would have to stop them from working together for mutual survival.

As I mentioned before, what Rainbow Dash did to help empower Quibble Pants is what truly won my affection for her (though she didn't succeed in exactly the way she'd planned). She has now shown that she can be anyone's best friend. The weak stallion wasn't simply the butt of jokes. From the outset, he's been treated with more respect and dignity than Spike originally was. When I think of him, I practically imagine myself face to face with one of the Mane 6. He now has at least three girls who love him as a friend. They don't love him out of pity -- they genuinely love who he is.

That is what I want for people on the autism spectrum. We don't need advocacy -- we need people who like us for who we are.

It seems that your sister has been one of your best friends. Maybe she can help you make more friends -- people who hardly even think about your lack of sight. Then maybe you will finally find the right work environment.

*Sighs* My sister has offered a lot of help to gain employment and allies. However the problem will always be, unless I get very lucky, finding a place that does not 'pigeon hole' people who have limitations. This is, by far, the greatest challenge.

For all you mentioned is why I, too, do not like the month of April. ASD / Spectrum is, to me, 'not' a disease. It is just a variation on the human condition.

Something I just thought about is how things would be if an American went over to Spain, Brazil, Kuwait, or any other country whose culture is different from what they've known. Would the behavior of the people, who are not Americans, seem 'different'? I guarantee it. So, in a way, everyone falls on some line of The Spectrum if you put two people together from different countries, didn't let them know where each was from, and asked them to share a lunch together.

I do know of, and know people, who do have more distinct aspects of ASD. However it is, likely, arguable to make those like that fall under a different diagnosis.

ASD, from all I've learned, is basically society's way of simply stating, "You're not like me so you must have something wrong with you.". Given, at last check, 1 in 64 people fall somewhere on the spectrum argues the point of, if so common compared to other limitations, why do we not do more to empower and encourage those who possess the ability to thrive?

My ex-wife works with individuals on The spectrum. She has told me that, of 3 identifiers, I possess 2 that would consider me ASD. Most notably the 'social awkwardness'.

So, if one can possess 1, 2, or all 3 'identifiers' would it not be fair to say that, outside of extreme cases, ASD is more of society just not wanting to practice what it preaches through the proverbial "Think outside the box" concept? By not taking time to understand people who are not like you and those you know you are, in essence, "Inside the box" and only denying yourself a large degree of possibility through getting to know those who live daily "Outside the box" and who are able to "Bring about positive change".

Of course, some on the autism spectrum really are mentally handicapped. That is not a good thing, except for one who can pull a Forrest Gump. However, many who seem handicapped at first are actually just slower to develop.

Moreover, intelligence is not the same as wisdom. Intelligence in the wrong hands gives a person more ways to defend stupidity. None are so blind as those who have sight but refuse to use it. As I recall, Forrest Gump often comes across as the most emotionally intelligent person in the room, and sometimes the wisest. He did not need much academic intelligence to be those things; it might have even gotten in the way. Unfortunately, the definition of intelligence is largely controlled by academic types.

Eugenics always begs the question of what is a desirable trait in the first place. There are things that need a cure, but trying to breed humans is simply dehumanizing. Some people really shouldn't try to have a child, but forcing them not to may be worse for mankind than allowing it to happen. Freedom means we must learn to govern ourselves; each of us becomes a sovereign citizen in a limited sense. True pragmatism does not readily part with freedom or its responsibilities.

When I look at the merchandise, it seems Shining Armor has far more fans than I first thought. I suppose girls love him much as they love Spike. And boys have a strong role model who doesn't conform to macho stereotypes.

Given his alicorn-like powers, Shining Armor seems to be mostly the hero of another story -- like all the other royals except for Twilight. His shielding powers were probably far more important before the Elements of Harmony were re-discovered. More importantly, his leadership helps keep the magic of love alive, especially in the Crystal Empire.

Sunburst is probably more relatable to you. You have special abilities that people tend to overlook, just because you're missing a socially expected quality. To this day, there is only one licensed toy of him -- and it was exclusive to Europe. In a sense, Starlight is like a big little sister for him, even though they are actually peers. Sunburst showed early development but soon plateaued. Starlight took a little long to develop but ultimately gained alicorn-like powers. Shining Armor and Cadance are like the mother and father Sunburst never had.

By the way, Sunburst's mother reminds me of how I feel my own mother doesn't treat me as the adult I am.

Flurry Heart is essentially his god-daughter, but the bond between them gets only a passing mention. Many years later, Twilight's special student is implied to be Starlight and Sunburst's daughter; she seems like a cross between these two best friends. (Given that "Starburst" and "Starlight x Trixie" must be the two most popular ships with Starlight, there is probably some ship teasing in both these directions.)

The episode that resonated me most, based on what you have shared, is "The Parent Map" in Season 8. My father was like sunburst's mom while my mom was like Starlight's dad.

Needless to say, it was easy to choose the favorite. The one that is nice, makes you feel happy, and tries to make the outside world less awful? Or the one who you dread talking to because, when you do, you are never living up to their expectations and are just waiting to hear how they will 'push' you into what 'they' think is right.

