Of Seedlings and Swingsets

Yikmo pulled his sleeves up and put his hands on his hips as he looked up at the tree he was standing in front of. The tree in question was a large oak, healthy and green. Yikmo circled it, putting one of his hands on his chin and thinking, planning how he was going to play today.

He decided that he wanted to swing! He remembered seeing some kids on the playground swinging on one of those. He grinned to himself as he walked up to the tree, and put his hands on it. Branches began to sprout, growing into a set of steps for the little boy to climb, which he did happily, getting to one of the biggest branches. Vines began to grow from the branch, thick vines that had no place growing from an oak tree. The branch Yikmo was standing on extended, letting him sit down on the vine comfortably, about five feet from the ground.

The little boy beamed as he started to kick his legs back and forth, beginning to swing from the tree. Flowers began to bloom from the vine as Yikmo swung, their colors vibrant from the young herbokinetics joy.

He made quite the sight, a little boy with white hair swinging from vines five feet in the sky.

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Yikmo continued to swing higher and higher into the air, his bright smile showing just how much he was enjoying his playtime. The tree's branch growing thicker in response to the tugging, strengthening due to Yikmo's power. He did stop when he heard a voice, looking around, his green eyes filled with confusion.

He didn't see anyone on the ground, and there wasn't anyone in the sky...Who was talking? Yikmo finally caught sight of some flowers near him and his eyes lit up with curiosity. The vines lifted him up, receding back into the tree until Yikmo was very close to the spot the flowers were coming from.

If he was expecting anything, it wasn't a tiny girl! His mouth opened in surprise, and he waved to the small girl in greeting. He was excited! He loved making new friends, and this new friend was able to make flowers! How cool!

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Yikmo beamed as Olive waved back. Though he was worried about her falling. He had to do something friendly, but what? The young boy thought for a moment, trying to think of something to do for his new little friend.

Suddenly it hit him. Strawberries! Everybody likes strawberries!

Yikmo smiled and pointed at a spot next to Olive, a strawberry sprouting from the tree next to her, growing to perfect ripeness quickly. But this proved to be a problem, as Yikmo realized. The strawberry was too big! There isn't any way his new friend could hold this...

As he thought, he made the strawberry grow smaller, shrinking until it was the right size for Olive to comfortably hold and eat. Good! All was good now.

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Yikmo beamed at the praise, smiling happily as he grew a few more berries for Olive, as well as a few of his own. He took the flower with a silent gasp, tucking it behind his ear. It stood out well, the red flower on white hair.

Yikmo looked super happy with his new flower, and he nodded happily. Flowers began to sprout all around the pair, growing from the vines, the tree, some even growing from the stems of the strawberries.

Yikmo began to wonder what his new friend's name was. He pointed to the name printed on his chest, and then to his face. Then he pointed to Olive with a confused look, trying to convey that he wanted to learn her name.

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Olive! He knew what Olives were! He pointed at a little branch, that promptly began to sprout with small olives. The young herbokinetic turned to Olive after it sprouted, pointing to it with one hand, then to her again.

He looked excited, and smiled at Olive, hoping he was right. It's what she meant, right?
He clapped happily, his oversized sleeves flapping slightly as he did. He really liked his new friend, she was good at flowers! He pulled his knees up to his chest, smiling and looking around at the veritable garden he and Olive had grown in the branches of this tree. He was having so much fun!

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