Time Turner was cheerfully setting up the required tools for today's project in his basement, he was making sure that everything was ready, everything in the room was covered in plastic to make sure there wouldn't be any stains, he looks over to the tray of surgical tools he had just sterilized, the stallion made sure the circular saw had batteries and his stapler had ammo.
Before he could continue, the doorbell above had rang, Time Turner smiled, he had expected the brain he had ordered to be here, so he wasted no time at all and dashes up the steps, when he reaches the door, he quickly opens it to reveal not the mailpony but Octavia and the rest of his friends.
"Morning Doctor." The cellist greeted before the rest gave their own hello.
"Morning girls! May I ask why you are all here?"
A frown was made on Octavia's face. "Doctor, need I remind you of what we have discussed yesterday?"
"Oh, I thought we were starting next week..."
"Nope!" Said Vinyl as she barges in without permission, eager to start what they have planned.
As the rest enters, Derpy notices a strange smell, one that you would find in a hospital, her good eye lands on the basement door and she quickly knew why.
"Doctor?" The stallion looks over to the mailmare. "What book are you reading right now?"
Turner smiled, that smile made Bon Bon furrow her brows. "Oh, just Hemlock Bay by miss Colter, though I regret reading that one without starting with the first, I still enjoy it. I'm about to finish reading the book actually! Why do you ask?"
"You know why." Derpy said before nodding her head at Bon Bon, the earth pony trots over to the bookshelf and began inspecting each shelf starting at the bottom, once she reaches the third, she noticed the book the Doctor had mentioned, and next to it was Frankenstein, both were slightly misplaced, then it clicked, the candy mare looks over to the book next to Hemlock Bay to find dust on it, Frankenstein didn't have a single speck of dust.
"He's trying to recreate books again, specifically Frankenstein." She casually told the rest, causing Vinyl and Octavia to groan loudly.
"Doctor!" Derpy spoke with only a hint of anger. "What did we say?"
Turner let out an irritated sigh. "Not to recreate things I've read from books."
"And there's a good reason why we told you this! Can you not try to bend the laws of nature for today?" The pegasus rather not remember the first time it happened, the things she had to run from, all because of a book.
"Alright, I'll postpone my project."
"You're gonna have to put a hold on all your plans." Said Vinyl. "Cus' we're gonna start your training!" The unicorn pulls him towards the dining room with her magic and the rest followed them, Vinyl then drops Turner in his seat while Lyra and Octavia began setting the table.
"Is this really necessary?"
"Question," Spoke Octavia to test the stallion. "if a mare ask if the dress they are wearing makes her plot look big, what do you say?"
"Does it matter? We all barely wear clothes. Besides, don't stallions such as myself prefer a well rounded posterior?"
Vinyl began snickering, she tried hard not to laugh, but it was very difficult, Bon Bon actually agreed with Turner, the earth pony had to tell Lyra that it didn't make her look bigger once.
"Wrong, the answer is no." Said Octavia.
"But what if it did?"
"It is still a no." Octavia plainly answered.
"Then wouldn't that be lying?" The Doctor asked with confusion.
"Its not about lying, its about keeping her happy."
"I see where you are going with this, but doesn't telling eachother the truth make a healthy relationship?"
"You meet her prettier sister, she asks who looks better and you know she would easily feel insulted. What do you say?" When there was no answer from the stallion since it kinda proves her point, she decided to move on. Octavia pulled back the seat that was across Turner, the cellist then motions the DJ to sit down, the unicorn shrugs her shoulders before doing what Octavia wanted. "Alright Doctor, I want you to start a conversation with Vinyl."
"Oh, this should be easy!" Said the stallion. "Ahem, Vinyl, how are you today? Any wild stories from last night?"
"I'm fine, thanks for asking! Anyways, so there was this guy at the club and he was really annoying, so I-"
"Stop!" Both ponies cease their friendly chat to turn towards the gray pony. "Maybe I should have been clear on this. Doctor, start a conversation with the mare across you who isn't Vinyl."
Turner quickly understood what she means. "Excuse me ma'am, have you ever wonder what the advantages of having two hearts?"
And with that, Vinyl and Lyra bursts with laughter, Derpy only smiled at how ridiculous he was, as for Bon Bon and Octavia, both could only let out a sigh.
"You simply cannot start a conversation like that," Said Octavia. "you might even scare your date if you do!"
"Then what do I do then? Talk about the current events? Or maybe other things like how silly horoscopes are? I mean, I rather believe a unicorn telling me that I would find a shiny bit tomorrow rather than listen to voiceless stars in space, the constellation in the sky at least helps guides us. Now that I think of it, where did horoscopes even began? Oh right, cutie marks, damn, I forgot about our strange abilities. Makes me wonder even more though. If a pony who had just tried skating for the first time receives a cutie mark related to skating, do they just suddenly become talented, or do they still have to train? Ponies with writing related cutie marks seems to be only magically inspired to write, so maybe horoscopes are actually genuine fortune telling, hmm, I should look into-"
"Doctor!" The stallion stops abruptly and notices that his friends were looking at him, especially Octavia. "You're rambling again, honestly, we should teach you on how to control yourself. What would happen when you're at a real date and you just started talking nonstop?"
Time Turner only shrugs his shoulders. "Well, I haven't really started looking for a mare to ask out, so I think we can keep practicing before I do."
The neutral look on Octavia's turns into an irritated one which caused the stallion to worry.
"We do have time, don't we?"
The gray pony shifts her irritated face towards the mint colored unicorn. "We would have, but a certain lyrist had already called over a friend."
The Doctor dropped his own head against the table, the fear of messing things up was growing so fast. "A blind date!? I feel like giving up already, I'm not even slightly prepared for a social meeting, with a stranger no less!"
"I know how you feel, so that's why we should continue until tonight. Vinyl, could you start a conversation? Also, pretend that you're a different pony."
The white unicorn nodded, the Doctor looks up from the surface of the table. "Hey buddy," Vinyl began snickering and tried hard not to laugh. "ever wonder what the advantages of having two hearts?"
Lyra and Vinyl once again laughed out loud, this time with Derpy. Turner was reluctant at first but would soon join in with his friends even though he feels the pressure of tonight weighing down on his back, and Bon Bon in the end let out her own laugh. Octavia watched them silently, though they are here to help the stallion, they can't stop themselves from having a bit of fun, even if its very silly, so after feeling a little left out, she herself began laughing at a joke only her friends would understand.
They still have a lot to work with and they barely have time.