//------------------------------// // Phone Tag // Story: Bedtime Stories // by Incredible Blunderbolt //------------------------------// You have ONE new voice message. First voice message: 5:45 PM: *Boom-boom-boom-boom* “Hey, Oct—Guys! Guys! Hey, guys—turn it down! I’m on the phone!” “Oh, shi—” *Boom-boom-boom-boo—* “Yeah! Sure thing, Scratch!” *Bzzzzt* “Listen, Tav—uh, Octavia—I’m at the club. I was just callin’ to let you know that my show’s gonna run late tonight. Don’t wait up for me. So, uh . . . bye.” End of new messages. Would you like to erase your messages? Message erased. You have ONE new voice message. First voice message: 8:28 PM: “Not even gonna call me back, huh? Real mature, Octavia.” End of new messages. Would you like to erase your messages? Message erased. You have ONE new voice message. First voice message: 9:39 PM: “You’re seriously gonna keep blowing me off? What, are you practicing already? Can’t wait to grab your precious—” “Are you on your phone again? Get back out there!” “Can it, Gramps! I’m busy! The track’s on auto, so just give me a minute!” “Scratch . . .” “I said gimmie a minute!” “Ugh . . .” “Octavia, this isn’t fair. You can’t just keep ignoring me like this!” “That’s it! Give me the phone!” “What? No! I said—hey! Lemme go! You can’t just—” End of new messages. Would you like to erase your messages? Message erased. You have TWO new voice messages. First voice message: 10:14 PM: “—ounding desperate is all I’m saying.” “Just shut up, dude! I can handle Tavi, okay? This isn’t—oh, crap! It’s recording already? Did she change the voice greeting?” “Do you have it memorised or something?” “Quiet! Uh, Octavia, listen, I’m on my break right now. It’d be really cool if you could give me a call back, y’know, some time tonight . . .” “Smooth.” “Shut—” Message erased. Second voice message: 10:28 PM “This is seriously lame, Octavia! I know you have your phone on you!” “Geez! Cool off, girl!” “It’s only my fifth! Relax, Spinner!” “I meant on her!” Message erased. You have FIVE new voice messages. First voice message: 10:57 PM: “Tavi . . . Taaaaavi . . . Taaaaaaviiiiiiii~ Hee-hee!” “Aw, crap! She’s on her phone again! Grab it!” “Vinyl, come on, I think you’ve had a little too much to—” “Back off! I’m talkin’ to Tavi!” *Crack!* “Ow!” “Dude, she got you good!” “Tavi, come on! You goddah call meh back ogay? “Somebody grab the frozen peas out of the freezer!” “Is it bad?” “I needa taaaalk, Tavi. I ne-hic-ed you. So, you call me back righ’ ‘way, ogay? Ogay. Bye-bye.” End of first message. Would you like to erase this message? Message erased. Second voice message: 11:01 PM: “Should it be swelling that much?” “How should I know?” “Tavi! I’m sorry, ogay? Call me back! I-I can’ lose you!” “A-am I gonna go blind? Oh, crap! I can’t see!” “Shut up, you big baby! In my day, you weren’t a real stallion until you got in a bar fight!” Message erased. Third voice message: 11:07 PM: “I didn’ mean it! Pleash, Tavi, I didn’ mean it! I really am proud o-of you! I just said all tha’ crap ‘caush I— “Crap!” “Grab it!” *Thunk!* “Hey!” “Friends don’t let friends make drunken confessions, Vinyl.” “No’ tonigh’! I needa—” End of third message. Would you like to erase this message? Message erased. Fourth voice message: 11:10 PM: “—bucking see that?” “Like a tiger!” “Tavi, I don’ wan’ you ta go do Can’erlot! We kin’ make a big band here in Ponyville! A-an you kin’ be the fish chair fellow in thish one! I know isser big dreem, but I-hic!-I don’t want you to leave-hic! me! Call me back! I-I-I love you!!” “Somepony grab her!” “Are you kidding? And wind up like Bruiser?” “I love you . . .” “Oh, crap. I knew she had too much.” “I love you! HIC! I have for yearsh! You’re gorgeous, and funny, and I love th’ way you play your . . . your big thing! Your big fiddle thing!” “Oh, Celestia. She’s lost it.” “I could watch you fiddle with your thing all day! Tha’ big shmile on your face as you jerk i’ back’n forth . . .” “Is nopony gonna stop this train wreck?” “I can’ keep it a secret anymore, Tavi! You make me wanna be a bedder pony, an’ a bedder deejay! I need you like apples need rain! Like music needs ears!” “No? Some friends you all are.” “You’re free to try it yourself.” “Like dogs gotta sniff butts! I gotta have you around, Tavi, so don’ gooooo. Please!” *Clack!