2 Adjustment
After their eventful trip to Canterlot; everyone returned home to relax and enjoy the rest of the day. As Brian was falling asleep, he found himself waking up in the dreamscape where he saw Princess Luna.
“What are you doing here in my dream,” he asked curiously
“I do have access to dreams and earlier I did say that I was going to enter your dreams to see what I can learn. While here; I saw an area that is blocked off. What is so important that you hid it,” Luna stated simply
“See for yourself,” he said hesitantly, opening the area
Inside the room was a movie camera playing against a sheet on the wall. Luna watched as she saw the human form of Brian receiving a gift from two people she realized were his mom and dad. Opening the box, the video Brian withdrew a silver wedding ring, an iron cross with a skull in the center and a heart shaped locket which he opened that contained pictures of the three of them and two small vials. After thanking them for the gifts the real Brian quickly closed the door before the video could continue.
“Why did you close the door? What happens next,” a curious Luna asked
“They killed themselves. My father shot my mother before turning the gun on himself. I didn’t want you to see that,” he explained
“Why? How could they,” she stammered “What is this ‘gun’ they used?”
“Don’t really know how to answer that. Now you know why that room's closed.”
“I promise not to tell anypony else about that memory,” she promised “Nor will I peek into that area again.”
“Release me.”
Luna turned to Brian and asked, “did you do that?”
“Never learned ventriloquism, so it’s not me.”
Seeing an area that was completely shrouded in darkness, the two of them walked over and saw something barely visible in a cage.
“Release me.”
“What is this, Princess Luna,” Brian asked
“This is the darkness in you that could manifest into a Nightmare form. If you do release it, it is unknown what might happen,” Luna answered
“Who are you,” Brian asked the creature in the darkness
“Ignis.”
“What are you, Ignis,” Luna asked
“Darkness in him.”
“What form do you wield,” she continued
“Whatever he needs. Unknown now, so just darkness.”
“When were you created,” Brian asked
“Death.”
“Shit,” Brian said under his breath
“What was that about,” Luna asked Brian
“Ignis, here was born after my parents died. When I was trying to keep to myself,” he answered
“As he is part of you, do you plan on ever releasing him? I don’t want you to turn out the same as I did with Nightmare Moon,” Luna cautioned
“As long as he can be controlled, I might release him, but not any time soon,” Brian said
“In the meantime I will pop in now and then to check on you and see how things are going,” Luna mused
In the morning Brian woke up to see Twilight in his room holding a small bag with her magic.
●EARLIER●
“Twilight; I have a favor to ask you,” Discord said, popping out of nowhere
“Could you have waited a few minutes!? I was in the bathroom,” she demanded
“How was I supposed to know,” he replied, holding up his hands defensively “Fine, that will be enough to do what I was going to do.”
Disappearing for a moment; a portal was created to the human world. Discord headed into one of the bedrooms to find the desired items. A small bag was summoned as a cell phone was removed and stuck inside, along with an odd-looking coin. Having completed the task; he returned to Equestria.
“Now; if there's no other obstacles; I was hoping you could give this to your guest,” he commented “It's something from home that might comfort him.”
“Fine. Just don’t show up without some kind of warning,” she said with a sigh
“I promise,” Discord stated raising a hand in the air “On pain of stoning.”
●PRESENT TIME●
“Discord asked if I could give this to you. He said it was something from home you would like,” Twilight said floating it to him
"My lucky coin and my cellphone,” he said
"What's a 'cellphone’? Is it a communication device," she asked optimistically
"Yes it is. As long as someone has a phone, I can use mine to call them regardless of where they are in the world," he said “Of course; I do have to know their number.”
“What’s so lucky about that coin,” she asked
“Go ahead and look,” he said handing it to her
“Two headed? You cheat,” she said with a hint of disgust
“Yeah it’s two headed but one side is scarred so there are two sides,” he pointed out
"What's on your phone? Do you mind me looking," she asked
"Go ahead," he said
Twilight started looking at his phone seeing his contacts and texts before stopping on his music collection.
"'Omen in the Sky', 'King of Kings', 'Crazy Train'? What kind of music is this," Twilight asked “No classical? Beethooven? Clopin?”
