A Warm Welcome

A voice was calmly talking to Vahkii as he started to wake up. "Sir? You asked me to tell you when we have arrived in Ponyville, and we're here!"

"Hm? Oh, right. Thank you miss." Vahkii replied as he got up and grabbed his belongings.

He then exited the train. There was one small building with a few wagons outside, and a path going into the distance, where he can see what is supposed to be Ponyville. Other ponies were taking wagons themselves, but he's going to walk. It's not that far, it's exercise, and it's free. He guesses the time is right before noon, the sun is high in the sky, but not about to start setting just yet. He starts to follow the dirt path, walking somewhat slow. He's still waking up. It would be faster to take a wagon, but he'd probably fall back asleep before they got halfway.

As Vahkii gets a good distance into the trail, the walk starts to wake him up the rest of the way, and he realizes how hungry he is. The wagons are now starting their way back to the train station from the distance. He didn't eat at all on the train, so he quickens his pace a little, hopes are high for a good lunch. Las Pegasus had a lot of very good food places, and he's heard that small towns usually have a few places that are good. It sets his hopes high as he's going to be living here, and doesn't want to eat bad food and have to cook for himself every night.

He was getting pretty close now, walking for maybe fifteen minutes, just walking and spacing out into thought, like always. He can start to see signs on buildings, but there are no words, just symbols. One he assumes is a restaurant, as ponies are sitting outside eating at tables, but the sign was what looked like a sandwich next to a sun with a smile on it. As he gets closer, he smells that food, and decides to go get lunch before stopping at his house to settle in.

He orders a simple daffodil sandwich, and found that it doesn't take fancy food to be good tasting. And it wasn't that expensive for being so filling. He'll just have to remember where this place is and the sign, as they don't have words, and the streets aren't labeled and organized. This place seems like it belongs in the movies. It doesn't seem real to him. There was hardly anypony in the streets and the restaurant wasn't that populated. Everyone had smiles on their face, and the whole town was quiet and peaceful. Of course, he was used to one of the most crowded cities in Equestria, but he never expected it to be this small. He pays for his meal, and decides to go put his stuff away at home, unsure of what to do after that. He never really planned anything, he just wanted to get here.

His house wasn't too far from the restaurant and he tried to remember the way back. His house was near the end of the road, but he couldn't find the bar. Something very loud was down the street, and ponies were outside of a building just a street down from here. Taking a better look at his house, it was two stories, and looked really dark and empty. Nopony was living there now, as he moves in. He unlocks  the door and goes inside, barely able to see anything. All the blinds were closed. He shuts and locks the door behind him, setting down his stuff to his side.