Coco's Client

by Hat

Rating: everyone
Tags: Slice of Life
Length: 217

Coco Pommel designs for Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon.

After leaving her demanding boss, Coco's first clients, a sweet filly duo from Ponyville, turn out to be more demanding than thought possible. As a freelancer starting her career in earnest, this time she cannot run away.

Published 1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC
Last updated 2015-06-13 01:19:52 UTC

A New Stall

Coco's business is explored, her objectives for survival made clear. She gains her first customers. The inciting incident is the encounter wherefrom she eventually or immediately gains her clients.

Under the Weatherbeeta

Here it dawns on Coco what she has undertaken. She tries to back out, but can see no way to without risking her business and reputation.

She makes some rough sketches, putting more work into her ideas than she might have otherwise. She has to impress. These fail decisively. Already, it is looking like she has lost.

Dior Circumstances

She manages to employ the help of a friend (Rarity). This might be in ideas, resources, or maps to resources. She gains an understanding of what she needs to do to impress, while trying to ignore the stories of what happens if she does not.

Meanwhile, a new problem brews that Coco is unaware of. POV DT: The reasons for hiring Coco are made clear (she was a lead designer on the theatre production, which DT went to and liked). However, a more prestigious designer is made known (later revealed as Suri! changed her name because of plagiarism) to DT at a high culture party, and "let's see what you have got" arrangement is made. Coco secretly has some competition.