Suddenly, you spot the carriages, grand, intricately carved things with brilliant paint and plush seats. Unlike the usual horses, these can fit more than one person at a time. In your experience growing up, these types of “mounts” are usually the first to be taken, so you never had a chance to ride in one. Now, though, with so many carriages available, this would not be a problem. So, you eagerly look the carriages over.
First, you sea a more conventional carriage, like the ones people rent for wedding photos. Plain and elegant, it looks like the most versatile that would fit in any setting.
Beyond that is one you can only describe as a royal carriage. Gold trim, velvet seats, and a sculpted crown on the back add to its splendor.
Another carriage seems like something out of a fairy tail. In fact, it rather resembles a pumpkin in shape. Gilded vines and leaves provide both aesthetic and functional touches to give the whole thing a stylized vegetable look that in no way diminishes its elegance.
Even more unusual is the carriage that resembles a giant nautilus shell. With sculpted bubbles and waves in place of wheels, as well as the two seahorses pulling in front, it’s enough to make a mermaid lover squeal in glee.
Oddly, in contrast to the lighthearted quality of the others, the next carriage looms darkly in blacks and eerie details. With skeletal horses charging ahead with fiery eyes blazing, a passenger would sit in an oversized coffin propped up a bit to allow a reclined position while riding.
Following that is an old-fashioned automobile. Bristling with pipes, cogs, and even a mad-science Tesla coil, it feels a bit more Jules Verne than any actual "horseless carriage" in history.
Lastly, there seems to be a carriage without any horses at all. It must be unfinished, you think.
Making you decision, you quickly climb into…