My New Life With Trixie
The Horseman
Jobs and Arcade
I blinked getting the sleep out of my eyes. I saw unlike yesterday Trixie wasn't even in bed. I looked at the clock. "Oh, she must be in the shop," I yawned getting out of bed. I began walking downstairs carefully brushing my darker blonde mane down. I opened the door to the kitchen seeing a note from Trixie.
Dear Gabe,
Good morning Gabe, I pot on a pot of coffee for you, I had to get the shop ready for opening, I am sorry I couldn't see you when you first woke up please enjoy the coffee. I'll see you when it's time to close up shop.
P.S. I am getting better with just saying "me" or "I" then my name.
I felt somewhat happy, I changed her way of talking to some extent she may say her name but not the 'great and powerful' part. I sighed. It was an old house of course she would need to refurnish it, replace the old bottles, and do all this other stuff downstairs in the shop. I picked up the coffee. Pondering one question: Should I try more magic? I came to the conclusion I will slightly.
Three hours of magic practice later
I smiled. "Yes, I can lift a coffee cup," I celebrated quite cheerfully. I felt my stomach growl. "Oh, right," I walked to the pantry. I shrugged. "Hay I guess," that was all I was able to buy that night.
I picked up a bit of hay with my hooves. Geez this is quite unsanitary. I sighed. Did I really just say that? I don't care about that. I cleared my throat. I began eating the hay it since I am a horse I have a better taste for hay I guess. I decided to go around town. I don't know much about this town so how else to learn other then walking around? I bumped into a little colt. "Sorry," I apologized to the little brown colt with a propeller hat.
"It's alright Mister," the colt assured.
I do remember this colt. "What are you doing all alone?" I asked never understood the whole thing of him and her mother.
"I am heading to the arcade!" the young colt said gleefully.
I knew I'd regret it but I had to ask. "Where is your mom?" I asked knowing I would regret it.
The young colt tapped his muzzle. "She said she was going to spend some 'one on one' time with Mr. Rage Quit, the arcade owner. So I'm headed for 'Co-op's Co-op Arena'," I slapped my face when hearing those words come out of an innocent colt's mouth. 'Spending one on one time' oh geez. "Right, uh... I was going there myself," I lied c'mon don't look at me like that, I can't let this young colt go alone. "Can I ask what your father does?" I asked the colt following the colt.
"My dad does electronics he programs them on the gaming consoles and arcade machines," he explained, "my big brother does the more technical stuff, he makes the most bits programing new software for Micropony, he pays our taxes, bills, and manages our bits during winter and when he isn't in New Meximane, managing the whole company," the colt explained I couldn't help but feel shocked.
"So, your big brother, what's his name and same with your father?" I asked the colt galloping closer to him.
The colt looked at me. "My brother's name is Giga Byte, and my dad is Vector Ink," he said smiling happily.
After more talking we made it to the other arcade. We entered the arcade. A stallion walked up to us. "Hi there Button Mash!" the stallion waved from the other side of the room.
The colt waved back. "Hi Mr. Co-op!" he yelled back walking over to the stallion me next to him.
"How's my favorite customer doing?" Co-op asked with a pat on Button's head.
Button smiled. "It's going well, this is... wait, what's your name?" he realized he never asked my name.
"Uh... my name's Gabriel but you can call me Gabe," I answered the colt for humor.
"Gabe this is Co-op, he's the arcade owner, and I'm Button Mash!" Button exclaimed loudly. I saw the taller stallion with a dark jet black mane and a cream coat didn't even flinch.
"Hi Button Mash," I mustered a warming smile.
He smiled and looked back at Co-op. "So any new games?" he asked the light green eyed stallion.
He shook his head. "No, not today, sadly," he pat his back.
I knew I'd regret what I was about to do. "How often do you and Co-op or Rage Quit be around each other?" I asked immediately regretting it.
"Um... I have to ask mom," with that he walked off to 'Rage Quit's Quitters' Arcade' my eyes widened in the thought of what he might see.
I ran to him. With the thought in mind a serge of magic overwhelmed me and I lifted the colt with my yellow and blue magic. Whoa, that could've ended badly if I didn't act quick. I thought to myself as I realized I lifted him with my magic. I lowered him. "It's alright Button, if you don't remember, you don't remember," I acted quick before he ran off again.
"Then you can ask her, I am kind of wondering that too," he admitted in avoidance of a major scar on the child's life I agreed. At least with me I'd know what to expect. I walked up to the manual doors. I closed my eyes before opening the door and quickly getting in and closing it. I heard some things that I probably shouldn't have I didn't dare to open my eyes; I will spare the details.
"She said she can't remember," I lied to Button for the good.
The colt nodded. "Okay, I'm going to go around town," he said I nodded.
"Same here," I admitted.
Me I walked back to the arcade. I did notice something that I didn't notice before. A help wanted sign. I walked in. "Hi, I'd like to apply for the position," I requested.
The stallion was perky as before. "Great," he decided to not shake my hand instead he went for an awkward hug.
"So, I am hired?" I asked after the hug got like really awkward. He finally let go after nine minutes. It was really awkward.
"You start today," he spoke softly but not the questionable soft.
"Okay," I nodded and got to work.