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[It's Thursday evening and the sun is slowly beginning to set. As dusk falls, Luceti residents who are near the south east edge of the village may notice a peculiar shimmering in the bushes. Like dancing sparkles, if you will. They may easily be mistaken for fireflies, but that is far from the truth.

Yuan has returned from his (silent) kidnapping and mana is literally evaporating from his body. Bright sparkles are rising up from his skin, before fading into the night air. Not to mention the peculiar smell coming from him. Evaporating mana emits a rather unique aroma that's neither pleasant nor unpleasant. The best way to decribe it would be... 'odd'. It's both a curious situation and an extremely embarrassing one, which is why he makes sure to stick to the forest's edge as he slowly makes his way home. He'd reach house 8 a lot faster if he crossed through the village itself, but he'd rather take a detour than make himself the center of attention.

All the way around the northern edge of the village he goes, but the closer he gets to house 8, the more exhausted he feels. Losing mana is like losing life and the more he pushes himself, the greater the fight to stay conscious. He'll get there eventually! Anyone is free to spot the peculiar sparkling man along the way.]

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[Oh, no, they're just mysterious sparkles. Oh well.

...Are there more of them by that tree? She should go find out!

...

...?]

Yuan? Are you looking for the sparkles, too?

[Oh hey, it's Gr- ... Wait, what?]

... No. No, I'm not.

Oh. [Oh well.]

They're very pretty, aren't they?

[...What's that smell?]

[He looks up at the sparkles. ... He'd probably be able to appreciate them more if they didn't signify a slow and steady death.]

... They have their charm.

I wonder where they come from.

[Grune: the most observant person in all of Luceti.]

It's an effect that occurs when mana evaporates.

[He doesn't mind telling Grune this sort of thing. Even if she does understand, she'll likely forget about the specifics within a few days.]

Oh. [Beat.] What's mana?

It's a sort of energy.

It's very pretty.

[She...still hasn't worked out that this is a bad thing yet. orz]

Mmh. [He pauses for a moment, before changing the subject.]

You shouldn't be out by yourself at this hour, Grune.

Shouldn't I?

[Hadn't someone said that to her before? Hmm....]

No. It may be dangerous. You should go home.

Oh, no, I can't do that. Then you wouldn't have anyone to keep you company.

[As you go sparkle-watching or...something.]

That's fine. I don't need company.

[Even if it's someone who doesn't realize the sparkles are coming from him and this whole ordeal is potentially dangerous.]

[She considers him.]

Do you want company?

[... Well-played, Grune. Well-played.]

No, not right now. I need to get home.

Oh, why don't I come with you, then?

[It's multitasking! ...Of a sort.]

[Well, he walked right into that one, didn't he?]

It's better if you go to your own home, Grune.

Is it?

[But she wants to visit with him....]

Yes, it is. Your housemates may be worried about you.

[There is a dangerous vampire out here, after all.]

Oh, they don't need to worry. I'm just fine!

[But...they don't know that.]

I think they'll need to verify that with their own eyes.

Hmm.... Well, I'll go home a little later. I'm sure that will be all right.

Ugh... Fine, then.

[But Yuan's done sitting around. He pushes himself to his feet again, ready to continue his trek home.]

[And now she finally notices he isn't feeling very well.]

My, are you all right?

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