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Mako's brow rose contemplatively. "I think he'll be fine. He'll find someone interesting to hang out with just like I did!" At least, he hoped his brother had such luck.

The dimming light was making the glittering fireflies stand out more, and his excitement grew. How fun would it be to catch a whole jar and keep them in his room?

He smiled as they approached the group and waved. "Hi." He looked over to Calli and nodded enthusiastically. "Yup, she said I could come! She said someone has extra jars and I can use one." His smile turned bashful. "If you guys don't mind.."

Mako responded to each girl by name. It was the best way to help him remember them later! The chances of actually seeing any of these girls again was low, but he liked making the effort just in case. "Thank you, Vivika."

Now that he was free of Calli's hold, he unscrewed his jar as well. Having never actually caught fireflies before, he would stand back to see how it was done. "Not when we're sailing. Sometimes we see them along the shores. The docks are usually too busy for fireflies to want to hang around, so we'd need to leave town to see them." He smiled lightly. "There was one spot though, over on Matori. It was small and quiet, and they had fireflies that we could see from the ship." He held up the jar with excited anticipation. Soon, there would be fireflies on the ship!

Golden eyes watched Calli with complete attention. Others were actively giving chase, but Calli was different. It was like watching some of the crew spearfishing. It was better to wait and let the prey approach them than to go chasing the slippery creatures. Mako's smile took on an awed tone when the firefly was set into his jar, and he quickly set the lid over it. The jar was nearly touching his nose as he looked at the flickering bug inside. Being up close.. they certainly were brighter than any others that he could remember.

"I'll get you some friends," he cooed softly as he set the jar down. Mako looked around at his companions for the night and couldn't help how happy he felt. Plus, he couldn't wait to show off his little treasures to his family once he was done there.