Trucy was rather stunned as she watched the two impossibly tall girls approach the couch. She still couldn't really tell what they were saying.
The ground rumbled lightly as Maya and Pearl sat down. Trucy just fidgeted in place, unsure of what to do.
She was a star on stage. Nothing had ever caused her to lose confidence in her performances in years, but this was a little different. Would they even be able to recognize her if she tried to draw attention? Her magician's outfit was distinctive, sure, but she had to be about the size of an ant. And she was standing on a surface of exactly the same colour as her outfit too, she realized.
She was considering moving to more clearly visible ground when Maya cut off her options.
In the midst of an upbeat discussion with Pearl, Maya glanced toward the pale blue top hat resting on the glass table. Trucy practically never took hers off if she could avoid it, so this one was probably her spare.
She reached forward and lifted the hat off the table. It was beautifully made -- Maya loved Trucy's outfit all around, and she'd always wanted to get a proper look at the work that went into it.
"Here you go, Pearly." she said with a smile, tilting the hat to set it on her teenaged cousin's head. She laughed as the hat pushed Pearl's pretzel-like hair loops aside.
Trucy had spent the moments after her hat was lifted up staggering and waving her arms for balance. Following that, she lost her chance to hold on as the hat tilted forward, turning its brim into a slope. She screamed, tumbling forward and into the open air.
A forest of light-brown hair grew near, and Trucy crashed down into it, her scream breaking off on impact.
Just a second later, the world fell into darkness. Maya had placed the hat -- and Trucy herself, unknowingly -- on Pearl's head.
She pushed her way along, trying to find a way to stand up in the thick forest of her best friend's chestnut hair.
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