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Trixie slouched down against her favorite tree. Her new companion was already there. “Ah, greetings. Eager to see Trixie again, huh?” She chuckled.
It had been over a month since Trixie set foot in the cafeteria. That wasn’t to say she hadn’t had any lunch, of course. Trixie would sooner be dead than hungry. It did, however, mean she had to find a different place to spend the lunch break.
Not that she was avoiding anyone.
"Trixie saw Vinyl in the hall today. She held open a door for Trixie." She chuckled weakly. “Nice of her to finally notice me.”
Fortunately, it just so happened that Canterlot High had what Trixie could charitably describe as a small park on it’s grounds. Perhaps ‘park’ was too generous a word to give to a fenced-off handful of trees and bushes, but it suited Trixie’s purposes just fine.
It wasn’t so much the park itself that she preferred as it was the seclusion it provided. Even in the pitiful excuse for a park, she could find some privacy by virtue of the unkept leafy bushes to the side, blocking out the view of the school.
“I-it’s stupid,” Trixie rubbed her eyes with her sleeve, “but at least she knows Trixie exists, you know?”
Coincidently, 'Just fine' were exactly the words Trixie would use to describe how she’d been since parting ways with her ‘best friend’. Sure, it had been a little hard at first, but it wasn’t as though she’d tried to sit at different tables and was asked to leave with varying amounts of clarity. Absolutely not. She didn’t want to sit with those losers anyway.
It hadn't even taken her long to find a new friend. Trixie was popular like that.
“Trixie had something in her eye...Shut up.” She grumbled and waved dismissively at her companion. “Of course Trixie knows that it’s not really about Vinyl. Trixie never missed Vinyl, just having someone to talk to. That’s why Trixie graces you with her presence, even though you are as dull as a rock.”
On the other side of the small clearing, among some loosely scattered rocks, Trixie’s companion these past few weeks stood: A friendly smiley face, carved in the bark of the opposing tree. If anyone asked, it had always been there and Trixie was not in any way responsible for it.
“Anyway! Let's see what we’ve got then,” Trixie said while popping open her lunchbox. “Oh, peanut-butter sandwich, excellent. Trixie approves of this.” Her face turned sour as she lifted out a juice box with two fingers as though it was a dirty sock. “Really now, apple? Trixie is not some farmer.”
The smiley face smiled at her.
“No, Trixie isn’t sharing. You should have brought your own.” Trixie smirked. “Flattery will get you nowhere with Trixie. She is not giving you any without at least a milkshake in trade.” By way of demonstration, she took a big bite and smugly chewed it. Not an easy task to pull off, but she was well practiced.
The smiley face smiled at her.
In the silence that resulted from Trixie having her mouth full, she stared at her self-made companion. Without her own chatter to drown out her thoughts, Trixie’s brave face faltered. She chewed gradually slower until she just about stopped.
She hated this.
Quickly swallowing, Trixie chucked her juice box over at the tree. “Fine, have it. Trixie never wanted this, anyway.”
The smiley face smiled at her.
“Yes, yes. Trixie is too good for you. Too good for anyone.” Trixie put the sandwich down and sighed, looking up through the canopy. “...It is too quiet here.”
“My sentiment exactly.” A vaguely familiar voice answered.
Trixie startled and pointed her most deadly weapon, her lunchbox, toward the talking, rustling bush. “Who’s there!? Reveal yourself or Trixie will, uh, use this!.”
After a moment, a dull-colored figure emerged from it.
“Ah, the boring girl.” Trixie surmised. “What are you doing here? Before you start, Trixie knows trees can’t hear her either. Thanks a lot. Don’t you have someone else you can annoy?”
Octavia rolled her eyes. “You are familiar with what is said of glasshouses, yes?” she asked while taking off her backpack, setting it down against the smiling tree. “Do you mind?” Without actually waiting for a response, she sat down against it.
“Oh, sure. It’s fine.” Trixie gave her a disapproving glare. “Trixie won’t even know you are there.”
“Could you, perchance, not?” Octavia asked while rummaging through her bag.
“Not what?” Trixie raised a curious eyebrow.
“I didn’t think so,” Octavia said while unpacking her own lunch, which seemed to consist of the regular cafeteria food.
It led Trixie to think Octavia must have bought it inside before coming to find her, which meant this was no coincidence.
