>Vinyl and Octavia go on a nice nature walk through the forest one evening to relax.
>Both of them had been stressed lately, their workload having increased and deadlines rapidly approaching.
>A pleasant trot in the nearby preserve seemed just the ticket to relieve some of that built up pressure.
>Breathing in the crisp evening air, Octavia could feel her body loosen up as foliage crunched beneath her hooves.
>Being an earth pony, she always felt at ease when surrounded by nature, she really ought to do this more often.
>Following the path through a pair of trees, her mind wandered.
>She might spoil herself a little more with a colty trip to the spa later, possibly even pick up a treat from Sugarcub-
>Sounds of a struggle came from behind her, her ears pivoting backwards sharply.
>"H-Help Tavi."
>Spinning around, Octavia readied herself, her muscles tightening, ready to attack.
>Timberwolves? Or something worse? In any case she'd protect her-
>False alarm, Vinyl had just gotten herself stuck. Again.
>This time she had managed to wedge herself between two rather large pine trees.
>Like a fat dog trying to push themselves through a too small doggy door, Vinyl scraped at the ground and trees to no avail.
>Rolling her eyes, Octavia trotted back to her trapped friend with a sigh.
"You must be more careful dear, how many times is this now?
>Sheepishly touching her hooves together, an embarrassed blush blossomed on Vinyl's face.
>"Sorry Octy."
>Reaching Vinyl's front, Octavia put her hooves on Vinyl's shoulders and began to push.
"I mean really, hoof trapped in a gopher hole, mane tangled in the hanging moss, tail caught by ivy, falling into the lake, and- urf, now stuck between trees!"
>Each accident retelling is accompanied by a strong shove, slowly freeing the captured unicorn.
>"I donno, I guess I'm not as good with this nature stuff as you-"
>With a cartoonish pop akin to a champagne bottle being opened, Vinyl shot free of her ensnarement, bouncing on her rump as she skidded to a halt.
"I've told you time and time again Vinyl, if you simply FOLLOW me, you will be fine."
>Helping the ego bruised and regular bruised mare up to her hooves, Vinyl wipes a tear from her eye as she rubs her hips.
>"B-But I did! I even tried stepping in your hoofprints!"
>Snorting at her childishness, Octavia turns around and trots over to the two trees that now had the bark stripped in a rather comical outline of a mares hips and thighs.
"Really then? If you had followed me you would've seen I went AROUND the trees. Watch, if I do the same as you did and try to go though-"
>Stumbling, Octavia had expected to be held back by the two pines behind her now, but instead passed though them without so much as a brush of bark on her fur.
>Clearing her throat hesitantly, Octavia slowly backed her way though the trees again.
>Coming out the other side, she wordlessly retraced her steps back and forth through the logs.
>Doing this several more times, Octavia came to a stop. A few loose strands of hair pinging up.
>"Tavi? A-Are you okay?"
"...Oh, bother."