In the peaceful little town of Velerie's rest, people lived a simple life. Despite the advances in technology people would still write letters, picnics were common on the weekends, and people thought of strangers as friends they hadn't met yet.

Yume let out a startled yelp and took some steps backward a little too fast and off balance, windmilling her arms and would have fallen flat on her bottom if Tama hadn't reacted to catch her in time

Lupin stepped forward trying to look up into the eyes hidden as they were under his thick and droopy eyebrows... and as soon as he did the “scissor giant” seemed like a completely different person to the scary man they first thought he was... there was such a gentleness and kindndess in his eyes... teary though they were