"Do you see the triangle of bright stars? That is Vega, and that is Deneb. Long ago, they were once human, a king's daughter and a shepherd, and they fell in love. The king grew angry and had them cast into the sky, with the great night river between them, and he placed a guard, Altair, to keep them apart. Every seven years, the two can meet for a single night, and their tears on parting bring three days' rain."
Gojyo ground out his cigarette. "That sucks. But seven years isn't so long, really."
Hakkai smiled. "No, I suppose it's not."