The Art of Organised Cheating Part 1

You decide the first thing to go is get food. You leave the station and walk to the nearest grocery store.

You all enter the store that emits the sound of many ponies conversations. The market is indoors, and looks very sophisticated. Each aisle is marked with what products lie within them. The floor rather dirty, and the are scuff marks all over it. There are dozens of ponies crowding on it, some in a bit of a hurry. You suspect that some are in the same situation as you.

You’ve forgotten all about these kinds of grocery stores as you got accustomed to shopping in the outdoor markets of Ponyville. You split up into two groups and set out to grab essentials such as milk and noodles. You are paired with Colgate, and you both head towards the bakery. There, you see a large assortment of bread ranging anywhere from rye, white, wheat, and honey to styles of bread like croissants, rolls, bagels, and pretzels.

There is a rather long line for the bread, so Colgate decides to pick up some things while you wait.

It takes her a while, and she sighs when she comes back to see the line hasn’t budged.

After a terribly long wait, you go to pick up what you’re looking for.

You both decide to purchase a loaf of wheat bread, a loaf of white bread, and a cheese bread roll. You thank the bakers for their service and head farther into the store. A lot of the aisles are blocked, and the ones that aren’t are crowded.

You suggest some ponies are here because of the perfect air conditioning.

After 22 minutes, you’ve received everything you think 4 fully grown mares would need to last 2 weeks in the blazing summer. Needless to say, you brought a lot of drinks and fruit. You’ve passed by Lyra and Trixie a few times, cracking jokes like ‘nice to see you again, strangers!’ or ‘wow, look at those losers.’ Eventually you each meet up at a register where you’re stuck in a line for another 14 minutes.

The price has everypony’s eyes boggling. It came out to a total none of you were expecting. Colgate and Lyra pay with all their money, and it isn’t enough at all. You cough up everything you have as well, and the price is still only half paid.

The ponies behind you in line are getting irritated and are moving to other lanes. You’re contemplating putting the snacks back when Trixie pays the rest with all of her money. It happens to be just enough.

You all grumble and walk off without any bits to speak of. When you leave the building, however, you each thank Trixie for paying half the cost.

You each decide how fun it’s going to be to try to find a hotel for free. It’s the only kind of hotel you can afford.

But you may wanna try to find that test schedule while you can. It’s up to you.

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