~Author's Note~
Today, we have some ruminations on the different meanings of "change". An apostrophe might've got thrown in there at some point; I wasn't paying attention.
~Suika Changes the Times~
"All right, here's your lamprey omelette with noodles!" Mystia handed a plate of delicious-smelling food to Suika. "That'll be two hundred and fifty mon, please."
"Ah, um…" Suika rummaged in her pockets. "I've got a hundred and a two hundred. Can you give me change?"
"Of course." Mystia accepted the coins and handed over fifty mon. "Enjoy your meal!"
Suika wolfed down her lunch and belched loudly, which startled Mystia. She never thought such a small body could have the acoustics.
"Do excuse me," blushed Suika. Then she burst out laughing, because she was extremely childish.
Later that afternoon, it began to rain.
"Oh, dear!" Suika cried out when a cold, wet raindrop fell on her nose. "I'd better change!"
Suika ran to the Hakurei Shrine, where she found Reimu snoozing in a fast-growing puddle on the flagstones.
Suika nudged Reimu. "Hey, wake up! You're all wet!"
Reimu groaned and rubbed her eyes. "Su… Suika? I must've dozed off… Wait, why am I all wet?!"
"You fell asleep, then it started raining," said Suika. She took the drowsing Reimu's hand and led her into the shrine.
Reimu chucked several logs on the fire while Suika rummaged for her raincoat. She slid her arms into the thick, warm sleeves and buttoned the coat snugly around her torso.
"How do I look?" asked Suika.
"Nice and waterproof," said Reimu. "Where are you going?"
"Going?" Suika blinked. "I don't know… I just felt like I should change my clothes."
"Ahhh…" sighed Chang'e. "After ten thousand years, I'm free! Time to put that woman's son and this whole immortality business behind me and get on with my life!"
The Lunar Capital was alive for once, with moon rabbits laughing and dancing in the streets. Chang'e was showered with mochi as she strode through the town square. She soon looked more like a walking cream puff than a goddess.
"Three cheers for Chang'e!" the rabbits chorused.
"We love you!" they continued.
"Marry me, Chang'e!" said a moon rabbit, throwing a pair of bloomers in her general direction.
Chang'e laughed a little nervously. "Wow, so many friendly faces! Listen, I'd love to stay here and talk to you all, but I haven't been to the loo in ages-"
The ground split open under her feet. Chang'e managed to grab the edge and hang on for dear life, but many rabbits were not so lucky. They tumbled helplessly into a yawning black void that grew wider with every second.
"Oh, my days…! Hold on!" Chang'e let herself drop, spread her arms wide and launched herself into the chasm.
Thousands of miles away, Reimu saw the white disc of the moon split into a thousand shards. She groaned loudly. "Oh, Suika, tell me you didn't!"