Once upon a time: there was a small balloonian [what balloon people are called] named Aspen. She was a funny, bubbly girl who was quick on her toes and witty. That’s what made her stand out from the others. But she had a strange obsession that no one else ever thought about. Everyday: Aspen would go to the edge of the balloon and long to explore the outside. One of her best friends and her family had went missing one day, just like that, and they were nowhere to be found in the balloon world. Aspen hoped she would be able to find them outside, in the world beyond the balloon. That’s why she kept trying to go out. Until one day: Aspen heard about someone in her own balloon world that knew how to pop the bubble. She immediately rushes to the house with the balloonian rumored to know how to pop the balloon. She knocks on the dirty door and waits for someone to open the door. 1 minute goes by, then 2, then 10 before a creaking sound fills the silence as the door opens.