"The first two are wrestling themes I like while the last one mentioned is just one of my all-time favorite songs," he answered “Um; Beethoven and Chopin; right? Not too sure about the latter's pieces.”
“Yes to both. Our music is more traditional; although there are some standouts,” she mused
Twilight passed him back the phone and he shut it off to try and preserve the battery.
"Hey Brian can I see your phone," asked Discord entering the room
"Sure just please be careful. I do need it."
"Ooh, this sounds cool. 'Hey man we came to conquer and divide. In the quicksand, you'll sink if you do not comply. We are the omen in the sky," Discord sung, not bothering to turn the phone on
Discord turned to Brian handing the latter back his phone and wore a black shirt with a pony head with crossed pegasi wings with the words 'Pony Club' written above it. He held out a claw with his index and pinky fingers extended with the other three touching in in 'okay' fashion. Out of habit, Brian stood on his hind legs and returned the gesture to Discord touching the fingers of Discord’s hand. (https://hatchetman665.deviantart.com/art/My-Little-Bullet-Club-738595019)
"What is the meaning of that? Is that some kind of human thing,” Twilight asked
"Kind of. I told you that was one of my favorite wrestling themes. The shirt Discord is wearing is based on the real logo the group used originally," explained Brian
"What's the actual design if this is an alternate version," Twilight asked
"A skull with crossed machine guns with the words 'Bullet Club' written above; and please don't ask what a machine gun is," responded Brian
“Your phone won't die now. I've enchanted it to use magic to charge the battery; while your regular charger would work in the human world,” Discord added reassuringly
“You know; these past two days you've helped everypony out,” Spike mused, headed into the room
“Almost everyone. Although; I have a way to you out; Twilight.”
“Well; what is it,” she asked
“You'll have to wait and see. I am going to need the help of both, you Spike and Discord to accomplish it.”
Brian decided to see Rarity when they returned from Canterlot to see if she wouldn't mind making at least a shirt and trench coat as he felt naked and wanted to cover up. Once they returned Brian walked to Rarity's shop, Carousel Boutique and knocked on the door.
"Oh Brian what’s up,” Rarity asked
"May I come in," Brian asked
"Certainly. What can I do for you," she inquired
"I was wondering of you wouldn't mind making a shirt and trench coat jacket for me?"
Brian pulled out his phone and showed Rarity the image of his human form wearing the jacket so she would know what it looks like.
"Of course I can make this for you, dear. Come inside so I can take your measurements," Rarity said "By the way, what color would you like the shirt and jacket to be.”
"Black for both if you don't mind."
"Why that color, if you don't mind my asking?"
"I wore it after my parents died" explained Brian
"I should have them for you in a couple days."
"Thank you very much.”
“You're welcome. I actually should thank you for helping me out with the stitching. Everypony gave glowing reviews of the amazing outfits.”
“Congrats. I don't there's a bad outfit you've made.”
“That's a bit much; darling. I like to think they are the best I can make; but I have a question about this outfit,” she mused
“Shoot. What do you want to know?”
“Just how often do you plan on wearing this?”
“Probably every day. Why do you ask?”
“Well; the thing is; we ponies don’t wear clothes that often. In fact; they're usually reserved for special events or in private for sexual matters,” she answered, as a blush formed “You might receive odd looks from others about wearing it.”
“It can't be as bad as having some looking away due to the scarring. I didn't expect the scars to be that deep that it goes through the hair.”
“I could understand that. You'd rather cover up the scars more than anything,” she realized
“Yes. I know I'd be judged by my appearance no matter what; but I don't care. Thank you again for working on this.”
“You are very welcome; Brian.”
As he turned to leave; a pair of pink hooves pulled him out of the shop and Brian was face-to-face to Pinkie Pie a second time.
"Welcome to Equestria," she exclaimed
Not being one for parties Brian tried to enjoy himself and found Octavia alone. Being a cellist at home he figured it would be easy to hang out with her.
"Are you doing alright," Brian asked casually
"A little; but I don't care for some of these parties Pinkie randomly throws. Besides no one here would want to here me play," Octavia replied sadly
"I would. Besides, I played cello in another world; so it would be an honor to perform a duet with you."