“Here.” Octavia interrupted Trixie's thoughts and held out a soft drink cup towards her. “Consider this my peace offering.”
“For what?” Trixie asked, suspiciously.
“Spying on you, I suppose,” Octavia answered, but when Trixie gave her a look of horror she quickly clarified. “While you were talking to Vinyl, I mean! Not, not whatever it is you are thinking.”
“Right...” Trixie eyed Octavia warily, but she still reached out and took the cup. It felt cold. “A milkshake?” She gave Octavia a confused look.
“You always get those. I assumed you would miss them.”
That was true. Though it still left Trixie wondering how Octavia could know that. “This is not helping your ‘I am totally not a stalker’ case, you know?”
Octavia’s face flushed red. “It’s not like that! I—you know what, this was a foolish idea. Give it back if you don’t want it!” She reached out toward the cup.
“Hey! No take backs!” Trixie quickly pulled it out of her reach. “Trixie didn’t say she didn’t want it!”
After ensuring that Octavia wasn’t making a lunge for her, Trixie took a moment to enjoy her victory while it was still cold. It tasted every bit as good as Trixie remembered.
Trixie was halfway done with the cup before remembering she had a guest. “Oh, uh, thanks. I guess…”
Octavia had procured a drink of her own while Trixie had been preoccupied. She looked up from her cup. “You’re welcome.”
Trixie narrowed her eyes while she gave Octavia an appraising look. “Now, what do you want?”
“How are you?” Octavia asked.
Trixie blinked. “Uh, just fine?”
“You call This,” Octavia gestured around off limits park, then pointed at the carved face above her, “just fine? If you hadn’t admitted from the outset that you know the tree can’t hear you, I would have assumed you’d gone mad. Are you going to do this the rest of the school year? What do you do when it rains?”
“Hah, of course not. This is only temporary!” Trixie announced proudly. “Trixie is merely biding her time; she has the perfect plan to turn it all around. Also, Trixie doesn’t come here when it's raining, obviously.”
“You have a plan?” Octavia asked with a skeptical tone to her voice that Trixie found most offensive. “Your last one involved trying every table with an open spot… that didn’t… well….” She looked hesitant to mention the result.
“Yes, yes, they all hate Trixie,” Trixie said with a dismissive wave. “Same thing happened to Sunset Shimmer.”
“Only for a few weeks or so,” Octavia commented. “Sunset’s reputation has improved.”
“But Trixie’s hasn’t, right? That’s what you are trying to say?” Trixie said, venomously, causing Octavia to look away. “Trixie noticed, thanks. It’s because Sunset won the ‘Battle of the Bands’ contest. Trixie should have won that one. If they hadn’t cheated, Trixie would be popular now!”
Octavia gave Trixie a bemused look. “As popular as one could be in a world ruled by magical fish-horses, surely.”
“Oh… I guess.” Trixie soothed that burn with some more cold, delicious milkshake. Thus strengthened, she resumed her tirade. “Anyway! It’s obvious that winning makes Trixie popular. Even better if she defeats some terrible foe while she’s at it, right?”
Octavia nodded.
“What big event is happening this next week?” Trixie questioned but didn’t wait for Octavia to answer her. “The Friendship Games!”
Octavia’s eyes widened. “Now hold on, you--”
“Trixie will crush Crystal Prep!” Trixie exclaimed excitedly and threw her arms out in a grand gesture. “Everybody will love Trixie! It’s perfect!”
Octavia didn’t appear to share her enthusiasm. “You do realize we have never won that event?”
“Do you realize The Great and Powerful Trixie has never participated? Coincidence? I think not!”
The sheer radiant awesomeness of Trixie’s plan must have been too much for Octavia to handle because she was covering her face with both hands.
Trixie had herself a victory sip. Of course, she had already shared this plan with the smiley tree, but it felt good to get to talk to someone who would actually react.
“I… I am at a loss of where to even start.” Octavia finally managed to recollect herself. “Did you make the team?”
“What team?”
“The Friendship Games team!” Octavia exclaimed. “Did you even signup on the form?”
“Trixie didn’t see any sign-up form.”
“It’s right there in the cafeteria.”
As soon as Octavia said it, comprehension set in over Trixie’s paling face. She hadn’t set foot in there for a month.
