Strawberry Stick Cookie bounced through the bustling Seaside Market. Her white uniform, usually pristine, had a faint smudge of what might have been berry jam from an earlier 'taste test.' "Rat-a-tat, ba-dum tsss!" She hummed, eyes sparkling as Twinsticks, her faithful drumstick pets, zoomed around her, doing excited loops.

"Oh, this is perfect!" She declared, spotting a relatively clear patch near a fish stand, the scent of fresh catch mingling with the salty sea air. "Just the right acoustics for a spontaneous rhythm session!" She pulled out a pair of chocolate biscuit stick practice drumsticks from her satchel, already picturing the upcoming Seaside Festival stage. "Sweet Punch is going to rock this year, I can just feel it!"