“Are you implying that I’m fat?” Sho gaped at the girl –[i]Suzume,[/i] he corrected himself– and put a hand to his chest in mock astonishment. “That hurt. I think I might just reconsider who I want to throw to the ghosts.”

He caught her staring at him and was a little surprised to see her blush and quickly turn away. Then he realized his own heart was racing slightly. [i]Whoa, Sho,[/i] he told himself. [i]Calm down there. She’s just like all the other girls you hang out with. Nothing more.[/i] He still couldn’t stop himself from thinking it was cute how she flipped her hair when she looked away… He coughed awkwardly, trying to cover up the silence.

[b]"When should we get there? No one ever says anything about the time, huh. It's always 'at night' but does that mean after the sun goes down or... what?"[/b]

Sho had almost forgotten Haruka was there until she spoke up just then. He turned away from Suzume to meet the other girl’s eyes, grateful for the interruption. He didn’t want to address what happened with Suzume just yet. He would rather take some time alone later to think it over.

“Well I suggested midnight,” Sho said. “I guess we could plan to meet there a little earlier so we can discuss our battle plan. I suggest we all take the time between now and then to think it over. Besides,” Sho jabbed a thumb at Toby. “Toby said he has to go to work, so we shouldn’t keep him around much longer. How about it, then? Does that sound good to everyone?”