“...Oh…” Trixie slumped back against her tree. “...I see…”
“I apologize,” Octavia shifted uncomfortably. “I never meant to be the bearer of bad news each time we speak. It must be hard for you.”
Trixie had to wonder if this was true. Perhaps it was deliberate after all, Octavia could just enjoy kicking her when she was down. What other reason was there for her to keep seeking her out. To deliver milkshakes? Hah.
No, the true reason, Trixie suspected, was a far greater insult than mere mockery.
Octavia felt sorry for her!
“Trixie believes you,” she grumbled. “Now if you are done treading upon Trixie’s soul, maybe you can take your little pity party and leave Trixie alone. The Great and Powerful Trixie only inspires awe! Awe and admiration! Not, not whatever this is.” She averted her gaze, glowering at a nearby bush.
“What?” Octavia blinked, clearly taken off guard. “I-I’m not here simply out of pity, Trixie.”
“Oh, yeah? Then what did you come here for!?”
“I’m not certain,” Octavia admitted.
“Oh, good. That’s reassuring.” Trixie groaned and returned her attention to the drinking straw; a much more worthy investment of her attention.
“I am certain I do not like you any more than you like me,” Octavia continued, drawing Trixie’s ireful gaze, “but I think I dislike getting what I wanted more. Careful what you wish for, I suppose?”
“Feel free to start making sense any time now.” Trixie gave her an offhanded wave.
Octavia refused to look at Trixie, instead letting her eyes rest on the drink in her own hands. “I guess… It’s too... boring? Do not misunderstand, I am quite pleased with my life the way it is, but it is rather mundane. The occasional magical mind control notwithstanding.”
“Is this about Trixie calling you the ‘boring girl’? Because Trixie assures you that wasn’t a value judgment on your life. You just look boring.”
“Stop. Stop trying to help, or to drive me off; I honestly cannot even tell which it is with you.” Octavia held her eyes closed while rubbing her temple. “I am attempting to convey the contrast. Every now and then you used to show up unannounced and spin this crazy story about how whatever you did this time blew up in your face. It was loud and annoying, but hearing about your turbulent life? All the things that go wrong for you? I, well, I suppose it also helped me appreciate the stability of my own life.”
“Oh, Trixie is pleased to hear she could inject some flair into your otherwise dull existence.” Trixie didn’t put much thought in the reply; she was much more preoccupied with the fact that Octavia had described her as ‘helping’ at least twice. “Still, eavesdropping is not a thing Trixie can appreciate.”
“You are a rather difficult person to ignore.”
Trixie smirked. “Trixie will take that as a compliment.”
“Of course you would.” Octavia sighed. “See here, do you wish to ‘hang out’ at lunch, or not?”
Trixie blinked. “That’s what you were talking about?”
“Yes. Very astute,” Octavia said while she got up and dusted off her clothes. “I am not saying we’ll be friends, but we can at least both get something out of this. No strings attached. Unless of course, you actually prefer this,” Octavia motioned to the smiley tree, “to me. I wouldn’t hold it against you.”
“No strings, huh?” Trixie asked, holding her cup with both hands while she looked up at Octavia.
“Unless you like there to be strings?” Octavia said, reaching out a hand towards Trixie, “I promise nothing, but we could always see where things lead.”
“Heh, you promise nothing, huh?” Trixie reached up and grabbed Octavia’s hand. “The Great and Powerful Trixie needs nothing.”
“I am regretting this already.” Octavia pulled Trixie up. “Is it too late to back out of this?”
Trixie nodded.
THE END
Thanks for reading folks. This was a fun little diversion.
Now back to our regularly scheduled programming. 
Oh, how did things turn out for Octavia and Trixie?
By the looks of things... Just Fine. 
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I enjoyed this. Thanks for writing.
7780964
I'm happy to hear that.
Well, it's good that Trixie has someone to talk to at least.
7781110
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
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When in the Equestria Girls movies did that picture happen?
7781164
It didn't. I photoshopped it together.
It was inspired by this shot however:
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Edit:
That is if you are referring to the cover image.
If you are referring to the author's note, EchoWing is entirely correct.
7781164 Some of those screenshots were from Friendship Games, while the last one was from Legend of Everfree.
That tree thing made me really sad for Trixie
Poor girl.
Awesome job on this dude, awesome story well done!
