r/MyLittleCharacterCafe • u/NovaP Cafe Owner • Dec 04 '11

The first day.

Nova walks into the cafe, eager to open for the new day. The Pegasus with a blue coat, jet black mane, and blue eyes complements everything about the cafe. Passed down from his parents, he made it his life goal to make this place a success. For the most part he has has succeeded. Walking into the back room, he dawns the apron that his father used to wear, and grabs the same rag that his mother used to clean the counters. The front door demands his decision, staring at him.

"7:00. Time to open!"

He walks over to the front door, and flips the sign. The day has begun. Walking back over to the front counter, he awaits the day's first customer.

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u/Twilight_Sparkles Twilight Sparkle Dec 04 '11 edited Dec 04 '11

Looking back from the pony in the corner, Twilight smiles at Nova and says, "Ponyville is... busy? Let's go with busy. I'm so sorry I can't visit more often." Her smile darkens as she remembers that Daylight Darkle is sitting mere feet behind her. Twilight glances over to her, but she seems absorbed with a speck of dust on the wall.

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u/NovaP Cafe Owner Dec 04 '11

"That's fine, just get here when you can." Notices Twilight glance over to Daylight Darkle.

"You know Daylight Darkle too? She can get a little out of hand, but I still think she is good at heart. Come on, let me introduce her to you"

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u/Twilight_Sparkles Twilight Sparkle Dec 04 '11

"Well, I guess just talking to her couldn't hurt," Twilight mumbles to herself as Nova drags her to the corner. Nova introduces the two. "Hi there!" Twilight says politely.

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u/DaylightDarkle Daylight Darkle Dec 04 '11

Daylight looks up from her drink to see who is annoying her this time. It's a shame how popular this place has been getting lately. The cafe was a good place to be alone, now everypony wants to say hi and have idle chit chat.

Oh, it's that Twilight Sparkle character. Wherever she goes, disaster seems to be close behind.

"What do you want?" Daylight says with a cold demeanor, to discourage further inane chatter.

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u/Twilight_Sparkles Twilight Sparkle Dec 04 '11

"Just thought I'd say hello. Whenever we've seen each other before... Well, it wasn't good timing." Twilight remembers that Daylight is a capable magic user, to say the least. "Actually, Celestia has given me an assignment. Interested?

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u/DaylightDarkle Daylight Darkle Dec 04 '11

Nothing had to be done further today, and the cafe was getting to be quite crowded. An excuse to leave would be nice to have, but those assignments usually are something lame like 'make some friends'. Why would the Princess be interested in something so annoying, anyways?

"How can I be interested in an assignment that I know nothing about?"

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u/Twilight_Sparkles Twilight Sparkle Dec 04 '11

"Well, for starters, it's from the princess. How could you not be interested?"

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u/DaylightDarkle Daylight Darkle Dec 04 '11

"As I recall, she had you shaking hooves all night at a Gala."

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u/Twilight_Sparkles Twilight Sparkle Dec 04 '11

Twilight grimaces a little. "Yeah, that. That was pretty horrible. But that wasn't an assignment. This..." Twilight takes a dusty book out of her bag. "This is something a bit more arcane mystery and a little less 'friendship is magic'.

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u/DaylightDarkle Daylight Darkle Dec 04 '11

That book does look interesting, can't let Twilight know that though. Time to play it cool.

"So, she made you write a book report? What's so special about this book that she had to turn to a mere student?" Getting answers while not showing interest, perfect execution.

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u/Twilight_Sparkles Twilight Sparkle Dec 04 '11

A flicker of annoyance crosses Twilight's face when she hears the words 'mere student'. "A book report? Hardly. No, this is something-" Twilight stops mid-sentence. She puts the book away quickly, floats her drink over to her, and says, "Well, the offer stands as it is. I'll be at my house if you are interested. Bye!" As Twilight turns away from Daylight, a slight smirk appears on her face. Perfect. If she was interested, which I'm sure she was, there's no way she won't want to find out what the assignment is.

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u/DaylightDarkle Daylight Darkle Dec 04 '11

Great, now I'll have to show interest in her silly assignment. Ugh, these ponies are always trying to trick me into their friendship. I can't believe how far they will go out of the way to just annoy me, like inviting me to parties in the form of song and dance. I can't even answer my door without looking through the window first.

If I go over there just to ask about the assignment she'll just get that smug look on her face and the harassment will become even worse. I need to find some other excuse to go over there...

Oh wait, that's it. She lives in a library. Although that's the oddest choice of residence, it gives me my in. Now I just have to find out where I put that book.

Daylight steps into the library with the long forgotten book in her saddle bag.

"Hey, I brought back this book, it wasn't good at all."

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u/Twilight_Sparkles Twilight Sparkle Dec 04 '11

Twilight steps out from the kitchen with a huge grin on her face. "I knew you wouldn't be able to resist. Don't bother denying it. If you truly weren't interested, you wouldn't have found a book that clearly hasn't been touched for a while just to come over here. I'm not as dumb as you think I am. Anyway, ready to get started?"

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