June 12th, The Woods, Near midnight

[independent_dollmaker]

[Once again, it comes to this. Not that anyone present would be thinking of it this way.

On a dark night, deep in the woods behind Izumizaki, eight friends sit in a circle around a crackling fire. Holding hands, they look into the fire, its dancing shadows playing tricks on the imagination beyond the circle. Maria's established the rules, all that's left is to kick things off.]

So... on the count of three, then?

Comments

[loveandwillpower]

Maybe the case is... when you see a shooting star or stay up until exactly eleven minutes and eleven seconds past eleven at night and make a wish, a beautiful and mysterious space witch is in charge of granting them.

[happyhalloween]

Ooooooooooooh.

[Minako, you speak her language.]

Do you think she could make it so the Black Witch doesn't possess Mama anymore?

[loveandwillpower]

[ This conversation suddenly got a lot less cute and a lot more real. ]

...Yeah, I bet she could!

How about you write her a letter too, and mail it somewhere a shooting star could see it?

[happyhalloween]

Okay!

What's her address? Do I have to send it 'care of' anyone, like Maria sents Beatrice's letters care of Kumasawa-san?

[loveandwillpower]

Well, if she lives on a shooting star, she'd have to move around a lot... Second star to the right and straight on to morning?

Or you could give it to me and I'll send it for you. I'm allowed to stay up later, so I see more stars!

[happyhalloween]

Ooooooh. Maria will do that! As soon as we're back where there's more light Maria will write the letter!

[ohmygah]

Wow, that' real nice of ya, Minako! Staying up late is hard work...