Narrator: The three moons of Hereva were in alignment that night, and their reflected light caused quite a spectacle in the Zombiah cathedral..
It was under this magical light that Coriander, my friend, became....
Queen of Qualicity..

Narrator: The festivities began soon after..
A giant party with all of the magic schools and hundreds of prestigious guests from all over Hereva..
Pepper: !?.

Pepper: Oh! It's you!.
Carrot: rub rub.
Pepper: I was deep in my own thoughts..
I'm going inside. It's getting cold out here..
Journalist: Quick! It's her!.
Hurry! She's here!.
Miss Saffron! Can you say a few words for the Qualicity Daily?.
Saffron: Yes, of course!.
Sound: FLASH.
FLASH.
FLASH.
FLASH.
Journalist: Miss Saffron! Hereva Style Gazette. Which designer are you wearing tonight?.
Pepper: ....
You see, Carrot? I think I understand why I'm not in the mood..

Pepper: All my friends are so successful and sometimes I wish I had just a fraction of what they have..
Coriander is a queen..
Saffron is a rich superstar..
Even Shichimi looks so perfect with her school..
And me? What do I have?.
This..

Shichimi: Pepper?.
I snuck out some food. Do you want any?.

Shichimi: It feels weird that I have to sneak around to eat any food. But our teacher tells us we must look like pure spirits with no basic human needs..
Saffron: Ha! There you are!.
Finally! Somewhere I can go to get away from the photographers. They drive me crazy..
Coriander: Photographers?.
Try avoiding boring discussions with politicians when you have this thing on your head..
Sound: scratch scratch.

Coriander: By the way, Pepper, I finally met your godmothers. They really are “special”..
Pepper: !!!.
Coriander: I mean, you are so lucky. I'm sure they let you do whatever you want..
Like, defying this useless posturing and banter without worrying about diplomacy..
Saffron: Or dancing and having fun without caring what people might think..
Shichimi: Or tasting all the food at the buffet without fearing that someone will see you!.

Shichimi: Oh! Pepper!? Did we say something to upset you?.
Pepper: Not at all! Thank you, my friends!.
Narrator: TO BE CONTINUED....

Credits: January, 2019 Art & scenario: David Revoy. Beta readers: CalimeroTeknik, Craig Maloney, Martin Disch, Midgard, Nicolas Artance, Valvin. English version Proofreading: CalimeroTeknik, Craig Maloney, Martin Disch. Based on the universe of Hereva Creator: David Revoy. Lead maintainer: Craig Maloney. Writers: Craig Maloney, Nartance, Scribblemaniac, Valvin. Correctors: Willem Sonke, Moini, Hali, CGand, Alex Gryson . Software: Krita 4.1.5~appimage, Inkscape 0.92.3 on Kubuntu 18.04.1. License: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0. www.peppercarrot.com.
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