Cocktails. They’re a bunch of ingredients mixed to create the flavor the drinker wants. Every time I take a sip, dozens of different tastes tingle on my tongue before disappearing down my throat. The sting of tonic water, the sweet yet sour taste of oranges, and the burning of alcohol as it traverses down my throat.
And, if I’m being frank, being with my friends is exactly like that. They have different flavors, each and every one of them a unique ingredient, that mix together to form the best flavor friendship can offer.
Being with Applejack is like, well, the tinge of apple cider within the drink. She never dares to lie to another pony, just like how her family’s apple ciders never lie about the quality of their apples. Both are honest, even brutally so at times, but that’s what makes them a good pony and beverage to have around, respectively.
Rainbow Dash… she’s like the alcohol that burns my throat but warms me up on the inside. She acts all cool with pride, even brashfully at times, but underneath that shell she has a soft, warmer side that only those closest to her would notice. She can come off as inconsiderate at times, but at the end of the day, she’ll always stay by your side to warm you up, just like how alcohol does the job.
Pinkie Pie feels like the sweet tonic water mixed in the cocktail. Always a bubbly, laughing pony, it’s as if she’s full of gas that powers her happiness. She fills us with her happiness, a bubbly feeling that makes us laugh and feel like bouncing around along with her, just like how the tonic water fills us with gas that makes us burp and laugh.