"Hey everyone! It's so nice to meet you! My name is Jellie Roux. I am the older sister of Morning and I am a griffon." Jellie announces to the class for the first time.
"I am also new here, so please treat me kindly. Oh and introductions aren't needed we are going straight into class!" Jellie said straight forward.
The class nods and most classmates besides Lulu and Twilight, curiously look at her. They never have had a griffon so close to them.
"Okay. We are going to go straight into me, questioning you!" Jellie said with a predatory grin.
"Oh no. I am so scared." Aspic dramatically and sarcastically said.
"Fine! We start with you. Question one, How many part of a pig is edible to herbivores?" Jellie questioned Aspic.
"All of them. Unless they are obligatory herbivores." Aspic answers with ease.
"Very good! So you ponies really do know a lot. Okay. Next question for uhm, for Leaf!" Jellie continued without a beat.
"Yes?" Leaf said. Quickly awaiting the next question.
"How many parts of a snake is edible?" Jellie asks.
"Uh, Everything besides the head and the bones?" Leaf replied.
"Well, some heads are edible. Most are indeed not. And yes remove those bones." Jellie answers.
"Okay! Final Question is for you, uh Twilight!" Jellie says.
Twilight ears perk up and her eyes immediately look at Jellie.
"Can you eat this?" Jellie asks as she points to a pig.
"Under normal circumstances, no. Only when your body is totally deprived of any resources, could it perhaps be eaten. Since a ponies digestive system can only truly accept plants and flowers. They are under most circumstances obligatory herbivores. Although there are very small chances that a pony is born with a rare mutation that allows them to eat it anyways. This would make those ponies Omnivores. Or If you are a Alicorn, you gain the ability to eat meat." Twilight said like a professor.
"..." The class became silent as Jellie's face contorted in both awe and shock.
"That is correct. Luckily we are learning practically, not theoretically." Jellie said after she recovered.
"Okay so, Cut this duck up properly. Good luck." Jellie said as she took a seat behind the teacher's desk.
Jellie then proceeds to throw a dead duck to each test kitchen. The duck is fresh, the blood is still calmly pouring out of it. As the smell of dead animals fill the room. Leaf and Lulu finally faints and the rest besides Twilight runs away, screaming bloody murder.
"Uh. Too much?" Jellie asks.
Twilight looks calmly at the duck and her classmates "Yes." she replied. "They are beginner's and children remember that. They have never killed an animal or seen a dead one before. Let alone get in contact with meat for that matter."
Jellie grimaces "Oops. I am so going to get scolded for that. What about you Twilight?" she asks.
"I am ahead of them in terms of scholarship. Besides I am friends with both a griffon and a dragon. I see lots of meat." Twilight explains.
"I see. That makes sense." Jellie said surprised.
"Oh. Be careful around Princess mi amore Cadenza. She absolutely hates meat. She will give you a bad time." Twilight said.
"I understand. Thank you for the heads up." Jellie said as she notices Twilight hooves have stopped cutting.
"Are you done?" Jellie asks.
"I am. This duck also had a corkscrew penis. Which makes it a male duckling." Twilight said as she cleans her knives.
"Correct. Thank you. I will turn this over and allow you to skip this class if you want." Jellie recommends "It's more meant for starters when it comes about meat. Your knife work is so advanced that this class has nothing to offer you. Perhaps you should try artistic baking class. It's normally for advanced chefs, but I think you fit right on in."
"Thanks for the offer. Sadly my internship is around the corner. I might not learn much." Twilight said kinda disappointed.
"No worries. That class only lasts until early winter anyways. They will teach you about finicky work and just mostly decorating cake." Jellie suggests. "Also I am the teacher for that class. I would love to have you."
"Then, sure I will take you up on that offer." Twilight said as she shook hooves with Jellie.
"Good! Next class is Sunday. It's mostly in the style of a course. It's that sunday and the next one. I know it's short. But if you are bored this is also quite interesting." Jellie explains. "Let me stamp your finals card."
Twilight gives her the list of things she needs a stamp on. It already has a theory and practically stamp. It now has a stamp at important secondary class. It still needs a stamp for her internship.
"By the way. Where are you going for your internship?" Jellie asks curiously.
"A special seasonal restaurant. It's called Snow Drop." Twilight explains.
Then the bell went off. It's the end of today's school. Which caused Twilight to pack her bags and move towards home.
