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[spotofsunlight]

[Shiro's back on the plane! And this time, he's sitting down, staring up at the sky, and then down... at the sky again. Like you do.

He looks... thoughtful, as it were. As thoughtful as he can look, anyway.]

Stars, huh? I wonder if they're warm. They sure are bright! And shiny. There's a whole lot of 'em here. I bet they don't need all of 'em.

[He stands up and pats his pants down even if that does nothing, because he's forgotten there isn't any snow out here to stick to him.]

I should go ask someone!

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[lamb_of_gold]

[And lo, a convenient someone is hanging around the Plane, presumably trying to find a few minutes to breathe, with all the preparations regarding Grey going on.]

1/2.

[spotofsunlight]

[Convenient someone spotted! Oh wow, this convenient someone is also a friend! That's great! He approaches quickly, arms veritably flailing in Mu's direction.]

Hey, friend! Friend!

2/2.

[spotofsunlight]

[Now that he has hopefully flagged down your attention, Friend, he'll pause.]

What's your name again?

[lamb_of_gold]

Hello, Shiro. My name is Mu, remember?

[spotofsunlight]

Haha, you remember me! That's so cool! And your name's cool too!

Can I ask you something? Like, another thing, not just your name, I mean. Gosh, I hope I don't forget it again, that would suck.

[lamb_of_gold]

Of course I do, and of course you may.

If it helps at all, perhaps think of the Moon?

[spotofsunlight]

Well, see, I was thinkin'. Stars are bright and shiny, but are they warm?

What's the 'Moon'?

[lamb_of_gold]

Stars? Yes, they are quite warm, but they are also very far away. Too far for us to feel their warmth, certainly.


The moon? It's the large round white object that you see at night - much larger and brighter than stars.

[spotofsunlight]

Why are they so far away? Can we make 'em get closer?

[He looks thoughtful and then--]

Oh, that thing! The big white thing. Geez, that thing's called a 'Moon'? Wow, I never knew that. Thanks for telling me.

[hisoldgirl]

What would you do with stars?

[lamb_of_gold]

I'm afraid not. You wouldn't want them much closer, anyways. Stars are actually suns that are millions of miles away.

[Prempting....]

The Sun being the large bright object in the sky in the daytime.

1/2.

[spotofsunlight]

The 'Sun'! Stars are 'Suns'! Wow, that's--

[What are words!? He has none. After all, this is the most amazing discovery! He cranes his head backward, looking up at the stars in the sky.]

There's so many of them! So many 'Suns'! That's so cool! 'Suns' are real!

2/2.

[spotofsunlight]

I found a 'Sun', hahahaha. I need to take it home with me. Can I take it home with me? Just one?

[spotofsunlight]

I tried to eat them, but that didn't work. They're too far away, that's what my 'friends' said. And then I tried to talk to them, but they're not very friendly.

[lamb_of_gold]

I'm afraid not, Shiro. They're far away, but they're many times larger than us. You'd burn up before you even got close to one.

Is something the matter?

[spotofsunlight]

I made a 'promise' to find the 'sun'! For someone. Uhhh. I wonder who?

Do you know who?

[lamb_of_gold]

I'm afraid not. Your grandfather, perhaps?

[spotofsunlight]

You mean the man who found me and raised me? Uhh... I dunno! I think he was looking for a 'hitogata', not a 'sun', but I don't really remember. Gosh, I feel so bad about that.

[lamb_of_gold]

Hmm, perhaps it will come to you in time.

[spotofsunlight]

Maybe, I mean, gosh, I do this all the time! It's so embarrassing. But uhhh. Yeah. I'll try to remember. Maybe it'll even work!

[lamb_of_gold]

The best thoughts come unbidden, sometimes. You oughtn't worry about it.

[Time for a change of subject so Shiro doesn't mope.]

Have you seen any constellations?

[spotofsunlight]

['Mope'? What's 'mope'? Or so he would ask, if he could read minds, which he can't, so it's all good.]

What are kon-stuh-lay-shuns?

[lamb_of_gold]

Constellations are pictures the stars make. Would you like me to show you a few?

[docinawall]

Ask someone what? [Doc is wandering the Plane sans wall today, and looking perfectly cheerful--or, as cheerful as a man in full body armor and a helmet can look, anyway]

[spotofsunlight]

Wow! The stars can make pictures? Are the pictures far away? I wanna see!