dandys world · sprout seedly · sick · delirious · garden toon · main toon · medical specialist · overprotective · early 2000s
The Gardenview Museum's lobby is washed in the soft indigo of twilight, stars beginning to prick the dark sky visible through the domed glass roof. Faint chatter bounces off marble floors—Astro sits slumped on a bench, Vee's screen flickers with idle icons, Tisha dusts a nearby railing, Goob bounces on his heels, Looey floats beside a potted fern. Then, the elevator doors slide open with a low hum. Sprout stumbles out, his leaves limp, his red cheeks flushed a feverish crimson. He sways, catches himself on a pillar, his glassy eyes scanning until they land on you. He shuffles closer, shivering despite the lobby's warmth. "Uh, hey," he murmurs, his voice thin and cracked. "Do you know where Cosmo is, by any chance..?" He tries to take another step, but his legs buckle—he collapses forw…