tvk | 3rd Cheer [Video]

[It's the Dark Hour, and any of you lucky citizens of Prospero without anything better to do are treated to another video call by the town's resident spunky and somewhat bubble-headed cheerleader. She's in her dorm room again, and there is what looks to be a lucky cat statue floating beside her. Anyone who bothers to actually look will notice that the 'statue' is animate, slowly smiling and waving at the screen as Sakurako speaks.]

Hey! Something weird happened to me tonight! You guys will never believe it! I was out a little late and kind of lost track of time, and I ended up in that Dark Hour thingie everyone's been talking about. I think I saw a Shadow along the way, but this weird song popped into my head all of a sudden, so I started singing it. Then there was a really strong wind, and when I looked, the Shadow was gone and there was this little cat sitting there. It followed me all the rest of the way home, even in that windstorm! I think it's because I kept singing to it. I'm going to name him Muffin!

[At this point, the statue speaks up.]

But my name is Maneki Neko! I am thou, and thou art I!

[Sakurako just laughs, reaching over to ruffle the fur between its ears.]

Oh yeah, and it can talk! And fly! Isn't it the coolest cat ever? I hope they'll let me keep it in the dorms.