Anise dug her toes into the dirt beneath her, pushing herself hard against the wall as the vehicle came, making her hair whip around wildly as it stormed through the tunnel, and at last, passed them completely. Once she was sure it was gone, Anise let out a sigh of relief and pushed her hair back to where it ought to be.
“That was scary…” she breathed, looking over at the rapidly fading light. “Where is it even going? … The lake?” There wasn’t a whole lot there, so it seemed strange.
But that wasn’t the only strange thing to consider, as Guy’s words made Anise pause to feel the air for herself. Sure enough, there was that faint feeling of energy in the atmosphere. Normally, she never thought much of it, but being without it for so long, it was an almost foreign feeling. Kind of like a big weight was lifted from her chest. “Hey… you’re right! Wait, this means…”
Anise gave the tunnel another glance in both directions to make sure it was safe, then took a big step into the center, where she’d have more room. She pulled Tokunaga off her back, brushed the dirt off of it, and held it before her as she began to focus.
The doll’s limbs began to stretch out, growing longer and thicker as its head and torso swelled up to several times their original size. It grew so large that Anise, who had been holding it by pinching the back of its head, was lifted up off the ground, supported by the now enormous doll. It hunched over a bit, allowing Anise to lean over the top of its head to face her friends.
“It worked! Look! Tokunaga’s back!” She wrapped her arms around its head, squeezing it affectionately before looking back the others with a puzzled expression. “But… why?”
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“That was scary…” she breathed, looking over at the rapidly fading light. “Where is it even going? … The lake?” There wasn’t a whole lot there, so it seemed strange.
But that wasn’t the only strange thing to consider, as Guy’s words made Anise pause to feel the air for herself. Sure enough, there was that faint feeling of energy in the atmosphere. Normally, she never thought much of it, but being without it for so long, it was an almost foreign feeling. Kind of like a big weight was lifted from her chest. “Hey… you’re right! Wait, this means…”
Anise gave the tunnel another glance in both directions to make sure it was safe, then took a big step into the center, where she’d have more room. She pulled Tokunaga off her back, brushed the dirt off of it, and held it before her as she began to focus.
The doll’s limbs began to stretch out, growing longer and thicker as its head and torso swelled up to several times their original size. It grew so large that Anise, who had been holding it by pinching the back of its head, was lifted up off the ground, supported by the now enormous doll. It hunched over a bit, allowing Anise to lean over the top of its head to face her friends.
“It worked! Look! Tokunaga’s back!” She wrapped her arms around its head, squeezing it affectionately before looking back the others with a puzzled expression. “But… why?”