Planning
Adagio groaned as she slumped over the table in their kitchen/dining room. She had slept like shit the night before, and had the worst crick in her neck. Not only that, but she found out today that her coffee supply was apparently running a touch thin, which added just another bill to the list that she already had. She could just give it up of course, but since Aria would probably refuse to give up her smoking habit, she didn’t plan on giving up hers.
Of course, that was the question now: What would they give up? She lifted up her coffee cup as she began to consider it. They weren’t especially frivolous, not in her opinion. Sure, they went to a couple shows, kept extensive wardrobes, and ate out a good bit, but why shouldn’t they be able to enjoy themselves?
Adagio sighed, knowing that it was a poor excuse. The expenses were fine when they went to things they could use in their performances too, but now… She groaned, wishing they could simply return to how things were; when they could hum a few bars, grab a few wallets, and not have to worry about anything else for the month.
But now, she had no voice. Not only that, but Adagio felt far more tired than she ever had in the past centuries, and she could almost bet on why. And one night was all it had taken. One night that was supposed to be their moment of absolute freedom, and instead it now choked her more than any other in her life.
“Careful, or you’ll break your mug.”
Adagio glanced over to see Aria in the doorway. It was a touch surprising to see the bitch of their group fully dressed so early, but who knows, she might be trying to work off some of the weight she had. The jab helped Adagio not spit venom, even while she knew it was false. She would need another venting session though, if not just to calm herself down.
She tapped her fingers on the side of the coffee mug while Aria walked over to the kitchen. “Watch how much you decide to have. We’re gonna need to try to have less, or we might not make rent this month.”
Aria rolled her eyes as she popped two english muffins into the toaster. “Someone’s forgetting about the savings we all have. We’ll be fine for at least another month from what I know. However, if someone had listened to me so long ago, I bet we’d be able to afford a house right now.”
Adagio narrowed her eyes at Aria, before waving the blaming away. What was done was done, and she had her reasons for keeping their savings sparse. “Oh yes, and you complained so often on those days when you did absolutely nothing, instead of going out and bolstering your own savings. Face it, we all thought we would get out of this place, so why would we have even wanted a house?”
Aria kept her mouth shut at first, deciding not to bring up what sort of bank account she had, or the balance in it. Instead she just began to get ready for when the toaster pops. “I suppose not. Now though, I think we better see about getting a paper, and looking in the help wanted ads.”
Adagio let out another groan at this, even though she knew it was inevitable. They needed some sort of income, and petty theft wouldn’t cover it anymore. At least, unless they found new tactics. Her eyes narrowed, and she bit into her lower lip as she gave that some thought. A little bit of planning, the right use of their wardrobes… It wouldn’t be the stage performances they used to put on, but it could work.
“I usually don’t like whenever you have that look on. It almost never means anything good for any of us.”
Adagio rolled her eyes, knowing that her false generalization was like her earlier jab: just something to make her feel better. If Aria was being honest, she would have to admit that it was always her plans that had gotten them through the tougher times. She was the one to realize that the humans could be abused through their voices, had orchestrated their moves through Canterlot High, and everything in between. The only times they went south was…
Adagio glanced back at Aria, and saw the other woman narrow her eyes. Before she could open her mouth, the other siren said, “No.”
Adagio stopped for a moment, before narrowing her brow. “I didn’t even say anything.”
Aria began to butter her english muffins to stop her from balling her hands into fists. “You don’t need to. I’ve lived with you long enough, and listened to you blame every last thing on Sonata enough times that I know where your head is going. And I’m not going to deal with it tonight. The answer is just no. She is our sister.”
Adagio’s eyes narrowed at the word. It was a lie, a lie that Aria rarely played into, unless she was trying to pull at some emotional string. In fact, Sonata was the one to have originally called them sister, and only after centuries of getting called it did it even slip into Adagio’s head. Thinking of them as her sisters made it harder for her to be rational, and lookout for herself, so she usually discarded it.
But, looking into those firm eyes of Aria’s, she knew that the other girl was going to be stubborn, just as always. Still, she could remind her why one of them who could actually think logically was important.
