[It was still amazing, the way Daylight can express his feelings so clearly. She can't do the same in return, but she accepts it as well as she can, hoping he can read her emotions in return in some way.]
The lanterns? [Ah. It hadn't been quite as traditional as could be accepted or hoped, and she's so happy that most of the people in attendance had enjoyed the little display. But for her, in association with this holiday, the experience is somewhat bittersweet, in this entire other world and universe, away from home and the graves of her ancestors and family.]
Ah. They are quite common in several festivals at home, and in other places as well, it seems. But for the late summer festival, when the lanterns are floated on the water like this...
[She can't cry at this, not when twelve years of uncertainty had been resolved as thoroughly as possible. But there is the slightest catch in her voice as she adds:] The lanterns are for the spirits who wander, especially those long gone or who have been forgotten, to guide them back to the afterlife.
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The lanterns? [Ah. It hadn't been quite as traditional as could be accepted or hoped, and she's so happy that most of the people in attendance had enjoyed the little display. But for her, in association with this holiday, the experience is somewhat bittersweet, in this entire other world and universe, away from home and the graves of her ancestors and family.]
Ah. They are quite common in several festivals at home, and in other places as well, it seems. But for the late summer festival, when the lanterns are floated on the water like this...
[She can't cry at this, not when twelve years of uncertainty had been resolved as thoroughly as possible. But there is the slightest catch in her voice as she adds:] The lanterns are for the spirits who wander, especially those long gone or who have been forgotten, to guide them back to the afterlife.