The Right and Righteous

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After a heated argument on Hearth's Warming Eve, Vinyl Scratch tries to put out her flames of anger at the local bar. Berry Punch serves her drinks, and a heap of advice.

A Jinglemas 2019 gift for Arcticbrony

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Shakespearicles

Shakespearicles #2 · Dec 23rd, 2019 · 3 · ·

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Berry is keen to ask if if the fight was about something serious, if Vinyl's partner had cheated on her, or if the fight has become physical. If it had been something serious, then yes I, (and Berry) would agree with you. But the fact that Vinyl herself admits that it was something trivial, leads Berry to try to convince her that it's not worth being right over being happy if it was not worth picking a fight about it in the first place.

Obviously a lot of details are left vague, but I think we've all been there before, where we walked away from an argument or fight feeling bitter. Whether we were right or wrong, it still feels like a loss because the fight happened at all. Which isn't to say that couples should never argue. Arguments are going to happen. But we must take care not to hurt the ones we love.

“The first to apologize is the bravest. The first to forgive is the strongest. The first to forget is the happiest.”

Shrinky Frod

Shrinky Frod #3 · Dec 23rd, 2019 · 2 · ·

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There's nothing about "submitting" here.

She says herself, the issue was trivial, but they both said shit to hurt each other. She can apologize for that, to start. Physical blows hurt so much less than being told that the darker voices in your head are right.

For what she said, for storming out, for getting out of control - a lot she can apologize for, and needs to, before right and wrong ever come into play.

Besides. Berry has her point - Vinyl can sit there and be right... But does that make her happy?

Arcticbrony

Arcticbrony #4 · Dec 23rd, 2019 · 2 · ·

The Berry the fandom has grown used to.
Was a plesant read^^
Happy Hearts Warming

Shakespearicles

Shakespearicles #5 · Dec 23rd, 2019 · 1 · ·

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Happy Hearts Warming to you, too.

Luminous Lead

Luminous Lead #6 · Dec 26th, 2019 · 1 · ·

Liking these Bartender Berry stories. Is there some kind of "-verse" or collection I can peruse?

Shakespearicles

Shakespearicles #7 · Dec 26th, 2019 · 1 · ·

10005148
Not yet...

FanOfMostEverything

FanOfMostEverything #8 · Dec 30th, 2019 · 1 · ·

Working my way through the Jinglemas backlog, and this one is fantastic. Great characterization for both mares, and a vital lesson that the show couldn't cover. Thank you for it.

MixMassBasher

MixMassBasher #9 · Jan 7th, 2020 · 1 · ·

Well that's one way to stir up a conversation

Ice Star

Ice Star #10 · Jan 19th, 2020 · 1 · ·

Very maturely handled, with some cute to boot. I liked seeing Berry Punch as a more stable character, and with her talent being something more relieving than her usual fan portrayals. (Not that some thoughtful pieces haven't come from it, but I like seeing horses happy some times. And so many jokes derived from 'haha she's the village drunk and basically neglecting her kid' are just depressing.)

There was some nice use of drier dialogue and personalities in this too.

Perpetually Confused

Perpetually Confused #11 · Feb 10th, 2020 · 1 · ·

“The first to apologize is the bravest. The first to forgive is the strongest. The first to forget is the happiest.”

Yeah... but I gotta say its just not worth giving in sometimes. It comes to a point where you say "Lass, I love you, but I'm going to be a petty fuck just because I want too."

Personally I've only gotten to that point when someone tries to tell me, a grown fucking man with his own fucking life God fucking damn it, that "You are/ are not going to do this thing I'm telling you you're are/are not going to do." And since I'm not all that horrendous a person and largely avoid vice, this has surmounted to forbidding from petty shit like my diet or personal preferences of entertainment or disdain for the same.

Needless to say such relationships don't last long