At exactly six o'clock in the morning, a digital clock on a night stand went off but instead of in that monotonous 'beep' that was the usual default, it instead turned on the radio to the local music channel. The song that would greet the listeners at this moment was a decent pop song that recently made it's way up the charts, not an amazing song but certainly not as monotonous as some of what was being put on the air and touted as what would be the hit of the year. The rhythmic beats roused a figure in the bed next to the night stand, the person stirring and turning over onto her back before taking in a deep breath and raising her arms above her head, beginning to stretch in a slow, deliberate manner, much like a majestic jungle cat. When the stiffness was worked out and some pops elicited from her joints, she rolled out of her queen sized bed before heading to her dresser, brushing a lock of curly blonde hair out of her magenta eyes.
Adagio Dazzle, leader of the now de-powered sirens, looking as fabulous as ever despite just rolling out of bed dressed in only a pair of form fitting cotton shorts and an old t-shirt she had picked up from a concert years ago. Many would think that her nightwear would be something much more slinkier, sexier, or perhaps that she would even go without. But really, dressing in her finest nightwear every night without another to appreciate the sight made it lose it's charm, and sleeping naked was just so passe.
After picking out her outfit for work for the day, she turned off her radio and headed for the bathroom for a quick shower... only to find that it was occupied. With a soft huff, she knocked on the door, only to hear her sister Aria's voice come through, sounding ever so delightful as usual.
"Hang on already! Geez!"
With a roll of her eyes and with a newly acquired sense of patience, Adagio waited until the door finally opened and Aria stepped out, dressed in a black button up shirt with name tag and slacks, all set and ready for her job at an electronics store. The short haired siren scowled in turn to Adagio's grin, the older woman unable to help but poke a bit at her sibling.
"And a good morning to you too, sunshine."
"Yeah, yeah, it's all yours."
"Mm. Have a good day at work, try not to get caught goofing off and playing the demo games again."
Another roll of the eyes but Adagio had known Aria for so long it was easy enough to read that the other appreciated the sentiment. After the youngest siren bid her a good day as well, Adagio was in the bathroom, showering, fixing herself up and dressing. The main bulk of the process was spent with a hair dryer for her mass of hair to make sure it was all dry. When she was out, Aria had already left their apartment but Sonata was awake and spry, not having to go in to work until about late morning and thus preparing breakfast as she often did. It was a sweet gesture and the middle child of the siren siblings had gotten much better at cooking, but Adagio wished she would learn to not just set the dirty dishes in the sink and forget them. But it was something to gripe about later since Sonata met her with a big smile and served her up a plate of breakfast. Eggs sunny side up, a piece of toast with some jam on it, and two links of sausage.
"Morning Dagi! How'd ya' sleep?"
"Very well. And you?"
"Good! Though I had a dream that I was having a final battle against a boss and I tossed a pokeball. Except instead of summoning a pokemon I summoned Aria and she just kicked the main bad guy's butt."
"How interesting."
"Yeah, I kinda thought it was weird too. But like if Aria's MMA career really takes off then like, she'll be super strong right?"
While Sonata continued on, Adagio served herself a cup of coffee and enjoyed her breakfast. The younger siren could go on and on, in the past it had annoyed her and Adagio would be lying if she said it didn't slowly grate. But a lot of things had changed after the Battle of the Bands at CHS. Having their powers taken away had been a shock, none of them had known what would happen, the biggest fear being they would slowly and painfully starve to death. Then came the resentment and bitterness as they fled west to Los Pegasus, times had been hard. Then when it finally all came to a head in the.... incident, all three had started to pull themselves up out of the lurch and get on with their new human lives.
Once Adagio had finished her breakfast, she stood and delivered her dishes to the sink before giving her sister a quick hug, her voice betraying a hint of the pride she felt at her next works.
"Have a good day at work, Sonata."
"You too, Dagi!"
While being a sign twirler might not of seemed like much to others, Adagio was happy to see the other siren had a job, and one that she was good at to boot. From there it would be a quick drive to her job at a motorcycle dealership, a job that fit the fluffy haired siren like a glove. After all, the gems only helped them to sing and sow discord, having a silver tongue was a skill refined over the centuries that the siren had been alive. At this point she could sell Christmas cards in July and sand to the desert dwelling Appleloosians. With summer near it's end and starting into a warm fall, it was the perfect weather to sell to the usual crowd of men that would soon be parted with the large sum of money that was burning a hole in their pockets.
