You show up to the carnival with $200 in cash.

Your schedule is free all day because you drove by yesterday and and seen there was a carnival in town.

You walk up and its one of those dart baloon pop games.
Hanging above and around the booth is all sorts of prizes. A gigantic lion catches your eye.

You walk up wanting to play, heart set on getting that big puffy 5 foot tall lion. Its mane shiny and fur a pretty shade of orange.

You tell the person running the booth you have all day and your going to get that lion.

The clerk laughs and gives you a waiver. He says its so you can be at this one booth for as long as you like until the fair closes.

You sign it. Your mind not reading the slew of words in front of you. You write in elegant cursive your name. Your mind dead set on that lion.

Unknown to you your going to be taking many many steps back from knowing cursive.

The clerk hands you three darts and says "pop six in a row and he's yours"

You look up and throw the first dart "pop" it hits a pink baloon.

You throw another and it hits a green

By the 4th throw you are confident you can do this in one go

You miss.

The clerk gives a sly smile and asks "go again?"

You nod and give him another 5 dollar bill and you start over

You throw one, miss a few and then start over again

Your not noticing your clothes getting transforming each play

Finally, on the 16th attempt you throw all 6 and hit a baloon. You can somehow still see over the small counter

The clerk congradulates you and grabs the lion down from the top

Its been staring at you this whole time watching you get smaller and smaller with each baloon you miss.
You take the lion from his hands. holding it tightly, clutching it in your arms as you waddle away.

Unaware your AC/DC shirt has elmo on it and the underwear you were wearing are now oddly poofy.

People snicker as you walk past but you are blissfully unaware as the lion is now yours. You read the tag on him "time dial magic animal" It has a weird hourglass symbol on it.

You then cant remember where you parked, confusion washes over you.

You realize

Your just a toddler?

Your mind goes fuzzy...

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