"Is there really a song for that?" asked Kiku, forgetting her disapproval in the face of A Song About All The Bones. She did enjoy learning new things, after all.

"Okay, then, everyone in!" said Heiji cheerfully, opening the front door so that the two girls could scamper inside. "Maybe we'll make enough noise to wake the others up while we're at it."

Inside the house was a long hallway, sectioned off at intervals with sliding doors. The floor was hardwood and polished to a high shine. Through one of the doors was a tatami mat room with a low table set up in the center. For some reason, however, the table appeared to be attached to a large, fluffy blanket. Tsubaki sat down and struck her legs under the blanket, bringing its edge up to her chin with a little giggle.