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Half way on her way home.
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Twilight was at the commercial district and saw the special farmers market getting set up. It's been nearly a full year since the last farmers market. She fondly remembers her birthday and those ponies.
Signing, Twilight trudges inside the market. She looks at the circle that was being formed around the well and sees that they were selling food near it. On the side with the buildings, they were placing trinkets stalls. Going further in near the small luna church, she sees rows of clothing stalls being placed in front of the church.
And as she approaches the river she fondly remember her first meeting with Vermouth. Sadly her friend was currently away he was visiting Elly's lands and such. She however was surprised to see the same meat stall being placed at the same place.
As Twilight slowly moves past the stalls she sees Carrot Top and her mother setting up shop near the entrance. Which is coincidentally very close to Twilight's house.
Moving past it and waving towards Carrot. Carrot responds the wave by waving back. Twilight makes her way back home.
Once inside, Twilight immediately rushed into her bedroom and snacks on her secret beef jerky from her secret compartment.
'That was tough! I wanted the meat so badly, it took a lot of my endurance just to ignore the smell.' Twilight though as she munches on the jerky.
Twilight casually munches on some more jerky as she looks back on her adventure in school. Although her days were somewhat fun, they were mostly the same again and again.
Twilight greatly enjoyed her 'Catering' to her fellow students. And her teacher Morning was quite cool. However all great things sadly must come to an end.
Her stay in Restaurant "Snow Drop" was coming soon. And Twilight had already passed her exam to Lunarium. Lunarium being the school in Manehattan.
Although Twilight was mildly excited for her internship. Nothing could compare to what would happen next.
Her studentship in Manehattan requires Twilight and her family to move there. That would mean leaving Shiny alone in Canterlot and also leaving Trixie to her stay with Celestia.
Nevertheless for Night and Velvet it wasn't a big deal. As jobs they have already required them to move between Canterlot and Manehattan a lot. They would see Shining Armor often and would be home as many times as usual.
Twilight on the other hoof would not see Shiny for the coming next 5 years as her studies would take precedence. Not to mention Twilight herself would be too busy moving from place to place as Lunarium has a much broader internship compared to her current school.
Twilight grabs her handout from 'Lunarium' and reads the lines that make and break this experience.
This school is designed for students that wish to advance the cooking education path. However this school is contains no dorms as it's more of an upgrade school. Let's say you advance past the cooking school in Canterlot, then you will get an official diploma in chef work. Once you get this diploma, you can use the school to advance further. The original reason for no dorms is because Princess Luna hates the thin walls that allow the other side to hear everything. With her saying and I quote "I do not wish my sister of mine to hear everything that happens in my private chambers. This would disturb my sleep as she wakes up at day and I at night." end quote. Which is not wrong. Some classes are at day while others at night. Your agenda will be given and pre-filled with everything you need to begin your stay at Lunarium. Signed Headmare of Lunarium.
After reading this small sample of the handout, she looks at the pictures. Loads of them just show classrooms and test kitchens. With the occasional pony and other creature smiling and showing their works off to the camera.
Sighing Twilight looks at the calendar. The following day Twilight has to wake up early, go to the Farmers market for the last time and buy something to use in class. She then has to go to school they will make something and proceed to say goodbye for a while as her internship will start the day after that. and-
Twilight was about to continue as her mother called her down for dinner. 'Maybe everything will be fine' she thought and hoped.
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After dinner Twilight had a nice night of sleep.
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It's thursday. Very early in the morning, roughly 6 O'clock. As Twilight was too busy to look at the clock. She washed herself in the bathroom then she proceeded to eat breakfast as soon as she got downstairs.
Twilight then grabbed some bits from a secret compartment before heading to the front door. But before she left...
"Twilight where are you going so early?!" Velvet shouts from upstairs. She sounds worried as it's been awhile for Twilight to wake up this early.
"I need to buy something for class at the farmers market! I promised Morning and if I want to be in class in time I need to go now!" Twilight shouts back. She opens the door but waited for a response nonetheless.
"Okay. Next time tell us this before hoof!" Velvet shouts back annoyed.
"Sorry Mom!" Twilight shouts before stepping outside and closing the front door behind her. Twilight then heard through the wall a disgruntled groan from Night and Shining.
Twilight giggled before leaving her way to the market.