Appledashery

by Just Essay


==Part Twenty-Two: Stays in Las Pegasus==

The front door to the bar opened, exposing the tables and counters to bright white daylight.

The bartender paused in sweeping the floor. He looked up, blinking. "Oh... Miss Dash! How are you doing today?"

The mare exhaled. She trotted forward across the establishment. "I'm alive."

"Always a good thing, right?"

"... ... ..." Rainbow Dash sat on a stool.

The bartender blinked. With a jolt, he leaned his broom aside and trotted briskly behind the bar. "You're... uhm... here early!"

"You open or aren't you?"

"Definitely," the stallion nodded, putting away a few spare glasses and bottles. "Three o'clock in the afternoon and onwards. Usually doesn't get crowded until two hours from now." He smiled. "That's when we get the first wave of after-work crowd. Y'know... drinking buddies, sports fans." A chuckle. "Husbands delaying the ritualistic evening nag-session."

"Uh huh." Rainbow nodded, deadpan. "You serving yet?"

"Sure am." He stood across from her. "What'll it be?"

"Cider." Rainbow dropped a few bits. "Hard cider. Tall glass."

"Heh." He swept the bits toward him and moved towards the wall of drinks. "Consider it done."

"Uh huh..."

While pouring, the stallion spoke over his shoulder. "Got the day off, Miss Dash?"

"Mrmmm..." Rainbow leaned her chin on her forelimbs. "Sure. Why not."

The stallion blinked. "You... gonna wait for your usual marefriends? Usually Miss Scratch is the first to show up. She picks a booth and just... sits and composes music. Usually arrives around sundown or so."

"I'm not here for friends," Rainbow grumbled. "Just pour the cider, please. Thanks."

The stallion nodded. "Absolutely." He finished, then slid the glass to her. "Bottom's up!"

She took the container, stared down its frothy contents, and sighed. "Mmmmmm... goddess dang it." Nevertheless, with a firm expression, she took an angry sip. Closing her eyes, she sat still and... just let the cider sink in.


Part Twenty-Two: Stays in Las Pegasus
(Where Rainbow Goes On Vacation, Whether She Likes It Or Not {But Mostly Not})