“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.
I love that last line there.
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Well, let me know how it goes.
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I don't know why, but she reminds me of a young version of Queen Elizabeth
I've never even head of Johnny Cash until your fic, so thanks for introducing me to his amazing music
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You are quite welcome. Let me know if you find a favorite song.
Still waiting for One Piece at a Time and the ponies reaction to a song solely about something they've never heard of.
I expect confusion everywhere.
moar! and soon! QUICKLY MY STEED! WRITE FASTER
finished it, liked it, faved it.
My only gripes are, as i said before, how quickly things seem to go and how sometimes there's just so little detail. Prime examples being the scene with Celestia:
Hey
Sup
WHY U NO BOW
cuz i have my own god
oh, thats cool. So i hear you like musicz
Yup
play some?
Sure
Well, that was neat. You seem like a dandy kinda guy, so ttyl
Considering everything that goes on in Equestria is pretty much her responsibility (even though she likes to put it on our favorite girls every single time...), you'd think she'd be just a LITTLE cautious about some unknown species that's unlike anything anypony has ever seen. It may not be the best example, but you should take a read at the first chapter of HiE - A Hollow in Equestria by Charlie_K. While Johnny and Ulquiorra are two VERY different people, it just seems like more of an approach she'd want to take, being ruler and all.
As well, I feel like they should have been a bit more iffy towards him after learning he ate meat. I'm not saying they should freak out or anything, but he's pretty much labeling himself as a predator race. However, this is just my take on things
Oh, and i feel like since a cello exists in Equestria, a guitar wouldn't be too crazy for them to understand... again, just my take on things
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Thank you for the accurate feedback.
Yea, I noticed that the last few chapters were quick and lacked description. I'll try to get on that better.
When it came to their response to him (especially towards meat) I guess I was just tired of seeing fics where they freak out over something new or shun because of his diet. In fact, if you scroll through the comments, you'll see a few people noticed that, too.
As for the cello, i'm thinking that's anyone's guess. Any kind of stringed instrument to them would be a bit off without fingers, but other species have appendages. I wish it were explained a bit better in the show to get accurate guidelines.
An thanks for the story suggestion. I'll try to read it when I can.
i'm waiting for 'Hurt'
Wear.
That apostrophe has no place there. "We're" equals "we are".