Sleipnir Colony - A Short Story Collection

Sizzle!

Sunnyside closely observed the fryer as she dumped in a large portion of fries to be cooked, the fat spitting up slightly from within the basin. The kitchen looked amazing, better than brand new. Blubber King really had spared no expense in kitting the place out for their staff, obviously with the intention most of the profits would be making its way back to them when their customers started order their food. The kitchen staff were preparing for their first day of business, the premises having been finished less than a week ago and their shipment of foods coming in just yesterday. There were a number of other ponies in uniform bustling about the place, each at their stations. Sunnyside had been assigned to look after the fryer.

She couldn’t believe she had gotten the job, so many ponies had applied. The pay was not amazing, it was just a service job after all, but the company had promised a heap of benefits in food. A free meal of your choice at breaks, whatever wasn’t sold at the end of the day could be split and taken home between staff. Due to the benefits offered the kitchen had been constructed in such a way that there was a huge amount of room between stations, although Sunny didn’t think it would be long before she was going to be brushing up against her co-workers due to how big they would all be getting.

There was a rather nasal sounding cough from up near the registers, Diamond Dozen, the manager was trying to get her staff’s attention. The pony sat on her anti-grav pad, her large and blubbery body almost rippling with very little effort as she tried to speak. She weighed at least 2200ibs, being a manager meant she could help herself to the most she could. She had looked after other Blubber King eateries on other colonies, and the company had asked her to waddle in to look after the newest one they were just about to open on Sleipnir. She really had her work cut out. Some of the ponies glanced her way but none stopped. Eventually she had to resort to the only thing she knew would get their attention.

“First pony to reply ‘Yes mam’ gets a free meal!” She said, not loudly but just enough so they would hear. Hungry ears pricked up up and all the staff immediately stopped with Sunnyside piping up “Yes mam!” before the rest.

“Congratulations Sunnyside, one extra free meal to you today. Now that I have all of your attention listen up.” The massive mare wiggled a flabby hoof and moved her pad slightly closer into the kitchen where her staff gathered round her. “In ten minutes those doors open, and as you can see there is a lot of hungry ponies out there…”

The staff looked around their leader out the window. The line must have stretched around the block and then some, ponies had been queuing for hours and rumours that Blubber King’s food was the most calorie packed and fattening around had circulated the colony. It was amazing the door was holding back the weight of the ponies leaning on it, craning their necks to try to get even a glance at the delicious fast food that awaited them. Diamond continued her little speech.

“Now remember, this is fast food. Ponies want it quick, hot, delicious and most of all fattening. There’s a reason Blubber King is spreading itself out across most of the colonies, much like the ponies out there are doing with their guts and how you are yourselves. I expect you’ll all have gained somewhat with the free meals we are offering.” She smiled, watching her staff excitedly shift position slightly. She knew the reminder of their bonus free meals was always something that put their minds at ease. “Now take your stations, I’ll be opening the doors in five minutes. Prepare as much as you can of what you’ve been trained on, but I’ll remind you it won’t be enough. The first customer may order our entire prepared items, and we’ll have to sell it them. My words of advice are, just be ready.” She finished, and her employees waddled their way back to their stations.

As Diamond made the final checks on the eating area before she opened the doors, tapping a hoof on the glass to remind the waiting customers that they still had 5 minutes to go, Sunnyside positioned herself at the fryer and took out the batch she had been cooking, prepping it out to go out with an order.

Sizzle!

She dumped in another lot, just in case. She doubted even these would sate the ponies appetites as they started to cook away in the fryer. The smell was intoxicating, and she nearly put a hoof in to try and grab a few out, but knew better of it. One of the first things they were told is the fat was hot enough to burn skin, although she also knew quite a few ponies who worked in similar joints had done it, and regretted it. She thought better of it and continued to cook. Sunny herself had some weight, but she wasn’t a big pony. This was her first real job and she was just happy now she could catch up to her brothers at home, humongous fat lardy things that spent all their earned bits on take out getting fatter and fatter. When she told them she got the job here, their jaws had crashed into their multiple chins as they distended for once not to eat food. She didn’t even think of telling them of the benefits of the free meals, anything she could take home she planned to find a nice quiet place and gorge herself.

“I’m opening the doors!” Diamond yelled from the front of the shop, luckily as a unicorn she only had to remove the inner bar via her magic having already undone the locks. Sunny steadied herself, it would be a fun, but interesting day ahead…