He also swore he could hear somestringy music just beyond the edges of the bubble."What the hell?" He glanced around, trying to get his bearings. He c...uldstand just fine, so it seemed gravity was behaving normally. But thenwhat was he standing on? The surface rippled like water, but he wasn'tsinking and his feet weren't wet. Was he even still in the mall?All thoughts of his location disappeared as he examined himself. His bodywas glowing the same bright, sky blue color as the symbol of Serenity. ” Ted replied. I couldn’t believe they wanted me to strip down and streak my own neighborhood. Part of me was actually excited about the idea of stripping down in front of them as well as streaking the neighborhood. I tried not to think about it too much as I didn’t want my excitement to be too evident once I stripped down. “Damn it.” I replied. “Are you backing out on the bet?” Dan asked. “No, I’m not backing out. A bet is a bet. I pay off my debts and I’m a man of my word.” I said back. “I’m sorry, sweetheart, but I had to prove that you were OK, or I was going to have to worry that you might not perform tonight.”“Mick, Diana is right,” Sasha said soothingly. “It was more of a confidence issue. Tonight, you were going to shoot off like a rocket because you thought that you could not use Mrs. Smith as a way to slow yourself down. Diana wants you in for the long haul tonight and tomorrow.”“I don’t think that would be the case, but if you say so. Diana, I promise that I will try. A whimper whispered through Yoshiko's mind.It does look like the tree Mitsuko hung from, thought Yoshiko. She gave Sayuri's hand a comforting squeeze. “I'm here with you. Okay. Let's go explore the school. We don't have to stare at the tree for long.”...Thank you, Yoshiko-chan...Gripping the ghost's hand, the pair walked up to the school. Yoshiko pushed open the doors, the halls sounding so quiet. She took only a few steps into the school when she heard footsteps running behind her.Yoshiko.