>>5329749“Explain yourself, he just offered an invitation.” Chio is bemused by what’s happening.
“He specifically asked for you two, but us…” Mirjam looks away, saddened by these events.
“I-I didn’t mean anything by it…!” You want everyone to join if they want to. “I thought you might want to do something else.”
“Like a hole?” Oliver agrees.
“Quit it with the hole.” You don’t want to say it out loud, but Oliver’s idea sucks! In comparison to yours, at least.
“Be reasonable. Y’all obviously don’t have the necessary skills to be indispensable to build the greatest sand castle mankind has graced their eyes upon. The standards are unsurmountable, and naturally, you don’t meet them.” Chio is as cold-hearted as always.
“Indeed, we have lofty ambitions, and the only way we’ll meet them is through hard work, dedication, and skill.” Matilda has made your dreams hers. Are you the baddies…?
“Hey, it’s just a sand castle…” Cookie doesn’t get why everyone is taking this so seriously.
“Your lackadaisical attitude is part of the reason why you’re over <span class="mu-i">there</span>, and not over <span class="mu-i">here</span>.” Matilda stands proud.
“Well said, Sugar.” Chio nods like a villain.
“Oi! I can make a better stupid castle than you can!” Cookie falls for the taunt.
“<span class="mu-i">Don’t make me laugh</span>.” Chio scoffs. “There’s no way in the world you all can create anything with any artistic merit better than I.”
“You’re challegin’ us? How many times do we have to do this, Chio?” Cookie starts stretching her arms.
“This time I’m not on my lonesome!” Chio puts her hand on Sugar’s shoulder. Hey, what about you? “You can’t all gang up on just me!”
“You think we won’t?” Cookie is ready to fight this out.
“…We formally challenge you all to a Sand Castle Competition.” Wilma issues the duel.
“Losers get buried in the sand!” Grace has the terms in her head.
“You’re going to <span class="mu-i">rrregrrret</span> this, Chio! Sugar!” Mirjam is also part of the tomato coalition.
“Bring it!” Chio puts her foot down.
“You’ll be crushed.” Matilda follows suit. It’s kind of adorable…
“3 on 4 isn’t fair, isn’t it?” Oliver points out. “So, it’s only natural that I, Leo Ma—”
“You’ll join them, we certainly don’t need you.” Matilda doesn’t care about Leo’s help. The man looks in shock! Ouch!
“The help is warranted. My wonderful sisters, you have sublime skills and capabilities, but you don’t stand a chance in this competition! The outcome will be the same. We’ll show you how unnecessary you are to our project!” Chio is way overconfident.
“Tch! We’ll see about that!” Cookie’s team walks a couple of feet away to start their own building.
