Pinkie Pie's Jazz Club

A request by GreyNoise:

Starlight gets bored waiting in line for something and decides to speed things up a bit.

Starlight and Trixie stood in line at Barnyard Bargains.

Filthy Rich’s iconic store was one of the most modern buildings in Ponyville. Though the building exterior matched Ponyville’s rustic aesthetic, the inside was filled with metal shelves and fluorescent lights, all mounted above sterile white-tile flooring. A dozen numbered checkout lines were staffed by twice as many ponies, and cutting edge automated checkout systems rolled goods along miniature conveyor belts. Scanners beeped, cash registers chimed, and ponies gossiped as they stood in line with saddle bags full of Hearthwarming gifts.

It was the height of the gift-buying season, and even with all twelve checkout lines running at full capacity, the lines of ponies stretched well back into the isles of shelves. Starlight and Trixie were there to get a plant for Twilight and some action figures for Rainbow Dash, and so stood with their two purchases in the back of the ‘Express’ line that stretched all the way through produce.

“Long line,” said Starlight.

“Sure is,” said Trixie. She tapped a hoof twice.

Then Starlight pulled out a gun.

Later that evening, Starlight sat in Twilight’s office. She had a serene yet thoughtful smile on her face.

“I think it’s mostly an impulse control problem?” she said.

Then she sipped her hot coco.