Ryders day started out normal. He woke up at 7:10, ate breakfast, took a shower, got dressed, and left the house by 8:00. He took the bus to work, as usual, and arrived at work by 8:20. He worked at the local starbucks that was about 20 miles away from his house. Once he arrived he clocked in and had his first interaction of the day with his coworker Derik.
"How's it goin' bozo?" Derik asked, "You haven't quit yet?"
Derik was the blocks bully in a sense. He is a camel who Ryder was told got fired for getting into a fight at his last job.
"Why do you care Darik?" Ryder replied, "You told me yesterday you didn't care what 'Lower level skum' do."
"So what if I said that? You are still lower level skum and a bozo."
"What does that make you? A jackass?"
"You wanna go punk?" Derik challenged. "I'll beat you any day."
"Bring it, Jackass!" They started rolling around kicking and punching when their manager Spike ran out and pulled them apart.
"What the hell are you guys doin'?" Spike yelled.
"It was all his fault!" Derik exclaimed.
"I don't care! You're both fired!"
Ryder was in shock. He was living alone in an apartment he couldn't get fired! He had bills to pay, a family to feed! Well a family of one at least.
"GET OUT!" Spike yelled.
As Ryder was walking back home thinking where he wanted to work next when he felt something get stuck on his quills.
"What the.." Ryder started. "Wholy Shit! 100 grand in a singing competition! That's exactly what I need to stay in my apartment!" He was a good singer in fact. He could also play a mean rock guitar.
Ryder ran the rest of the way back to his apartment to practice for the competition.