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>Conversion Bureau universe was conceived pre Equestria Girls. Though I have no doubt some, possibly a lot, probably have explored it. The setting is based on the assumptions of Equestria being a utopia and Celestia a Tyrant that were so common in the early fandom.
yeah, I knew that this fanfic was written in 2011 so it wouldn´t make sense to combine both. I was simply clearing my personal preferences up towards those two different settings and what I would be the most familiar with, so this whole universe sounds completely alien to me and considering that I am so used to discussing the established lore, I have no right to discuss this with the well informed opinions he is asking for. Maybe I could walk away from this discussion even though he has already unfolded his actual problem without showing up all the details. It mostly relies on how he contemplates the conflict and the question that he is actually looking for. You have replied to the root of his problem with these lines:

>You want there to be some kind of plot twist and have the character be established before for a plot twist.
>Or do you want a different player who you interdouncee later but have it fit within the setting?
the fic is begging to be twisted and add another pathway to solve his doubts. The biggest effort would consist in integrating those new elements on the table and advance the plot without creating new plotholes on it nor going for the Deux Ex Machina route.

Back to my previous point, I was simply showing up how disengaged I feel towards this AU, mostly because of the stories that the setting implies and how a fanfic writer could embrace it. quite possibly going over the top around the conflict among these two factions.

>Plus even when not basing it in a pre-Twicorn timeframe is the fact that the Equestria Girls world doesn't fit neatly with some a gritty drama involving a (usually) more realistic earth.
Definitely the spin off series doesn´t arrive at those levels of drama at all and another problem would arise when one tries to blend both worlds in.

>Having alternate versions of the characters even if you have it set on earth would also complicate the ponies being a completely alien force bent on the destruction of humanity for its sins if you're playing it mostly straight.
Which is also another issue on top of what I have said.