Inspired By A User To Make The Agere Ponified Engine Drawing. The User In Question Is Taking A Break

Inspired by a user to make the agere ponified engine drawing. The user in question is taking a break from that fandom currently, but I was inspired by a couple posts from @c00lac0la 's blog (They're fixated on other fandoms currently but I based it off of their headcanons). I was inspired by a drawing, too, on their blog, but that's all I will say.

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Agere Headcanons for Hiro and Duck? i'm gonna be honest, i don't have much for Hiro right now so i hope you don't mind if i do Duck for now

Inspired By A User To Make The Agere Ponified Engine Drawing. The User In Question Is Taking A Break

Oliver and Duck take a stroll down to the local beach at Maretime Bay (I know people hate G5 and I'm not a fond of it, my AU is a crossover and it's technically G4, so it's nothing like canon). Duck has always wanted to be near the ocean and ever since coming to Equestria to visit their new friends, he's been enjoying being closer to the ocean and feeling the sand.

On this particular day, Duck has been stressed out and having trouble communicating verbally, as a result, their new friends recommended to him to unmask and relax, even if that meant acting younger. Their best friend Misty Brightdawn, recommended to Duck to try out pacifiers as a way to relax. Another recommended stim toys and communication cards. He took all the advice, but he will not use a pacifier in public because he thinks ponies and even his other friends will judge.

The only friend (who is from the same railway as him) he confided about his issues with was Oliver. He understood it and has been playing kind of a babysitter/brotherly role to Duck. Which has made him feel safer, especially in public.

Here, they're on the beach. Duck is concerned, thinking someone will catch on because he has gadgets that are commonly used by younger individuals/foals. But he was also worried that someone would assume he was mentally disabled due to being too anxious to talk (selective mutism) and resorting to communication cards. The only thing that has reassured him was that he refused to bring the most foalish items in public, including the pacifier. Oliver has been comforting him and smiling as reassurance, he would never let anything bad happen to Duck in these vulnerable times.

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For why Oliver and Duck are not in their heavily recognized colors, that's because in my AU canon, the two engines livery is a lot closer to the real life livery of the Great Western Railway instead of the North Western Railway's green livery. And yes, I made Duck lighter, but he's only lighter in pony form but still nowhere close to the NWR Green.

The reason I see the two as being actual GWR green is because of their pride of their heritage. I don't think they would like being NWR green because they wouldn't look Great Western if they were as light as their actual TVS counterparts. They heavily believe in "The Great Western Way", although that's more of Duck's thing but Oliver has that mentality too, but not as bad.