*A road, Sailo Country, in a tent*
Kerry: What the hell was that?
Amefuri: How many times do I have to tell you…I don't know…
Toroki: I will admit…that was pretty weird…
Kokie: Can you all shut up about the attacking tree? I'm trying to sleep here!
Subaru: This is really important, Lazy-chan! Why don't you go somewhere else to sleep?
Kokie: No…too much effort…
Kerry: Well…I think that it's…erm…not good.
Toroki: I could've told you that!
Amefuri: Shut up, Oniichan!
Subaru: Well…we gotta go to the Capitol tomorrow morning…Amefuri, you should get some sleep, you'll be working pretty hard tomorrow, keeping a look out for other things that might happen…k?
*The Palace, Konan Country, Miaka's Room*
Tamahome: *walking in* Hey, Miaka, I'm just getting some of those little ribbons things for my hair…*there's no one there* Miaka?
*crickets chirp*
Tamahome: Goddam crickets! Miaka? Miaka! Miaka?
Chichiri: *coming in, holding his ears* What is it, Tamahome-kun no daa?
Tamahome: Miaka was in here, right?
Chichiri: How am I supposed to know no daa? But what I do know is that it's 6 in the morning, and my room is next door…
Tamahome: Oh, sorry, Chichiri…
Chichiri: You might look in the kitchen no daa. *he leaves, sleepily*
Tamahome: Thanks, Chichiri.
*The Palace, Konan Country, the kitchen*
Tamahome: Has anyone seen Miaka today?
Chef: No…it's really weird…she's usually in here by now…
Tamahome: What?
Chef: Yeah, she's usually in here for her five-course breakfast by 5, before she goes back to sleep for two hours. She must still be asleep.
Tamahome: Nope, she's not in her room. Where else could she be?
Chef: I don't know. Maybe something happened to her…
*The Palace, Konan Country, Tatara's room*
Tamahome: *busting into the room, without knocking* WHERE IS SHE??
Tatara: *waking up* What…?
Tamahome: MIAKA! WHERE'S MIAKA?
Tatara: The whiny little girl with the weird hair?
Tamahome: Yes…the whiny little girl with…never mind. WHERE IS SHE??
Tatara: I haven't seen her, sorry *turns over*
Tamahome: YES YOU HAVE! TELL ME WHERE SHE IS OR I'LL BREAK YOUR ANNOYING LITTLE NECK!!
Tatara: I'm telling you…I don't know where she is…
Tamahome: Why I oughtta…*lunges at Tatara*
Chiriko: *appearing in the door, he's fuming* Is there a problem, Tamahome?
Tamahome: Miaka's missing!
Chiriko: Now, let's think about this logically. Is she in her room?
Tamahome: No.
Chiriko: Is she eating?
Tamahome: No.
Chiriko: Have you checked with Hotohori?
Tamahome: No.
Chiriko: Well…see? Why don't you do that before you start strangling my girlf…I mean Tatara.
*Miaka's House, Tokyo, Japan*
Miaka: *waking up, her eyes still closed* What?
Keisuke: *in the hall* What was that?
Miaka: *eyes still closed* Oniichan!
Keisuke: *looking in, wide-eyed* WHAT?
Miaka: *rolling over and opening her eyes* Ohio, oniichan…*realizing what's going on* ONIICHAN?!?!
Keisuke: Miaka! What? What? Why are you here?!
Miaka: I don't know! Why am I here??
Keisuke: I'm going to the library…you stay here…
Miaka: NOOOO!!! This can't be happening!
