//------------------------------// // Something To Think About // Story: The Adventures Of Vinyl Scratch And Octavia Auditor // by NeonVibeBrony //------------------------------// It was there, that they met that day, at Ponyville School of Preforming Arts. "I can’t wait to see my room this year! This school is so much different than the one I was at last year . . ." Vinyl Scratch said as she walked down the front lobby, turning her head at all the amazing sights on the walls and windows. "Its so big . . . like a hospital, almost." She whispered, speaking to herself once more. "I wonder if I’ll have a room mat-" she was stopped mid sentence, as she bumped into something and fell to the floor. "Oh! I didn't mean to bump into you! I am terribly sorry, miss. Are you well?" said a light grey colored mare. "Yea, it’s fine! No need to worry. By the way, what’s your name?" she said as she picked herself off the floor, with the obviously high class mare’s helping hoof. "I am Octavia Auditor, and you, miss?" Octavia said, slightly gleeful. "I'm Vinyl, Vinyl Scratch. Are you going to be a student here as well?" said Vinyl in reply. "Ah, yes miss. I've always dreamed of being able to go to a school for my talent, since I was a small filly." Octavia exclaimed in a calmer voice. "Oh, that's sweet! I can’t wait to see you around, Octavia. What classes are you gonna take?" Vinyl replied, giddily. "Mostly the more orchestra affiliated classes, a few classical solo ones as well. I plan to one day join the Canterlot Symphony Orchestra." Octavia showed pride as she said this. "How do you plan to do that? I've never heard of an earth pony playing a musical instrument, only unicorns... How do you even hold one?" Vinyl said, her head slightly tilting to the side to show her curiosity. "I am, as far as I know, the only earth pony that plays a musical instrument such as the violin and cello." Octavia replied with a frown, but then turning to a smile as she looked back to Vinyl "What about you, miss? What classes are you to take part in?" Octavia asked, showing her curiosity slightly less than Vinyl "I plan to take sign up for some cool classes, like something that teaches dub step or how to use the mixing board! I’d be able to teach the teacher a thing or to that way, instead of the other way around!" Said Vinyl in a playful voice, nudging Octavia's shoulder with her right hoof. "Anyway, I was on my way to find out what room I’ll be staying in while I'm here!" "I as well" replied Octavia. They both trotted up the lobby, to the desk. In the chair sat a mare with a blue coat, and a pinkish white mane, a cutie mark of a mouse and keyboard set on her flank. Must be good with computers, Vinyl whispered to herself, the same way she did on her way in. "What can I help you two ponies with?" said the desk mare. "I was wondering if me and Octavia here could find out what room we are crashing in?" Vinyl said to the mare. "Why of course you can, what are your full names?" The mare asked. "Vinyl Scratch and Octavia Auditor." Octavia replied to the mare, as she also started to look around at the sights. "Hmm . . . Vinyl, looks like your in room 237! Hmmm, now let me just get Octavia's." She would stutter, as she was focused on the computer more than the conversation. "Aha! there we go, Octavia, it seems you are in room . . . 237! Will you look at that! Looks like you will be spending time together!" The two mares stopped, and thought about it. She looks so..... Bland... And all she likes is soft music, that's not me at all! . . . But, I guess I’ll give it a try, thought Vinyl to herself. She looks so......upbeat... And all she likes is loud machine noises..... That's not anything like me! . . . But ill give it a try, thought Octavia. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Hurry up Octavia! I want to see our room! I call the big bed!" yelled Vinyl Scratch as she zipped down the hall way and up the stairs. "Please, slow down! I'm pretty sure they are the same size anyway!" Octavia replied as she trotted slowly down the hall, and up the stairs. "Vinyl, you are going to have to wait for me sooner or later! I have the keys!" Octavia yelled to Vinyl, half way up the stairs. "Oh yea! The keys!" Vinyl yelled back, as she stopped in her tracks half way down the hall way, waiting for Octavia to catch up. "Do you really have to go so slow? Aren’t you excited? It’s a new year of school, and this year, all about music!" Vinyl would say the words in extreme happiness as her new roommate smiled and laugh. "I am very excited. I just show my appreciation less similarly then you do, Vinyl." Octavia replied. She took the key and placed it in the key whole, opening the door with a click. Vinyl was the first to enter, running all around the room, examining the unique items. "This is a rather nice room, don't you think?" Octavia asked, trying to distract Vinyl from the one, slightly larger bed to no avail. "I call this bed!" Vinyl said, flinging herself onto the plush mattress and placing her bag down next to her. "And yea, I think it’s pretty sweet!" Vinyl replied to the previous question. The grey mare placed her bag on the smaller bed and started to walk out the door. "Where are you going, Octavia?" Vinyl asked. "I'm going to retrieve the rest of my things from the front desk like my cello and violin." She said, as she trotted out the door. Vinyl started to unpack her things, placing her glasses and headphones on the table aside of her, relieving her red eyes. The white unicorn took out a small record in a frame, and placed it on the wall then removed a small mixing board from her slightly large pack. She placed the mixing board into the small closet the room provided her with. Lying on the bed, Vinyl Scratch began to think about her new grey-coated roommate. Not that bad so far. She seems like a really nice pony, I hope she stays cool. Thought Vinyl. I wonder if I could teach her some of my mixing board ski- she was stopped mid-thought by a voice in the next room over. "Get out of my room, you thug!" Shouted what Vinyl thought to be a mare’s voice. "Yea right, not before I take this!" Said a much deeper voice, obviously a stallion. Vinyl walked to the door to see what was going on. Half way to the door, she heard a large *Crash* coming from the her dorm-neighbor’s room.