//------------------------------// // Chapter 11: Introducing Aqua Marine // Story: Hearth's Warming in Los Pegasus // by Applejack224 //------------------------------// Call ended. Aqua laid back in her desk chair, letting out a loud sigh. In all the years she had known Starry, she had mentioned her love life on only a few rare occasions, and always passively. This was the first time Starry had ever really talked about it with some detail, albeit not the full story. Aqua found herself feeling a mixture of anger and disappointment in her friend, and while she may never have met Film Reel personally, she still felt that what Starry did was wrong. Sighing again, Aqua got up from her desk and headed over to the kitchen to make herself some hot chocolate. As she walked down the hall, she just couldn't get what Starry had said out of her mind. I just can't believe Starry would do something like that, Aqua thought. Sitting at her desk, cup of hot cocoa resting in front of her, Aqua looked over the list she was given by her boss. Even as she read, her mind kept wandering back to the conversation over the phone. She wasn't sure why, but the idea of her best friend playing with a stallion's feelings shook her in a way that most ponies probably wouldn't feel. Oh sure, most ponies would be shocked, even outraged, but Aqua just felt like crying. It was like she had just found a horrible secret and that secret was eating at her. Rubbing her temples with her hooves, Aqua thought about what to do with this information. Part of her felt like she should stay out of her friend's business, but a different part of her felt like she should reach out to Film and maybe befriend him. After all, she thought, the name Film Reel is actually pretty famous and I bet he'd be great to get along with. Nodding to herself, Aqua decided that she would try to meet up with him. Thankfully, she knew the pony to call to make that happen. Smiling, she reached for her phone and started dialing a number. "Hello, is this Projector Flash?" she asked.