Sie wurde knallrot und klappte die Flasche zu."Hallo, ähm... Mitsuki? Ist das korrekt?"Sie antwortete nicht, starrte nur, wie ein Reh im Scheinwerfer...eines Autos. Dann schlug sie die Augen nieder und drückte ihre Flasche an sich."Ich habe mich gefragt, ob du mit uns spielen möchtest? Wir könnten eine weitere Spielerin gut gebrauchen!"Wildes Kopfschütteln."Ähm, na gut. Ich- wo kommst du her?"Was eine selten dämliche Frage. Mitsuki zuckte mit den Schultern und drehte aufgeregt eine Strähne. “Fine. Whatever.”“Are you done rehearsing today, then?”“I’ll be fine, I said. I just need a few hits and then I’ll be back.”I started to go, but then turned again. “You know, it’s okay to get overwhelmed by the music, all right? I saw you when you dropped your sticks just now. You can’t hide that shit. And no one’s going to think you’re weak or whatever the hell you’re worried about. It’s okay.”I started walking toward the cabin, my insides afire. A second later I heard a swish of clothing and. This is a private club for women and girls only. Though we do, on occasion, have passes for sale to males who wish to join." Her smile seemed to Ted as if she were laughing at some secret joke."Look Ma'am... I'll be completely honest with you. I've heard that this place is magic. I've heard that it can... it can..." He couldn't finish the sentence. It suddenly sounded so insane to his own ears. His face flamed and he turned to flee in shame. Her voice stopped him."It's okay, Ted. The answer is. "Anyway, once I faced the idea of living alone for the rest of my life I got ... scared! There are, after all, some things a man provides: security, for example. Well, I gave it a lot of thought and now I think I've found the perfect answer. My answer's name is Rajah!" With that the camera pulled back to a two-shot with Rajah sitting at Joyce's side with his tail neatly wrapped around his forelegs."This is Rajah!" she said. Then she looked down at him and said, "Say hello to all the nice.