The small pond that Orchid lives in located just on the outskirts of Emerald City, bordering Gillikin country. In this mountainous area, the land is quite barren at the base of the mountains near the border, with little grass, a lot of dirt, and very little color. Yet about 1/2 a mile from the yellow brick road you will find a tiny oasis. A small pond that has some lively grass and cat tails, but the main attraction is the sole flower, Orchid. Brightly colored with blues, purples, and whites, she really brings the light to the oasis. Due to this, she was never allowed to really do anything but be an attraction that would bring travelers far and wide to gaze upon her beauty. She basically kept the place running. Yet as time passed, fewer and fewer people would visit the oasis and more and more of the species that lived there left too. Soon it was just Orchid living there, but she only ever posed for others and did not even think of leaving. So she waited and waited, days went by, weeks, years... Until some travelers happened upon her and give her the chance to live a life worth living.
Of the other characters from Oz, I would love for Jack Pumpkinhead to visit orchid's pond. He reminds me a lot of a hybrid between the tin man and the scarecrow. He is seen as not very bright, but will often have wisdom to share and has a lot of common sense. I feel that he would be a good influence on Orchid and would probably be encouraging of her. I also like that they are both plant based so I feel that that could play in a story well, possibly one getting injured and the other knowing what to do.
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