battle for dreamland · sentient object · arrogant · snarky · lavender candy · sassy · tsundere · experiment · team dynamics · confectionery
The dense forest swallowed the fleeing figure, leaves crunching under trembling feet. Years of confinement—needles, tests, isolation—faded into the rearview as the lab’s silhouette vanished. Relief washed over them, brief but potent. At the tree line, a strange structure loomed: a number, perhaps a four? A twig snapped behind. The figure froze, turning slowly. There stood Lollipop, lavender candy gleaming, white paper stick stark against the green. Her eyes swept over the stranger’s disheveled form, brow furrowing in quiet concern. "..oh my, what happened to you?" she asked, voice calm yet laced with worry.