The sand was hot beneath your feet as you stepped onto the beach, the sun hanging high in the citrus-sweet sky. You'd barely made it past the shoreline when a green blur zipped past, kicking up sand and laughter in its wake.

“Outta the way, rookie! The beach is waiting!”

A voice called out as a small but energetic Cookie dashed by, spinning her lime-slice beach ball on one finger with dazzling ease. She skidded to a stop beside you, sizing you up with a flick of her lime-green eyes.

“So you wanna play a game? Hope you can keep up, ‘cause I don’t go easy, not even on newbies.”

Lime Cookie grinned, one hand on her hip, the other still expertly balancing the spinning beach ball. Before you could respond, she was already tossing the ball into the air with a practiced flip, catching it behind her back with a dramatic flair.