She took one more sip of her coffee, before saying, “Alright, but remember that the more you hold back on letting her go, the more bruises I’ll need to clean on her face.”
Aria froze at the words, before she dropped her food, and turned hard on the tile floor. She said nothing, didn’t even dare to look at the cunt at the table, but instead just grabbed her jacket. She then stomped through the door, refusing to look back at the thin lipped smile that Adagio would be wearing.
Adagio, for her part, simply sipped her coffee, and began considering just how she might be able to not have to get a real job, so she could keep being the mastermind she enjoyed being.
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Well, it was all still a bit vague, and since you didnt really want any magic in it, so
"Siren forces their way out by blackmailing/hurting the Rainblossoms into letting them back to Equestria/regain back their magical amulet via SciTwi's techs"?
7466761 I'm going to say no, at least for the moment. They already were defeated by the Rainbooms, and while they may want revenge, they A)are in such a debilitated state that none of them, even Adagio, could believe in beating them, but also, B)How would they know about the portal? They might have heard about it, but also heard about how it's also seemingly closed, as the news that it was permanently open again would not have been widespread while they were at the school.
So no, going after the Rainbooms, except maybe to just try to hurt them, is not on the table, and none of them are focused after having been so thoroughly crushed.
Well I feel bad for Sonata it's almost like when your parents are talking about you behind your back and as soon as you enter the room they be quiet.
Let's see, Sonata is more or less an innocent child, Aria is her begrudgingly loving older sister, and Adagio is a soulless bitch with little or no redeeming traits. Is that about the gist of this one? If so, you could probably go with the standard thing of the first two (or just Sonata) breaking away from her and no one would likely complain.
If not, if that last line was somewhere between an empty threat and a joke in incredibly poor taste (I inferred that she was beating Sonata, given Aria's anger at her, but I guess it's faintly possible that she meant someone else was periodically beating Sonata up, and that Adagio herself would then dress her wounds says something either way), then I guess it's possible she's not a complete monster this time. In that case, I guess they could try using their good looks (if they still have them?) to find work the way they did in your previous story, then work things out from there.
How about a scene of Aria and Sonata talking about their respective pasts. Aria is the supportive sister in this story. There needs to be an element of compassion for Sonata(At least I would do that personally speaking).
7466993 As a note, and I was worried that the wording might get confused here, it is that Adagio dresses the bruises, while another causes them. Hence why Aria had to leave.
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Oh, it really was someone else!
Unless I'm badly misunderstanding that post, in which case, please disregard this one.
Sorry if I jumped to conclusions there, but pattern recognition does no favors for keeping an open mind. If it is someone else beating up Sonata, I guess they should make a move to do something about that? Maybe we could get some exposition about the situation in the next chapter, whatever they end up doing, and comment-suggest action from there? I mean, unless Aria leaving was to deal with the bruiser herself. Then I just hope she's careful.
7467032 You're right that Aria knows the bruiser, and that it is only one person who does it, but to go deal with it would be rather difficult for her, or for any of them, to do.
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Hm. Well, if there's nothing they can do about that for now, my vote/suggestion/thing is to see if anyone will hire them for their looks (outside of prostitution), if they have no other marketable skills.
Seeing Aria as a waitress, because she has to be nice, you know. But also, they don't even have high school degrees so can they get a job?
7467128 Not everywhere requires it.
It seems Sonata has some insecurities about being a burden to her sisters, so i suggest she take some initiative in getting a job to show herself and the others that she can be helpful.
If the other two, especially Aria, resent Adagio being in command, this seems a perfect opportunity for them to step up to the challenge and take the initiative, so I second the below comment about them needing to go look for jobs.
I would like to see them in another high school, preferably Crystal Prep. I think trying to juggle high school and home life, while being a common story idea, is still a good one. Maybe they can still sing a little?
I really don't want Dagi to be Alpha; even Aria would be better. In RR, you can see a power struggle for one shot, before they enter the cafeteria, but that is never built upon. I think that Dagi would maybe be out of her leage here, as she is lead singer and plotter; the problem is that plotting doesn't always equal planning, at least of the sort I'm thinking of.
