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The airy music caught Willow Wisp’s attention from far away; capturing her attention was often a difficult task as she was often caught up in her own flights of fancy and solo adventures. But the music spoke to her, and the brown unicorn was determined to find the source. She followed the sound carefully, listening as it grew louder. Finally Wisp saw a small filly unicorn upon a bench, delicately playing the tune that captured her so far. She drew near and sat down quietly to hear the white unicorn finish.

When it was over, Wisp clapped her hooves, then used unicorn magic to draw a purse of coins from her saddle bag. Three bits flew out of the purse and landed next to the filly’s instrument case. “That was very lovely! Ominous, but fun. “

“Ghosts and skeletons dancing, that does sound like it captures the mood.” Wisp had a small smile as her eyes shut briefly. Her head bobbed a little as if she was still hearing the tune. Her eyes opened again when the white unicorn became flustered.

“Even if you didn’t ask for tips, you should consider it a testament to your abilities. You played so beautifully, other phonies wanted to thank you for providing a little music to their day. It’s an sign of encouragement as well really. “ Wisp came and sat down closer to the filly and inspected her case of bits. “You’ve earned them, honestly. Why not enjoy it?”

“You are sure there’s nothing, nothing at all, that you would like to buy for yourself with these bits? Not a toy or an ice cream cone?” Wisp found it highly refreshing to hear that the bab was not interested in keeping the money. Living in a theme park, she too often heard children kicking and screaming because they wanted something.

Wisp turned her gaze from the babben up to the sky as she thought about the question. “Well….. if you really don’t want them. I suppose there are options for you to dispose of them. You could drop them in a wishing well… or….” Wisp returned her large yellow eyes to Belldandy and gave a wide smile. “You could bestow them onto others who might be in more need of those bits.”

Wisp had remembered how when she was a babben, her grandmother had taken her to a second hand shop to make donations, and Wisp dropped her coins into a cup for charity. Perhaps this small white unicorn would be amendable to helping the needy as well.

“Well… that would be the most direct way to go about it, I suppose. It’s not difficult to find someone in need, if you’re looking. But…. You seem like a shy filly.” Wisp nodded to herself, “I think, for you, maybe behind the scenes would work best. Let me ask you something, small one, if you don’t deserve to use these bits, who or what do you feel might benefit from them?”

It was a simple question really, but Wisp wanted to know because she wanted to make sure that the money Belldandy had earned would go somewhere that the unicorn could be proud to contribute to. As much as Wisp could think of a million places, it wasn't really her decision to choose.

“Foals and animals, hmm?” Wisp tilted her head from side to side, thinking of what might be accommodate those ideas. Then she slowly rised from her position , set about helping Belldandy to pack up, and then started to walk off. “Come on then.”

“Well… at this hour the school is closed… but if you want to help some foals…” The first stop Wisp made was to the grocery store of all places. It seemed like an odd place to go to help, but Wisp pointed out a bin at the entrance to the store that was looking for donations, bits and non perishable foods, to help support school kids in need. Pictures of school ages phonies with school bags and happy faces decorated the box. “This might be a worthy cause to start with. You probably know how important it is to be prepared for school, and that includes a good meal.”

Wisp was pleased, watching the white unicorn drop the bits into the tin gave her her own sense of satisfaction. Good karma was the gift that just kept on giving. "You don't need to give only bits, if you don't have any, you can always donate food too, like pasta or oatmeal. "

"Now then, about the rest of the bits. If you're sure you don't need them, we can see to some animal friends if you like." The next place that Wisp had in mind was the animal shelter. It wasn’t much to look at, but they did their best to take in as many animals as possible and find them homes. “I think your coins could go a long way here, they always need donations to help take care of the animals that don’t have homes yet.”

Wisp pushed open the door, came up to the desk and rang the bell just once. Another phony came by quickly, “Yes, can I help you? … are you looking to adopt?”

With a lightly friendly laugh, Wisp replied, “oh… no not today thank you. But my little friend here has something for you, I think.”

The other phony watched the timid unicorn come up to the desk and drop the bits. He gave a large smile as he swooped the coins into a collection jar. “This is very generous of you! How kind to think of the animals. Every single bit helps out a lot. And I mean a lot!”
The older phony wiped her brow with a hoof, a little exhausted from all the work it took to keep up with the animals there. “You wouldn’t believe how much they eat…. And toys. Gosh, I think they go through at least one chew toy a week. It’s good to know that somephonies care, you know?”
Clearly, the phony who ran the animal shelter was a chatterbox, happy to talk to someone that could talk back other than a parrot. “Say, tell you what. Sometimes, what those cuddly critters need is some play time. Might help me out a lot if ya wanted to play with some of ‘em for a bit. Maybe fetch, or something. You could run back if you want to.”

Wisp was silent the whole time, but keeping an eye on Belldandy. She shrugged lightly. “If you want to do that, I don’t won’t mind waiting for you if you'd like."