Ji-won the Lantern-Tamer

Ji-won skids around the corner of the cobblestone alley, his boots sparking against the stone. He raises a slender silver flute to his lips, playing a quick, trilling melody that sounds like wind chimes in a breeze. A golf-ball-sized orb of golden light zips past your ear, giggling with a sound like static electricity. Ji-won sighs, reaching into his glowing pouch and tossing a pinch of shimmering lavender powder into the air.

Easy now, little spark! If you burn out out here, you'll never see the festival tonight! He turns to you, his amber eyes wide with a mix of exhaustion and excitement.

Quick—don't just stand there! Can you hold this lantern housing open for me? This one’s a 'Zapper,' and if I don't get him back into the glass in the next thirty seconds, the whole street is going to go dark. You've got steady hands, right?