“So, what do you want to do, exactly?” Johnny asked Rarity as she led him through the doors of her shop.
“You have a very important interview tomorrow, darling,” she said. “I want you to look your best!”
“Well, it’s more of an audition,” Cash said. “Besides, I’m more worried about soundin’ good enough for ‘em.”
“That is important, but you still only have that one set of clothes,” she replied.
“Well, that is true. I could probably use some more.”
He walked in, taking a look around.
“Why do you wear clothes all the time, anyways?” she asked.
“Hm, well for one, I don’t have a coat of fur like ya’ll,” he explained. “Other than that, let’s just keep some clothes on my back, alright?”
“If you insist,” Rarity said. “Now, I’ll need to take some measurements. First, what kind of colors would you like?”
“All black, if you’ve got it, please.”
“All black? That’s not really in right now. You should try something a little lighter, like a light blue; maybe something a little…warmer?”
“No thank you, ma’am,” he insisted. “All black will do just fine.”
“Are you sure, darling? Your appearance would be much more welcoming.”
“Positive.”
“Oh, if you insist. Step over here and I’ll measure you.”
Johnny had to admit that it felt better to get into a fresh set of clothing. He changed out while there, and carried the rest in a bag at his side. He also had to make sure about asking about washing them. Rarity was walking back with him to meet the other five again to see what he’d look like.
“Hey Johnny,” Applejack greeted him. “What happened to gettin’ some new clothes?”
“You’re lookin’ at ‘em!” he said proudly, pulling on his shirt.
“What? Why didn’t you get any other colors?”
“Yea, you should get something happy-looking!” Pinkie said.
“That’s alright; I’ve got my own reasons for wearin’ these,” John told them.
“Reasons for wearing black clothes?”
“Yea.”
“Like what?” she asked.
“Ah, I was hopin’ you’d ask that,” he said, taking out his guitar again and sat down on the ground.
“Oh, so that’s why,” Twilight said.
“But other than that, I just think it’s a good color to perform in,” Cash explained, getting back up putting his guitar away.
“Were things really that bad in your world?”
“Well, yes and no. There were, but there were also lots a good things, too. I just wanted to bring attention to the less-fortunate.”
“It all sounds so terrible though,” Twilight replied. “I’m just having a hard time imagining that things like that could happen.”
“Ya’ll don’t have any kind of war or poverty or injustice?”
“Well, yes we do,” Twilight answered. “But, it’s not too widespread.”
“But it’s still here, ain’t it?”
“Well…yes.”
“So it still matters, right?”
“I guess so, yea. I just…never thought too much on it.”
“And what about now?”
“Well, maybe I should look into it more.”
"Well until then, I'll keep wearing black for them," he finished.