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Today's Horoscope (Virgo): Take stock of your life today. You may discover something about yourself.

Morning

Today is Labor Day. There's no school.

Cadance and Shining Armor have decided to take us all out for brunch this morning. There's a buffet place that's open early and serves all kinds of good food: heaps of scrambled eggs, croissants, ham, bacon, sausage in patty and link form, bagels, crepes, Pranch toast, regular toast, omelettes, biscuits, Trottingham muffins, waffles, hash browns...it's a thing of beauty.

We're all seated around a pair of large tables we've pushed together. Everyone has heaped their plates with massive amounts of food—even Rarity and Fluttershy, who are usually fairly light eaters.

As we all start in on our food, Cadance asks, "So, Flash...how are you liking Canterlot so far?"

I smile. "I love it here," I say. "I won't pretend there aren't things that could be better, but..." I look around at the girls. "It's way better here than back in Seaddle."

"Y'know, I don't think you've ever actually told us why you left Seaddle," Pinkie says, heaping eggs and sausage on a biscuit. I'm more than a little surprised at the complete lack of anything sugary on her plate.

"Hey, yeah!" Rainbow says. "I mean...all we really know about you is you're an awesome guitar player and you've got a thing for Twilight."

Everyone leans in close.

I shrug. "There's not really much to tell. My folks are on an extended research project in Zebrica. They're studying recent changes in the migration habits of some or other something...I don't really know much about it. I know they're also part of some project about charting the spread of certain diseases that most of the rest of the world usually doesn't need to worry about." I gesture with my fork. "There aren't exactly any top-notch high schools where they are, and they didn't want to leave me all by myself in Seaddle, so they decided to send me to Canterlot."

"What about your friends back home?" Twilight asks.

I look down at my plate. "I...didn't really have any friends back there," I say. "I mean, yeah, there were a couple guys I'd hang out with, and a college student I got together with on weekends for jam sessions, but...I was never really close to anyone." I sigh. "Not even my folks."

"That's awful," Fluttershy says quietly.

"It never really bothered me," I say. "I had my comics, I had my guitar...I kept myself busy." I chuckle. "Actually, in Seaddle, it's good to have stuff you can do indoors by yourself."

"Why's that?" Rainbow asks.

"Because of the rain, right?" Twilight asks.

I nod. "It rains like, all the freaking time up there." I chuckle. "They say Seaddle's only known for three things: coffee, grunge, and rain. It's pretty much true."

"Wow, that must suck," Rainbow says.

I shrug. "Eh. It is what it is." I take a sip of juice. "Anyway...the last couple of weeks here in Canterlot have been..." I smile. "I've never spent so much time with other people...with friends...before." With a cheeky grin, I add, "And the girls in Seaddle don't compare. The only girl at my old school that comes close to being as cute as all of you was this chick named Sonata, and she's a total airhead that confuses everyone who tries to talk to her."

Twilight blushes. Rainbow smirks. Fluttershy ducks her head over her plate. Pinkie giggles. Rarity smiles and tosses her hair.

Cadance laughs. "Well that was smooth," she says as she spreads jelly on a biscuit.

"So, Flash, are you signing up for the music club tomorrow?" Rarity asks. "It would seem to be your thing..."

"Hmm. Maybe."

"I've been trying to get Fluttershy to join," Rarity says. "She has the most incredible voice..."

Fluttershy squeaks and ducks her head. "I...I don't...like people hearing me sing..." She pokes her fingers together. "Besides, I...I'd rather volunteer at the animal shelter..."

For the next forty minutes or so, we all eat and chat idly, talking about clubs, sports, classes, and all sorts of things. I feel like I'm really getting to know everyone better.

Evening

We have another big dinner at the dorm. Nobody ate lunch, since we all stuffed ourselves at brunch. Shining Armor spent half the afternoon grilling burgers and hot dogs, while Pinkie and Cadance worked in the kitchen, making homemade fries and onion rings. While all this was going on, I set up my guitar in the lounge and played for a while, with the others sitting and listening. Rarity worked on the last of my outfits while listening to me play; most of my shirts now have the shield-and-lightning emblem on them.

Twilight is noticeably trying to eat neatly. In my opinion, she's trying a little too hard. Meanwhile, Rainbow Dash is getting ketchup everywhere.

We're all stuffed, and there are still leftovers. It's dark out when Applejack returns, looking happy and a little more tan. She helps herself to some of the leftovers and tells us all about how much fun she had on the farm with her family, her favorite apple trees, and her old farm dog Winona.

Today was a good day. I had a lot of fun, a lot of good food, and I feel like I've gotten a little closer to everyone here.

I think back to what I told the girls this morning, about my old life in Seaddle. Even with the strange things that have been going on here, I have to say I'm happier now than I've been in years...