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Bar Scene: Stories

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  3. >You sit in the bar, taking another swig of your brandy.
  4. >The soft rain can be heard rapping against the windows, complimenting the smooth tones from the sax behind you.
  5. >The smoke from your last cigarette hangs in the air around you, joining the musk that already lingered.
  6. >P0nies are playing cards, sharing stories, and enjoying the company.
  7. >They share tales of times past, loves lost...
  8. >Everybody's got a story.
  9. >The soft noise of the door opening catches your attention.
  10. >You see her walk in, it'd be a tough sight to miss.
  11. >The hat and cape drip as she takes a seat, lightly shaking the rain off.
  12. >You'd recognize her anywhere.
  13. >Trixie was her name.
  14. >'The Great and Powerful Trixie' to everyone else.
  15. >But not to you.
  16. >To you, she was the latest blue mare to wash up in this dive.
  17. >Not the first, that's for sure.
  18. >But that's a story for another time.
  19. >"Double Scotch."
  20. >She's lookin' to get real wasted tonight.
  21. >You bet you know why.
  22.  
  23. >She was a showmare, that one.
  24. >Always the talk of the town.
  25. >For better of for worse, and she knows it too.
  26. >The stares she's getting now are always present.
  27. >The intent, however, changes day to day.
  28. "Hey, Trix."
  29. >"Who da-"
  30. >She turns to face he who dared.
  31. >"Oh. It's you."
  32. >With a solemn expressionless face, she gets up and moves to a seat closer.
  33. >One of the few gents she would make an exception for.
  34. >As she sits, you can't help but notice she takes off her hat and cape.
  35. >Now that's something she never does.
  36. >Before long, the bartender arrives with her poison of choice.
  37. "A double, eh?"
  38. >She's aware of your intent.
  39. >"Trixie doesn't need to explain herself."
  40. "'Trixie' doesn't have to."
  41. >You can read her like a book.
  42. >With a sigh, she downs her drink in one swift motion.
  43. >Impressive and saddening in one fell swoop.
  44. >She clacks the glass on the countertop, the hollow noise resonating throughout.
  45. "That bad, huh?"
  46. >She simply glares.
  47. >"Trix...I...have had enough of being judged for one day."
  48. >She quickly gestures to the barkeep for a refill.
  49. "You know I won't judge, Trix."
  50. >With a long, drawn out sigh, she confides.
  51. >"Another day, another crowd running me out of town."
  52. >She stirs her empty glass, wishing there was more alcohol to fill the void she's creating in her ego.
  53. >You take another drag from your stick.
  54. "You know how it is, Trix. They weren't ready for ya."
  55. >A small smile escapes the melancholy that is her, but only for a moment.
  56. >"Will anyone be ready?"
  57. >Her next drink arrives.
  58. >You hold up yours in response.
  59. "Here's to those that will be."
  60.  
  61. >With a soft clink, you both take a swig of your glasses.
  62. >As the night passes, she shares her travels, like all the rest.
  63. >P0nies she's passed, places she's been...
  64. >Everybody's got a story.
  65. >On her third glass, the oh so familiar sound of the door's hinges reoccurs.
  66. >But a not-so-familiar face walks in.
  67. >Striding in tall and proud, this griffon had been caught in the rain for a while.
  68. >Not something to stand tall and proud about.
  69. >She takes a seat at the bar, on the opposite side of Trixie.
  70. "You know her?"
  71. >"Please."
  72. >Trixie wasn't one to make her voice silent, and for damn sure the griffon heard her tone.
  73. >"You got something to say, punk?"
  74. >Talons balled into a fist.
  75. >Now wasn't a time for violence.
  76. "Hey, hey, cool it."
  77. >You slide your freshest glass of brandy down the counter.
  78. >It makes a sharp ting as it strikes her talons.
  79. >"...thanks."
  80. >Her voice was sharp, still.
  81. >Maybe a drink would cool her jets.
  82. >Sure enough, the brandy was enough to unrustle her feathers.
  83. >"Griffon..."
  84. >"Gilda."
  85. >"Fine, Gilda..."
  86. >As Trixie set herself up, you knew oh so well she was about to knock herself down.
  87. >Preventing this would maintain the atmosphere.
  88. "So Gilda, what brings you to a dump like this?"
  89. >You knew how to fluff a griffon's feathers, so to speak.
  90. >"You mean the bar, or the town?"
  91. "All a matter of perspective."
  92. >"The town, then."
  93. >She swigs from the brandy, then tosses it back down the counter.
  94. >"I'm a whiskey kind of gal."
  95.  
  96. >You motion the bartender to pour one up.
  97. >As it clinks down in front of you, one final pass ends the glass in it's rightful place.
  98. >As a sip is taken, she starts on about P0nyville, the town she loathes so much.
  99. >The friend she lost, and the people who hate her.
  100. >Everybody's got a story.
  101. >As it winds down, Trixie raises her glass to the griffon.
  102. >"Cheers, it seems, are in order."
  103. >Gilda looks on in confusion.
  104. >"Cheers? Did anything I say sound fucking cheery?"
  105. >Trixie scoffs lightly.
  106. >"I meant to not being the only girl run out of this town."
  107. >You could swear a flash of red crossed her white feathers as she reached for her glass.
  108. >"Cheers it is..."
  109. >They both take a sip, then turn to you.
  110. >"How about you?"
  111. "Me?"
  112. >"Yeah, what'd this town do to you?"
  113. >She had a point. This bar was made for the outcasts.
  114. >Those who had some place to hide from, or someone they couldn't bear to see.
  115. >A stigma with the p0nies, or the town itself.
  116. >Everybody's got a story.
  117. >But you?
  118. >You sip the last drop from your glass.
  119. "...that's a story for another time."