Octavia and Vinyl:The good old days
"You ready,Octavia?" Vinyl asked,grabbing her sweat jacket.
"Yep!Just one moment,Vinyl!" Octavia yelled back,grabbing her sweat jacket,too.
They walked out the door,putting their jackets on to avoid the harsh, winter weather waiting outside.
"So,what's this place called again?" Vinyl asked,,glancing at Octavia.
Octavia thought for a minute. "It's called Le restaurant de poney fantaisie."
Vinyl looked over. "Ah,Italian?" Octavia started to chuckle. "What's so funny!?" The DJ shouted at her.
"Vinyl,that's French!" The cellist said,cracking up at her roommate's stupidity.
Vinyl started blushing. "W-Well! I can't help I-If I don't know French!!" "Vinyl,you're blushing!" Octavia teased.
This only made her blush harder,though. "A-AM NOT!!" "Whaterver,Vinyl!" Octavia said,laughing.
Vinyl smiled at her. "Since when did you tease?" "Since I felt like it."
"Whatever,we're here now." Vinyl said,hiding her red face.
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When they opened the doors,you could tell it was Octavia's natural habitat.
"Woah" Vinyl croaked out,staring at the chandeliers that hung from the high roofs.
The place had everything you could classify as 'fancy'. From Cello music playing in the background,to the ponies eating their meals,which were also fancy. "This is going to be so expensive! Vinyl,don't worry,when I left for school I brought a lot of money with me,and I was about to find a good paying job,I'll pay for our meal!" Octavia fretted.
"Nah,that's alright,I got tons of money from all of my gigs! We can split the pay - Half and Half should be fine!"
"Vinyl,You're too kind! What am I going to do with you!"
A throat being cleared could be heard from close by. "Table for two,I presume?" A waiter wearing a tuxedo,and a cloth from his arm was standing in front of them,waiting to seat them at a table.
"Oh,yes please." Octavia said.
"Please follow me,in that case."
He walked them to a round table,dressed with a white tablecloth,and a candle in the middle. He used his horn to levitate two menus on either side of the table. "I'll be back in a moment,in the mean time,please enjoy a basket of breads,and some iced water." He then walked away,leaving them to the company of each other,and their waiting food.
"Da-yum. This place is way fancy!" Vinyl said.
"Well, I honestly like it! The waiter was rather nice,and the decor is exquisite! Not to mention the music,and the food!"
Vinyl laughed. "I'm glad you like it! We'll have to eat here more often! I agree,this bread is good,and the water is actually cold! But the waiter seemed like he had almost no personality to me!" She laughed a bit,at her own joke.
"Well,we do need to buy another cooler for our dorm,don't we?" Octavia said,her smile still big as ever.
"I'll have the eggplant au poivre! How 'bout you,Tavi?"
"I think I'll order the French onion soup. With some coke,though it's rather plain,because once again,I don't drink."
"Oh yeah! I forgot about drinks!" Vinyl said,flipping a few pages in the menu. "I'll get some le vin. It's just plain wine." A smirk appeared on her face. "Because I do drink."
They laughed a bit,and then the waiter came,shutting them right up.
" Can I help you two to a meal,and drink of some sort?"
"Yes,I'll have the French onion soup,and some coca-cola,please." Octavia said,in the most fancy manner she could.
"And I'll have the eggplant au poivre,with some le vin!" Vinyl said, in a completely not-fancy manner. Octavia shot her a look.
"Please." She added with a fake smile.
"Very well,I'll be back in a moment." He once again left,using his magic to take the empty basket of bread and the empty glasses with him.
"Vinyl,next time let me do the talking,okay?"
"Haha,whatever." Vinyl responded with a smirk.
When the waiter came back,his horn was glowing,carrying their food and drinks. "Your beverages." He said placing the wine and coke down on the table,in front of the pair. "And your meals." He added,setting the food on the table too.
Once he left,the pair began to chow down on their food.
"Man,Tavi! I gotta hand it to you,this stuff is really good!" Vinyl said,stuffing food into her mouth.
Octavia used her hoof to place her napkin cloth onto her lap,and began to organize her utensils,until they were just right. She then grabbed her spoon,and began digging in.....elegantly,of course.
"So,Tavi. What kind of work are you thinking of getting into,until you leave highschool? You did say you were getting a temporary job while we waited,didn't you?" Vinyl asked,looking at the cellist across the table from her.
