Inebriated Things
Lyra nearly chokes on her drink. She places her glass down, swallows the wine, then catches her breath while smiling across the restaurant patio table. "You let Vinyl perform first?!"
I look up from my bowl of hay alfredo, eyebrow raised. What in the buck is that supposed to mean?
"What in blazes is that supposed to mean?" Octavia blurts, brow furrowed. "We always have Vinyl perform at venues first. She knows how to warm up a crowd. And... besides..." With a bashful smile, she leans back, mixing her violet breath with her dark wine glass as she takes a sip. "I need the extra time to compose myself. To 'get in the zone,' as t'were."
"True, but... remember... Twilight Sparkle has both Fluttershy and Rarity as members of her Royal Council." Lyra smiles coyly. "And as long as I've known either of them, they've never struck me as fans of loud music."
"Oh, Vinyl's music isn't loud," Octavia says, smiling briefly at me. "It's simply..." She motions with a hoof. "...assertive."
Lyra giggles. "Then how come I'm always seeing you with your hooves over your ears whenever we both attend a DJ-P0N3 session?"
I let loose a humored squeak. My whole world burns in magenta, and Bon Bon has to reach over to steady me. No longer reeling in my seat, I grasp a glass of water from the table and wash the giggles down, meanwhile smiling in Octavia's direction.
She's red as a beet, and night couldn't be any happier. "Just because I appreciate the tonal qualities of my roommate's work does not mean that my eardrums have to drown in it just as liberally." She cleared her throat and leans back, swirling her wine glass. "And, if you must know, Fluttershy and Rarity enjoyed Vinyl's session just fine. Fluttershy is a doll, so you needn't fret about her. As for Rarity—I'm a continuous client of hers at the Carousel Boutique, and I happen to know that she thinks the world of me. So, even if she did harbor some secret distaste for Vinyl's... modern stylings, she's more than willing to weather the storm so that she might enjoy the full package."
"Or do you mean your package," Bon Bon adds with a wink.
Octavia rolls her eyes, then giggles in sweet violet volleys. "Well, yes, I must say... she and Fluttershy were rather smitten with my performance." She takes another dainty sip of wine and then adds: "But they were even more impressed by our duet in the end."
Bon Bon looks my way. "Vinyl, is this true?"
Tavi said it. Why wouldn't it be? Nevertheless, I nod.
"Wow..." Bon Bon leans back with a warm grin. "Sounds like you mares stole the show!"
"And we expected no less!" Octavia says. "Unless, of course... erm..." She bites on her lip, instantly regretting the path she has just steered the conversation.
Lyra doesn't. The unicorn laughs, smoothing her mane back with a smile. "Yes. I get it." She winks. "I would totally have given you girls the run for the bits. But... y'know... it just wouldn't be my bag."
"Being a royal minstrel is a stressful, weighty responsibility," Bon Bon adds.
"Though I'd be tickled pink to have won the respect of Twilight Sparkle and her Council... well..." Lyra squirms.
"She'd hate having to clean up the castle after herself," Bon Bon says, winking.
"B.B.!" Lyra protests, eyes rolling. "Must you in public?"
"Why not?" Bon Bon leans over to nuzzle her. "I do even worst in private."
"Guhhhhh—" Lyra quivers all over, her eyes wide. "Duaaaaaaah—" She looks over at Octavia and I with a dumb smile. "—so you guys think you smoked the competition, huh?!"
"Oh Lyra..." Octavia sighs, slumping slightly in her chair. "There's no doubt that Vinyl and I have unique talents... both mesmerizing and eclectic." She gulps. "But... only time will tell just how Twilight and her friends vote."
"Still, it would be a pretty good step up for the two of you," Bon Bon says.
"Hrmmm..." Octavia's jaw clenches as she stares lethargically at her wine glass. "Don't I know it?" She looks aside at me. "Not that Vinyl needs any more of a boost, of course."
"Yeah!" Lyra giggles. "She's only—what—the most famous DJ this side of Manehattan?"
I sigh through a tired smile. Ohhhhhhh Lyra, not this again...
"I swear, if anypony knew she actually lived here in Ponyville, there'd be a mob everyday for sure!"
"Really?!" Bon Bon's jaw gapes. "I didn't realize she was that big!" She instantly winces. "Erm... no offense, Vinyl."
"Are you kidding?" Lyra winks my way. "Lucky for Vinyl, her ally in the field—Roadie Beau—keeps his muzzle shut about Ponyville. Pffft... I'm not sure I'd have that much composure."
"If Vinyl wanted to soak in the adoration, I'm sure she could just trot on over to Canterlot and present herself in the middle of any random shopping district," Octavia says, taking a sip. "Either way, I'm immensely proud of her."
My world floods with deep purple, and I have to grip the edge of the table hard.
"Awwww... well of course you would be," Bon Bon says in a happy voice.
