Monday, October 12, 2015

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Today's Horoscope (Virgo): Hard work is its own reward.

Early Morning

Today is Faust Day. There is no school.

We're working at Sugar Cube Corner again today.

Daytime

Work at Sugar Cube Corner progresses much more smoothly today. Pinkie seems to be making an extra effort not to get on anybody's nerves, and the shop isn't nearly as chaotic today as it was yesterday. Rarity's doing a little better with the coffee orders today, and the general atmosphere is less stressed and tense.

It's still tough work, and we're all still tired when we go back to the dorm, but we're not as eager to tie Pinkie Pie down and skin her with rusty potato peelers as we were yesterday.

Evening

"Good work today, everybody!" Pinkie says. "Mr. Cake is taking over again tomorrow, and his cousin's coming in from out of town to help." She beams. "He said to tell you all to come by the shop on Friday to get paid!"

At dinner, Cadance asks, "So, Rainbow Dash...are you ready to go back to school tomorrow?"

"Heck yeah!" Rainbow says. "I'm gettin' pretty sick of the dorm. I mean, bein' cooped up."

After dinner, Twilight and I meet up with Cadance in our "secret headquarters".

"Pinkie's birthday is in a little over two weeks," Cadance says. "If Twilight's theory is right, and she's the next target, we need to be ready. We should go to Zodiac this weekend."

"It'll have to be on Sunday," Twilight says. "Flash has a tennis match on Saturday."

Cadance nods. "Sunday it is."

Twilight frowns. "Cadance...have you spoken to Shining Armor? At all?"

Cadance sighs. "He's been whiny and moody since I moved into the dorm. He whines at me and asks me to come back, but he hasn't apologized for anything, and when I try to talk about why I left in the first place, he...he doesn't want to talk. Until he's ready to be a man..."

Twilight gives me a look that says: "She doesn't have any room to talk." Out loud, she says, "Well...maybe you should give him a chance to...I dunno, maybe you..."

"You think I'm being immature, don't you?" Cadance asks.

Twilight frowns and looks away.

"I thought so," Cadance says. She looks at me. "What about you? Do you think I'm being immature?"

I don't want to be dragged into the middle of this...

I take a moment to think carefully about what I want to say. "I think...you wouldn't have married him if you didn't love him. Maybe you just...need to really think about why you're married in the first place?"

Cadance sighs. "Yeah...you're probably right..."

Twilight and I leave to head to our rooms. Once the door is closed behind us, she whispers to me, "Nice save." She kisses me on the cheek and goes downstairs.

I head for my room. I'm just getting ready for bed when I get a phone call from Vinyl. "Hey dude, what's up?"

"Not much."

"Hey listen...I've gotta go to the doctor tomorrow...will you be free to drive me?"

The only thing I've got going on tomorrow is Music Club, but helping Vinyl out is more important. "Sure."

"Great...thanks!"

I'm tired...

It's time for bed.