Twas quite a tale.
Hey look at that, turns out there is a picture detailing the thing I had noticed and told you about way back in the first chapter. Huh.
I really liked Trixie in LoE in general. She seemed well-adjusted. I think I mentioned last time how she apparently just casually went fishing with Micro Chips. And she was talking to him in the background at least once too. Two friends!
Right, and neat story! I liked it.
7781775
It just goes to show that Trixie's friends need to have have really thick skin and don't mind Trixie's bark.
Thank you, I'm glad you had fun.
7782035
Eyup.
After you mentioned it, I went looking and found a bunch of these. It was adorable. Trixie does appear to be much better adjusted in the final movie. Or at least capable of holding down a friend or two.
Thank you, good to hear.
7782255 Now that I think about it, since we didn't see her interact with others in the first movie, and we can just pretend her personality barely changed in the second, your story is a cool suplement that shows how she gained her first eventual true friend and got on the path to, um, normality. Fits right between RR and FG. And then FG and LoE kinda become these heartwarming illustrations of her progress.
7782328
Love it.
A good, heartwarming story. Good job, Triple-crow.
Haha, a sweet we ending to this series.
Poor Trixie has to make her own friends when others do not properly understand her. It was an interesting comparison to see how unhappy Trixie is without the illusion of companionship. I mean... It really just shows HOW lonely she is at this point.
Trixie is almost unbearably prideful, but I love that she doesn't give up. She has tried EVERY table in the lunch room even in the face of constant denial. She continues to scheme ways to increase her value in the eyes of her peers. Given that, she is still engaging in an activity she almost openly admits is embarrassing. That just communicates to me how much she needs someone even if she has to lie to herself. Which makes her that much luckier that Octavia managed to offer a hand to this drowning girl.
I wonder why Octavia changed her mind and what might have happened to Trixie if she had continued down this lonely road. Starting with Octavia, get ostensible reason for reaching out to Trixie was for the color that Trixie added to her life, but that rings a little hollow to me. It really feels like there was more than a little pity, which is interesting. The previous chapters are all from Octavia's perspective, but here we don't get that. There is some drama added by that choice, but I think part of it was so that we wouldn't hear what Octavia was thinking of Trixie.
If Octavia was feeling pity, it would really hurt Trixie and while that had theoretical meaning to Octavia now, that friendship hasn't blossomed to mean much yet. Therefore, I envision a possible story where Trixie annoys Octavia in the future as she often has and they fight. Insensitive words are traded and Octavia admits that she only reached out to Trixie because she was so pitiful.
Octavia would probably know how much that would hurt her friend, but she has already shown a flair for the impulsive and slightly dramatic (not unlike Trixie, funny enough). She would regret it, and Trixie would sulk hard. She might even return to her tree for a while (or Vinyl, depending). The interesting choice to make here is whether Trixie would forgive as easily as she did with Vinyl, or if the closer friendship would lead her to be hurt more. I might believe that Trixie would try to give Octavia an out ("you didn't mean that" or "Trixie will forgive you because she knows that you are just angry"). Man, why can't I help but think of them fighting? Haha
On the other topic of what Trixie might have gotten up to if Octavia didn't reach out, I'll bet she would have eventually found a less than desirable group of people to use her which would have been sad, but the Trixie you write is usually so resilient I'm sure she would have survived.
You know, I would actually love to hear more about Trixie and Octavia's relationship, if only because Trixie's closest friends in your primary story are usually so sweet and understanding of Trixie. I'd like to read more about how Trixie handles a friend (especially a best friend) that doesn't just let Trixie get away with her behavior. Rarity might fulfill the role, but Trixie doesn't really have much incentive to get along with her. Maybe Applejack? Those two got along pretty well and Trixie might be willing to take more pushback from her.
I'll stop here, but I want you to know that I liked this story! It makes me happy that the 'canon' is that Trixie and Octavia are happily friends.
(there are still a few mysteries I feel I would love to see answered some day, but mostly I just want to know if Trixie ever makes friends with Vinyl)
Thanks so much for the story!
7782255
ahaha
Indeed!
Thanks for writing it~
7783464
My goodness, they only just started to get along and you are already imagining them fight?
You're every bit as bad as I am.
