Modernization is an inevitability every individual in and out of society will come to face with each passing day and night so to speak of: the youth of yesterday and today are no exception, especially considering how vulnerable they are to even the strangest changes as is; even now, mass media has crawled out from the silver screen and into the homes and businesses of many a viewer, even for the homeless themselves.

Today's world has seen better days when it comes to visual media, especially considering what is being put out in front of the youth: once a novelty readily consumed moreso than the fast casuals of junk food, now has become a shadow of its former self before them; now, it's a breeding ground for propagators of ideologies, perverting the course of truth, freedom, and justice through mockery and the like no less.

Verily, this story is not like the others nor is it about the others so to speak of, simply an aftermath of what had came before them; after all, there were more pressing issues taking the forefront of the youths' minds and not just schoolwork and the like as is: friendship was at stake and, along with it, the life of a young filly in a circle of kith and kin - something that many in this day and age can relate to nevertheless.

They say that music soothes the savage beast, an idiom as old as time and the modern world was no exception, despite their changes; even now, it'd wielded the power and potential to basically unite its listeners whether in proximity or distance altogether so to speak of: Equestria harnessed that power, with and without the Elements themselves, but that constant had been common knowledge all the same as is.

Of course, there were other countries, like and unlike them, which had their own unique talents, persistences, and resolves too: Neighpon, for all its differences between themselves and the outside world, was the epicenter of its own culture due to their upbringing; granted, similar ideas could be found elsewhere too but it didn't stop the equivalent exchanges either way, nations, creeds, and inhabitants.

Speaking of which, the landscape had changed one day when one popular song out of many had basically entered the forefront: little could be said about it freely except the lyrics were so filthy, airwaves were restricted around the young and old alike either way; still, despite their best efforts, individually and collectively, excerpts would find their way out into the open world, near consequences notwithstanding.

An entry for the A Thousand Words Contest II in the Comedy category.

Wallflower Blush finds herself in Butter Hospital after she just tried to kill herself. She misses being home and her new friends and all she wants to do is go home.

You're the new kid in town. With no friends, and school being out for the summer, you decide to take a look around town, when the child who lives next door to you invites you into a game. You're interested in the game, and agree to join. Now that you're in the game, you make all sorts of new friends, something you've always had trouble with.