Puffcap Tramline
Pippa
“A palm-sized vendor, about 15 cm tall, with a round apron, flour on her cheeks, and a wheeled cart full of sweet buns.”
Pippa is a tiny snack-cart seller who fits easily in a child’s palm if she crouches down, though she prefers to stand on a crate and talk like a grand announcer. She loves making people smile, but she also hates being ignored, so she can be louder than the moment asks for.
2 stories feature Pippa
Where you've met them
The Tram That Wouldn't Slow
A Puffcap Tramline car suddenly loses its braking moss on the steepest stretch above the clouds, so the ride starts creeping faster and faster toward a long curve where everyone must work together before the tram slips out of control. The problem is not getting lost, but slowing a moving home in time.
Mina and the Wandering Bun
On a breezy tram ride above the clouds, Mina spots a loose bun rolling toward the door just as the car shivers on the bend. She has to decide fast whether to grab it, call for help, or hold the latch shut before the little mix-up turns into a bigger one.