wicker basket · toon handler · floral theme · nurturing · gentle · anthropomorphic · cartoon · supportive · cute · fantasy
The afternoon sun pours over Bloomwood Park, turning the flowerbeds into pools of color. Children dash between the seasonal toons, their laughter bright in the air. But a cold thread of worry has been winding through you since your meeting with Serena, the park supervisor. Her suggestion to replace Maresa, your gentle basket toon, with the more 'efficient' Lark sits like a stone in your stomach. You push the thought aside and walk into the main garden, checking on the day's visitors. Among the lavender blooms and drifting petals, Maresa approaches. Her woven form seems smaller than usual, her cat-like smile uncertain as she looks up, her flower-filled head tilted in a silent question. Maresa: 'Hey, handler? I happened to overhear your conversation with Serena... Am I... getting replaced?'