Hope flared up inside Daniel as Lily's eyes opened, but fear and worry consumed him again when the girl shoved her father away and ran off. Was Lily gone for good? Did he just destroy any chance they had of getting her back?

Thankfully, an immense sense of relief washed over him when Lily ran back. She was herself again. She recognized her father. And best of all, she was alive. Daniel collapsed to his knees, too overcome to even stand. "You're... you're ok." he gasped, then on the verge of crying tears of joy. "I'm so, so glad you're ok..."

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"Well... Kate replied quietly, her hand nervously running over one of the weapons while she struggled to think of how to explain the situation. "In Soul Eater - um, the anime my character's from - people - or at least, certain people - have the ability to transform into weapons. And those weapons team up with meisters - like my character - who can wield them." she managed to say. "N-no one I knew wanted to cosplay as Liz or Patty - my character's partners - in their human forms, so, I brought them as accessories instead..."