"Where is this?"
Lush trees, brilliantly colored flowers and plants, and enormous shrubs taller than mountains spread before Tony in a world as fantastical as a fairy tale. He stood before the tallest tree, gazing up at its flourishing branches and leaves, towering over six hundred meters high.
"Am I dreaming?" Tony couldn't help murmuring. Curious, he tried to touch the plants before him, only to cry out the moment he extended his hand.
"My hands!!"
Tony was astonished to discover that his human fingers and arms had turned into rounded, unidentified shapes that looked soft and springy.
He lifted a foot and, unsurprisingly, discovered the same thing.
Fortunately, a nearby pool gave Tony a chance to reacquaint himself with his appearance. He walked toward it on his stubby little legs, his feet making peculiar popping sounds as they touched the ground.
Honestly, it was rather cute.
When Tony approached the pool and saw his reflection, he froze.
He had become an unidentified creature with a pale green body and a little dark green hat. Tony tugged at the green crown on his head and the grass sprouting from it. The sharp pain that shot through his nerves briefly made him question his entire existence.
"I've turned into... a... a... vegetable? A mushroom? Or a radish? What the freaking heck kind of species is this?!"
"An Aranara."
Nahida swayed on her swing, smiling at Tony as she reached out her little hand and took his.
Tony climbed onto Nahida's swing. Made of vines, it wasn't fixed in place, but swayed gently as the girl rocked it.
"Let's go. We still have to pick up everyone else."
After Nahida spoke, Tony was astonished to discover that the swing could move horizontally without any external force.
*How did this work? Could there