After suffering severe harassment from a noble, Octavia decides to leave Canterlot. With the aid of her roadie Metal Riffs she will be forced to change her solitary ways as she faces against other musicians, gangsters and various perils that haunt the Big Apple. How much can the career of a cellist really change before she snaps?

And why does she need to make friends with various artists if they don't even play the same music as she does? She has avoided learning about the importance of friendship, and reality will make her learn.
A story taking place in the same universe as Requiem for a Soldier