History Fanfic / DailyEquestriaLifeWithMonsterGirl

** Played straight when she unwittingly reveals the concept of ''audiobooks'' to Nightwatch, who realizes that there is a lot of potential here.

* ParadoxPerson: Cerea, to a degree. It's been repeated at several different points in the Continuum that magic comes with sapience, that anything which can think has ''some'' form of magic. Judging by her reactions to platinum and plastic, Cerea has ''no'' magic, despite being undeniably sapient -- and when everything starts to hit the fan, it makes her the '''''only''''' person whom the Diarchy can ask to [[spoiler: enter Tartarus to assess and evaluate Tirek]], because she has nothing which can be stolen. [[spoiler:Taken UpToEleven in chapter 93, where Cerea ''manifests a Cutie Mark'', despite not being a pony... a mark that lets her emit an ''AntiMagic LaserBlade'', meaning her "magic" is to ''nullify magic''.]]

* LadyLand: As shown in flashbacks and seen colouring her view of Equestria, Cerea's birth culture is completely matriarchal, because the stallions are [[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/432523/69/daily-equestria-life-with-monster-girl/outlier psychopathic blockheads]].

* {{Forshadowing}}: For ''Glimmer'' in the regular Continuum, which hadn't started being published until almost two years after this began. It's established in Chapter 8 that the Bearers were away on a mission with Trixie acting as a consultant when Cerea first arrived, and they return home from that in Chapter 20.

* DangerousForbiddenTechnique: After teasing its existence for a significant chunk of the story, [[spoiler:Chapter 79 finally explains what Cerea's "Second Breath" is: [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome Since a pair of human-sized lungs would never be able to adequately fuel a horse-sized body,]] [[RequiredSecondaryPowers centaurs actually have a second pair of lungs, below-and-behind the first pair.]] In their day to day lives, these have about as much impact as a regular person's lungs, only really coming into play when performing strenuous activity. With training, however, a centaur can consciously use both sets of lungs in tandem, [[ExplosiveOverclocking which massively increases their physical abilities due to the increased amount of oxygen in their blood.]] What qualifies it for this trope, however, is that extra power puts more strain on the body than it could ever be ready for, [[HeroicRROD to the point where it's not uncommon for centaurs to die after using it.]] [[FiveSecondForeshadowing Most of this is only revealed to the reader seconds before Cerea uses it to deliver a]] NoHoldsBarredBeatdown on Tirek.]]

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome:
** Cerea spends at least two days in a wild zone before encountering ponies. The injuries sustained lead to infection, and Equestria's knowledge of centaur medicine is limited to treating the wounds they ''inflict''. There are no antibiotics for her, and the only thing which saves her life is Celestia [[HealItWithFire burning out the infection]].
** Also applies to the entire ''Manga/MonsterMusume'' world. The flashbacks we've seen from Cerea's perspective have been demonstrating exactly how harsh parts of that environment are, along with the sheer number of problems caused by the integration laws -- and the damage done through having all of those species isolated for so long in the first place.
** No matter how much knightly training Cerea's received, she's essentially a terrified teenager who's trying to reconcile the idea that not only may there be no way for anypony to send her home, but everyone she's ever cared about has probably decided she's ''dead''.
** So, the ruler of Equestria is the only being that can keep the Sun and Moon functioning like they should. That means that the survival of ''all life on the planet'' depends on that ruler being kept safe at all times from any harm, which in turn requires a Royal Guard whose entire function boils down to prioritizing the safety of Celestia (and subsequently Luna) above all else. Which in turn alienates members of the Guard from other beings, who usually can't even grasp the implications of their duty intellectually, never mind emotionally.
** Even in Canterlot, and even after the Princess's return and the reestablishment of the Night Court and the Lunar Guard, those awake under Moon are still a relatively small portion of the population. There aren't as many businesses open during their hours, it's difficult for them to find friends outside of fellow Lunars, and many potential romantic relationships are cut off because neither party is willing to abandon their life for the other's hours or wants a relationship composed entirely of brief morning-and-evening exchanges. (Potions do exist to quickly flip the sleep cycle, but the effects are decidedly imperfect).
** During the press conference, Nightwatch's support of Cerea was caught in the innumerable photos the press took, and the photos were more than clear enough to permit recognition. And while Cerea actually lives in the palace and under the protection of both the Diarchs and the Guard, Nightwatch's apartment is out in the city, where those wishing to make their disapproval known can easily access it. This comes to a head in Chapter 29, when a CUNET extremist starts a fire at her door.

''Daily Equestria Life with Monster Girl'' is a ongoing crossover between ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' (as a sequel to ''Fanfic/AnchorFoal'' and using most of the setting, characterization, and magic rules previously established in the ''Fanfic/TriptychContinuum'') and ''Manga/MonsterMusume'', written by Creator/{{Estee}}. The story can be read [[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/432523/daily-equestria-life-with-monster-girl here]]. As of July 15, 2022, the fic is now complete.

* IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming: Each chapter title except the last is one word or hyphenated term with some kind of negative trait. For example: "Abomination", "Grotesque", "Uncivilized", "Toxic", etc. The last chapter is titled "Sapient."

* IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming: Each chapter title is one word, a word with some kind of negative trait. For example: "Abomination", "Grotesque", "Uncivilized", "Toxic", etc.

* [[spoiler: The revelation about the true natures of Sun and Moon in nearly breaks Cerea's brain and prompts an extended period of hyperventilating in a restroom.]]

** [[spoiler: Eventually confirmed. Cerea can eat meat from Menajeria. In fact, the improved nutrition may help her is some ways...]]

''Daily Equestria Life with Monster Girl'' is a ongoing crossover between ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' (as a sequel to ''Fanfic/AnchorFoal'' and using most of the setting, characterization, and magic rules previously established in the ''Fanfic/TriptychContinuum'') and ''Manga/MonsterMusume'', written by Creator/{{Estee}}. The story can be read [[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/432523/daily-equestria-life-with-monster-girl here]].

* AnimalisticAbomination: Cerberus, in contrast to the "oversized GentleGiant three-headed bulldog" seen in the cartoon, is a true monster who has to be placated with a blood sacrifice to allow Cerea and the Mane Six to enter Tartarus. The difference is explained that the more "normal" form is what happens if Cerberus leaves Tartarus, whilst this is the state he attains ''within'' Tartarus. In particular, now that he's "on duty", Cerberus possesses a toxic saliva powerful enough to cow even the other {{Eldritch Abomination}}s present in Tartarus, and Fluttershy's ability to commune with animals has no effect on him at all.

** [[spoiler:This eventually becomes Cerea's Cutie Mark-granted Talent; she can manifest a blade-shaped field of anti-magical energy in her hand, allowing her to nullify magic at a touch.]]

* BathtubScene: Two so far, but the bath in question is in the palace barracks. This makes it roughly the size of a decent swimming pool.

* SanitySlippage: The unicorn supremacist who sets fire to Nightwatch's apartment gets steadily more unhinged with every appearance. Comes to the climax in chapter 93; [[spoiler:she tries to use her telekinetic field to strangle Cerea and Nightwatch, and then when fleeing a vengeful Cerea, she spots some foals and immediately tries to strangle them in the same way.]]

* ChekovsGunman: [[spoiler: The [[TheMole traitor who facilitated the insurrection]] is Ms Manners, the obviously-totally-fallen-into-her-mark etiquette tutor from chapter 13, Uncivilized, as revealed in ch 99, Vengeful.]] Their motive was [[spoiler: [[EvilIsPetty because Cerea accidentally hit her]] while trying to contort herself into an untenable pose on her instructions, leading Ms Manners to conclude that Cerea was an irredeemable barbarian [[EntertaininglyWrong who had been spoiled by a lack of parental discipline]].]]

* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: As in the [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipisMagic Celestiaverse]], this story's iteration of Fluttershy is not only the Bearer of Kindness but a ShrinkingViolet whose biggest character flaw is an inability to stand up for herself. So when she launches into a vicious verbal onslaught the instant she meets Cerea, and takes every subsequent opportunity to sling verbal vitriol at her, it says volumes about how furious she is at Tirek's actions.

* ParadoxPerson: Cerea, to a degree. It's been repeated at several different points in the Continuum that magic comes with sapience, that anything which can think has ''some'' form of magic. Judging by her reactions to platinum and plastic, Cerea has ''no'' magic, despite being undeniably sapient -- and when everything starts to hit the fan, it makes her the '''''only''''' person whom the Diarchy can ask to [[spoiler: enter Tartarus to assess and evaluate Tirek]], because she has nothing which can be stolen.

* BodyHorror: Chapter 79 reveals that Tirek can absorb other creatures' magic [[spoiler:because he has a Device inside him made by cutting him open and inserting a web of platinum wires, one wire at a time.]]

* DangerousForbiddenTechnique: After teasing its existence for a significant chunk of the story, [[spoiler:Chapter 79 finally explains what Cerea's "Second Breath" is: [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome Since a pair of human-sized lungs would never be able to adequately fuel a horse-sized body,]] [[RequiredSecondaryPowers centaurs actually have a second pair of lungs, below-and-behind the first pair.]] In their day to day lives, these have about as much impact as a regular person's lungs, only really coming into play when performing strenuous activity. With training, however, a centaur can consciously use both sets of lungs in tandem, which massively increases their physical abilities due to the increased amount of oxygen in their blood. What qualifies it for this trope, however, is that extra power puts more strain on the body than it could ever be ready for, [[HeroicRROD to the point where it's not uncommon for centaurs to die after using it.]] [[FiveSecondForeshadowing Most of this is only revealed to the reader seconds before Cerea uses it to deliver a]] NoHoldsBarredBeatdown on Tirek.]]

** It is revealed in Chapter 63, Uncompromising, that at least the latest incident happened in the Tartarus Classified Area, and in Chapter 79, Sociopathic, that Tirek is attempting to leach magic from the world through Tartarus.