Title:           Spinning Records Chapter 6 - Shellac
Author:          DoubleOctave
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First Edit:      Thursday 15th of August 2013 04:45:00 PM CDT
Last Edit:       Thursday 15th of August 2013 04:45:00 PM CDT

>You make your way down the ponyville streets
>Twilights Library stood in the distance
>A few knocks before Spike opened the door
>"Oh hey there Anon! What's up?"
"Nothing much, Twilight's inside right?"
>"Sure is! Come on in."
>Spike moves out of your way
>You waste no time going through the books on the shelves as Twilight comes out of the backroom
>"Anon! What're you doing here?"
>She walks over to your side as you sort through books
>Though she might be a librarian there's no catagory tags
"Looking for something for advice."
>"What kind of advice?"
>You've moved along the shelves and found the books on life advice
>Just perfect
"You remember Octavia right?"
>Spike answers from across the room
>"Oh yeah, the cello pony right?"
"Right, well she and my new friend Vinyl have some past."
>Twilight begins floating books around
"I don't like my friends to fight amongst each other, so that's why I'm here."
>A red leather bound book lands in your hand
>In black lettering it says 'Helping fighting friends'
>"Would that help Anon?"
>You begin the flip through the pages for ideas
>Talking and what not keep coming up
>Not much variance in help
"It's good, but I don't think they want to talk to each other."
>Twilight rubs her chin
>"Maybe they would talk with you around?"
"I wasn't planning on letting them talk alone Twi."
>"Then you should try getting them together in public, like at a resturant or something."
>You think about bringing them both to a resturant
>Since they're both known through Equestria as great musicians they wouldn't normally be quiet
>If you could figure out why they don't like each other
"Right, thanks for the idea Twi."
>"Say Anon, where did you meet Vinyl?"
"Huh?"
>That's weird, didn't you tell Twi where you were going?
>Yeah, pretty sure you did
"I meet her when I went to Fillydelphia, she wanted to visit Ponyville for a while so she's staying at my house."
>Twi nods and says,
>"RIght, you better get going then. You can return that book whenever you like."
>You smile at her and open the door
"Thanks a ton Twi."
>She shoos you out the library and lightly closed the door behind you
>First stop, you decide to reserve a table for three at Ponyvilles best resturant
>Off to Candlelit Coltcago
 
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>You are Vinyl
>There was a phone in Anon's house
>You've punched in the numbers and can hear the dial-tone
>one ring....two rings....three rings....
>Click
>"Hello?"
"Hi Mom."
>"Oh Vinyl! I didn't recognize the number, where are you?"
"I'm staying with a friend at Ponyville."
>"A friend you say? Well it doesn't matter, whats my little wubby need?"
>A blush comes over your cheeks
"Um, I really like him, but..."
>"But what?"
"I dont know if...he really likes me...that way."
>There's silence on the other line for a while
>"Well Vinyl, all I can say is Stallions like upfront mares."
>You kick a hoof on the ground
"Well Mom...he's not really a stallion."
>"Not a stallion? Don't tell me you're trying to date a gryphon or something like that."
"N-no Mom, he's a...human..."
>"Human? I've never heard of that."
"He's the only human in Equestria, Celestia's student summoned him here by accident."
>"That explains a lot..."
>Silence on the other end again
>"Well, all you can do is confess to him and hope he shares your feelings. If not, you can both still be great friends."
"That's what they all say..."
>"Oh come on Vinyl, you're a cute enough mare anypony would fall in love with you."
>Another blush across your cheeks
"Alright, thanks mom."
>"Good luck sweetie."
>You hang up the phone and sit on the couch
>Thinking of a good way to tell Anon you like him
>There was no way you would just blurt it out at him though
>No, there was a way to do it
>Somehow...
 
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>You are Octavia
>Berry Punch is standing before you
>Thank Celestia for that favor she owed you
>"Alright Tavi, I got what you asked for."
>She hands you an unlabeled purple bottle
>"It won't last long, maybe 20 minutes at best."
"That's alright Berry, I only need 20 minutes."
>You smirk at the plan you've formed
>Just a little drink of this will have Anon and Vinyl fighting so bad
>She'd probably never want to see him again
>Making him all yours
>"This makes us even then Tavi?"
>You nod
"Yeah, after this I'll be able to live a happy life."
>You feel all giddy inside at the thought of Anon cuddling you at night
>His hands over your body, his breath on your mane
>The thought was almost unbearable
>"Hey Octavia!"
>You quickly put the bottle in your saddlebag and turn around
>Anon is coming to you
>There's an urge to run into his arms
>"Hey, I was wondering if you'd like to come to dinner with me tonight."
>Your heart just skipped a few beats
"You mean, just the two of us?"
>Please say yes, please say yes
>"Well, no. I was hoping you, me, and Vinyl could go."
>You feel your eye twitch at the thought of going with Anon and Her
>But this was the perfect oportunity to finish their relationship
"Sure, I would love to!"
>He smiles at you and says to meet him at the Candlelit Coltcago
>When he's out of earshot you turn to Berry
"Don't you work there?"
>She looks at the ground
>"Yeah."
>Perfect
 
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>You are Anon
>You told Octavia about the dinner and she accepted
>Now all you had to do was tell Vinyl
>A bad idea
>Shut up brain
>You unlock the door and find Vinyl watching TV
"Hey."
>She turns over to look at you
>Her glasses are off and you can see her beautiful magenta eyes
>So cute
>"Hey Anon, did you have plans for tonight?"
"Yeah, I was wondering if you'd like to go to dinner with me and Octavia."
>Her ears droop a bit at the mention of Octavia's name
>But she keeps up her smile
>"Sure, but, how do you know Octavia?"
>You sit down on the couch next to her
"When I went traveling to Canterlot with Twilight I saw her playing her cello.
She's a great cellist, but I didn't really care for her. She seemed a bit snoody.
Then Twilight asked if I could play an instrument, so I played one of the songs
from my world on the Piano. Everybody took intrest in me, especially Octavia."
>You go on to recount how the two of you spent some time talking about music and whatnot
>A few days later you left Canterlot with Twilight and never saw Octavia again
>Vinyl seemed happy to hear your story
>It was going to be another hour before you had to go to Candlelit
>So the two of you watched TV in silence, except for the occasional laughter
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