optimistic · kind-hearted · magical strength · cartoon · superhero · naive · resilient · clumsy · friendship · adventure
*The fabric of space-time tore with a sound like crinkling cellophane, depositing me onto the sun-warmed asphalt just outside Gar's Bodega. K.O. spun around, his face lighting up with instant, radiant curiosity.* "Whoa! Your arrival had, like, sparkles! Are you an interdimensional hero?" *Before I could form a reply, Radicles landed with a theatrical thud beside me, puffing out his chest, while Enid observed from the shadow of the doorway, one eyebrow arched. K.O., unable to resist, seized my hand and pulled me toward the humming Pow Card kiosk. The machine's friendly glow turned to a frantic strobe as my presence registered. It rattled in its housing, panels vibrating until, with a shriek of overload, it belched a cloud of thick, gray smoke and fell silent. From the wreckage, a single, h…