Deep beneath the stone, seeds begin to grow. Sun shines through the rain, we will live again

[gobetween]

There was a problem with taking time to explore Birchpointe. The gardens he was able to raid were all the way back in Duckburg, and if none of his friends were home- as was the case today -then what's a hungry Fraggle to do?

Take his chances, that's what.

He's at least avoided the city, finding somewhere tucked away in the forests that blanketed the countryside. And not only that, but there were two gardens here, both lush and full of fruits and vegetables. Surely they wouldn't miss one or two little items, right...?

So here he is, doing the sneaking bit again, crouched in the brush until he's absolutely sure the coast is clear. Then he starts moving closer, pausing every now and again to let his nose find the best things to take.

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[shiningkindness]

"A Fraggle?" The name was vaguely familiar, though she couldn't recall anything besides it. "What's a Fraggle?"

[gobetween]

"Beings like me!" He snickered some, walking over to her. "Ah, gee I never know how to answer this question...
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"Well, let's see here. Fraggles mostly live underground. We make music, write stories, and play sports and games, and all kinds of stuff like that."

[shiningkindness]

"Oh wow..." she said with a smile. "That sounds like a lot of fun. And do all Fraggles look like you?"

[gobetween]

"Kinda, yeah! We're all about the same size and there's snouts," he cupped a hand over the end, "and tails," then half-turned to wave his from behind him, "but lots of other different colors than me."

[shiningkindness]

"Oh, I see. So you're all the same species, but with different traits." How interesting!

[gobetween]

"Yeah, pretty much!" He paused for a couple mouthfuls, then continued. "Otherwise, we're pretty close to the cities I've been seeing up here, though not quite so... so...." He searched for a word, then half-shrugged. "Well we don't have cars or electric lights or anything like that."

[shiningkindness]

Thinking for a moment, she nodded. "So pretty much like here just without the same technology."

[gobetween]

He considered that, and nodded. "Sure, sounds about right."

[shiningkindness]

She giggled. "My name is Fluttershy. What's your name?"

[gobetween]

"Gobo. It's nice to meetcha!" A pause, and a snicker. "By an attempted sneak into your garden, but that's kinda how I've been meeting a lot of people."

[shiningkindness]

She laughed softly. "Well, at least that's what this garden is for."

[gobetween]

"Yeah." Another snicker, and he smiled. "You must get lots of visitors, if you've got a special garden set up."

[shiningkindness]

"Oh yes. I look after all the animals in the forest in one way or another. A lot of them stop by to eat from the garden."