"Well,I was hoping to get some gigs around town for playing my cello. That would pay well,and I'd be able to possibly make an entire career out of it. Getting a music career is why I'm going to Canterlot High,after all." She replied,with a smile on her face. "So,You're going into the music bis. too? Great! We may not like the same music,but it's cool that were going to be doing the same type of thing,isn't it!?" The Dj asked,very exited.
Octavia laughed. "Yeah,I never even considered how different our music is. I mean, I'm a cellist,you're a DJ,we're different in a way,but the same in another."
"What do you mean?"
"I mean, You like a completely different type of music. A different way to make it,a different genre than I enjoy. But we both have the same passion for music,a passion that no matter what changes it may make, will never really change at all. You see,we're different in one case, but if you look at it in another way...we're more similar than different,don't you think?"
Vinyl smiled warmly. "I guess you're right."
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When they stepped outside,it was freezing. They began a trudge home,trying to get as close as possible,to get warmed up. "Man,I really want to take a warm shower,and get cuddled in bed. I'm glad our dorm has a fire place in it! As soon as we get home,that's getting turned on!" Vinyl shouted,her breath visible in the frosty air.
"Y-Yeah,s-s-same here!" Octavia said,her teeth chattering.
"And I'm putting the shades over the skylight! The suction sups better hold to the roof!" Vinyl added.
"Oh...talking about the cold is only making it colder!" Octavia shouted.
"Uh...Vinyl,who'll shower first!?"
"We'll think about it when we get home! I'm too cold to concentrate!"
"I can see it from here,Tavi! Almost there! Just a little further! You can do it,Tavi! Don't give up!"
"Vinyl,in case you haven't noticed,I'm in front of you."
Vinyl looked back,then to Octavia again. "Oh."
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When they opened the door knob,they both made a run for the indoors,as if it was for their lives.
"Never walking in the winter again!" Vinyl shouted,taking her jacket off.
"Agreed!" Octavia sighed,pulling her jacket off,too.
Vinyl turned the fire place on,and used her magic to suction-cup some curtains onto the skylight.
"You can your shower first of you want,Tavi. I think I'll lay in front of the fire for a few." Vinyl said,curling up in front of the warm,log-burning fireplace.
"Thanks,Vinyl! You're too kind!" Octavia said,before grabbing some towels and a bag of shower stuff,and heading into the bathroom.
As soon as Vinyl heard the water turn on,she sighed. Left alone in the room,she stayed curled in front of the fire,fighting sleep. She levitated another log into the fire,and an idea hit her. She stood up,and walked to the window. It was windy outside. The bare trees blew,and the few ponies shivered in the cold.
It wasn't the sight Vinyl wanted,but she then realized it was better. She would need to get Octavia back outside,she was hoping it would snow,and they could enjoy the first snow of the year together.Man, Octavia would look really pretty with the snowflakes in her mane,wearing her grey and purple hat,with that pretty smile...and beautiful coat...wow...WAIT what am I thinking!? Octavia is my best friend!! I can't trick her into coming out side with me just to see her like that! I'd be being a terrible friend! Her mane is wet,and she'd be SO cold!! I mean...I can dry her mane with my magic..but....OH! I just don't know!!!!
Vinyl sighed,and walked back to the fire place. She listened to hear the running water. Octavia was still showering.
The DJ got up,and went to the kitchen. "Why am I still hungry? I had a big meal back at thee restaurant." She said to herself,getting some stuff to make a nice warm batch of cookies out. They only took twelve minutes,and Octavia took time in the shower,making sure she was clean. And then adding time for her to relax,she'd take longer than that,so Vinyl began using her unicorn magic to bake the cookies.
beep.beep.beep.beep. The timer Vinyl set on the oven began to go off,attracting the DJ's attention.
She took the tray out of the oven,and to her luck,they looked delicious. "She'll love these!"
Just then,Octavia came out of the shower. "I'm done!" She sniffed for a moment. "What smells so good?" "Perfect timing,Tavi! I made cookies!" Vinyl cheered,grabbing her friend and dragging her to the sweets that lied on the kitchen table. Octavia lifted one into her mouth. "Wow,Vinyl! I didn't know you could bake! These are amazing!!"
"I know a bit about baking,I did some as a filly!" The DJ gloated.
Octavia smiled. "Well,let's sit in front of the fire place,and enjoy these!"
Vinyl smiled as they made their way to the fire,and curled up together. They chowed don on the cookies,and fell asleep right there,in front of the fire.
Together