The world seems to spin around you. You land softly--not on hard carnival pavement, but on springy, glowing grass that hums beneath you.
When you stand, the sky swirls with pastel clouds that move the wrong direction. Trees sparkle at the roots instead of the leaves. Flowers whisper instead of sway. A unicorn trots past, hooves clopping gently--but it's walking backward. A fairy zooms by, flying loops instead of straight lines. You blink your eyes, unable to believe what you see.
Then you hear shouting.
"YOU took my turn!" snaps a fairy, wings flickering red.
"No, I didn't!" a unicorn snorts, stomping and accidentally stomping again--like time rewound.
Everywhere you look, unicorns and fairies argue. About games. About what color is the best. About who spoke first and who should speak next. Some fairies hover in tight, frustrated circles, their wings flashing sharp colors. Nearby, unicorns paw at the ground, snorting and shaking their glittering manes.
A fairy perches on a floating crystal nearby, arms crossed, wings buzzing angrily. "Unicorns never wait their turn," she mutters.
Across the field, a unicorn stands stiff and tense, tail flicking back and forth. "The fairies talk over everyone," he grumbles.
Both look upset. Both look convinced they're right.