Submission (#6660) Approved

WORD COUNT - 542 !!

As Lydia and Mio tried working together on making the astrohedron, little Junior sat beside their sibling Lydia and drew on their sketchbook. Lydia explained that in order to create planetary terras like them and Junior, they would need to go through a rather strange process. They told Mio that to make the astrohedron, they needed to combine all the ingredients, most importantly on how to make the perfect astrohedron. It was possible for mistakes, Lydia chimed in, though it was never often. Mio stared at them curiously, then back at the ingredients set on the lunch table. Junior then giggled and waved their sketchbook in front of Mio and Lydia, displaying an amusement park that looked rather like the nearby Playfair. Lydia shrugged, then told Mio to take Junior to the Playfair and maybe give her some time alone while they tried to make the astrohedron. Mio looked at them a little disappointed but figured they weren't able to argue with the genius either way and took Junior’s hand, who was a little too excited.

Excitedly, Junior led the way towards the Playfair, and Mio tried to seem enthusiastic about going with a little kid a silly Playfair, but it was hard. The two went by some games, and Junior decided that they weren't a little kid anymore and wanted to play them. Mio chuckled at their statement and paid for the tickets to the games. Junior first noticed a bowling game and pointed towards it. Mio nodded, and Junior dragged them over, telling Mio that they wanted to play the game. With no choice, Mio nodded and paid the cashier two tickets for one round. The rules of the bowling game were simple: hit the center target, and you get a big prize. Hit the two other targets, you get a small prize. But, if you hit all of them down, you get a “mega prize”.

Junior was very confident about winning the so-called "mega prize" at the game stand, and the cashier handed them a soft, sponge-like "bowling ball". Mio was unsure, but seeing Junior so happy made them happy too. When Junior rolled the ball down the lane, it hit the middle, bounced left, then turned right, hitting all targets in one go. Both Mio and the cashier were shocked. Junior excitedly asked for the "mega prize", and the cashier went to the back of the stand and brought out two comically large plushies, even bigger than Mio. The cashier asked Junior to pick one, but Junior requested both. The cashier happily handed both plushies to Junior, and Mio had to carry them to Lydia.

When they reached the lunch table where Lydia was sitting, Mio placed the two giant plushies on the table, and Junior eagerly started playing with them. Lydia looked surprised, and Mio pointed at Junior, who was now fiddling with the ears of one of the massive plushies. Lydia called Mio over to help her, and Mio quickly went to her. The two looked at the ingredients and Mio suggested combining them to form an "astrohedron". Lydia agreed, and together, they combined all the ingredients to form a glowing astrohedron. Lydia and Junior smiled at the sight of the astrohedron they had created together.