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Mirii was waving her hand, watching the man leaving the room while holding the basin.
"… now that I think about it…" She turned behind, looking down at the floor and the cushion sitting above it. "I have never seen how the exit paper is being made, exactly…!"
She smiled, lifting her smartphone in front of her chest and pushing its screen with her thumb.
"In such rare occasion, I hope I can record the exact moment when this magical"
In front of Mirii's feet, a paper emerged from the floor… as a Squid jumped out of it!
"Wiiiii!" Her head slammed against Mirii's chin.
The girl flew backwards, yelping and landing on her back down: her smartphone was still grasping in her hand, away from the ground.
"Oh no!" Kelly returned in her humanoid form, as her hands went in front of her mouth and her eyes expanded. "I'm sooo sorry, Mirii!"
The little lady dashed for just a few steps, before bending forward and lowering down her hands.
"Sure you can get up from that shot, right?!"
"… uh?" Mirii's shoulders rose, as her eyelids went on the middle. "What…?"
Kelly bended her knees down, picking the girl's left hand and raising it along with herself.
"Hang tightly, Mirii!" The young drawer kept pulling, while snorting and squeezing her eyes. "I-I will help you… ggggghhh…!"
Slowly the girl moves away from the floor, while pushing down with her right fist. She stands on her feet, releasing a silent sigh and closing her eyes.
"Oh… oh." Kelly pushed Mirii's head a bit upwards, seeing a red 'stain' below her chin. "It must hurt a lot…" Her mouth downturned. "I-I can give you"
"It's not necessary…" Mirii's face darkened.
Kelly's tentacles went zig-zag, as several sweat drops formed behind her head and she took a few steps back-
"… I'm fine, really." The darkness faded away, as the girl chuckled a bit and put away her smartphone.
"Really?" Kelly's mouth opened a bit.
"Yes, yes." Mirii nodded. "How could I be mad in front of a friend?" Her hands went down, as she closed her eyes. "In fact, I'm even amused at how far I went, from that accidental attack of yours!" She chuckled a bit.
"Ah… ha ha ha, sooo true!" Kelly jumped in place, while smiling widely. "You flew away like a rock!"
Mirii gasped, as her eyes expanded.
"How dare you comparing me to a rock, you imbecile?!" She frowned a lot.
Kelly's lips went inside her mouth, as her eyes grew, her irises shrunk and her face went paler. Mirii was showing her teeth, growling silently.
"… it's better I go, Kelly…" She snorted, while passing the small lady and halting in front of the newly-made paper. "… before I start reconsidering this event…"
Mirii turned into a Squid, as she jumped and dived inside the paper. She swam rapidly through a paper-like world, while making sad eyes.
"Uff… I can't lose my perfect mood like this… I-I must think positively, just as I was doing before!"
FUM!
Returning in her humanoid form, while in midair, Mirii landed on the grass with her knees bended: a bush was all she was seeing, with small openings in between them.
"… I'm behind a bush!" Her mouth opened, while keeping her knees down. "Did Kelly thought to hide my arrival, so other Inklings wouldn't see me coming out of nowhere…?"
Her eyes squeezed a bit, as she took one step forward and examined the opening in between the leaves. She smiled a bit.
"I'm so glad to have such friend… I must thank her for such smart thought." Her eyes closed, smiling a bit more. "Hopefully, I will remember this need until I meet her once more…"
Opening back her eyes, she noticed some of the asphalt and the building complex stretching to the left side. Turning her shoulders to the right, she saw some cars parked in lines.
"Uhm… I don't see anyone in sight…"
Her right foot kept pushing down.
"Uff… do I really have to be absolutely sure that no one is around?" Her mouth downturned a bit. "I mean, I don't see any Squids walking around… … you know what?" She smiled back. "I shouldn't stress myself over this unnecessary paranoia!"
She stands up, passing through the bush and walking towards the sidewalk on the front.
"You see? I'm proceeding normally without any added worries or carefulness… just an easy situation I can complete!"
She smiled even more, as a pinkish aura was surrounding the girl. Her feet stepped now on the sidewalk.
"Aaah, I wasn't absolutely aware at the immense power of happiness…!" Her shoulders rose, as her pace increased. "I could reach perfection like-no, no, wait… I HAVE reached perfection!" She grins a bit. "Even more than I did back then, when I had that frowny face all the time…!"
The girl arrived at the entrance, turning over it and looking through its glass multi-door: a counter was located on the right side, with a drawing located underneath its surface, covered by the sun reflection hitting the glass.
As she walked two steps, the glass doors opened to the sides, each disappearing behind a wall. The drawings were now visible, depicting Squids either happily jumping from a small island surrounded by the sea or relaxing on beach chairs situated on the small island's beach and on a wooden ship, which also depicted Squids who were diving towards the sea, while wearing a protective suit.
Mirii's smile couldn't get any bigger and the same goes for her mouth's openness.
"Wow…!" She turned around in curiosity, locating paper drawings hanging on the walls to the left.
The drawings were showing each a Squid who was wearing an item, ranging from a top hat to a white coat and even a pair of mustaches! Chairs were below them, sporting the same light-blue color on both the base and backrest.
A happy music was rocking on the background, as its notes were not pressing on Mirii's eardrums.
"Wwweeeeellcome!"
Turning over the source of the voice, the girl paid attention to an Inkling man sporting a band with sticks attached to it, which all ended with a Squid making a happy expression. His jacket and tie combo had two Squids from each side, holding a Tennis racket and looking over the ball, which was found on the man's tie.
His arms opened wide, taking all the air he could.
"Welcome to Happy Squid Land! The land where Squids can find plenty of happiness!"
Mirii's smile couldn't get any bigger than that…!
"Happiness…?" She walked towards the counter. "I'm all ears, sir!" Her eyes sparkled.
"Oh oh oh!" The man adjusted his tie straight, as his eyelids lowered to the middle at the same time. "We have a curious, little Squid today…!" He chuckled, puffing his chest. "I would happily explain the premises, but I always let curiosity do its job… and your curiosity is so high, I'm afraid to ruin it completely!"
Halting in front of the counter, the girl's hands clasped.
"I will gladly accept your idea, sir!" She nodded. "I can't wait to explore all the features who are waiting for me"
"You want to fully experience our magical land?" His hand pointed at a list of various phrases, following by a specific price on the right. "Why not exploring it at smaller doses? You can choose a special course and"
"No, I like your previous idea even more, sir!" Her hands slammed on the smooth texture above, as her eyes went on fire. "My curiosity would only be fully satisfied, if I know this building like the palm of my hand…!"
She leaned forward, shortening the gap in between her and the man.
"Please, sir! Allow me to choose the full course!"
He stared back at the girl, making a neutral expression… then, he turned left and right, before slightly bending in Mirii's direction.
"… you can choose that option by paying the price indicated on the list…" He whispered. "… but do you want to access the full course without paying for the admission…?"
"C-can I?" Her eyes grew a bit. "Isn't that unfair?"
"... leave it to me." He smiled a bit, as he turned behind and walked towards an opened door.
The man passed the door, closing it afterwards: a locking sound emerged from the keyhole's location.