"What do you mean by that," she asked
"After the party would you like to go somewhere private so we could talk?"
"I would love to," Octavia replied cheerfully
Brian now had one thing to look forward to as he never enjoyed parties.
"Enjoying yourself," Pinkie asked
"A little bit. At least there is something fun that happened," he replied
"Ooh what is it? Did you meet somepony," Pinkie asked
"I plead the Fifth," he replied simply
"The Fifth of what? I don't understand."
"A saying from home. Basically it means I choose not to answer as it might incriminate me."
"Why? I'm just asking if you are enjoying your party," Pinkie replied starting to feel sad
"Honestly," Brian leaned in and whispered "I'm not too big on parties. Most of them are worse than this and I feel like an outcast."
"That's horrible, somepony not liking parties. You're lucky I wasn't there to lighten thing up," she countered
"Those parties weren't like this. Alcohol was prevalent and people were expected to drink. If you had a cup you took it with you to prevent anyone from putting something in it," he explained
"Yuck. That's not a party. Parties are supposed to be fun for everyone not making them drink something like that," she stated
"Exactly. That's why I don't attend any parties any more. That; and most times I feel like an outcast by not knowing anyone there,” Brian said
“But that’s the point of a party, to get to meet new people,” Pinkie argued
As if on cue, Octavia came over to Brian to introduce him to some of her friends.
“This is Vinyl Scratch; who goes by DJ Pon-3. This is Lyra Heartstrings and her,” Octavia started
“Marefriend. Go ahead and say it. We’re not ashamed,” Lyra said
“Marefriend, Bon Bon,” Octavia finished
“Nice to meet you. I’m Brian Dragnov. Cellist and guitar player twelve years total, although I’ve only played guitar for three,” Brian said with a bow
“Another cellist. Do you just play classical like Octy,” Vinyl asked
“Sometimes. I’m not from here so my music is different than what you’ve heard,” he said
“Are you a human,” Lyra asked hopefully
“Yeah. I was kicked into a portal here by Discord as I was recovering.”
“Recovering from what,” Bon Bon asked
“Lightning strike. That’s why I have scars on my arms and chest,” Brian answered simply.
“Perhaps we could continue the rest later. Pinkie looks sad,” Brian said looking over
“OH NO, NO, NO,” a voice chastised, before its owner revealed themselves “You; Brian are going to performing for these fine ponies and I am going to help.”
“Discord! What are you doing,” Twilight demanded “And why are you here?”
“As I said; helping with entertainment,” he answered nonchalantly “Now; perhaps you could use a guitar.”
“And what about you? What're you going to use?”
“Drums, bass guitar, and saxophone,” Discord replied casually as two more clones showed up with the designated instruments
“I'll start with one of my favorites. ‘Bad to the Bone’.”
https://m.
Brian started playing as he used a wingtip to strum. A few were actually bobbing their heads to the beat, while Octavia seemed to have a smile looking at everyone having fun.
“The next song is not going to be played by me; but the original artist; Jimi Hendrix.”
https://m.
As the song started; the entire crowd grew silent to take in the beauty. Octavia looked over at Vinyl who was constantly wiping her eyes. Once it was finished; quite a few; including Vinyl were openly crying.
“Vinyl; what happened,” Octavia asked cautiously
“It's the song. I could almost hear the pain and sadness that was being portrayed,” Vinyl answered
“You're not the only one. This was a performance of my country's national anthem from home and is usually thought of as one of the best renditions. The sounds of war were put in there deliberately.”
“All that sadness is not good,” Pinkie commented “We need something happy now.”
“I have an idea for something fun,” Vinyl said with a devilish grin; having cheered up a little
Vinyl used her magic to levitate a banana cream pie and float it towards Pinkie.
“Hey Pinkie,” Vinyl yelled
“Hiya Vinyl,” Pinkie replied
Not getting the reply she wanted, Vinyl decided to just throw the pie. Pinkie turned her head just in time to catch the pie with her face.
“Yum, banana,” Pinkie said after cleaning her face off
Seeing that, everyone there started an impromptu food fight much to Octavia’s chagrin.
