One day in Nebuland…
Quasar: REALLY?! You mean that awesome place?!
Blazar: Well…we unfortunately forgot to prepare a birthday gift for you ahead of time, but me and your mother were talking a bit and decided that maybe we could instead take you the Arcade instead!
Quasar: OH MY GOSH THAT'S AMAZING! I LOVE YOU GUYS! CAN'T WAIT CAN'T WAIT CAN'T WAIT CAN'T WAIT CAN'T…
Blazar: Okay, okay, just…try and be patient, Quasar. We'll go after the party.
Quasar: Ok…
Magna: *Opening door holding chocolate cake* Who wants cake?
Kids: ME!
Magna: *Sets cake down on table* Turning 6…I can't believe how old you're getting! It still feels as if you were a baby only yesterday…*Hears clanging noises* Honey?
Blazar: Gah…where did we put it…
Magna: Are you looking for the lighter?
Blazar: Yeah…do you have any idea where it might be?
Magna: I'm sorry…I don't…why a lighter in particular though?
Blazar: We need to first light the candles before actually eating the cake…
Quasar: Don't worry!
*Everyone looks over at her*
Quasar: *Creating magic orb* Who said we needed lighters? I've got flame spells if you ever need them right here!
Magna: Quasar, we know you just want to help out, but it's dangerous to use magic indoors.
Blazar: Your mother's right—you can't be doing that here.
Quasar: Come on! Aren't you two being a bit overdramatic? I'm only lighting a few candles! Seriously, how could that be dangerous in any way?
Parents: *Sigh*…fine. But please, be careful!
Quasar: No problem! *Hovers magic orb over candles without breaking eye contact with them*
Child: *After Quasar manages to light one* Wow! How'd you do that?
Quasar: AH! *Accidentally sends magic orb to a wall and lights it on fire* NO!
Everyone: What the—?!
Quasar: I-I'M SORRY! I'M SO SORRY! AH! *Jumps off table due to it catching fire*
Magna: *Catches her* It's okay! Mommy's got you!
*Lots of kids are screaming and while some are able to escape in the nick of time others end up collapsing in flames as Quasar watches unable to do anything*
Blazar: *Ravaging through supplies* Magna! Get the kids out! NOW!
Magna: Everyone! Follow me! I'll get us out of here! *Starts running around the house searching for an exit with the remaining kids while getting increasingly more and more frightened as the situation gets worse and she loses more of them*
Blazar: *Coughing* Damn it! Where's the extinguisher?! *Screams in agony as the fire finally catches up and burns him alive*
Magna: BLAZAR! *Shrieks in agony after also catching on fire*
*The rest of the remaining children are then also shown to horrifically catch on fire and collapse while screaming in agony before the scene cuts to Quasar surrounded by the burning wreckage of her home*
*Several images of bloodied and/or charred corpses within the burning debris are briefly depicted along with an image of some blood on Quasar's hands as an alarm noise in the background gets increasingly louder as the image presentation continues*
*The scene then cuts to show Quasar in a bedroom and looking noticeably older as an alarm clock near her is making a similar sounding noise, Quasar then snaps awake while clearly looking frightened until she regains her senses and shuts off the alarm*
Quasar: That scary dream again…why does it keep coming back?!
*Brief morning montage plays until Quasar hears phone ring*
Quasar: Hello? B-babysitting? No no no! I still love kids!…okay that came out REALLY badly but still…I-I'll be there shortly! Payment's optional! Bye! *Hangs up and runs out*
Ianthe: Oh! Good morning, Quasar!
Quasar: *Not looking back* G-good morning Ianthe!
Ianthe: Q-Quasar?
Quasar: I-I'm really sorry but I'm in a hurry…!
Ianthe: (I really wish she would talk to me more often…)
Cosmo: U-um…g-good morning Quasar?
Quasar: *Still not looking back* M-morning Cosmo!
Cosmo: …w…what's going on…?
