Scandal at Insane Asylum to be Shut Down · 5:55am Sep 16th, 2024
Fillydelphia, Equestria
What might be the greatest scandal in Fillydelphia's history, Sanctuary's Mental Hospital is to be shut down by the end of the month. A close examination of the activities that go on behind closed doors has been unearthed, leading legal charges to be pressed in a class action lawsuit for corruption and horrific abuse by staff.
Opened since the turn of the century, Sanctuary's Mental Hosptial has been seen as a refuge to both the insane and orphans alike as the latter has been the oldest known orphanage in the city. For decades it has boasted of its hospitality and latest scientific cures for the mentally disturbed. Often prized itself for its cleanliness, its compassion, and its dedication to improving those who have been committed to this institution.
However, on Saturday, one patient, a colt who wishes to be anonymous, has bravely taken an act of courage to escape the hospital through a garbage truck. He was later found by authorities in a state of emotional distress. Yet, once they calmed him down, he was to explain the shocking true side of Sanctuary's.
He described the hospital where patient and foal alike were not only treated the same but they too were subjected to experimentation without their consent. Where electroshock therapy is taken to extremes to see how much a patient can endure. To being clean by high-powered firehouses strapped to a chair. Being operated on without anesthetic. And even use lobotomy as a form of punishment if any of the staff deem fit.
When further investigation has pressed the hospital, they were reluctant to give any confirmation to these claims. Yet, when they were caught redhoofed in actively destroying hospital records, it was clear that the staff was trying to hide something. Soon, thanks to the testimonials of orphans, patients, and staff alike, not only were the claims of the anonymous colt confirmed, but they were given more gruesome details. For the past thirty years, medical students who had enough bribing money could run whatever experiment without the repercussions of any ethics committees. Abuse of nearly every conceivable kind was a daily occurrence. And even outright murders were always covered up.
The Head Medical Examiner, Dr. Red Cross, has been put into custody as of Tuesday, along with seven of the more offending staff members are waiting for trial with charges ranging from tampering of evidence to foal abuse. The trial date is yet to be determined.
In the meantime, patients and orphans have been transferred away from the hospital into proper care. The anonymous foal will be looked at by a foster family, it is the least the city could do for the hero who brought down the most corrupt institution in Fillydelphia's history.
October 1st
We're coming back here?
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Excellent
Oh wow!
This story really takes me back! One of the first few changeling stories that became my foundation of what it means to be a changeling compared to something actually evil.
I still vaguely and vividly remember this story despite many years have passed. Heck, I only read once! Wasn't the colt in there on a dare? And didn't he have somebody accompany him too?
From this post-epilogue, wasn't the hospital also abandoned too? Filled with ghosts of the past? This part confused me a bit. My understanding probably got a wire crossed.
Either way! I am pretty excited you've came back this tiny gem! Almost as if there is a sequel incoming!
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I won’t give too much away. I’m saving that for October 1st. But what I can say about it is that while I won’t call it a sequel to Interview of a Changeling, this story takes place in the same location years after the fact.
And I will say this, this will be a story of someone coming back to the hospital.
Please stay tuned.
(Post edit: The article above is meant to be from the past, the main reason why the hospital shut down and later abandoned.)
This sounds very exciting. I want to read this.
This is the coolest shit ever 10/10 would do archaeological detective and spiritual work here.