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Hey, I know we're all at the water park and hotel and all, but I just realized that it's Tanabata tomorrow! We should probably stargaze or something. Write wishes on the beach. Whatever.

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Oh, that sounds good... Maybe we couldn't have a real festival, but a small party like that would be better than nothing, wouldn't it? If everyone was there together, it could be fun!

Yeah, just get some food together, write down wishes, stuff like that. Probably everyone will be too tired for a big party anyway.

It seems like it'll be great. I'll make sure to be there!

[ or he'll make sure that his other self is there, anyway. yuugi doesn't mind giving up one tanabata. ]

All right, see you there!

Is it that time of year already? Damn, it's pretty short notice for me to get the traditional strippers...

I know, isn't it? Seems like it's getting closer and closer every year. Oh well. I'm sure we'll have time for the ladies comes Obon.

Obon? I think I heard of that one too... When's that, again?

Depends where you are. Most of Japan celebrates it August 15, but good old Tokyo and the rest of the Kanto region prefer July 15. Which means you can do it twice. Plus, ghost stories. Always better when the ladies are just a little spooked and excited.

I like the way you think. So, it about the same as Tanabata? People go to some shrines in kimonos or whatever and play games?

And float lanterns on the river and leave offerings for the dead, since it's a festival for dead guys.

Ain't that a happy sounding little affair.

But you get to tell ghost stories. And girls tend to get clingy when they're listening to them.

And the dead'll know their lives weren't in vain while we use stories of them coming back to get girls. It's really a beautiful holiday. Better than the dead candy one.

See? Great holiday.

Tana- what now?

Tanabata. It's a Japanese festival where you make wishes, if you want the short version of it.

Huh... Sounds pretty lame. So what, any kinda wish?

Pretty much. But that's the fun of it, really. Excuse to party.

Human parties are so borin', though! There's not even any fireballs.

Yeah, unfortunately, we don't have any fireworks.

See? Lame! [Honestly he has no clue, it's not like he's ever been at a party before.] ...there gonna be food, at least?

I know. Apparently, I'm not allowed around explosives unless I'm on the job. [Which is a GOOD thing, Jin!]

'Course. What's a party without food?

Seriously? Geez, that's just dumb! I mean, what's the worst that could happen, right?

...alright, that's better then. Even if everythin' else ends up sucking, I can just stuff myself instead.

Yeah, I know. It's like they don't trust me around high explosives. [Gee, I wonder where you got THAT idea.]

Yep, pretty much.

And you actually listen to 'em? You should use them anyway, regardless a' what anyone else says!

So about this wishing thing, how's that work?

I've never listened to them. But I can't find fireworks, which is depressing.

Well, you write down your wish on a piece of paper and tie it to bamboo--which I'm also lacking and need to find a replacement for--and with any luck, your wish will come true.

That's a real shame. I'd offer ta help, [wow, did hell just freeze over?] but I ain't got a clue either. And fireballs aren't exactly the same.

...huh. [Well, damn it. He's too proud to admit that he can't actually write.] Humans are weird.

Yeah. You need something that explodes.

That's part of our charm.

Exactly! Life's just no fun without stuff blowin' up or burning!

'Charm'? Hah! Yeah. Sure. [Well, someone's sounding awfully bitter.]

Hey, we're both beings who enjoy blowing stuff up. I think you can afford to give me the benefit of the doubt.

Writing wishes would be fun, though I don't know where you would get a bamboo stick that would be big enough to hang everyone's wishes from.

Yeah, I might have to use a palm tree for that. Or get creative.

How about painting the palm tree to look like bamboo?

Problem is it's an actual palm tree from the resort, and yeah. Not about to harm the native wildlife more than I have to.

That would be a problem since it's their tree to start with... hm... Painting the tree is out, finding bamboo might be hard to do.

Wonder if it'll still work if you go to a shrine or something to hang the paper from?

I hope this works at all. Haven't seen a shrine or anything.

How about building a small one, like those portable shrines you see around new years? It's be easy to make everyone just needs to chip in and do equal parts work wise!

Well, I might be able to build a disposable one, but it might be out of graham cracker and marshmallow...

Pretty sure that's a smore not a shrine.

Hey, I'm working with what I've got!

The gods might not take that sort of thing as a good thing and might end up cursing us instead.

What kind of god doesn't like marshmallows?

Ahh... well maybe one that can't really have sugar?

Maybe I should leave an offering of insulin just in case?

That would be the smart thing to do!

All right, it's a deal!

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