#applepies-and-starlight

[andromedako]

LATE BUT HAPPY BIRTHDAAAAY

THROWS A CAKE AT YOU

THANK YOU!! OH SHIT IS THAT A CA-

[IT HITS ME SQUARE IN THE FACE, TOPPLING ME OVER INSTANTLY]

[ask-the-dark-matter-sibs]

Any hobbies or group activities you guys like to do together?

"Today was strawberry cookies!"

"They're very good. Though Gooey caused a situation with the flour earlier."

"I suppose we'll need showers once Meta's done washing him up, hehe..."

[cosmiclumalee]

My favorite pairings from MLP 💖

I may just have Sciset there, but to me it’s basically what Princess Twilight Sparkle and Sunset Shimmer’s relationship would be like, so I ship them both just the same.

[phellycheesesteak]

“Aroace Zane, reblog if you agree”

-@applepies-and-starlight

[zhongkui-n-friends]

Hello, everyone! Welcome to our little slice of this strange website, where we'll be recording our journeys across the City! (and maybe beyond, if we feel brave). My name is Yue, scientist extrodinare and everyone's favorite ZhongKui!

("Just use Erlking like the rest of us, ***hole!" "Wouldn't that make Heathcliff the favorite, though?" "It would, but don't say that; she'll tie you to a tree otherwise.")

Along with me are my friends, Apple, Lulu, and Cordelle! Feel free to stop by and send some asks, too! we won't mind!

("You're forcing it, hon."

*Sigh*, Yeah yeah I know. But still, doesn't hurt to look inviting, doesn't it?)

Well, whatever– regardless, we hope to see you all soon! Let the festivities begin~!

[Meet the gang!]

(OOC under cut)

// @applepies-and-starlight here, hiii. This blog's back from impulse with better stuff and probably more interaction, who knows? I'm just here for a good time, so don't be shy to give these idiots something to chew on

(Shoutout to the blue reverb account for inspiring me to get back on, along with the tomato guy who got me to create this thing)

[cursedalthoughts]

Priority Research 7 Predictions - Sardegna Empire

My first PR7 prediction post was in December of 2023, and the faction was the Sardegna Empire.

I will mention all of the candidates of that post, and a few more. Literally just a few, though; 2 or 3 more.

Michelangelo

Shoutout to @applepies-and-starlight, who was incredibly weirded out by this ship's design when I showcased it.

Because Michelangelo is extremely weird indeed. As an Italian supercruiser, the real first of her kind if we go by gun calliber (320mm on her main guns), she's unique - her main guns are mounted centerline, between the smoke exhaust and the superstructure, giving her incredibly poor firing angles. However, this design flaw is "compensated" by her secondary guns. 3 quadruple 152mm turrets positioned centerline as well as a total of 10 dual 90mm turrets, 5 per side; all of them shooting SAP ammo which deals devastating damage to most cruisers and all destroyers. On top of that, Michelangelo gets access to 6 8km torpedoes, 3 per side, which deal devastating damage each at 23.5k with a full secondary gun build.

As usual, Michelangelo gets access to an exhaust smoke screen that can keep up with her high speed of 33 knots - not too fast for Italian ships, but fast overall.

Michelangelo feels like a PR, but I can see her being a DR as well.

Napoli

However, the ship that feels like DR material to me is Napoli.

Napoli is more logical in terms of design, with two main guns at the front and one at the rear. She has 254mm main guns which shoot HE and AP, being one of the few Italian cruisers that can shoot HE from their main guns.

Napoli, much like Michelangelo, has access to SAP secondary guns. While Napoli has less overall secondary guns than Michelangelo, she gets the best cruiser secondary gun dispersion of the entire game, which rivals that of a fully built USS Ohio. That's very accurate.

Venezia

The epitome of Italian heavy cruiser design, Venezia has a total of 15 203mm main guns, giving her the heaviest cruiser broadside of the game. A SAP salvo that lands 9 or 10 hits will decimate cruisers and destroyers, and harm battleships, equally.

Her some screen can keep up with her when she's going at her full speed, which is 38.4 knots. She's incredibly fast.

Venezia is easy DR material.

Ruggierio di Lauria

Lauria is a unique Italian battleship. Being relatively short compared to her same tier peers (Cristoforo Colombo and Sicilia), Lauria has a total of 8 457mm main guns that can shoot SAP. These guns hit hard, even if it is the only remarkable thing about her. Her accuracy is marginally better than the already poor Italian BB accuracy, her citadel is weird and sticks out of the water line in the center, her reload is 30s which some incorrectly consider to be "long"; but it is certainly longer compared to other gimmick 457mm ships.

I do like her as a DR, but honestly, she can work as a PR as well.

Sicilia

Sicilia is weird.

I was very hyped for her, but seeing her state on release, I lost all the hype. She was bugged for two whole patches (that's like, 2 months); her secondary guns are incredibly innacurate despite being the star of the show, and her main guns do not have access to SAP.

Despite having a total of 16 380mm guns, she is a Tier 10. 380mm guns is a low calliber for her tier, and SAP would save them. The good thing is that her AP is slightly better than her counterpart Cristoforo Colombo. Unlike Colombo, who has a 37s reload, Sicilia has a 33 second reload; and her main gun accuracy is better.