But you're the writer, so feel free to build upon or discard these!
7467343 I like them! But include them for later. When making the suggestions (and I may include this in the author's note of the next chapter) try to consider their position. Right now, they're humiliated, and have taken the worst defeat of their lives, except for when they were kicked out of Equestria. Now isn't a time for risks or power struggles, at least so long as nothing major happens to tear them apart.
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They weren't necessarily for next chapter, just things to maybe work towards in future chapters.
Will this story in any way be similar to We Are What We Are?
7467471 I've never read it, but I can promise that this story will have MUCH shorter chapters!
I'm guessing with out there magic there aging normally again? Or is it now possible that without it the sirens can return through the mirror.
7467781 Yes to the first, no to the second, unless they somehow found out that the portal was open.
7467786 I was thinking the gems acted as a anchor to keep them both fed and trapped in the human world. They knew where the portal was but couldn't use it at all. Imagine the anguish...
7467794 A) It was said that they were sent another way, so why would they know where the portal was? It's just a statue normally. More importantly is B)How would they know when it's open?
Never really saw Adagio as the physically abusive type, so that's a bit of a turn-off here. In fact, a number of details seem off here personality wise. ...but, I'm willing to let them slide.
As for a suggestion, how's this?:
Adagio and Aria, stressed like crazy while arguing in front of Sonata, Sonata for once is not blanking out: she realizes it's a hard situation and wants to help, but has no idea how. But then, what they are saying make her realize something that makes Aria and Adagio feel like total idiots. They keep saying about having lost their powers and needing a way to reclaim them or survive long enough to figure out a way to do so. But, the 'lost powers' with 'regaining magic' clicks something in her mind: "How did that Sunset girl get her magic back? Didn't all the high school kids say she became a big demon meanie then lost her powers or somethin'?"
...Adagio and Aria are left staring, only to bitterly laugh and shake their heads, realizing that they've already fallen so far in one night that it's SONATA of all people making sense.
7467956 Okay, first, this comment guaranties what the next chapter is about as NO ONE seems to have understood the language of the line, but besides that, A)Sunset did not have her powers back. She seemingly got them, temporarily, from an object that no longer exists in this universe. And then B) while they did know about what Sunset did, it's not specified how much of the nitty gritty they knew, and it's hard to imagine that they would have interrogated those details out of people.
7467981 True enough on the clarification there.^^
Still though, still don't think that Adagio is the physically abusive type. Emotionally abusive? I could see that, despite the fact that she seems loyal enough to keep helping the other two for so long in spite of how much they annoy her. Seems that emotionally nitpicking on their shortcomings is a form of de-stressing for her, with her only other known de-stresser being whenever a plan succeeds. Other than that, seems that making plans for the group just stresses Adagio the heck out, despite her not believing the other two are good enough to trust them with the plan making.
Or, at least, that's how I view her. This is your fic, in the end.
7467996 Again, wait for the next chapter. You're not the only one that misinterpreted what that line meant.
7468017 Ah. Alright.^^ What's your opinion on the rest of them then?
7468024 The Sirens? Honestly, I don't want to flat out say here, as that could spoil trends within the story and such. Sorry.
7468742 lol Through PM then.^^
Alas, I can't offer comments to guide the story along, but I am curious about what comes from the comments of others.
7471855 Depends upon point of view, and interpretation, especially since all three are decently thin from their movie appearances. That, and you may have understood part of the chapter, as a lot of people did.
I was trolling Fimfiction tonight, but not really expecting anything. This one caught me off guard.
I kinda like the characterization. Sonata feels perfect. Aria too, even if I never figured out what made her tick. Adagio is properly scheming, but feels a little too vicious.
I'll have to check out the next chapter.
One of them is going to have to say this: "Things are different now. We weren't just beaten at CHS, we were destroyed. We've lost our power and most of the abilities that we depended upon to survive. We mustn't think about rebuilding and our next try; we need to think about how we're going to survive now we've been kicked to the bottom and the ladder has been burned away. We need to decide how we're going to avoid this being the prelude to our deaths."
I've got the feeling that Adagio may already be thinking the unthinkable.