A plank of wood fell from the door with a thump. Within the museum, an uneasy squeaky creak repeated beneath the weight of feet, severing through the eerie silence permeating the empty space. Dust shrouded the floor’s surface, gusting with each step, supplementing the suffocatingly stale air. The flaking murals portrayed a smiling cartoon sun, its faded colors illuminated by the faint moonlight shining through the glass. A sign loomed over the reception-
“Welcome!” From the corner protruded the head of a vibrant canine, Piñata Puppy. The colorful creature pranced over, their shadow dancing across the wall’s chipped paint as they approached. They stopped merely a few meters away. “Let’s play!” Their toon eyes sparkled with unadulterated glee as they seized the arm of their friend, heading toward the playscape.