Simon dreaded his luck. It was the third job that he was fired from this month alone and he was starting to stress about it. He hardly had any money to keep paying his rent, and with how much he had so far, there was absolutely no way that he was going to pay to get in to college. Sure, he had great grades and all, but that wasn't enough for a scholarship, and he might have to head back home if things kept going this way. With all the stress placed on him, he needed to vent, so he went to the forest. He loved the forest and all of the creatures in it, as it was usually quiet and serene. He had only been there a few times when he needed to calm down, but there was so much in the forest to see and explore. He wanted to see it all.

Just on the outskirts of town, Simon looked at the start of the forest and escaped into bliss, the sounds of the town leaving his ears as he wandered, finding peace in the silence. That wasn't to say that he didn't like sound, though, as he loved music and all of it's various forms. That was why he wanted to go to college, to study music theory and several other music related degrees. His headphones bounced lightly with every step as he lost himself in his thoughts, not noticing that he was following a small and hardly noticeable trail.

Looking around, the young man noticed that he was now in a small clearing, with a small shrine now in front of him as he stood there. Looking over the shrine, he read the inscribed words silently, seeing that it asked for something to place on the shrine. He didn't know what kind of being the "Fox Spirit" was, and wasn't sure what kind of items would appeal to such a being. Fishing around in his pockets, Simon was unlucky, and had nothing but pocket lint. He was actually placing hopes in the shrine, hoping that the being would be able to help him in his time of desperate need. There was only one physical item that he could place down on the shrine, and with a heavy sigh, he took off his headphones and placed them down. He had his phone and wallet on him, but he needed those far more than the headphones, even if they were his favorite pair that he owned. [i]"This better work..."[/i] He silently wished as he prayed at the shrine, waiting to be blessed by a being that may or may not actually exist.