“Was that really necessary? Now there’s an unnecessary mess that has to get picked up,” Octavia pointed out
“Lighten up Octy,” Vinyl countered throwing a pie towards her
Brian threw himself in front of her, catching the pie with his face before using a wing to wipe it off. In retribution; Vinyl was hit by a pie by Bon Bon.
“Banana. Tastes good. Sorry about that,” Brian said with a chuckle
After the food fight was over, Brian helped Pinkie clean up along with Octavia and the others. Vinyl felt guilty of starting the food fight so she had to help clean.
“Shall we continue our conversation later,” Brian asked
“The two of you can. We’re going home,” Vinyl said
After Pinkie's party; Brian and Octavia agreed to meet up to talk privately and play. She decided to lead him to her house as was proper.
"You mentioned earlier about coming from a different place," Octavia started
"Before you say anything; this is what I normally look like at home," Brian said showing her a picture of him from his cellphone
"If that's what you look like there, how did you get here,” she asked
“As I said at the party, I was sent here by Discord,” Brian answered
“Any reason as to why?”
“I’m not entirely sure but it’s a good thing. Being here takes my mind off what happened with my parents.”
“What happened to them,” she asked
“They killed themselves in front of me,” Brian answered grimly
"Why did you want to hang out with me," Octavia asked, changing the subject
"As I said I'm a cellist and thought we had something in common. Secondly, you're my favorite pony, not counting Twilight and company," he said causing her to blush
"Thank you. No one has said anything like that. They think that I'm too good for them because I play at many of the princesses' gatherings," she said kissing him on the cheek
"You're welcome. It's in my nature to try and help out when and where I can. Now, changing the subject, do you happen to have a second cello for me to use or should we share," Brian asked
"I do; but I prefer a regular cello to the electric cello that Vinyl gave me as a birthday present. I use it on occasion when I play with Vinyl; but that does not happen very often. Besides, I want to hear you play first," Octavia answered
"One song I like is a wrestling entrance. It's supposed to be on violin; but it'll work. I learned the notes by ear and changed them to fit," Brian answered
https://m.
After playing; Octavia was impressed to hear he was talented with two instruments. Being the only cellist in Equestria was difficult as there weren't many musicians.
"Wow that was great. I only play classical and it seems to bore some people. Vinyl's dubstep is good at clubs but only to specific groups of people," Octavia said
"At home I played classical in school and now that I play for myself, I choose what sounds fun and rewrite the notes for ease. Many have words to them but I find a way to make notes from vocal pitches. Besides, a few I like have swearing and don't want to pass that on just in case," Brian explained
"Well, someponies do swear and it doesn't bother others as long as the fillies don't end up repeating it. Perhaps if you teach me some of the music from your world we can have a duet that will interest more people," she said
"Sounds good with teaching. Besides maybe then we can use both cellos. Of course I would use the electric," he said
"You wouldn't mind," she asked
"Nope, besides didn't you say you prefer a regular instead," Brian responded
"True. It's just hard for me to get used to."
"Don't worry about it. I have an electric guitar I play at home so I wouldn't mind."
"Well in the meantime, how about you play another song," Octavia asked
"Alright. It's your 'Nightmare’. One song that took a while to learn due to the guitar."
https://m.
"If you teach me we could play that one for Princess Luna."
"As much as I would love to, it's not worth bringing that up again for Luna. Besides I'd rather not earn their wrath," Brian said
"You're right. What would you choose," she asked
"Honestly, I don't know. Those songs that I have that aren't wrestling themes are good songs but trying to choose something that's not offensive is rather difficult. 'King of Kings' works as long as I don't actually sing. The one I played for you, 'The Rising Sun' would be a good single player song."
