Shinji: (Hm? Where did that cyan princess go? I was sure I would catch him here...)
Shinji: (But... Argh...)
Shinji: (Lake... It's so bright...)
???: Kon-kon-KON~! You got tricked!
Shinji: Wha.. Huh?!
???: My lovely charm worked! My papa will be so proud!
Shinji: Oi! Who the hell are you?!
Maiko: Should I tell you? Not!! Blehhhhh~
Shinji: (For an odd reason, I still have this gut feeling that tells me the names of my adversaries...)
Maiko: Oi! Zoning out?! Rude!!
Shinji: Sorry. Do you know anything about the offending lucid dreamer?
Maiko: You mean my papa? I know a lot! I certainly know a lot!
Shinji: (Tch. Now I certainly can't strike up a conversation like that...)
Shinji: (Papa... Is she a dream resident or a dream creation...?)
Maiko: Come on, stop ignoring me!
Shinji: Can't you see I'm thinking?!...
Maiko: Buu~! You're no fun! Come on, you wanna play, right?!
Shinji: Huh, no—..
Maiko: Playing along the puddles... It was fun right?! It was pretty fun!
Shinji: ...
Maiko: Don't you want to see that blue sky again? It is lovely! Very lovely!
Shinji: ...
Maiko: And we'll play lots and lots with all these balls of light!
Shinji: ... Do you realize that you're just wasting my time? And not in me being fooled into doing that type of way?
Maiko: Grrr! Such a bully! I hate you!
Maiko: I tried giving you a chance to stay in the dream world, being spared and all, but you blew it! Now I'm going to lay a curse on you!
Maiko: Grrr, so mean!... Uwahh~!
Shinji: Alright, I'm gonna get going!
Maiko: No, you don't get to! You dummy!!
Maiko: Not until I incantate the evil curse on you for rea—!?
??? (Tatsuya): OH MY GOD, JUST SHUT UP ALREADY!!!
Maiko: Mugya———?!
Shinji: ...
Shinji: (Guess that pajama guy was useful after all)
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[___]: Hey... I've been thinking lately... Remember the time we walked pass this lake?
???: Yeah?
[___]: I-I thought, if it would be cool to see a night sky reflected during the day... Wouldn't it be also cooler if it reflected the bright blue sky during the night? You know with light clouds and stuff...
???: That's actually interesting! Usually it gets obnoxiously dark during the night; so if such spot existed, it would serve like a beacon!
[___]: Beacon?
???: Don't tell me you don't know how beacons work.
[___]: I mean I haven't really thought about it...
???: You silly-head! Anyway, beacons are special towers that shine the light to those who seek it; one of the beacons are called lighthouses and usually they're located by the shore for shipmen to find land.
???: So in a way you described a beacon! The lake would shine for those who seek its light and comfort. When they blue skies disappear, you inadvertently start to miss them. Like something so natural was robbed from you.
[___]: Hmm...
???: There's unfortunately a dark side to beacons though...
[___]: What is it?
???: Within lighthouses, there are lighthouse keepers; and their job was to keep the light burning 24/7, along with general maintenance.
???: It was a lonely and demanding job, essentially it shackled you to one place - so that the others can find theirs.
???: It would be a painful existence I think... To be a keeper of the lighthouse...
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???: Shucks... It's raining...
[___]: Eek! I don't want to catch a cold, let's go!
???: Yeah let me prepare my umbrella... Gosh you are loaded as hell, how come you don't have an umbrella of your own?!
[___]: Well, I don't have control over my family funds, so you know... Ehehe...
???: ...
Wait... Am I...?
Hearing things...?
[■■■]: *whimper*...
[___]: Oh no! Look! A small kit! What is it doing near our university I wonder...
???: Probably got lost from its family.
I gave my umbrella to her and gently picked the fox kit in my hands... This thing is malnourished as they come, and is trembling awfully...
[___]: H-Hey, aren't you afraid of ticks or worms inhabiting the kit?
???: I live in the suburbs. I handled worse.
Ultimately I've decided.
???: You can keep the umbrella for today, I'll go nurse the fox kit back to health.
[___]: But you'll get sick if you get soaked!!
???: I've dealt with worse. I'll live.
In spite of heavy rain, there were rays of sunshine coming through the clouds; thus making the puddles reflect the striking, bright sky in them. Perhaps this kit is a result of a fox wedding happening at this time?
I bid her goodbye and drive back to my home on a bike, placing the kit on the basket for transportation.
Returning back home, I place the kit down on the floor. The experience must've been surreal for a little guy. Or girl. No that's definitely a poor lass that got stranded.
???: Your name for now will be... Maiko
It doesn't mean anything in particular; I just thought it would be a cute name to give to a baby fox.
???: Come on, let me clean you up. You'll be sleeping in "Genkan" for today. I'll give you some meat and milk to get you back to health.
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