Octavia feels trapped in a rut. Lyra pulls her out with a bit of help from Vinyl Scratch.

Octavia leads the clean life. Tabloids have no dirt on her, nor does her name ever get associated with scandals or other such nonsense. To everypony, she is a role model of high class.

But what if there's more?

What if Octavia likes smearing on too much makeup and torn clothes to go clubbing every weekend?

What if she's growing weary of hiding who she wants to be?

(Some adult language. Cover picture by TheCheeseburger)

My life was simple. I used to be a cellist, of Canterlot's pride and nobility, and a very happy pony with where I was. I should say I landed myself here; it was nopony's fault I agreed with Vinyl on this ludicrous idea. I will, however, blame Vinyl for the guards outside. And for my doctor. And for Princess Luna.

That's all on her.

So, in the off chance that we don't get out of this room in (literally) one piece, my name is Octavia, beginning log: one.

[Log Note: Click on the "initializing" for the formatted GDocs version, which is highly suggested.]

After months on end of boredom and a general lack of responsibilities, Luna decides to finally do something about it. She rounds up five ponies with an appreciation for fun to match her own and begins a campaign of one of her very favorite classic games, Dungeons & Dragons. What the five friends don't realize is that this game won't be played in the traditional sense.

Currently being rewritten in between chapter updates, so bear with me

Special thanks to MrAskAPirate for editing.

Vinyl Scratch wants funds and a place to mount her very own nightclub: Vinyl's Cage. And... if she can, she'd really like to get Octavia to help her out, and to end up in her bed.

Octavia came for a business talk and was greeted by lousy and uncouth flirting, and she wants nothing more than to go back to her Cello practice, but she promised to listen to Vinyl.

Seeing they wouldn't get to an agreement, Vinyl asked her good friend Pinkie to let her use... The Room.

This story is in the same universe as "Of Horseshoes, Apples and Feathers", and it's set a year before that timeline.

Music is life. Life is pain. And dreams are for rookies.

A young Vinyl Scratch and Octavia cause chaos at a fashion show.

Need I say more?

What happens when Octavia, Vinyl Scratch, Lyra and Bonbon all decide to tackle on the game of Everfree? They have to face the famous Slenderpony, that's what. Chaos and hilariousness ensues.

I don't own the cover image, and I'm actually looking for a better pic. Also, this fic has slight LyraBon and OctaScratch shipping, if anyone's wondering, but it's mostly just comedy between the four mares. The story was inspired by this video and is just a little something I decided to write to get over my writer's block.

Words on a piece of paper can't compare to the ones we actually say.

Note - this was previously titled Home Is Where The Heart Lies, but it was changed, due to future plans. Also, many thanks go to Scribbler for making a wonderful reading of this!

Octavia is given a series of cassette tapes, rolling her through the times that she & Vinyl spent together. The most surprising thing of it all, though? Vinyl hasn’t talked in years. To hear her marefriend’s voice, recollecting everything they’ve done together, Octavia is taken on an emotional rollercoaster.

There are eight tapes, each with their own story. Feel free to listen along - and hear the true ending. The one that wasn't recorded. These stories are about unexpected events, music, loss, and most importantly, love.

alt tag: Bittersweet.