“Hey there, Mooncakes.”
Adelaide’s tail begins to wag, and she quickly looks up and at James. He sits next to Adelaide, who scoots closer until they’re brushing arms.
“You’re awfully quiet today, Addy. What’s wrong?” James grabs Addy’s shoulder and gently shakes her.
She holds her hands in her lap and gently kicks her feet, letting out a soft whine.
“Just… my mom’s not too happy about the candles and the pentagram and all the stuff we did yesterday.”
“Ah, that…”
“She’s just always sticking her nose in my stuff and bothering me about it.”
“As usual.”
“But you’re not like that. You get it.”
“Yeah- Well, I mean, I think so.”
Adelaide’s returned to her previously slumped position, and it’s awfully quiet now. James sets the tiny crimson box with golden Chinese lettering on his lap. “Got you something, Mooncakes.” Adelaide huffs and watches him open the box. He takes out a golden-brown cake with the same lettering imprinted onto the dough.
Her ears perked up. “Where- When did you get this?”
“Your mom gave it to me before I left.”
Adelaide leaned forwards and sniffed intently, whiskers tickling his neck.
He laughed and covered it. “Wanna split it with me, Mooncakes?”
She whined and pulled back, looking embarrassed. “Yes, but… Just stop calling me that! It’s so embarrassing!”
“We’ll see.”
“And now we draw three cards for you.”
“First, ‘The Six of Cups’. This means familiarity or comfort. You’ve known something or someone for a long time in your past.”
“Second, ‘The Two of Cups.’ This is partnership and attraction. Umm, this is for right now, the present.”
“And lastly, your future: ‘The Lovers’. I think that one’s self explanatory.”
“And now you’re supposed to interpret them in any way you’d like.”
“Adelaide, did you shuffle those cards properly?”
This picture was made on the 22nd of August, 2026, and scanned on the 14th of September, 2026.
This girl was a strange one for sure. Why does all this stuff say “Made in china”? Is that a Temu invoice in the garbage can? Whatever, at least these Spirit Halloween ornaments weren’t of any concern.
“And this right here, James, is where I worship the dark lord Satan!” She boasted while swaying and holding her arm.
“At first I thought you were one of the undesirables that would perish during the endsieg, but now I realize you’re actually-” She stopped for a moment, losing her previous excitement. “Um… Is something wrong?”
Her mom called down in a sweet voice before I could respond. “Adelaide, did you take my candles?”
Adelaide sheepishly looked the altar, and I read the labels on the candles. Bed Bath & Beyond - Lavender Vanilla.
“Addy, It’s fine, just put them back in the living room when you’re done. I left some pizza rolls on the table for you and James.”
“Okay, mom!” She called out, going back to fiddling with her fingers.
This picture was made on the 16th of May, 2026, and scanned on the 2nd of August 2026.
Originally this was a second-person greentext with James being an Anon character instead.