The day went by uneventfully for Adagio, the siren looking as sharp as ever in the dark, form fitting, button up, long sleeved shirt (with the top button undone to help show off that low cut, white undershirt of course), heeled leather boots, and black jeans. She was about ready to go on her lunch break when she noticed an interesting sight, the one of a certain blue haired guitarist checking out one of the motorcycles. With a sly smirk, Adagio quietly snuck up behind the other (not an easy feat in heels mind you) and slipped her arms around Jackie's shoulders, whispering into her ear and quite pleased when she felt the shiver going up the woman's spine.
"Is there anything I can do for you, Miss Vibrato?"
"GAH!"
A pleased chuckle sounded in Adagio's throat, crossing her arms and shifting her weight to one foot, a coy smile on her face after Jackie shot out of her arms and turned around.
"Geez! I'm pretty sure you don't do that kinda thing on the job!"
"Oh but you're a special case. Aren't you lucky?"
"Yeaahhhhhhh."
"Speaking of job, why aren't you at yours?"
"Hey, I'm not on call twenty four seven to uber, I get riders when I get riders."
"I see. And you chose to spend your down time here? Staring at this particular motorcycle?"
"Yeah. What about it?"
"Do you know that this particular brand of Kawasaki street bike will run you about seven thousand and five hundred dollars?"
Hearing the price made Jackie's face blanch slightly and it caused Adagio to smirk. The siren pulled the sleeve of her shirt back, checking her watch before moving to slip an arm around Jackie's shoulders and lead her to the front of the store.
"Uhhh, Adagio?"
"It's my lunch break, why don't you join me?"
While the sandwiches from the delicatessen down the street were normally delicious, it was even more so when there was a show going on. Jackie was squirming slightly every now and then in between big bites of the sandwich Adagio had bought for her. For her part, there was no need to say anything, just looks and a flirtatious smile could keep the entertainment going. It was almost a shame at how easy it was with the guitarist. When she felt she had let Jackie dangle enough was when Adagio spoke up.
"So, you have an interest in motorcycles?"
"Eh, kind of."
"Mainly because a certain girlfriend of yours would just love a red and black street bike such as the one you were looking at?"
".... yeah."
It was adorable how obvious Jackie could be, Adagio could see the appeal as the guitarist gave her a sheepish smile and rubbed the back of her neck after being pegged like that. Now that the ice was broken, the blue haired woman seemed to find it easier to talk and offered up more to the story.
"Sometimes she talks about her old bike that she used to have back in Canterlot. She always sounds like she misses being able to ride whenever she talks about it."
"I'm guessing she couldn't take it with her when she came out here?"
"Nope. Actually it got vandalized during that whole Anon-A-Miss crap by some students. She said the only way it was ever going to move was if she pushed it around."
Ah yes, that ugly incident that still seemed to rear it's head even though it had been about eight months since then. Honestly it had astounded Adagio how no one had figured out that Sunset was innocent. With a thoughtful hum, Adagio entwined her fingers and rested her chin upon them as she studied the other.
"How sweet of you to think of your girlfriend like that. But from what I can tell you hardly have enough scratch for a new bike."
"Well, my bands got a big gig lined up soon, I'll be able to start saving up."
"But it will still take you quite some time."
"... yeah."
Tapping her chin in thought, a mischievous grin came to Adagio's face as an idea came to mind.
"Well, I could help you attain such a fantastic present sooner. For a price."
The way Adagio said that last part with that particular smirk made Jackie lean as far back as the plastic booth seat would allow.
After a fantastic lunch and a satisfying day where she made a couple sales, Adagio had a slight skip in her step as she entered her apartment, not even bothered at the sight of Sonata on the couch, keeping the TV remote far out of Aria's reach as the short haired siren kept her older sister in a head lock.
"Give it!"
"Nooo! Thew new episode of Stephanie Galaxy is going to be on! I don't want to miss it!"
"Tough tits, it's my turn to watch what I want tonight!"
"Dagiiiiiii! Help!"
With a roll of her eyes, Adagio waltzed over to the couch and easily plucked the remote out of Sonata's hand. She fell back into her chair and flipped the channel, much to the protest of the two younger sirens.
"If you both can't agree then it's officially my turn to watch what I please. Oh! And good news."
"You saw the error of your ways and took a vow of chastity?"
Ignoring the snark from Aria and stepping in before Sonata could put in her two cents, she spoke up.
"No. Feel free to keep Vibrato's number on speed dial, I think you'll find she'll be quite the little helper in the upcoming months."
"... and Shimmer is cool with this?"
"Well, she's not going to find out any time soon."
Raising a brow at the pleased look on Adagio's face, Aria sighed and decided not to question it. When Adagio had that look on her face, that was usually the best course of action.
"Fine. So good day then for you I guess?"
"Fantastic actually. Who's up for Chinese for dinner? My treat."