"Another song that might be fun is 'Crazy Train' or 'Mr. Crowley’. I could teach you the second half of the song as I'll take the lead guitar part. Trying to give context of 'Mr. Crowley' would take a little while to explain the singer and the person mentioned in the song," Brian said
"What do you mean," Octavia asked
"From what I know; the singer Ozzy Osborne supposedly wrote the song as the person mentioned; Aleister Crowley was into Satanism. I never got into the song's history so it's all speculation," he explained
Brian pulled out his phone and played both songs so she choose which one she wanted to learn. He was surprised when she wanted the bass for 'Mr. Crowley' and her reasoning was it sounded like a fun song to play. Luckily he memorized the entire song for guitar and bass that he wrote the notes out for Octavia to learn along with what clef it was written in. Brian practiced the song on cello so often that it became second nature. He and Octavia agreed to meet at the same place so he could begin tutoring her on how to play 'Mr. Crowley.'
“How about later in the week, we go to my orchestra on a date,” Octavia suggested
“That sounds good. My first ever date,” he said
“Really, you’ve never been on a date,” she asked in surprise
“Unfortunately no. Never been on a date nor had sex. I’m a complete virgin,” he said sadly
“Don’t be sad or ashamed. I’m the same way. Like I said earlier, no one wants to be with me because they think I’m stuck up,” she said “I'm guessing you are staying over at Twilight’s library; right? I’ll meet you there at 7am.”
“Alright. I’ll see you at 0700 when the day comes. And yes I’m staying at the library,” he replied
Later as Brian, Twilight and Spike were eating dinner, he decided to tell him the good news.
“I heard from Pinkie that you had some fun and may have met someone at the party,” Twilight said sparking conversation “I had to leave.”
“Yeah. She came late and left early,” Spike chimed in “Twi couldn't stand seeing Discord playing.”
“Later this week, I'll be going on a date with Octavia.”
“What,” she exclaimed choking on her food
“First of all, finish swallowing before talking and second, Octavia is going to come by to pick me up for our date,” he said
“That’s what I thought you’d said. I just couldn’t believe it; you having a date, I mean,” she stammered
“What’s the problem? It’s the first date I’ve ever had,” Brian stated
“I’d have thought at home you would have had multiple dates. With the picture you showed everyone yesterday it should be easy,” she answered
“Should be, except for one problem; I’m shy as hell. Having the body is one thing, it’s the confidence in speaking that I’m lacking.”
“We’re talking,” she pointed out
“As friends. If I were to ask you out on a date, I’d trip over my tongue, metaphorically speaking.”
“When is she coming by?”
“At 0700,” he said causing her to look surprised “Seven in the morning. Sorry, force of habit.”
“What habit,” Twilight asked
“Using the 24 hour clock. My dad was in the military and taught me about it. Simply put, midnight starts at 0-hundred hours and runs until noon, where it becomes 1300 hours and repeats at midnight. It’s easier than telling someone a time and they are twelve hours late,” Brian explained
“I get it. At noon just add one number forward,” she answered “Before that happens; why don't you join me in going to Canterlot tomorrow? My BBBFF Shining Armor and former foal-sitter Cadence will be there and I figured you could get to know her while I catch up with my brother. Oh; we'll be arriving by carriage.”
“I'll stay here while you two leave,” Spike suggested
“Sounds good. I could use a little break. I forgot to ask; but what does your calendar look like?”
“Here we go,” Spike complained “Another lecture that drags on.”
“Actually; Equestria doesn't have a true calendar. We recognize twelve months of thirty days; but they are not named; nor are the days,” she answered
“That's interesting. As compared to Earth; a year here is only 360 days; so five days shorter. As for naming; it's probably a good thing as I doubt I'd ever get used to that difference. I may be wrong; but I believe three of your holidays are similar to mine.”
“Oh,” she questioned “Which ones?”
“In order are: Hearts and Hooves day as Valentine's Day; Nightmare Night is Halloween and Hearth’s Warming is Christmas.”
“I never would have thought we'd have similarities,” she said cheerfully
Having made their decision the day prior; the carriage made its way to Canterlot in short order. Waiting for them upon landing was a white unicorn along with a pink alicorn.
“Are you Twilight’s coltfriend,” the male demanded
“No. Just a friend. The name's Brian.”
“Take care of her anyway or else,” Shining threatened
“Give it a rest. You'll scare her friend,” Cadence offered
“Fine. You two get acquainted and we'll see our parents,” Shining decided
“Did Twilight mention I was her foal-sitter,” Cadence asked
“She did. Twilight also mentioned you were a princess.”