It's really fun to see how much effect a change in perspective can bring. The ability to provide information from seeing things through another's eyes is just as important as the ability to hide information they wouldn't have access to.
It would be very interesting to see them argue and have Octavia admit to something so hurtful for Trixie. The odds are good that Trixie's idea of making peace would be to pretend it wasn't a real thing. Denial seems a little more her style than allowing herself to face the reality her best friend is only with her out of pity. Even though presumably at that point pity wouldn't be the primary motivation anymore. That is actually a possible third option, to have Octavia and Trixie resolve the situation by talking it out, seeing past how things started and focus on how things are now.
Trixie does tend to get away with a lot in the main story because the characters recognize Trixie's intentions are usually better than her phrasing, though it would be interesting if someone Trixie cared about made an effort to push back and train her to be more socially acceptable in the way she says things. Heck, maybe that is exactly what happened to EQG Trixie and that is why she's seen making more friends after hanging out with Octavia. ^^
Thanks for reading. I'm glad you enjoyed it.
(Feel free to ask about these mysteries, if i have answers I'll give em.)
(In the movies we don't see Trixie and Vinyl together again, so cannon wise, apparently not.)
God DAMNIT TRIXIE! DAMNIT OCTAVIA! What kind of weird relationship is this!?! Is this... friendship? Rivalship? What is it crow!?! WHAT IS IT!?!
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7864008 How can you tell me this where there's no sequel!?! To quote you... Remember this way back in the day?
OMG, man this is the best story I've ever read about EG Trixie. You deserve more than you get, the story is underestimated. There were moments when I literally wanted to cry and laugh at the same time, nice job man, you almost killed me with a heartattack. Good luck with your other stories :D (Words cannot describe how great this story is)
7918403
This made my day. Thank you.
7918742 And you replying to me - made my day
7916189
Oh no!
My cover is blown!
Ponk, we're now at DefCon1!
Oh my Celestia! This is a really big doozy!
Hey!! You know what I discovered today? Let me tell you... If I click on the picture of one of my (not to say "The" in order to avoid conflict) favorite authors... And then I click in something called Stories... I can see a list of Stories you've written! Isn't that amazing?! I don't know why I haven't done that yet... Oh hey! What's that?! Oh my gosh!!! A Follow button!! I only hope I'll get notified from now on to the other Great and Amazing things you are gong to do! =D
This story was great. Thank you, it made my eyes sweaty due to the hot and spicy situations. It also made me smile and laugh at things taking place. Totally under-rated and slick enough to fly under the radar, but a wonderful read none the less. Great job!~
8610121
That's an awesome discovery. xD
8611645
Although...........
It's the best!!
...all of a sudden...
...I got the feeling...
...somebody's watching me...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtzJWQ9IXV0
...and I have no stories to share
I reread the story, still a masterpiece. And years later it is still underestimated. Best story I've ever read on this site... You made me cry, seriously, I smiled and cried at the same time. It is so sad. I'm gonna draw a fanart for this definitely!
9980689
Hah, thank you for the kind words. Don't tell anyone, but I think this is my favorite story too.
Going on haitus for a good while there probably didn't help the story get much exposure, my bad.
That would be awesome.
So, funny story. This prompted me to look you up on Derpibooru, and I discovered I've already got your artist tag on watch! Several of your pieces are even listed as favorites. I just never made the connection that it was you before now. I don't even know how I missed that! xD
I think it must be because your Avatar is 3 years old and much different from your modern style. Such as this lovely piece that I picked totally at random.
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Speaking of things I noticed... I see you've written an EQG Trixie story since we last spoke. Pardon me while I go have a look at that.
9981958
Tis a small world, heh. :D
Okay I'm gonna change my avatar).
Oh no! He's going to read my story, Ah! It's kinda embarassing xd. But still an honor. Damn, now that I know that you're watching me on derpibooru, I will be drawing with extra effort just to impress you.
9982099
Hah, I love that you changed it from a cute trixie drinking something… to a cute trixie drinking something. Well played.
9982330
XD? It wasn't intended, It was totally random), I must be natural at this c:
Well, after I decided to draw a fanart for this story, I started rereading it and searching for some scene to draw. At first, it was quite easy to decide what to draw, the scene where Trixie asks Vinyl this dreaded question "You didn't hear anything Trixie said? And you never did? ...", it was a climax and it was the most heart crushing moment, but! I continued reading with tears in my eyes and guess what? It got even more disturbing...
