Three little worlds.
A little more wonder.

A dry public square beneath a copper sky. Kes stands beside a faded fountain. A polished forecast board reads RAIN: 100%.

Mara Vale Your forecast says rain.

Kes For the palace.

Visible text: RAIN: 100%

Through a fence, one small engineered cloud rains into the palace tank. Everyone outside the fence remains in the heat.

Ivo Tern Forecast or allocation?

Kes Depends who can read it.

Kes shows the crew a full tank and its overflow pipe. A closed branch runs to the square's old cooling nozzles; the open branch feeds the royal ornamental fountain. A brass diverter valve joins the two branches.

Mara Vale Can we move the cloud?

Kes We can open the overflow.

Close on the same diverter valve. Its two-branch diagram connects the ornamental fountain and the square's cooling nozzles. Kes takes hold of the handle; the pipe remains connected to the tank's overflow, not the drinking-water outlet.

PIP That valve serves the royal fountain.

Kes And everyone beneath it.

Kes opens the valve. Mist from the old cooling nozzles cools the square; residents gather beneath it. The palace tank still contains water, but the royal fountain is now a modest trickle. Mara hands Kes the maintenance record.

PIP We'll record the change.

Mara Vale And whose idea it was.

The emperor peers at the subdued fountain. Behind him, the square is lively. PIP holds a neatly stamped public maintenance record.

Emperor Why is my fountain so quiet?

PIP It's entered public service.

Dot sits beneath one simple tree. A small blue phone rests nearby. Dash approaches without interrupting.

Dot Finally. A quiet moment.

The phone lights up in the only blue accent. Dot picks it up. Its screen notification is legible.

Visible text: You've earned a mindfulness badge!

Dot studies the phone. Dash looks at the tree rather than the screen.

Dash Did you enjoy the quiet?

Dot I'll check the dashboard.

Dot sets the phone aside again. Both sit under the tree. Dot waits expectantly; Dash is comfortable with the silence.

Dash There. How's that?

Dot I can't tell. It's not measuring.

At an invented, calm railway station, a parked train has a faint watercolor dragon silhouette. Finn holds their ticket; Theo compares the map with the platform sign. The visible platform sign reads 2. blended

Finn Our dragon's asleep.

Theo We're at the wrong platform.

Visible text: 2

The station map blooms into a small dragon kingdom. Theo studies it upside down. Finn watches his face. imagination

Finn Can captains get lost?

Theo This one can.

Theo turns to a friendly station guide, holding the same map. Finn stays alongside him, away from the tracks.

Theo Could you help us find platform four?

Station guide Across the bridge.

They cross the pedestrian bridge, now a watercolor bridge between dragon towers. Theo stays beside Finn. Finn leads the imaginary expedition, not their real safety decisions. imagination

Theo Lead the way, Captain.

Finn Crew stays together.

At the right platform, the correct train opens its doors. A friendly dragon contour curls around it. Finn compares the ticket with the number four sign. blended

Theo Right dragon?

Finn It says four on its collar.

Visible text: 4

Inside the moving train, Theo and Finn sit together. The bridge recedes outside. No sunset or closing speech; Finn is still tracing their detour on the folded map.

Theo Sorry about the detour.

Finn That was the good bit.