“As you know; Celestia is in charge of raising the sun as Luna does with the moon. I am princess of love,” she replied cheerfully
“What exactly does that entail?”
“That's kind of hard to answer. When I see ponies with problems; I fix them. There's a great example across from us,” she answered “Those two are Jet Set and Upper Crust.”
Brian followed Cadence’s line of sight towards a nearby café. Sitting together were a unicorn couple that; although unheard; had some kind of disagreement. He watched as the female started to leave while her partner seemed to plead for forgiveness. Glancing over at Cadence; he watched as she fired a spell from her horn towards the arguing couple. Upon getting hit with the spell; the female ran back to her partner as they proceeded to make out.
“That’s disgusting.”
“Their kissing? It's normal for ponies to do that,” she replied simply
“Not them. I mean your actions. I thought mind control was banned.”
“I did no such thing,” she argued “I saw a marriage problem and solved it.”
“By forcing them against their will to get back together. It's perfectly normal to step away during a disagreement. Maybe their problem could have been solved by them having time to themselves.”
“That's not normal at all. Ponies must always love their partner,” she stated without argument
“That reminds me of a story.”
“What kind of story? A loving couple,” she pressed
“Not exactly. To put it simply; the story had a woman wanting to marry the most handsome male in the country. To make thing fair, she had to make the decision based solely on their feet and would be automatically married to the winner.”
“And she found the one she liked and lived happily ever after,” Cadence interjected, cluelessly
“Not even close. The pair had their disagreements where he didn't want to live in the cold land she was in; nor did she wish to live in his carefree land. Due to the disagreement; they forcefully divorced and returned to their original homelands.”
“She's lucky I wasn't there,” Cadence commented “There wouldn't be a disagreement.”
“Which is no way to live. Disagreement is natural as not everyone has to like the same things. People, or rather ponies; are individualistic; not identical copies of one another.”
“You two seem to be having fun,” Twilight commented as she and Shining returned
“Having a disagreement on relationships. If you don't mind me asking, Shining; do you have a favorite flavor of ice cream?”
“I fail to see the importance of this; but it's choc,” Shining started
“Vanilla. Shiny’s favorite flavor is vanilla,” Cadence finished, by jumping in
“I'd guess you were planning on saying ‘chocolate’; correct,” Brian asked as he nodded “That just proved the point about differences.”
“Looking at you; there's a mare you seem to like,” Cadence mused “I could get the two of you together.”
“No, or rather; no thank you. Cupid you aren't; nor are you Aphrodite. And besides; I'd rather succeed or fail by my own merit than be forced into something against my will.”
“What does 'Aphrodite' mean,” Shining asked
"For that matter; what is a 'Cupid'," Cadence added
“Not something you need to worry yourselves with.”
Needing to get away from the area; Brian immediately headed down the street and stopped at the library in Canterlot. Twilight excused herself from her brother and raced off to catch up to her companion.
“What's the matter,” she asked in a worried tone
“Cadence’s stupidity is the problem. Forcing people to be together against their will.”
“Equestria isn't like where you came from. Cadence does what she believes is best for everypony,” she replied
“That's her opinion; but I'm not changing mine. Right now; I'm going to stay here for a while to relax.”
“Welcome back Twilight,” Dusty Pages said cheerfully “Is Canterlot’s ‘Best Book Borrower’ here to check out some books?”
“My friend Brian and I are here to relax,” Twilight replied “I'll probably just read any books here.”
Brian decided to take a look around the library to see if there was anything that caught his eye. He did have to suppress a chuckle that the library seemed to follow the Dewey Decimal System; despite the labeling, while Twilight’s was randomly organized. He decided this is how he would help her out when they got home.
“How to you feel,” she asked “Ready to go back to Ponyville?”
“Yeah. There's one thing I'm hoping to get done tomorrow.”
After they got home; a message was passed to the girls to come by early the next morning and keep Twilight away at least most of the day. He left the ‘how’ up to them while the plan was to be implemented.
“Twi’s gone,” Spike pointed out “What do you want me to do?”
“We're going to reorganize the books.”
