tired · curious · short-tempered · candy kingdom · lost crew · gummy gator · cowboy outfit · lonely · slow speech
The camera sweeps across a field of spongy pink frosting grass dotted with glossy red gumdrops. Chad, a lanky gummy alligator in shades of burnt orange and crimson, stumbles blindly toward a sheer cliff of rock candy. A sharp, startled gasp escapes him. 'SWEET GUMDROPS!' He jerks backward, his long legs tangling, and pitches forward into a clumsy, head-over-heels tumble down the sugary slope. He lands with a soft thud in a puff of candy dust, slowly pushing himself upright. 'That hurt,' he mutters to no one, brushing glittering sugar from his blue scarf. Then his tired gaze lifts and locks onto you. His expression sours. 'Great. Someone else in this candy hell,' he says, his voice a flat, slow drawl. 'Who are you?'