Canvas is a pony. He doesn't know much. The only reason he even knows his name is because he read it on the wall.

But he knows the white box. He knows eating. He knows sleeping. He knows how many footsteps it takes to get from he wall to the cot, at least if he counts. He has trouble remembering, sometimes. That's okay, though. He's happy.

Until one day, when a strange unicorn named "Twilight Sparkle" arrives. He doesn't like her. She asks lots of questions, and she isn't white. She is, in fact, purple. Which makes Canvas wonder; what ''is'' purple?


''[[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RXZO8KZBziEIEXVW_h5VZtwn41M3yE0_9MX4g9Fjeac/edit?pli=1 White Box]]'' ([[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/20116/white-box FIMFiction]]) is a ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' fanfic by Chromosome, about memories and the power of art. Has an on-going semi-animated adaptation [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcxBm3ESlTE&feature=youtu.be here]].

!!Tropes
%% * BrokenPedestal: Implied [[spoiler: that this happens to Twilight in regards to Celestia.]]
%% * TheEnd
%% * LaserGuidedAmnesia
* IdentityAmnesia: All the prisoners have all their memories and personalities erased.
* LightIsNotGood:
** "The bright lights hurt my eyes."
** It's implied that [[spoiler: Celestia, the sun princess, imprisoned any ponies with cutie marks powerful enough to fight her or cause dissent, making her the BigBad]]. WordOfGod is that [[spoiler:the facility was actually run by a fringe element of the government and Celestia herself sent Twilight in to find out what was going on]], but the necessarily [[UnreliableNarrator limited perspective]] means this does not come across ''at all'' in the text.
* MeaningfulName: Canvas, just like most ponies. [[spoiler: [[ArtInitiatesLife His paintings come to life.]]]]
%% ** The other prisoners. Clarity, Forte and Smooth Song, [[spoiler: who can respectively copy the cutie-marks of others, inspire anyone with speeches, and create emotion-changing music.]]
%% * MindRape
* MinimalistCast: The entire story is Twilight and Canvas talking.
* RainbowSpeak: Colours, and the emotions they inspire, are shown in colour.
%% * SmiteMeOMightySmiter: When Canvas finally grasps just what he's lost.
* UnconventionalFormatting: On top of the colours, the original google doc has a black background and white font.
* WhiteVoidRoom: The setting, which is described as so white as you can hardly tell where the corners are.
%% * YouAreNumberSix
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