[s]Should be before the whole White Elephant thing.[/s]
 
 Eliza was still uncertain if she could be left alone, that much was obvious. So when Kayli went to go talk with Connie and Mia, she waited nearby until they were done. What she didn't expect was Kayli turning into an actual adult as per their contract. It left the witch stunned. She knew there were magicals who could naturally age; even if their transformed state was set to a specific age, those with the Prime power, then there was rare cases like Binky. So where did that leave Kayli?

Kayli would begin to direct Connie and Mia back to the main hall to meet up with everyone else. Standing up after giving the two a loving hug she would notice Eliza's presence and look in her direction. [b]"Eliza..."[/b] There was a brief pause as she seemed to assess the girl's reaction. She would pick up the thought though with a smile and she held her hands out to her sides. [b]"What do you think?"[/b] Despite the change the woman didn't seem all that flustered about it.

 [color=gold]"You've...actually grown..."[/color] Eliza blinked. After a moment however, she pouted. [color=gold]"Lucky! Some of us would kill to get our old ages back!"[/color]

That detail she hadn't really considered. Then again there really wasn't a way for Kayli to have anticipated the result. It could have given her a disguise or some other magical thing. The realization was evident as her expression changed from a smile to a light frown. [b]"Mmm, I suppose you're right. I didn't really plan for this, but I wanted to fullfil a wish for Connie."[/b]

Connie herself had just finished telling Gaia about all the fun she had been having with Rose and Iris, and how she had subsequently gone sledding with Kayli and Eliza. This had also been fun, although Eliza still seemed to be on edge about something, which only got worse when Kayli had briefly left the two of them to get to know each other better, while she had an important talk with one of her other friends. That had been rather awkward for poor Connie. She always hated to see people upset, especially during holidays, but she didn’t really know how to cheer Eliza up and she had always been pretty terrible when it came to socializing anyway. Thankfully, Kayli soon returned, and presented Connie with quite an astounding offer. Connie was still quite a bit stunned by the aftermath of that, when she heard the nearby Eliza say something about how some magical girls would love to go back to their original ages. Now, she herself hadn’t changed ages or genders when she had become a magical girl, but she now knew from experience that some unfortunate people did. Perhaps that was why Eliza was so dejected? Maybe if she could return to her original age, she would start to enjoy herself. With this idea in mind, Connie tentatively walked over.

[color=DarkOrchid]“U-Umm…”[/color] she began hesitantly. [color=DarkOrchid]“I-If y-you’d l-like t-to b-become o-older, E-Eliza, t-then w-why d-don’t y-you a-ask w-whoever h-helped K-Kayli t-to h-help y-you, t-too? I-I m-mean, it [i]is[/i] C-Christmas,”[/color] she added with a nervous smile. [color=DarkOrchid]“S-So, m-maybe they could g-give y-you a C-Christmas miracle?”[/color]

[color=gold]"Eh?!?"[/color]

Rubbing her chin a bit Kayli would look off into the distance. She supposed maybe Ruby could do that. Certainly was something the girl was capable of. At the moment though she wasn't really sure where to find her. The announcement about the feast and White Elephant would be called though which gave her an idea. [b]"They might be able to help. Couldn't hurt to ask I suppose. Let's head to the hall, I'm sure they should be there. How does that sound?"[/b] She would suggest and look back to Eliza.

Eliza quickly looked between Connie and Kayli, appearing alarmed by the suggestion. [color=gold]"God, I-I don't know! I've gotten so used to being a kid again, I never thought of finding a way to become an adult again! Well, besides leaving my organization and turning back to normal..."[/color] she mumbled the last part, glancing to the side. [color=gold]"I don't even know what they'd think- What [i]Maura[/i] would think!"[/color]

Seeing that Eliza was a bit conflicted, Kayli stepped over and put a hand on the girl's shoulder. [b]"Don't worry too much about it. If you don't want to or aren't sure then you don't have to do anything right now. Let's just see what the rest of the event has for us first, okay?"[/b] She would reassure.

Eliza looked back to Kayli, and her expression softened. [color=gold]"...I'll think on it, but yeah."[/color]

With a nod Kayli would begin to lead them and before long they were all back at the hall to meet up with everyone else and receive their gifts.