Lola spends her days alone at home, in a self imposed exile.
It wasn't a conscious decision, just the consequence of being known in the town as the former inmate of a mental institution.
It's somewhat ironic, many of the hours she spent in the asylum were in front of a window, looking to the outside world and wishing to be a part of it.
She spent her time in the institution on a easel, planning and hopping for a life post dementia. The life she leads now is not what she expected.
Her painting are sold at a good price, she can't complain. But, what makes her paintings sell well is the same thing that keeps the townspeople from approaching her. Buying a painting from a crazy woman makes them seem important, establishing a relationship with her does not.
Sometime she miss it. Or, more specifically, she miss some of her fellow insane inmates. The genie tweens, like she used to call them, certainly.
Blueberry Vida and Arandano Life are technically the same person, or something like that, the details escape her. The higher powers created them with the purpose of studying how the same person turns out to be when faced with different circumstances. Or that's what they told Lola, you never know what is real or not with those two.
Arandano is the more traditional of the two of them and the more laid back, he's happy being a genie and the wishes that he grants are usually the ones that people ask of him without strange interpretations or games as his counterpart usually does. He used to take her by the shoulders and start moving her to the rhythm of whatever song was playing at the time. She misses those ridiculous dances.
Bluberry likes being a genie but not in the same way as Arandano. She is fascinated with humans and their culture, and loves to make thing easier or harder for them depending on her experiments. She liked to sit beside Lola and talk about her life and experiences.
The same genies she was thinking about appeared in front of her house.
"Do you think she's in her home?"
"Where else? She hardly leaves this house." Blueberry rolled her eyes.
The doorbell woke Lola from her memories.
"Arandano? Blueberry? What are you doing here, guys?"
"We come to visit our favorite human."
"Come on in, it's a bit cold outside despite the sun."
"Why do I feel that you have come with not very good intentions?"
"Because you know us?" Arandano asked with a cheeky grin.
"We're worried about you." Blueberry smiled more serenely than her counterpart.
"I'm okay."
"You never leave this house. I don't think that qualifies as being okay."
"The point is that we have been thinking about you and how little this town appreciates you."
"Yeah, for a people that prides themself on being strange, they aren't able to embrace real madness." Arandano shooked his head.
"I feel so flattered right now." Lola rolled her eyes.
"You should."
"I feel like I'm going to regret this, but what is the proposal?"
"So little faith she has in us."
"Maybe it's because she knows us."
"Guys..."
"Talking seriously? We've thought about granting you all those wishes you had while you were in the asylum. You always talked about everything you would do in the outside world. But, here you are, locked between these walls." Arandano told her in a soft voice that she appreciate."
Lola looked around her little living room, so dark and hopeless like her humor. She knew it was time of a change.
The twins stood up, they could both feel that she had come to a decision.
"Here goes nothing." She said getting up from her chair, watching her guests go outside.
"Here we are, the three of us standing here like idiots. I think I'm regretting leaving my future in your hands."
"Arandano? Are you ready? We need to fulfill the wish at the same time."
"Yes, Blue, I'm ready. On three?"
"Wait! Aren't telling me what is the wish about?!" Shouted Lola. "I thought you were going to explain to me where you're sending me before doing so!"
"It's a suprise!" Said Blueberry with glee.
"Don't, wait!"
"Oh oh." Murmured Arandona looking at his sister.
"Yeah..."
"Sorry, Lola."
"What? Why?" Shouted Lola again, then looking at her arms. "I'm orange! Why I'm orange?"
"Sorry! Seems to be a side effect of acquiring magical powers." Explained Blueberry but Lola was already gone.
"I don't think she heard you."
"Oh, well. At least, she's going to fit in well there." She said shrugging.
"Now what?"
"I have to contact Grogu and tell him our part is done. Then maybe we can fulfill the wish of another of our old immates?"
"Oh, yes. I like that." Said Arandano thinking for a couple of seconds. "Come, Blue, I think I have the perfect canditate."
