A few seconds ago.
Mikino stood in her serene flower garden, finding the silence of being left out rather amusing...
"Oh, flower, I'm lost without you. I talk to plants without you. Who receives my thimble without you? These days, I sit under the tree where grass doesn't grow, without you."
...perhaps, the silence had driven her a bit crazy.
Her reverie was short-lived, as the flower in her hand transformed into a garden gnome wearing a wizard hat and long white beard.
Mikino's blue eyes inadvertently locked onto the gnome's chest, which was an unsettling mix of female and male features.
She quickly threw the gnome to the ground, shrieking in fright, "What are you doing here?!"
The gnome rose, speaking in a voice akin to a child crying, "I'm here to eat you; you've failed the play."
Mikino was able to understand the meaning behind its words, and her body began sweating profusely as she turned to flee toward Gekko District.
