The mayor of the town of Emerudo had retired. Days later, a few of its citizens, as well as a yellow dog in green and white office attire, were staring the train station down with an excitement unmatched by any other part of their lives. Well, maybe Toy Day. Maybe this was matched by Toy Day excitement.
They all bellowed their welcomes at the top of their lungs, once the woman with the pink hair and the sparkly eyes stepped off the train.
"Mayor!" Isabelle smiled. "We're so happy you're finally here!"
After being taken aback for a moment, the woman asked "Is this the right stop?"
"…Um…" Isabelle replied, a bit worried. "Don't pretend you don't know! Didn't you hear the conductor announcing our town name? You said you would arrive on this train! And we've all been waiting for your arrival!"
"T-This is a mistake…" the woman answered, getting nervous herself.
"Oh, no! You can't fool me!" Isabelle asserted. "Things are just as you said they'd be! All is well. There's no mistake!" She giggled. "You're a real jokester!"
"No! Um…" the woman panicked.
"Well, let's continue this discussion at the town hall, shall we?" Isabelle proposed. "Here's a map of Emerudo for your reference, Mayor Rachael."