Choice

by AnOrdinaryWriter


61

“Sure. Alright, follow me, the restaurant’s this way!” Vinyl says, and walks past your clone. The moment she does, just like before in the auditorium, the two are engulfed by a large white light, and then phase out of existence. At the same time, you catch a glimpse of a faint flash of light by some distant buildings.

You hurry to rush over there, passing by buildings that strangely seem to have lost their color, appearing less detailed and more like grey blocks with black squares where windows should have been. Eventually you reach where you had seen the flash of light and see your duplicate and Vinyl Scratch disappearing behind the front doors of a hayburger restaurant.

Opening the doors and entering the small building, you are faced with a room with rows upon rows of tables, all taken by ponies and children either enjoying a family lunch or on dates. At the center of the restaurant, Vinyl and your duplicate both take a seat at the empty table there.

Suddenly, in the corner of your vision, a bright light blares, and you look to see a waitress suddenly blink into existence out of nowhere and approach the table. From here, its too loud to hear what they're saying from the discussions happening all around you. You step a bit closer, watching as a saddlebag materializes on the back of your duplicate. The pony then reach into the saddlebag, pulling out five bits and hoofing them over to the waitress. Then, she looks toward Vinyl, who reaches back expecting something to be there, but then becomes wide-eyed at the realization that she's missing something.

“Shoot, how could I forget my saddlebag... Stupid me forgot to bring bits. Hey, do ya mind doing me this solid? I promise to pay you back.”

That's right, you had an extra five bits in your saddlebag so that Vinyl could pay for her meal...

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