@Background Pony #5DA8
Yes. He is one of the potential fathers, too. He isn’t, though.

@Scarlet Ribbon
was the carpenter good to her?

@Background Pony #5DA8
She learned some basic engineering principles from an earth pony carpenter who was trying to help her learn how to use magic to make his own creations better.

@Scarlet Ribbon
did she only learn about engineering after the classes? did she already have some knowhow prior?

@Background Pony #5DA8
Serious answer: Sleep around with stallions and smuggle contraband with a small crew of criminals. She quit that life after getting pregnant because she wanted something better for her daughter and enrolled in engineering classes. She doesn’t actually know who the father is, but there’s a narrow range of candidates based on the timing of the pregnancy.

@Scarlet Ribbon
yay

what did scarlet do before landing the chief royal engineer position?

@Background Pony #5DA8
No. It gives me something to do.

@Scarlet Ribbon
does it bother you that i keep asking?

Yes and no. Scarlet had a close relationship with Jupiter prior to getting her job as the Chief Royal Engineer, when Jupiter was ~5 years old, and she was a good mom up until that point, but ever since then, Scarlet has been a workaholic and a pretty terrible mother. The whole point of her story arc is that she comes to terms with the damage she’s done to their relationship and starts taking steps to correct it.

@Scarlet Ribbon
did scarlet and jupiter get along better in the past?

@Background Pony #5DA8
That would depend entirely on the motor. Internal combustion engines would not exist in the specific alternate universe that she inhabits, but steam powered engines are involved in some of her designs

@Scarlet Ribbon
does she like motored vehicles?

@Background Pony #5DA8
Nope. I don’t generally in my headcanon

@Scarlet Ribbon
does she build robots?

@Background Pony #5DA8
Yes. She’s independently wealthy, attractive, and single, so she tends to end up getting a lot of attention for any number of reasons.

@Scarlet Ribbon
does scarlet like the attention she gets from stallions? what kind of attention is it?

@Background Pony #5DA8
Absolutely everything would fall apart. Scarlet would not be able to handle lacking access to her magic–she’s basically built her entire life around arcane machinery. Jupiter would hate the attention that her mother gets, because the only attention she wants is the attention she goes out of her way to get (read: causing trouble), and generally hates the kind of attention that her mother gets from stallions.

@Scarlet Ribbon
how would she and her daughter act in a freaky friday situation?

@Background Pony #5DA8
Not particularly; what stresses her out is her home life and dealing with her teenage daughter who doesn’t respect her (not that she’s honestly done anything to earn respect)

@Scarlet Ribbon
is that a stressful job for her?

@Background Pony #268E
Arcane Engineering, specifically. Specializing in the intersection of magic and technology. Occupationally, she’s the Chief Royal Engineer of Canterlot, and is basically responsible for maintaining the persistent spellwork that keeps Canterlot from just crashing down the side of the mountain.

@DaisyAzuras
I’m paying $20/mo, IIRC. If you have 24 GB of VRAM, I strongly recommend getting into local gen for ponies, though.

@Scarlet Ribbon
I use gemini and meta.ai to edit my hand drawn art but both refuse to generate anything that looks like actual ponies and neither seem to allow video generation. at least not in their free modes. how much does it cost to get gemini to make video?

@Scarlet Ribbon
what kind of engineering does she do?

@Background Pony #268E
Generally good-hearted, but too prone to being self-absorbed in her engineering work, which causes a rift in her relationship with her daughter. She’s also a single mother and is generally constantly trying to find the next good stallion to try and patch the big relationship hole in her heart… Which mostly means she is prone to unhealthy attachments far too quickly.

I have… A lot… Of notes about her and her daughter.