"And what about Sailor Chibimoon, was she also Moon Royalty?"

Because that would explain how he ended up with the pink fuku, and also suggest that the universal laws of the Queen of Fables' world have a sense of humor.

"A little while ago, my friends and I fought a queen who had control over stories," he explained. "We kept jumping into the middle of other stories and having to battle other heroes' enemies. People must tell a lot of stories about you and your friends, because a few of us were in your story for a little bit. But I had trouble understanding it at first. The Moon King and his heavenly court were not kind or heroic in the Japan I came from."

What a sad tale hers struck him as, in a different way from how his was sad. Was the moon always doomed to be embroiled in tragedy?

"I'm sorry about your moon kingdom, anyway. Your queen sounds noble and kind."