Quasar: I-I've got something to do I'm sorry!
Cosmo: (…w…why is she always averse to communication…?)
Kale: Hey! Here's the package you ordered! *Tries to hand it to Quasar but she refuses*
Quasar: *Continues to not look back* I-I don't have time Kale I'm sorry!
Kale: W-what's going on?
Quasar: J-just leave it for someone else!
Kale: (Sheesh…I always knew she was an introvert but never to this extent…)
*Quasar finally arrives at her destination while breathing heavily*
Quasar: I…I'm here…! *Gets caught off guard by a baby hugging her* Aww…you're excited to see me aren't you, Glint?
Glint: *Makes happy noises*
Flash: Quasar…you really don't need to make a mad dash to our house every time we call…
Shimmer: Doesn't that tire you out?
Quasar: N-no I'm…I-I'm fine! Right, Glint?
Glint: …
Quasar: …I'll take that as an I don't know…anyway, time you return is around 16:30, right?
Shimmer: Yep! Please take care of Glint while we're gone!
Flash: And if either one of you need anything, call us. Okay?
Quasar: O-ok! Bye!
Shimmer and Flash: *Also waving goodbye as they leave the house*
Quasar: (God that took a while…)…ok, so…um…what would you like to do today?
Glint: Xy! Xy!
Quasar: …xy? What do you…*Notices Glint pointing at a toy xylophone*…oh…you know, you're getting quite good at the first syllable! * Runs over to xylophone* You ready?
Glint: *Makes more happy noises as he crawls over and steals one of the Xylophone mallets from Quasar*
Quasar: W-whoa whoa whoa hang on—we do not take things from other people without their permission!
Glint: *Makes a slightly sad noise*
Quasar: …I…I'm sorry but…look, I need you to please give the mallet back to me and let's try again.
Glint: *Slowly does so without making eye contact*
Quasar: (I really wish lectures like that weren't necessary for child development…)…okay…now, wait…
Glint: *Uncontrollably squirming*
Quasar: I said wait…(Come on just a few seconds…)
Glint: *Manages to calm down for a bit*
Quasar: *Waits for a few seconds before finally giving away one of the xylophone mallets*…okay let's go!
Glint: *Makes happy noises while briefly hitting random keys until Quasar interrupts him*
Quasar: H-hey hey hey settle down—I-I know you're excited but…don't you think there's a way to use this that's both more fun and developmentally healthy?
Glint: …
Quasar: Like…how about this? *Hits a random key* Watch and repeat after me!
Glint: *Stares at Quasar for a bit until he finally hits the same key she did*
Quasar: There you go! You're doing great!
Glint: *Happy noises*
Quasar: *Giggles a bit before hitting another pattern of keys* Alright, your turn!
Glint: *Repeats pattern*
Quasar: You did it again! I'm so proud of you!
Glint: *Make more happy noises before getting slightly nervous upon seeing Quasar hitting a long string of keys*
Quasar: Here comes a big one!…h-hey it's just a game! I'm not going to judge you if you get it wrong!
Glint: *Still looking nervous*
Quasar: …come on, you can do it! Just…just please at least try!
Glint: *Stares for a while before finally hitting a key*
Quasar: That's correct! Keep it up!
Glint: *Stares again for a bit before hesitatingly hitting a few more keys*
Quasar: Almost there! Just 3 left!
Glint: *Hesitatingly hits 2 more keys as Quasar encourages him before stopping on the last one*
Quasar: You're so close! Just one more and you're done!
Glint: *Still can't decide which key to hit*
Quasar: …um…I'll give you a hint—it's one of the keys on your right!
*Glint then shifts his attention to the rightmost keys and briefly struggles trying to figure out which key to hit until he finally remembers and confidently hits said key*
Quasar: *Hugs Glint* Way to go! You did it! (I honestly didn't think he'd be able to do that!)
Glint: *Laughing as he hugs back before Quasar begins doing the same*