I think, as a result of father, like Sunburst's mom, I turned into a Starlight's dad. I treasure the joy of being younger and not having so much piled on me to live up to that, honestly, I can't do.

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Often, like "Uncommon Bond", I find myself in Starlight's position IRL. I just want things to be like they were. To have friends, to share gaming experiences, to have people genuinely just spending time with me. Much of my 'real life' has been just an 'Age Spell' that can only create 'synthetic happiness' while I find a way to no longer need to trouble myself with 'brick wall' societal standards I can never attain.

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I am glad I could help you get sunburst. I can relate with him, but not as much as I am sure you do. Starlight is more me as I was protected, sheltered, and always made to feel like 'everything will be great when you're all grown-up!' and, well, it wasn't. Many of my 'talents' only bloomed through fighting to keep myself alive while 'falsely believing' I would be able to enter mainstream USA with a limitation that is associated with inability and incompetence.

So, truly, Glim-Glam is who I am most. One whose feelings were quashed over-and-over again while I was 'protected' from the pain with the illusion that time would allow me my chance to be more than a forgotten member of society.

Like Starlight, I felt vengeful and, even when I found my twilight Sparkles, I still panicked at the thought of how to 'properly' integrate into society. I am very guilty of "Every Little Thing she Does" and being Starlight's counterpart, 'Snowfall Frost'. I've done things to try and make "An Uncommon Bond" work while feeling like my purpose was as Ms. Glimmer saw herself in "Marks For Effort". When it comes to employment, I was very Starlight as my attempts to have people even consider what I could genuinely prove were treated much like Twi and Starswirl acted during "Shadow Play".

*Sighs* Sorry. I had therapy today and therapy always makes my mind fill with everything all at once as it puts everything into 'cleaner spaces'. *Shrugs*

Starlight seems to be painted as a total hypocrite in "Our Town". Yet what we see does lend itself to a more sympathetic interpretation: Starlight was afraid to make friends, and this helped lead her to start a cult -- where she could guarantee that she would get the validation she was looking for. She willfully preyed on others who might have had less confidence than she did.

If Starlight had been more socially adept, she might have avoided losing face when her cutie mark was revealed. She might have told them that she needed her own cutie mark to protect them from others who still do -- like a protective mother. Then she might have actually improved her reputation, since indoctrinated people often prefer to cling to their sense of identity.

When Starlight Glimmer lost "Her Town", she might have felt brokenhearted, as if Twilight had stolen her family. Therefore, she wanted to steal Twilight's family. She wanted to believe that history was under her control, much as Rainbow Dash wanted to believe she could control the weather.

Starlight was, indeed, power hungry. Yet within her jealous heart was a redeeming quality that proved to be the key to her heart. I could have almost sold myself on such a story of victimstance -- but my faith in Christ inspires me not to do so.

Interestingly, in the show itself, there is no clear evidence that it is possible to permanently rewrite history. It seems the timeline kept rejecting Starlight's tampering. Twilight herself never gets changed during the events; nor does Spike. Could the Cutie Map have been playing along with Starlight's attempts to tamper with it? It certainly forced Starlight to finally share her feelings.

I like to believe Starlight was not so much a hypocrit with 'Our town' as much as a pony who had sold herself on how the root cause of her pain was Sunburst getting his 'Cutie mark', making a very negative correlation with Cutie Marks ending friendships, and wandering to the edge of equestria to find others who were 'lost' so she could have the world her immature mind so desperately craved when, in truth, it was a world built on lies and childish ideology.

For her, the citizens of 'Our town' were much like dolls. Starlight's town being like her 'doll house' as the manipulated citizens were 'living dolls' who she kept around to live an imaginary world that, deep down, she always knew was wrong in doing.

I think 'The Cutie Map' wanted the Mane 6 to get to her first as, of all those troubled, she was dangerous in how much power she had acquired. If she could remove Cutie Marks and negate talents, who is to say she would not get a 'God Complex' if her 'Foalish Paradise' was ever disrupted? Someone that unstable could easily use the power of all the removed marks, grant themselves untold degrees of talent, and be able to raise to the level of alicorn with a Mastery Of Time that would, like as 'Snowfall Frost', would've destroyed all that was good in the world.

I really liked how Twilight AND Spike worked together to get Starlight to finally open her wound so she could start the true healing process.

What she did in "The Cutie Re-Mark" could be seen as her finding 'faith' through 'friendship'. She was no longer a lost sheep. She was no longer too tainted by darkness to ever be welcome back amongst those in the herd. Spike and Twilight, like Jesus, offered her a chance with no strings attached to embrace 'friendship', she took it, and now she is far better for it.

It is mean how, like with sunset Shimmer, Starlight keeps being reminded of her sins. However it is not right to forget those sins we made. The sins are what show the imperfections of humanity, or equinity?, along with how one can either allow the sin to fester in them on a one-way trip to see Lucifer, or own their sin to help serve 'The Creator' in spreading 'Friendship' through 'Faith'.