“Again!? They were done a few weeks ago,” Spike complained
“This will be the last time. Books will be segregated by content; and divided into smaller sections as needed.”
“Sounds good. It'll be easier to look for a book under subject than anything else,” Spike mused
“I'll get the shelves cleaned up and the dust gotten rid of,” Discord chimed in “Now; let's get the books off the shelves.”
With Discord’s help; the books were sent into piles on the ground corresponding to their content. Psychology was placed on the second shelf as the books took their proper places on the lower shelves. Social sciences followed next, as did language books. The science books seemed to take a chunk out of the remaining books. Technology and books about the arts seemed to reside on small shelves as compared to the others. Literature books took a few minutes to make their to the shelves as Discord had to make them reorganize themselves first. Finally the history books were shelved; bringing about the end of the organization. Discord snapped his fingers and labels popped up on each location as a card catalog emerged as well containing the current locations of the books.
“That was fun. I hope she doesn't mind,” Spike commented
“Spike, Brian; we're back,” Twilight called
“I'll leave this to you,” Discord said before disappearing
“Welcome back. Hopefully it was entertaining.”
“The two of you have been busy,” AJ commented
“Wait a minute; you changed the order of the books,” Twilight complained, starting to hyperventilate “I have to change it all around.”
“We did; but take a look. By doing so; more room was opened to accommodate new books. Everything is ordered by content first. Maybe now Golden Oaks Library could get more visitors.”
“You're right. This actually looks better than previous attempts at organization,” Twilight complimented
“All you need is to change the rest of the room to make it more appealing,” Rarity chimed in “New tables and chairs, I mean.”
“If we do this; who's going to run everything,” Dash asked “I have the weather factory; Rarity has the boutique; Pinkie helps at the bakery; Fluttershy’s the animal caretaker and we know about the Apple’s farm.”
“I'll do it.”
“Are you sure? I could get somepony else,” Twilight commented “I do get an allowance from Princess Celestia for food for the month.”
“You could ask the princess for about; say ten bits a week,” Spike suggested “And perhaps take two as kind of payment.”
“Then I'll ask her for twenty for your salary and take four from you,” Twilight decided “Does that sound fair to you; Brian?”
“It does. That way; I am able to have a place to work and a small portion of my pay goes to rent. Just one question; is there a bank to deposit money at?”
“Due to how small Ponyville is; we don't have a bank,” Applejack explained
“Other cities such as Manehattan do; and they have individual accounts for anypony that wants one,” Rarity added
“And of course, you know the castle has one,” Dash said, pointing out the obvious
“Well; that puts a damper on that. I'll just have to be careful with the money.”
“I'll start paying you next week at the first of the month,” Twilight decided
“That's fine. It'll give us time to get the furniture.”
Throughout the week; Twilight headed over to a furniture store to check out new options for the library. Celestia gave Twilight permission to spruce up the library any way she saw necessary; regardless of price
“What about this,” Spike asked
“What do you think; Brian,” Twilight asked, passing off the question
“I'd choose something practical. The tables we have are fine; we're now just looking at chairs. Think about it this way; you'll want a chair that you can sit in for a while in comfort.”
“You are looking for comfortable chairs,” the salespony asked “Try that section against the wall.”
Looking at the design of chairs; Brian was reminded of home. Quite a few seemed like recliners; only without the necessary function. Despite the permission from Celestia; Twilight didn't want to have items that were too expensive and chose the best design for cheapest cost.
“These four are all you need,” the salespony asked
“Yes. These are heading to Golden Oak Library,” Twilight explained
“I'll have them delivered later,” the salespony decided
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Hoo boy. Where to begin.
The thinly veiled self-insert has the stench of Sue, Show Don't Tell is ignored, and your complete lack of editing is almost painful to see.
Hope to see more, could use a little more work on some parts but I like the idea
You realize cellos can play violin parts? You do not have to change much about this song for a cellist to play it.
No professional cellist just plays classical what? No musician just plays classical.
This music section make you look woefully ignorant. As a musician, it pisses me off that you have such misconceptions of professional musicians and music students.
There is no way Octavia would be the only cellist in a country. An orchestra usually has eight to twelve cellos while chamber groups have six to two cellos.