The next scene where Trixie sitting by a tree and talking to a smiley face that was carved into the bark of the tree, it was funny and sad, but I noticed one detail that I overlook the first time I read this. "A little over a month"... Over a month? Trixie was talking to a tree over a month... And then I started thinking, what happened after she found out that her only friend is not her friend at all. She went outside, probably crying, then she found this tree and cried more, sitting by it. Feeling miserable and lonely. How would she start talking it? There would be awkward silence or she would start right away?
What was happening during this month? I imagined that Trixie would come to this tree, she would then bring a knife and while carving she would cry over how ridiculous this situation is. This is more sad than ever and I didn't know what to draw. It was quite depressing knowing that Trixie was so desperate.
So I drew this piece, I don't know if it can be considered a fanart since it is quite a stretch and there were no scenes like this. Anyways I wanted it to be more sad so I did my best. Why the short hair? Well, you see when people get themselves a knife and cut a tree they can also do some weird actions to gain attention or just to do something, something unusual. Some people cut themselves just to feel the pain, some people cut their hair to gain more attention. I think Trixie would cut her hair so that maybe Vinyl could notice her. Is Vinyl her senpai? It seems so, because in the story she excitedly tells a tree that Vinyl held a door for Trixie. It was such a small detail, that I forgot about it, but when you read it several times it kinda get into your mind. Trixie is yandere :D. So it's not a stretch that she would want to gain Vinyl's attention by cutting her hair.
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P.S. It's not because I wanted to draw her hair short, nuh uh.
9995286
Oh, woah! That looks wonderful!
Trixie really looks like she needs a hug. Which is perfect, cause for most of the story, Trixie really needs a hug. When the image and the story invoke the same reaction (Damnit, somebody hug her!) you know it's a good representation.
I love that you found a low point and then kept digging till you found Trixie at her most depressed than went with that.
Out of all the things she could have cut for attention I'm really glad you went with her hair for this, it looks great and it gets the desperation across without stepping into self harm.
Impressive work!
9996012
I'm glad you like it, but remember though you're the real hero here :D.
P.S. I'm movin to South Korea soon, and I won't bring my computer with me, you can send me requests but I won't be able to draw them any time.
9996101
Oh my. Are you moving there permanently or is it like vacation thing?
9996158
I'm not sure but my visa lasts for one year, I'll be working there and hopefully it won't take me much time to buy a new computer
9996374
How exciting! I hope it goes well for you.
It sucks you'll have to do without a pc for a while, though.
I have read this story before becoming more active on this site, and decided to read it once again, and it still upholds what I loved about it. Such an interesting character dynamic with a pityful Trixie interpretation that basically had formed how I view Trixie in my own headcanon and I'm sure is having influence on how I also write Trixie myself. Granted, it's not that extreme and I focus on different things, but the moment Trixie became one of my favourite characters after Forgotten Friendship, this fic was what gave for me Trixie more depth.
But now to the story itself: The concept of Vinyl not listening at all was definitely funny, and it created a perfect setup for the drama it unfolded. Trixie's dense last hope of a friend being broken, Octavia seeing it all from the side, one did feel indeed pityful for Trixie, but at the same time Trixie was still behaving in a way that she made all of that herself.
Year later after reading it for the first time, I appreciate how real Octavia is reacting to it. She may feel pityful for her, but she is not putting up with how Trixie treats her, and one of the reasons she decided to give the offer at the end was still a egoistical reason, interestingly. I'm not saying that now Octavia acted out of pure self-interest, but with how Trixie has treated her and refuses to acknowledge that she is acting… "bad", Octavia is doing much more than anyone else who just straight up rejected Trixie.
And to not forget how Octavia herself is not much less lonier. She listened to Trixie talk with Vinyl for more than half a year, but only then noticed herself that Vinyl never listens, showing how she never communicated with her. And she has besides Vinyl no one else to talk to too (except in some sense Trixie), as she kept sitting with Vinyl and still doesn't have a real conversation later on with her.
All in all, it was such an interesting, well written drama with an characterisarion of a character that will probably remain for a longer time as part of my own view on Trixie. Well done!
This is insanely awesome and I love it. Sweet friendship fics don't come around every day. Thank you for posting.