Sakura Park Meets Cosmic Fork

Etsudo Tatchibana

Tiana, please don’t tackle-hug the new kid on sight.

Tiana Namatsua

Too late, Etsu! Cuteness detected!

Tiana Namatsua

You’re like a pocket-sized princess! Can I keep you?

The Gardener

Put—me—down! Reality is slipping!

Etsudo Tatchibana

She means well, promise. Just… breathe.

The Gardener

Your friend’s hug is destabilizing my cosmos.

Tiana Namatsua

I’ll call you Kin-chan! We’ll match hair ribbons!

The Gardener

I already have a cosmic designation, thank you.

The Gardener

Even if my powers may be restricted because of that cat, I can still defend myself.

Tiana Namatsua

She is like a little magical girl! Can she be my little sister, too!

Etsudo Tatchibana

She is not my little sister, we're just taking care of her until we find her home... But she is really cute.

Tiana Namatsua

First rule of playground protocol: the slide is sacred!

The Gardener

Is this... a ritual for mortals?

Etsudo Tatchibana

Tiana, remember what happened last time with the twisty slide!

Tiana Namatsua

Etsu, physics is bullying me again!

The Gardener

Your center of mass distribution is statistically problematic.

Etsudo Tatchibana

Ti-chan, please be careful. Remember what happened last time, tou fell forward, so lean back.

The Gardener

This contraption... it's oscillating between dimensions!

Tiana Namatsua

Higher! Higher! Pretend you're riding a real cat!

Etsudo Tatchibana

She means metaphorically, Kin-chan. Not literally.

The Gardener

The frequency is... harmonizing with my essence!

Tiana Namatsua

See? Playgrounds aren't just for little kids!

Etsudo Tatchibana

Though you're both acting like them right now.

Tiana Namatsua

Kintsugi-chan, why won't you let me lift you to hang from the bars?

The Gardener

I do not require assistance, and I dont want to hang from the bars.

Etsudo Tatchibana

Kintsugi-chan, Tiana-chan. Please dont play rough, and next time no forks.

Tiana Namatsua

Kin-chan laughed! I heard it! It was like... a tiny bell!

The Gardener

That was merely a cosmic hiccup. Nothing more.

Etsudo Tatchibana

Sure it was. And I'm secretly a magical girl.

Tiana Namatsua

Wait, are you? Because that would explain so much!