* *THUMP!* “Please . . . please . . . please . . .” “Aw, crap. Somepony grab her some tissues. And turn that dang thing off!” End of fourth message. Would you like to erase this message? . . . . . . Would you like to erase this message? Press ONE to erase this message. Press TWO to save this message. To skip this message and return to it later, press THREE. To exit this menu, press the POUND sign. Message saved. Fifth voice message: 11:21 PM: “Hey, calm down, okay? I’m sure everything’ll be fine, Vine.” “Is she still goin’ at it?” “Shut up! Just get back on the stage!” “Why didn’t you cut her off?” “Have you ever tried to say no to those eyes?” “Yeah, and look at them now! Some wise old stallion you are! You might as well send her home, for all the good she’s gonna do tonight!” “Right back to the mare that started all this?” “Well, she’s not gonna get any better here! She can’t even get her to call ba—how long has that been on?” “. . .Tavi . . .” “Don’t just stand there, you idiot! Turn it—” End of message. Would you like to erase this message? Message skipped. You have ONE new voice message, and ONE old voice message. First voice message: 12:54 AM: “. . .Tavi? I, uh, I might have gotten a little carried away with the drinks earlier. I, um . . . I wasn’t acting like myself. I guess that’s nothing new lately, huh? Look, I . . . I might have said some things that I . . .” “Go on. You got this, filly.” “Tavi, I-I . . . Please just call me back, okay?” End of message. Would you like to erase this message? Message erased. You have ONE old voice message. First voice message: 11:10 PM: “I didn’—” Goodbye! You have TWO new voice messages, and ONE old voice message. First voice message: 2:13 AM: “Tavi? Seriously, you’re starting to freak me out. If this is about what I said earlier—just forget it, okay? I was . . . I was super drunk. And . . . and the guys dared me to do that. Um . . . all of it. Right, guys?” “Huh? OH! Right! Yeah, that was totally us!” “Guilty as charged! That’s what you get for skipping out on cards night!” “Yeah, so . . . just call me back, okay? My shift’s almost over, and we can talk about . . . stuff. Like we used to. Well, I guess we used to yell a lot, too, but . . . I—you know what I mean. Come on, Octavia. Please?” End of first message. Would you like to erase this message? Message skipped. Second voice message: 3:02 AM: “Octavia? I’m gonna crash at the old man’s place tonight, okay? Don’t freak out if I’m not there when you get up. Not that you would at this rate anyway...” *Clink!* “Ready, Scratch?” *Sigh* “Yeah, I guess so.” End of first message. Would you like to erase this message? Message erased. You have ONE old voice message. First voice message: 11:10 PM: “I didn’—” Goodbye! You have ONE new voice message, and ONE old voice message. First voice message: 10:23 AM: "Hello, Miss Melody. This is Noble Note from the Royal Canterlot Philharmonic. It's come to my attention that you've missed your train this morning. While we were sincerely hoping to have you acclimated to the orchestra and the concert hall prior to your first performance as First Chair Cello, I can fully understand how your excitement may have kept you awake all night. Rest assured that any train ticket you must purchase in order to reach us in time for the concert tonight will be fully reimbursed by the Philharmonic upon your arrival—which we shall expect no later than two o'clock sharp as per Philharmonic bylaws regarding rehearsals before major shows. Ta!" End of message. Would you like to erase this message? Message saved. You have ONE old voice message. First voice message: 11:10 PM: “I didn’ mean it! Pleash, Tavi, I didn’ mean it! I really—" Goodbye! You have ONE new voice message. First voice message: 2:13 PM: “Vinyl? Come home, love. We have much to discuss.” Would you like to—Goodbye!