Sweetie Belle followed all the rules of etiquette. Lifting her cup with her magic while holding her nose up, softly wiping her mouth after every bite and politely nodding at the waiter after every order.

Too bad her perfect score gout completely ruined by her dad burping so loud it made the other clients turn.

“Sorry honey, coffee makes me gas. Well, better out than in, right? Hahaha” Magnum said.

Sweetie Belle didn't laughed. She levitated the menu, trying to hide her blush. “Dad please, this place has a reputation. Try not to embarrass the clients.”

“Oh, sorry honey. Sorry fellas!” he shouted, waving at the other unicorns who just turned their heads.

Sweetie Belle now was a deep red.

“Sweetie Belle, is that you?

“Oh, Mrs. Octavia! Wha-what are you doing in here?” Sweetie stuttered.

“Just doing some shopping. Oh, hello there, sir. Have we met before?” Octavia asked Magnum.

“Sure did, miss! We met back when Sweetie here took her first audition on that fancy Canterlot school;” magnum said.

“Oh yes, I remember now. It was quite a...performance,” Octavia said, suppressing a giggle and making Sweetie blush even harder.

“I bet yah! Sweetie was so nervous she let go a burp louder than the ones I just made! Oh.” magnum covered his mouth But Sweetie was already growling.

Octavia however dismissed the issue with another giggle. “Well, it was a pleasure talkign to you again. I´ll be at your performance tonight, Sweetie.”

“I´ll be too! Look over at the reserved seats!” Magnum said, making Sweetie shove her face on the table.

“I´ll keep an eye on them. Sweetie, break a leg.”

“Hey, that´s not nice!”

“Dad! Good afternoon, Mrs. Octavia!” Sweetie said, slightly pushing her to leave.

Fortunately, Octavia took the hint and went down the street.

“Well, she seemed nice. Why would she want you to get hurt?”

“Dad, why would you please stop embarrassing me like that? She was wishing me luck, it´s an old theater expression!”

“Oh, I didn´t know...”

“No, you didn´pt! You never know anything! Always speaking your mind or doing such uncouth things while eating. Celestia, you embarrass me to no end.”

Sweetie didn't realized but she was yelling so loud that the other clients could perfectly hear her and they weren´t pleased. They may have standards and protocols but even they knew that treating your own father like that was uncalled for.

“I´m sorry honey, I...I apologize,” Magnum said, lowering his head. “I never intended to make you feel embarrassed. I was just...you know, it´s kind of funny. When you get like that you look exactly like your sister. She used to yell at me like that all the time, even as a filly. Always so worry about not being un...uh, that word you said.”

Sweetie Belle looked at her father, her anger fading away.

“I suppose I thought you will be different. I mean, as a kid you always liked to get dirty and play in the mud and eat worms and all that. But as you got older, you started no longer liking that stuff. You become a young mare and I still see you as a little girl playing with the pigs at the Apple´s farm,” Magnum continued. “But now that I look at you, so tall and pretty and fancy, I guess...I guess Canterlot life suits you better than life back at old Ponyville.

Sweetie Belle´s blush returned, but now she was feeling embarrassed by her own actions. She took her father´s hoof and smiled at him.

“I´ll always be a Ponyville girl, dad.”

Magnum smiled back at Sweetie. The waiter coughed to get their attention and asked if they wanted something else. Magnum instead asked for the bill, refusing to let his daughter pay.

“Well honey, we better get goin. You need to get ready for your performance and I need to get to my seat.”

“There´s still plenty of time for that, dad. Maybe we could look a few stores around the city? Sports stores maybe?” Sweetie said.

“Sounds nice! Hey, I just noticed something. It´s called reserved seats, meaning you reserved two seats?

“Umh yes, dad.”

“”But your sister and mother can´t make it tonight. So who´s sitting next to me?”

Sweetie stuttered again, blushing one more time.

“Oh, I see! A special somepony! Hey, let me see if I can guess...is that girl that was always riding with a scooter, right?”

“Dad!”

“Or maybe is the Apple girl? You used to play all day with her...”

“DAD!”

Sweetie pushed her dad away from the cafe while the rest of the customers smiled and kept their composure at the scene.

(I don´t like Magnum as a name that much but it´s the most popular one)