“Uh, you mean that metaphorically, right…?”

@Background Pony #5BCD
They can eat both actual food for taste and love for sustenance.

@infinita est lux Solis
I stopped reading at Kirin beer.
@TexasUberAlles
You know how the Sirens call what they do eating but still eat actual food?
yeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhh~

@Background Pony #B545
Kirin are all over Japanese temple iconography and traditional art; “kirin” is in fact the romanization of the Japanese name for them, it’s transliterated as “qilin” in China.

Uh, about that…

@infinita est lux Solis
@kleptomage
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcoholic_drinks_in_China
Serious answer is apparently called baijiu, or jiu in general.

@infinita est lux Solis
Gunpowder and paper.

@kleptomage
Then… Uhh, what did the ancient Chinese invent?

@infinita est lux Solis
Gin was invented by the Dutch.

@Background Pony #B545
Ah, I knew Sake was Japanese, but I didn’t know if Kirin originated from China or Japan, meanwhile I also had no idea where Gin came from other than “asia”, thank you for clarifying.

@infinita est lux Solis
Gin. Sake is Japanese while Kirin are a Chinese myth.

Conflating the two mythologies infront of a Chinese or Japanese person as the same will get you a wierd stare at best, or a punch to the face at worst.

@Background Pony #5BCD
Actually both are plausible, we’ve seen Chrysalis suck a pink gas out of Thorax so it’s possible they can condense it the same way pegasi can make Liquid Rainbow. And as for Kirin Beer, basically, every culture in human history has invented alcohol at some point or another, it’s extremely unlikely it’s their piss as people meme about, but I would not be surprised at all if the Kirin had some form of alcoholic beverage. Although with the fact that Kirin are an asian myth, I would be more inclined to call it “Kirin Gin” or “Kirin Sake” rather than Kirin Beer, since beer is made with wheat, hops, or rye, which are not native to asia.

@Wayneponeth
cough

@Background Pony #E9EE
One is almost plausible and the other is just a bunch of brony nonsense.
Guess which one is which.

“But brother, that’s literally what we eat.”

@fqw857xm
lmao
now I don’t know what to prefer: Bug love honey or Kirin beer xDDDD

@Background Pony #E9EE

What if it’s actually love? With changelings that can mean something entirely different than with ponies. https://derpibooru.org/images/2069572

I’ve seen several fics where they stored excess love as a gel/honey and they often end up with scenes with them horking into a cup.

Effects vary, some it’s just normal honey, in others it has special effects like strongly experiencing the emotion(s) consumed and or a magic boost, in some it has transformative properties.

There is a rather surprising lack of art exploring the concept.

Great, thick, volumunous spurts of love in every cup!

BUT, what if!.. it is something else??