Kaimana was a bit too mischievous for his own good sometimes. The Matori lancer was always full of energy and coming to Belrea had done nothing to lessen that energy. Instead he had learned that it was the perfect season for trickery because the harvest season was over and there was plenty of time to rest and have fun within the towns. While his part stocked up on supplies for their trip to Kahikana, Kaimana found himself stocking up on other materials to haunt the hallways of the inn where they were staying for the week. He knew he had to be super cautious because one false move would result in his sister finding out and then he could only imagine how much she would chastise him for his playful antics. The thought made Kaimana pause, his lips pursed into a frown before he shook his head at the thought.If he could convince Devika to join in then he would be he doubted that she would have time for such silliness. She was probably occupied helping out others, especially with some who were still recovering from airship sickness. It was a hard adjustment and even more so than those accustomed to the sea and he could imagine how much their stomachs must have knotted up during the trip. Many would recover quickly but it would take a few days of light food and some teas to help ease the nausea and to build their strength back up. Those poor souls were the ones that Kaimana would avoid while it was others that he sought to mess with. He especially wanted to mess with those who had been lazy and were mostly hiding about in their rooms while Kaimana and others had to work especially hard to gather supplies and prepare for the second half of the trip.

It was in the corner of a storage room that he had found where Kaiamana started his work. The Matori was fairly decent at sewing, a habit picked up when he had to take care of his own clothing and patches while growing up, and he had started working on a few sheets that he had cut and rearranged into the shape of a spooky creature. Kaimana was being really creative and his inspiration had come from seeing some of the scarecrows that were propped up along the local park to scare birds away from the community gardens there. In the daylight they were not as creepy to look at but in the darkness of the night their strange shadows could definitely cause a start. Kaimana had been startled by one himself the first night they had arrived when he was running errands for the crew. Now he expected them and had taken to even playfully calling the scarecrows by name whenever he ran past during his morning runs and afternoon errands. Seeing some teens playing around with others and overhearing their plans to prank some others had also fueled his inspiration for his creation. Kaimana chuckled at the thought while he looked at the face on his white sheeted ghoul. “Let’s see how many people jump when they see you, buddy.” He quipped playfully before shaking the figure in his hands, the motion making the face wiggle as Kaimana let out a playful moan like a ghostly wail.

Tonight when dinner was finished and most were in their rooms for the evening was when Kaimana planned on striking. He could lower the ghost from his bedroom window and dangle it before the lower floor where some of the other crew had taken rooms at their inn. The thought made him grin in delight as he could only imagine the stories that he would be hearing the next morning about the ghost of the inn. He had even gotten a long stick so that he could dangle the ghost at an angle and not simply straight down from his own balcony to try and throw off any suspicion that it was him messing with the others. It’s all coming together perfectly. Kaimana glanced down at his creation a final time before making certain to hide it carefully in the corner of the closet, his best place for some secrecy so that no one would discover the piece in his room beforehand. After all it would be a shame if his surprise was ruined by someone snooping through his belongings in his room before tonight. And now we just have to simply sit back and wait for darkness to fall.

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