Reception is just your average pony, she works for a pretty big newspaper as a reporter, she has a colt-friend she's falling in love with, likes to spend her weekends dancing and loves to wear her snazzy hat. There is nothing special about her.

Oh yeah, she's also a clone of Pinkie Pie that managed to avoid being ballooned. But other then that, nothing special about her.

Nothing special at all....

Twilight was bored.

So very, very, bored. Hopefully somepony will give her a decent challenge somewhere along the way, but...so far, all it takes is one spell.

Just one.

And she was very, very bored.

Braeburn never thought things would end up as they did, ever since he was forced to join the army against his will, it's been nothing but a complete rut for him for the past two years. Still, it's not all bad, his service is about to end, and he could have his old job back in Ironshod industries. Just one last mission to take care of, and everything should go back to normal.

Sure, the war with the Zebras was taking a turn with for the scary, but it's not that bad, ponies still lived their lives as best they could even with the war going on. After all, it's not like the Zebras would blow themselves up with everypony else right?

Oh, how wrong he was....

With thanks to Prince Universa for pre-reading.

Cover art done by me.

Based off of Kkat's Fallout Equestria. Prior reading of said story is welcomed, but you don't need too to enjoy this one.

Some ponies call it the Depression, a failure of the governing powers to properly provide. Octavia Melody calls it another day on the job. One day blends into another, each of them marked by the smell of gunpowder and whiskey. Through it all, Octavia struggles to maintain what little grasp on her sanity she has left.

Inspired by the now defunct Mafia Octavia blog.

Opening scene and general feel inspired by NCmare's To the Safehouse.

Hello, my name is Twilight Sparkle, new transfer student at Canterlot high...and I have no idea what I'm doing. I'm known pretty well here, I think, it's all very strange. Oh, wait, let me start again, my name is, no, you already know that, um....Well, basically, I'm here to learn about the magic of friendship.

I can't believe I just said that....