"Yo, this is Pon3!"
"Hey Vinyl, it's Octavia. Heh..."
"Oh hey Octy, what's up?!"
"Just wondering if you're still coming to my...concert, cause I've got uhh...Seat saved for you."
"D'aww...No, that's...That's tonight? Oh geeze, oh geeze. I'm so sorry, I totally blanked on this one. I'm actually working on a project with neon lights right now. we-w-we just went hit a breakthrough with the...I...Just, I don't think I can make it tonight."
"Okay..."
"I swear I'll make the next one though! I...I promise, okay?"
"I-..It's fine."
"Awesome! Alright, I gotta get back to-"
"Actually no it's not fine, Vinyl. It's...You've done this to me before and It's a really big thing for me, and you're not there to support me."
"Yeah, I know! I just..."
"I just can't believe you."
"Octy, come on. You know how my schedule can get. Look, after tonight, I-I swear things'll be different, okay? We can go to that restaurant that you-"
"I don't want your story, Vinyl."
"Wh-what...?"
"Consider this friendship over."
"Hu, Octavia...Uh...Come on. Y-you don't mean that...?"
"You've let me down too many times."
"Wait! D-No, please! O-Octavia!"
*Click*
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"Octavia? You're on in five minutes."
Octavia turns her head from her phone, putting up a smile. "Oh, uhh...okay.."
"Good luck." The pony nods politely, then trots off behind the curtains.
"Thanks..."
Who is she to just abandon me? My friend, that's who. Just as trustworthy as the rest of them...So blind, arrogant, reckless, inconsiderate, yet so elegant, and witty. Maybe I'm the one that should apologize to her...I could have called her and reminded her- no...No that's no excuse. If she was loyal to our friendship, she'd remember. She'd have it on her schedule before anything else, and...And...
The curtains begin rolling up, revealing a huge collage of colored ponies all seated peacefully before Octavia.
Oh...goodness, I lost myself there for a moment. Okay Octy- Octavia...Play this by the book. Maybe...She'll show up?
Octavia gives a gentle wave to the audience and an equally subtle smile, but her real mission is searching for a particular white mare. She finds no such thing, and takes in a deep sigh, clutching her chest as she does.
And so she begins to play...
--
"Ugh...Sorry guys, I-j-I just can't concentrate. I just- I just gotta go."
With confused nods from her fellow musicians, vinyl doesn't need anything else to book it out of her studio and onto the streets of Ponyville with nothing but herself. And that's what kills It...Just herself.
"Octy..." Vinyl mumbles, ducking her head in shame. She begins a slow jog off in the direction of the concert; she may forgotten the date, but not where. She may have forgotten how much it meant to her friend too, though.
How could I be so stupid?! Forgetting her concert, Celestia dammit...She'll never forgive me for this...Am I a bad friend for just forgetting something? Or...Forgetting about my friend? Yeah...I am. But I promise you Octy, I'll be there tonight!
Her dashing increased as she pondered, until she is madly sprinting her way to the concert. She can't tell if there are ponies watching, but what does that matter. Octavia miss judged her, and she'll make it right.
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"Ditch me now, but it's you who'll have lost it all
Lost now and bleeding love
Rain it pours, but I won't let it bring me down
I'm playing now, won't wait on love"
I made this song for you, Vinyl. Can't believe you really ditched me to make it more...relevant. Just please...don't you dare come in here now, It's hard keeping myself calm as it is...
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"Hey, come on! I told you, my friend is playing right now, so let me in!" Vinyl shouts at a much taller pony, stomping her hoof down for emphasis.
"I told you already, I can't let you in! I can let you in during the interval."
Ugh! Can't believe this! I'm her friend for Celestia's sake! He should move out of my way now! If he doesn't I'll just...Sock him square in the face to get to her!
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"I'm resonant, won't stop for you
playing away, playing away
you play your games, you bring me pain
playing away, playing away
you hurt me now, but I won't cry
I am octavia
you hurt me now, but I won't cry
I am octavia
I am octavia"
It...It means nothing without you, Vinyl...But it's done. I decided to move on and....And....I have to get her out of my mind, I'm in at my own concert! Okay, pull yourself together...By the book, by the book.
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"I don't to go in at the interval, I want to go in now! I need to be in there right now, I-I...gotta see her!" Vinyl shouts, flaring her hoofs at the colt.
"Sorry, can't allow it." The colt replies with a sigh, rolling his eyes.
That's it! That's the last fucking straw!
"Alright, you wanna do this the hard way? We can do this the hard way!" Vinyl shouts accusingly before making a mad dash for the door, but is caught by the pony.
"Oh no you don't!" He says, grappling her and attempting to throw her away from the entrance as she thrashes about.
"N-no! I need to see her! Octavia!!" The sound echoes throughout the streets, but not to the mare she called for.
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"Born strong, believe none
Dying over broken dreams
Born strong, and raised with class
you hurt me now, but I won't cry
I am octavia
you hurt me now, but I won't cry
I am octavia
you hurt me now, but I won't cry
I am octavia
you hurt me now, but I won't cry
I am octavia
I am octavia"
Octavia plays her last note, the last key with a sigh and whimper. There's a moment of silence as a feeling of dread looms over the mare. The audience's appluase and cheers seem like background noise to the voice in her head.
"I-...I'm sorry Octy, I just can't make it." She ducks her head, wiping some tears tear away. Crying for the audience...
Not even these ponies came make me feel any better now...All I want is peace and quiet. And...an apology. Actually, no. I don't need it! If she wants to, she'll just have to deal with it.
While Octavia is receiving thunderous applause...
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vinyl Scratch receives daunting silence, looming over her head in a black cloud. After getting thrown from even the entrance to the concert, Vinyl walked away solemnly. Unaccomplished.
"I promised her...I'd be there. Now I can't even be at the interval, or...I could, I think..." She shakes her head, not sure if it's rain or tears splatting on the ground below. "That's a stupid idea1 she doesn't want me anymore...The least I could do for her...Is apologize, right...?" She rubs her hoof over her cheek. "Ugh...I'm even talking to myself."
She holds her phone in the dark night for several minutes, just staring at the generic background picture blankly.
What if she doesn't accept me as a friend anymore...?Was that my last chance, my last...Oh...Oh no. Was she going to...? Fuck! I...I fucked up big time, I have to call her!
And call she does. It takes a minute for Vinyl to find a signal, but once she does, she spams the hell out of the call button til the phone nearly bursts in her hoofs.
--
As Octavia walks behind the curtains to the backstage, she's awarded with cheers from them as well.
"Exquisite performance!"
"Bravo dearie!"
"You did great!"
"Such emotion...You are truly gifted."
Octavia doesn't pay attention, and instead is looking at her phone with a picture of Vinyl saying "Incoming Call".
Oh, how improper Vinyl...Saying sorry over the phone...Just leave me alone.
With a push of a button, the call is ended before it began.
