- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AE6HfI9EDPw
- >You sit in the bar, taking another swig of your brandy.
- >The soft rain can be heard rapping against the windows, complimenting the smooth tones from the sax behind you.
- >The smoke from your last cigarette hangs in the air around you, joining the musk that already lingered.
- >P0nies are playing cards, sharing stories, and enjoying the company.
- >They share tales of times past, loves lost...
- >Everybody's got a story.
- >The soft noise of the door opening catches your attention.
- >You see her walk in, it'd be a tough sight to miss.
- >The hat and cape drip as she takes a seat, lightly shaking the rain off.
- >You'd recognize her anywhere.
- >Trixie was her name.
- >'The Great and Powerful Trixie' to everyone else.
- >But not to you.
- >To you, she was the latest blue mare to wash up in this dive.
- >Not the first, that's for sure.
- >But that's a story for another time.
- >"Double Scotch."
- >She's lookin' to get real wasted tonight.
- >You bet you know why.
- >She was a showmare, that one.
- >Always the talk of the town.
- >For better of for worse, and she knows it too.
- >The stares she's getting now are always present.
- >The intent, however, changes day to day.
- "Hey, Trix."
- >"Who da-"
- >She turns to face he who dared.
- >"Oh. It's you."
- >With a solemn expressionless face, she gets up and moves to a seat closer.
- >One of the few gents she would make an exception for.
- >As she sits, you can't help but notice she takes off her hat and cape.
- >Now that's something she never does.
- >Before long, the bartender arrives with her poison of choice.
- "A double, eh?"
- >She's aware of your intent.
- >"Trixie doesn't need to explain herself."
- "'Trixie' doesn't have to."
- >You can read her like a book.
- >With a sigh, she downs her drink in one swift motion.
- >Impressive and saddening in one fell swoop.
- >She clacks the glass on the countertop, the hollow noise resonating throughout.
- "That bad, huh?"
- >She simply glares.
- >"Trix...I...have had enough of being judged for one day."
- >She quickly gestures to the barkeep for a refill.
- "You know I won't judge, Trix."
- >With a long, drawn out sigh, she confides.
- >"Another day, another crowd running me out of town."
- >She stirs her empty glass, wishing there was more alcohol to fill the void she's creating in her ego.
- >You take another drag from your stick.
- "You know how it is, Trix. They weren't ready for ya."
- >A small smile escapes the melancholy that is her, but only for a moment.
- >"Will anyone be ready?"
- >Her next drink arrives.
- >You hold up yours in response.
- "Here's to those that will be."
- >With a soft clink, you both take a swig of your glasses.
- >As the night passes, she shares her travels, like all the rest.
- >P0nies she's passed, places she's been...
- >Everybody's got a story.
- >On her third glass, the oh so familiar sound of the door's hinges reoccurs.
- >But a not-so-familiar face walks in.
- >Striding in tall and proud, this griffon had been caught in the rain for a while.
- >Not something to stand tall and proud about.
- >She takes a seat at the bar, on the opposite side of Trixie.
- "You know her?"
- >"Please."
- >Trixie wasn't one to make her voice silent, and for damn sure the griffon heard her tone.
- >"You got something to say, punk?"
- >Talons balled into a fist.
- >Now wasn't a time for violence.
- "Hey, hey, cool it."
- >You slide your freshest glass of brandy down the counter.
- >It makes a sharp ting as it strikes her talons.
- >"...thanks."
- >Her voice was sharp, still.
- >Maybe a drink would cool her jets.
- >Sure enough, the brandy was enough to unrustle her feathers.
- >"Griffon..."
- >"Gilda."
- >"Fine, Gilda..."
- >As Trixie set herself up, you knew oh so well she was about to knock herself down.
- >Preventing this would maintain the atmosphere.
- "So Gilda, what brings you to a dump like this?"
- >You knew how to fluff a griffon's feathers, so to speak.
- >"You mean the bar, or the town?"
- "All a matter of perspective."
- >"The town, then."
- >She swigs from the brandy, then tosses it back down the counter.
- >"I'm a whiskey kind of gal."
- >You motion the bartender to pour one up.
- >As it clinks down in front of you, one final pass ends the glass in it's rightful place.
- >As a sip is taken, she starts on about P0nyville, the town she loathes so much.
- >The friend she lost, and the people who hate her.
- >Everybody's got a story.
- >As it winds down, Trixie raises her glass to the griffon.
- >"Cheers, it seems, are in order."
- >Gilda looks on in confusion.
- >"Cheers? Did anything I say sound fucking cheery?"
- >Trixie scoffs lightly.
- >"I meant to not being the only girl run out of this town."
- >You could swear a flash of red crossed her white feathers as she reached for her glass.
- >"Cheers it is..."
- >They both take a sip, then turn to you.
- >"How about you?"
- "Me?"
- >"Yeah, what'd this town do to you?"
- >She had a point. This bar was made for the outcasts.
- >Those who had some place to hide from, or someone they couldn't bear to see.
- >A stigma with the p0nies, or the town itself.
- >Everybody's got a story.
- >But you?
- >You sip the last drop from your glass.
- "...that's a story for another time."

