Sakura: Whew...that was intense. Are you OK, Tiki? You were right in the thick of it!
Tiki: Yep! I'm OK. Did I help any?
Sakura: Of course you did! But how did you learn to fight like that? You're just a child!
Tiki: I'll have you know that I'm actually over a thousand years old.
Sakura: Um... Wh-what? Did you just say a thousand years?!
Tiki: Yep! Although I missed almost all of my birthday parties...
Sakura: That's a lot of birthdays... Wait, but how can you be that old?!
Tiki: Manaketes live a really long time!
Sakura: Oh...please accept my apology. I shouldn't have called you a child. Do all Manaketes look so much like children?
Tiki: Not at all. Ban-Ban looks like he's old enough to be someone's grandpa. Even though we live a long time, we do still age. I just look extra young 'cause I was asleep for most of those thousand years.
Sakura: You were...asleep? What happened?
Tiki: Not long after I was born, I was put into a deeeeeep sleep. And then after years and years passed, I woke up and met Mar-Mar and all them. I was told my sleep was to help contain the power of the Divine Dragon.
Sakura: Do you remember anything from all that time you were asleep?
Tiki: Not really. I had scary dreams while I slept...
Sakura: Aw! Being asleep for a thousand years sounds terrible! I don't think I could do it.
Tiki: ...It was pretty lonely. I try to meet lots of people now, because I don't ever want to be alone again!
Sakura: Tiki... I...I...
Tiki: Spit it out, Sakura! Heehee. Do you feel lonely too?
Sakura: Sometimes, yes. I hate it... I-I'm not very good at talking to people. I stumble over my words, and...and...But it's different talking to you!
Tiki: Really? You really think so? Hey, I've got a good idea! Let's make sure to talk to each other all the time!
Sakura: That's what I was going to suggest You could be like my little sister! If...if that's OK with you...
Tiki: That'd be great! Neither of us will get lonely if we stick together.
Sakura: Thank you, Tiki. I feel like we're friends already!
Tiki: That's 'cause we are, Sakura! Heehee!