Sicilia was hyped for her secondary guns, which had "improved accuracy" and use SAP. That improved accuracy didn't end up happening, however, leaving her with underwhelming secondary guns. Giuseppe Verdi at Tier 9 has a better armament in practice.

Still, Sicilia is DR material.

Paolo Emilio

I will admit, Paolo Emilio is a weird choice.

Known by the community as Yolo Emilio for reasons I will explain shortly, Paolo Emilio is a ship that technically did exist in real life. Still, Ibuki also existed in real life, even if she was converted to a seaplane tender midway through the building process; and inevitably scrapped. Paolo Emilio was a Capitani Romany-class 'cruiser'. In Azur Lane we already have two of the class - Pompeo Magno and Attilio Regolo. But Paolo Emilio was never finished, and her World of Warships configuration is unique.

Paolo Emilio is, on paper, a god-awful ship. She has "mediocre" torpedoes and a situational speed boost. However, in practice, she's a scary opponent. If you are a battleship and the enemy team has a Paolo Emilio, the moment you see an angry smoke screen approaching you at almost 45 knots you know you're dead. She can launch 4 torpedoes per side, as well as having a central torpedo launcher; each of them dealing 23k damage and having a speed of 67 knots. This is why she's known as "Yolo Emilio".

[shippingismagicbracket]

MY LITTLE PONY: SHIPPING IS MAGIC, THE POLL!

I have personally selected a list of 32 Pony ships that I think are either extremely popular, feature a member of the mane 6, or that I personally really like, and I will be pitting them against each other to determine who is The MLP:FIM Ship of All Times (2023)!

R1 will begin on March 26th, 2023!

See below the cut for the bracket details!

FLUTTERCORD, Discord x Fluttershy vs SHININGCADENCE, Shining Armor x Cadence

DISCLESTIA, Discord x Celestia vs RAINBOWPIE, Rainbow Dash x Pinkie Pie

TWIPIE, Twilight Sparkle x Pinkie Pie vs TWIDASH, Twilight Sparkle x Rainbow Dash

CHEESEPIE, Cheese Sandwich x Pinkie Pie vs SUGARMAC, Sugarbelle x Big Macintosh

APPLEDASH, Applejack x Rainbowdash vs FLUTTERPIE, Fluttershy x Pinkie Pie

CHEERIMAC, Cheerilee x Big Macintosh vs TWIJACK, Twilight Sparkle x Applejack

FLUTTERDASH, Fluttershy x Rainbow Dash vs RARISHY, Rarity x Fluttershy

FLUTTERMAC, Fluttershy x Big Macintosh vs APPLESHY, Applejack x Fluttershy

RARIJACK, Rarity x Applejack vs RARIDASH, Rarity x Rainbow Dash

LYRABON, Lyra Heartstrings x Bonbon vs MAUDBRIAR, Maude Pie x Mud Briar

STARTRIX, Starlight Glimmer x Trixie Lulamoon vs APPLEPIE, Applejack x Pinkie Pie

STARBURST, Starlight Glimmer x Sunburst vs TWIXIE, Twilight Sparkle x Trixie Lulamoon

SCISET, EQG!Twilight x Sunset Shimmer vs TWISHY, Twilight Sparkle x Fluttershy

TEMPLIGHT, Tempest x Twilight Sparkle vs RARITWI, Rarity x Twilight Sparkle

TWIGLIM, Twilight Sparkle x Starlight Glimmer vs TWICORD, Twilight Sparkle x Discord

TWISET, Twilight Sparkle x Sunset Shimmer vs RARIPIE, Rarity x Pinkie Pie

[lunarlilygarden]

I have come to an announcement that I FUCKING LOVE MY GIRLFRIEND. SHE'S WEIRD AND GAY AND SO AM I. My barbeque squirrel,,,,,, The demon that haunts me eveyday

@applepies-and-starlight for you bbg

[apples-reblog-tree]

Main account is @applepies-and-starlight, if you care enough to see my insane ramblings

Blog is inspired by @/mothhuuny's rb blog + i'm tired of spamming my weird ahh rb tag and getting equally as weird looks for not reading my pinned

[andromedako]

🙃

🙃 What’s a weird fact that you know?

a human can drink about 203.8 cups of baja blast before they die from a caffeine overdose in theory but realistically no one would ever get that far because of the other issues itd cause

[phellycheesesteak]

So. @applepies-and-starlight saw my lil flustered akechi doodle and asked is it me referencing the bang bang she shot me meme. It is now

Everyone tell Mae how smart she is, for me

[pielove123clan]

@applepies-and-starlight

[shippingismagicbracket]

SHOW-STOPPERS!

[andromedako]

Oddly specific question but were you traumaitized by the Cupcakes video as a kid?

Yes. oh my god. i sometimes think abt another animation i saw related to that that was like. i cant decide amv too

[phellycheesesteak]

I got the button in my facility on the phone with @applepies-and-starlight and I saw. Select work. And I pressed it.

She did in fact tell me not to do that

[thelaphos]

@deadmansbistro @applepies-and-starlight

(plus the rest of my mewtuals too but I don't wanna disturb you all with tags)

"I love you , I'm glad we're friends"