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After Vinyl skips out on the debut of Octavia's newest composition—her latest act in a string of obtuse and aloof behavior—Octavia begins to wonder if Vinyl really appreciates their friendship. Sure, she's busy, but Vinyl's always made time for her before. Since when does Octavia come in second place?

And why did it have to be now of all times?

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Where There's Smoke. . . · 25th Jan 2019 · 3,628 words
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There's Fire · 26th Jan 2019 · 6,018 words
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The Bricklayer

The Bricklayer #1 · Jan 25th, 2019 · 4 · · Where There's Smoke. . . ·

Me, throughout this entire chapter. Can't wait to see more of this, and yeah, you totally should write that story.

SockPuppet

SockPuppet #2 · Jan 25th, 2019 · 1 · · Where There's Smoke. . . ·

dubtrot

Congratulations! You win FIMfiction for Friday. That was awesome.

Bahamuttone

Bahamuttone #3 · Jan 26th, 2019 · · · Where There's Smoke. . . ·

Hmm will Vinyl speak or is she a mute here?

Incredible Blunderbolt

Incredible Blunderbolt #4 · Jan 26th, 2019 · · · Where There's Smoke. . . ·

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Thanks! Those two were definitely a case of instant characterization. From the very first line of dialogue, they came right off the page for me; I loved it.

9422145
I thought this was an already established colloquialism. Thank you, though!

9422697
Without spoiling anything, Tavi did mention Vinyl's wording early on in the chapter; it's probably safe to assume that she's not entirely mute.

Bahamuttone

Bahamuttone #5 · Jan 26th, 2019 · · · Where There's Smoke. . . ·

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Hm Ok that she has way of communication I can get behind... let's see...

SockPuppet

SockPuppet #6 · Jan 26th, 2019 · · · There's Fire ·

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9423140

Thanks for the reply!

At the risk of shameless self-promotion (sorry), I played with the “Vinyl is biologically mute” trope last month...
https://www.fimfiction.net/story/426576/a-story-to-relate-to

Keep it coming, I like this ship particularly...

The Bricklayer

The Bricklayer #7 · Jan 26th, 2019 · 5 · · There's Fire ·

Absolutely adorable little fic, and the hilariousness just kept on coming. Just what anyone needs to brighten their day.

SockPuppet

SockPuppet #8 · Jan 26th, 2019 · 1 · · There's Fire ·

Horse apples, that was great! Loved it.

Noble Thought

Noble Thought #9 · Jan 26th, 2019 · 5 · · Where There's Smoke. . . ·

I'm sorely tempted to write a fic starring Silver Strings and Viola now.

Please do.

Bahamuttone

Bahamuttone #10 · Jan 27th, 2019 · · · There's Fire ·

with a red cross became enshrouded in a deep blue aura.

Hmm Vinyl magic is not consistently depicted in the show... but it's been either light blue [the first time is shown] or magenta...

Bahamuttone

Bahamuttone #11 · Jan 27th, 2019 · · 1 · There's Fire ·

Hm so she talks normally, but she is a introvert and scared of talking... Bof... doesn't square much with the show but whatever.

Zaten the Changeling

Zaten the Changeling #12 · Feb 9th, 2019 · 1 · · There's Fire ·

Vinyl grinned and thrust the lucky record into the air. Some old bearded stallion looked back at her. He looked pretty stern—Vinyl wondered if being a snooty elitist was part of composer school—but something about him was different. Instead of looking pompous, this dude actually looked, well, pretty badass. Like he’d write his music if he had to, but he’d really rather ride a wolf into battle against a dragon.

“Trotkovsky: 812 Overture,” she read aloud. Well, that sounded promising. 812 was a long time ago, and old music was supposed to be all romantic and junk, right? She shrugged. Tavi didn’t seem to have anything more interesting in her collection, so this would have to do. There wasn’t really any more time to choose anything else, anyway.

How did I know it'd be Trotkovsky's 812 Overture...

Zaten the Changeling

Zaten the Changeling #13 · Feb 9th, 2019 · 1 · · There's Fire ·

BOOM!

THAT IS WHY THE 1812 OVERTURE IS MY FAVORITE OF ALL THOSE CLASSICAL PIECES

FanOfMostEverything

FanOfMostEverything #14 · Mar 8th, 2019 · 2 · · There's Fire ·

Very sweet. I could've done with a more integrated look at what Vinyl loves about Octavia, but it's not like Wubhorse is the most introspective pony in the world. All told, a lovely read. Thank you for it.

lillytheomegawolf