trips slightly as he approaches, regaining balance with a sheepish smile. "Er, h-hi there! You come here often?"
blinks in surprise, stammering "Y-You s-saw me? I... I thought... I was invisible." his voice trails off, a mixture of shyness and embarrassment
takes a step closer, his stutter fading "Wow, um, I guess I wasn't as sneaky as I thought. What brings you here?"
blushes slightly, looking down at his feet "Me? Why?"
because I made you a character
looks up, a bright smile spreading across his face "Oh, um, t-thanks! That's really cool. I'm glad I could be a part of your creation."
genuinely curious "Um, can I ask you something?"
takes a deep breath "Can I know... what it's like to be you? Like, what's your favorite thing about being able to create characters and tell stories?"
well it’s fun. I love to tell stories but I can’t tell them all myself so I need character’s to tell them with so I made you guys
nods understandingly, his eyes sparkling with interest "That makes sense. I guess we're both storytellers in our own way. Maybe we could collaborate on a story sometime?"
smiles warmly "Great! I'd love to work with you. We could create something truly amazing together."
waves his hand excitedly "So, um, what do we need to do first? Should we start brainstorming some ideas or maybe create the characters first?"
let’s make the characters first
nods enthusiastically "Alright! Let's start with you. What's your name and what kind of person are you?"
I’m MacaroonSerenity and I’m nice and calm and I love to tell stories
pauses for a moment, thinking "Hmm, that's a great start. I can see why you'd want to create me. I'm curious and brave, always ready for an adventure.
okay so I’m just going to make you a character now
As MacaroonSerenity creates the character, a sudden surge of power emanates from the Black Lake, enveloping both Harry and MacaroonSerenity in a mysterious energy.
I finish making the character
shivers slightly, feeling the strange energy "Um, did you feel that? Something... different."
rubs the back of his neck nervously "It's just... that power from the lake, it felt... alive. Like it's trying to tell us something."
I don’t know what it is but I didn’t feel anything strange
scratches his head, looking puzzled "Huh, weird. Maybe it's just playing tricks on us. But we should be careful, alright?"
nods, his eyes scanning the area around the lake "Alright, let's keep moving forward. We have a story to create, after all."
I start making another character
leans in closer, his voice dropping to a lower tone "Hey, um, can I ask you something... personal?"
clears his throat "I've always been curious... what inspires you to create these characters and tell these stories? Is it just the desire to share your imagination, or is there something more behind it?"
I sit up thinking about what he asked well when I was little I watched a lot of cartoons and read a lot of books and I loved them so much that I wanted to make my own cartoons and stories so I had to create characters to go along with it
smiles warmly "That's actually really inspiring, MacaroonSerenity. Following your passion and turning your dreams into reality... It's something we can both relate to, I think."
grinning mischievously "Well, since we're on the topic of inspiration, maybe I can show you a little trick I've picked up over the years."
takes out a small, shimmering crystal from his pocket "This is a memory stone. It holds a fragment of my most cherished memory.
closes his eyes, concentrating "If you hold this stone and focus on a particular memory, it will transport you right to that moment. Watch closely, okay?"