"Uuuuuuugh, I didn't think holiday would be this boring! This is almost as bad as staying in school!" Mango Foalix, a peach coated pegasus with mint coloured mane, lamented.
It was the start of the summer holidays. Even though it's just the first day, Mango was already feeling unbearably lonely staring at her Vapour™ with over 200 games. At least in school there's bullies to retort. Pmod was fun and all... For the first few hundred hours. And then it just kind of drags on, like all the other games, even with all the game modes that it has to offer. On top of that, all her friends live miles away in different places all around Equestria and only the Internet had kept them connected. Even her best friend, Rails, an earth pony, lives a few hours away in Fillydelphia. How she wished she could actually talk to him in person, right here, right now.
Therefore, when her phone rang on that day, she didn't think it was anything too special.
"Hello, Mango Foalix here." Mango picked up the phone and spoke in a disinterested tone.
"Hello Mango! I haven't called in a while, so I thought I would call in and ask you for a favour from a fellow sh*tposter!" the voice on the other end chirped enthusiastically.
"I'm sorry, but who is this?" Mango, obviously taken slightly aback by the caller's overly excited tone, asked back.
"Seriously Mango, did you just wake up or something? It's me, Rails! We hung out a lot on Pmod and Ponychan, remember?" Rails repiled with slight amusement at Mango's latency.
Mango had taken the phone off of her ear and in front of her eyes to make sure that it was really Rails calling. She manages to shake off her disbelief and the sudden onslaught of excitement just enough to reply: "I'm still here, you fabulous bast*rd. What do you want?"
"Well," Rails began.
"I'm on summer vacation right now, I'm sure you are as well. Now, I have some business to do in Manehattan, plus meetting up with a few friends here and there. I've heard that rent is expensive in town, so I was wondering... You won't happen to have a spare guest room or something, would you? I could pay you rent." Rails asked apprehensively.
"Are you kidding me? You are actually coming to Manehattan?!" Mango is almost unable to contain her excitement.
"I do have an extra mattress lying around somewhere, if you'd like you could sleep on the floor with me in my room! I mean, it's not the best thing, but there's a kitchen, a bathroom, a TV and internet... I can even tell you my Wi-Fi password if you beg, or pay, me hard enough." Mango teased.
"But seriously, you're welcomed to stay with me during the course of your visit! I'm always happy to help out a fellow sh*tposter, a best friend at that."
So, Rails and Mango discussed about his train schedule, arrival times, luggage and then some things that he's looking forward to do in town. So, deal was made between them. It was going to be straightforward visit... Or so they planned.