Two mares sat outside a restaurant, one with her head propped up with her arm, the other sipping away at her drink.

“Vinyl... I always wondered...” said Octavia

“Uhh, is something wrong?” questioned Vinyl.

“Oh no, nothing’s wrong. It’s just that I keep thinking about what role we play in this world.” Octavia said sighing.

Vinyl stopped sipping from her straw and looked at the mare across her. “Haha! You’re worried about that? Our role in this world of ours is toe play music to entertain other ponies! Like I play sick beats every now and then near the clubs and stuff-” She then motioned towards her cutie mark then returned to facing Octavia.
“-and you play your Violin-“

“Cello.”

“-eh tomato, potato. Anyway, you use your cello to play classical music to some ponies here and some for the snobs back in Canterlot.” She laughed. Vinyl had some experience playing electronic music for the Canterlot Elite. It's just that most of them never really understood what 'dropping the base' meant or what 'dubstep' is.

“Vinyl! May I remind you that some of the ponies there actually like classical music, and also, the Canterlot nobility are not, as you say 'snobs'.” She said whilst air-quoting

“Some of them actually have some class but are also not as pompous as the rest. ” Octavia said frustrated at her friend’s comments.

“Meh, fine.” She said closing her eyes while drinking her smoothie.

“Wait, that’s it?” She said with one eyebrow raising.

“That’s what?”

“After what I said, you’re not going to say anything more?”

“Ehh, why should I? You’ve made your point. Also I’m really enjoying this smoothie.” She said whilst taking another sip from her straw.

Octavia sighed.“Why do I even put up with you.” She groaned “Sometimes I think that all you really care about is food.”

“Because we’re best friends 'Tavi!” Vinyl replied, laughing. “Also, I don't always think about food, I think about what song I should remix next. Or what I'm gonna do to pass the time." She answered. "Also, what made you think about that anyway?” She asked whilst drinking her smoothie.

“Oh, it’s just that last week Twilight and her friends go off to some random adventure off to another part of Equestria partaking on some sort of ceremony or whatnot. I just think that I need a bit of adventure in my life you know?” She said poking at her salad.

Vinyl set her empty glass down and stared at Octavia. ”Wow. You’re bored aren’t you?”

“More than you can imagine Vinyl.”

Vinyl stroked her chin in though. ”Hmm, well what do you want to do today?”

“I don’t know, probably nothing.”

Vinyl blinked. “Ehh nothing?”

“That’s what I said didn’t I?”

Vinyl frowned “So you’re bored yet you don’t want to do anything.”

“Yes Vinyl.”

“Why?”

Octavia sighed “Look Vinyl as much as I know that you want to cheer me up, I’m a bit-“ She watched as Vinyl went back inside the store, bits at hoof.

She then looked at her now opened purse. “- Where are you going? And what are you doing with my money!” shouted Octavia

“I’m gonna buy myself another smoothie! Also thanks for the bits Octy!” Vinyl said walking inside the restaurant.

“I’ll never understand that mare sometimes.” She muttered, rolling her eyes.

She picked up a fork and picked up a bit of her salad. “Should’ve ordered a sandwich instead.” She thought

She chewed her salad as she obserered her surroundings, looking around she saw Big Mac in the distance hauling a cart full of apples. The crusaders walking around and chatting to themselves. Which reminded her of the times she nearly had a near-collision with the three due to their crusading.

“Thank Celestia they finally got those marks.” She thought with a bit of anger clouding her mind. Octavia was not a mare of anger, but at some times the crusaders made her blood boil. Such as the time when they managed to collide with her as she was holding her cello. Poor mare stood no chance to three speeding fillies, as one rode a scooter and the other two on a wagon. It didn't help that the collision managed to make the poor mare drop her case. And that was the day that she decided to buy a better case for her cello, poor thing broke it’s neck on the incident, fixing it was expensive too.

Suddenly she saw Spike walking towards the restaurant. The young drake was well known for being Princess Twilight's assistant. Usually he was never out of the newly-formed crystal castle due to the fact that the princess earned more new duties and she needed him more than ever. So seeing him out here this late in the afternoon was a bit uncommon.

“Mornin’ Octavia.” Said Spike.

“Same to you.”

The drake stopped in his tracks. “What’s made you so glum?”

“Excuse me?” She replied.

“Well usually you either smile or just have this serious expression every time I see you.” He replied back. It's true. Usually Octavia has this serious expression worn on her face whenever she goes anywhere, giving herself an air of professionalism in her art. Seeing her bored and glum was a bit weird to the young drake.

Octavia sighed. “Well I suppose I am a bit bored as of now.”

“You mind if I sit here?”

“Oh no, go ahead.”

Spike sat down and made himself comfortable.”You ever tried taking a walk? That’s what I do when I’m bored.” He said picking up the menu.

“You walk?”

“Yeah, sometimes I walk through Sweet Apple Acres and watch them buck the apple trees. You gotta love the smell of fresh apples in the mornin’. Also the smell of soil on the early mornin’ kinda calms my nerves.” He said frowning as he didn't find what he was looking for.

"I guess I can only get sapphire cupcakes at Sugarcube Corner..."

Vinyl walked out of the restaurant whilst drinking her smoothie. ”Yo, Octy I’m back, here’s your bits.” She said as she dropped the bits on the table.

“You didn’t use them?” Octavia asked with an eyebrow raised.

“What? You thought I was gonna use ‘em? Aww, come on Octy you know I’m not that kind of mare.” She said while sipping her smoothie once more

Octavia sent a glare towards Vinyl.“Hmm. You better not be.”

Vinyl’s eyes lit up as she saw who their new visitor. “Ohh Spike wassup man!” She said as she motioned her hoof.

“Nothin’ much Vi, just the usual assisting for the princess.” He said bro-hoofing his friend.

“You two know each-other?” Octavia asked. For as long as she could remember, Vinyl never mentioned Spike in any of their talks.

“Oh yeah man, that was uhh," Vinyl scratched her head in thought. "when was that Spike?”

“That was when you needed help with your system getting loaded off of the train from Canterlot remember?” He replied.

“Oh yeah! Me and Spike met at the train station a day after the wedding, he helped me drag my stuff all over Ponyville to get back to home. We got acquainted while walking from the train station to home. He’s a pretty swell guy once you meet him.”

“But how is it that you two seem like such close friends?” Octavia asked once more.

“Oh we meet at night every now and then every time I’m done with a gig. He helps me with the equipment and I provide company.”

“Twilight likes her late night coffee, but occasionally we run out of sugar or coffee beans so she sends me out to get some.” Spike said.

“Oh I see.” Octavia answered.

A moment of silence passed between the three of them, only the sound of Vinyl’s sipping interrupting the silence.

“So Spike. Ya know of any good things we can do today? Octy’s kinda bummed out at the moment.” Vinyl asked Spike.

“I don’t know, maybe Bowling?”

“Nah, it’s a weekend, probably too crowded.”

“How ‘bout swimming on the lake?”

“Ehh, too wet.”

“Making a pizza?”

“Last time we used an oven I nearly set a part of the house on fire, so... no.”

“Huh, this is gonna be a toughy. Uhh how ‘bout we walk?” Spike shrugged.

Vinyl stroked her chin in thought then looked at her smoothie.”You know what? Yeah lets go for a walk, gotta burn off these carbs. Hey Octy you comin’?” She asked Octavia.

Octavia sighed. ”Might as well. Better than doing nothing I guess.”

Author's Note

First story I've made, constructive criticism would be appreciated.