"Oh, it goes much deeper than that," Octavia says. "After all, Vinyl's always had an innate talent. She simply didn't unlock it until... until..." She pauses, blinking, then looks my way. Her features melt slightly, like a deer in headlights. "Mmmm... well... I-I suppose I've prattled on enough. The rest is up to Vinyl to share someday, if she so chooses."
I simply smile at her. It's true. Tavi's saved more than just my life..."
"Mmmm..." Octavia places the glass back down on the table. "I do believe that's enough wine for me tonight."
"Wow." Lyra does a double-take. "Never thought I'd hear that spoken out loud! And by you of all ponies!"
"Miss Heartstrings, please," Octavia gently chides. "Just because I love the quaff so, doesn't mean that I'm in the position to be carried home..."
"Yes, that would be quite embarrassing," Bon Bon says with a giggle.
I nod at her, then point at Octavia. Immediately afterwards, I gesture to my backside and nod again with a wink.
"You mean that happened once?!" Bon Bon blurts, then explodes in golden laughter. "Oh Celestia, that is toooo rich!"
"Hah hah hah!" Lyra joins in.
"Vine!" Octavia clenches her teeth, cheeks burning red. "I-I didn't go on and on about your past mistakes! Honestly..."
While our friends continue to giggle, I shrug at my roommate with a helpless grin.
"Mrmmff... to Tartarus with all of you." She swipes her glass back up from the table and takes a swig. "Urp!—if we land the minstrel positions, I'm ordering the royal guards to put your names on a list. I—Urp!—swear."
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Interesting...it's got a happy feeling it it, yet feels a little disoriented.
Never before have I wanted so badly to know what a humored Vinylsqueak sounds like.
WE NEED BACKSTORY ON VINYL!
Also, great chapter.
I think that's supposed to be Tavi, although I may be wrong. I think you also need a second quotation mark there.
Awwwahahaawww XD I love it!
Awesome man, awesome!
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I know how you feel man, I know how you feel
I bet its adorableness.
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Interesting, so there's more important events to their backstory than the 'life saving'? I hope we'll learn about them!
This seems to imply that Octavia enjoys wine more than she should, or am I misreading that?
Dem hints at romance
the mystery as to what happened to vinyl is just killing
I don't think that Vinyl understands that other ponies have a higher opinion of her as a musician than they do Octavia.
6309993 Well, Octavia is the foundation of Vinyl's music. That's about as deep a connection a musical pony can have with another.
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While I would agree that the kind of connection you imply would be quite meaningful for a musician, I don't think Octavia knows she's the foundation for Vinyl's music. Or at least, it doesn't seem that Octavia knows that the samples Vinyl's been using are of her. Unless you're referring to 'foundation' as being the 'life saving' event that we don't know about yet?
So Vinyl does make vocal sounds?
6310155 Sorry about that--I thought you said you thought there was more to their backstory, not more backstory.
It certainly looks like there's more history there--although I don't think there's been any suggestions of them knowing each other pre-Event before this chapter.
I'm just going to call the life-saving event as "The Event" from now on.
6310836 Yeah, I noticed that. I guess her muteness is psychological or due to an injury/malformation preventing her from being able to actually speak.
All that worrying, lol, and Lyra... ha! Well, Tavi sure knows how to keep those cheeks of her burning red. Loved this latest chapter, Octavia is a joy when she's drunk and flustered.
Also, I couldn't help but smile on how you described Spike's voice at the end of his escorting them out. I really enjoyed the way you described the tension in the room suddenly getting to Vinyl with things getting black and RD making it seem like black arrows got added to the mix there.
The whole introduction from meeting mane 6 (againm some more familiar with each other then others. hehe) and all the way through the colorful performance was a joy to read. This really has grown to be one of my top favorite Tavi and Vinyl fics. <3
My brain is all over the place. So many fun moments with Octavia. Nice touching moment there with Octavia talking back to Applejack so to guard her friend's disability. I found that the most endearing part, however small some might see it. I also liked how Octi almost let Vinyl's history on how they met slip before she caught herself and stopped drinking in fear she'd say things she'd regret later.
Again, so much I'm just loving about this story that I just can't express it well enough with how jumbled my thoughts get. Also, does Octavia use "love" when she's really happy or just when she's full of pride? (or both :P) Some parts it sort of felt shoved in for whatever reason.(..err, that's what she said?)
Btw did you mean beyond their comprehension or was the beyond their comprehend an intentional Vinyl Scratch mannerism thing? I'm just going to pretend it's just how Vinyl speaks in her head. It's cuter that way.
6309689 I'm more interested in the fact that it seems like it's not that she's mute, but she physically can vocalise, it just she's unwilling to
Could just be our usual Skirtsisms, but this seems more than just that.
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Considering the rather harsh reaction to her own squeak, there's probably a good reason why she doesn't make much noises. Could be that vocal cord damage causes pain?
OCTY: "I do not drink too much wine!"
VINYL: ((tactful silence with an invisible raised eyebrow))