.053 wishes [Video]
[When the feed opens, there's an upwards view of Yuuko, as the communicator is lying on her lap. There is no sound for a long moment but background noise, the rustling of fabric and the slightest whistle as the witch draws smoke from her pipe, in and out. Once she does speak, though, her tone is much like the same - distant, barely an octave above a whisper.]
Who grants the wishes of the wish granter? [A pause as she seems to consider this. Except not.] I was once asked that, some time ago. By someone who held the answer all along.
[The wooden pipe is brought to her lips once more for a slow, deep intake of tobacco, smoke then released in a continuous cloud.]
There does come a time when the pupil surpasses the master, huh...?
[Watanuki had not disappeared, whereas Yuuko could never return. In the end, he had granted her wish much better than she ever did his.]
Who grants the wishes of the wish granter? [A pause as she seems to consider this. Except not.] I was once asked that, some time ago. By someone who held the answer all along.
[The wooden pipe is brought to her lips once more for a slow, deep intake of tobacco, smoke then released in a continuous cloud.]
There does come a time when the pupil surpasses the master, huh...?
[Watanuki had not disappeared, whereas Yuuko could never return. In the end, he had granted her wish much better than she ever did his.]