*Yawn*

Getting sleepy?

Whoa! S-Sorry, Eli! I know that I should be more excited about coming to the planetarium with you…

*Giggle* I get it. Lying back in the dark like this can really make you doze off.

But what about you, Eli? Doesn't it affect you?

Nope, I don't feel particularly sleepy.

That's not what I meant. Don't you…have trouble with dark places like this?

Oh, that? Thanks for worrying about me, but I'm fine. I mean…

Whoa, there's the moon! It's amazing how it just lit up so quickly like that.

With the big, bright moon right in front of me like this, any feelings of fear just drift away!

It's the same with a real full moon. It's so bright that you don't even need a flashlight.

“The moon is about 350,000 to 400,000 kilometers away from the Earth.” Wow, that's so far! I have no idea what could be out there 350,000 kilometers from here, even on Earth!

They say the Earth's circumference is about 40,000 kilometers, so if we went around the world eight-and-a-half to ten times, it'd be the same as the distance to the moon.

Look, Eli! “There are many theories on the moon's origin. Some say it split off from Earth or was created alongside it, or that it formed when something crashed into Earth.”

Wow, I never knew that. Which theory do you think is correct, Eli?

Hmm, I wonder… There's still so much that we don't know about space, after all.

But I'm certain that the moon has been by Earth's side for a long, long time. Maybe even since the formation of Earth itself.

Ever since then, it has been gently illuminating and watching over this blue planet of ours from out there in the vastness of space…

…Good. That means Earth wasn't alone, even in the pitch black of space. It must've felt so lonely when it was just formed.

The moon must have given the Earth courage… The courage to live on for billions of years.

…I feel the same way.

What do you mean?

With you around, I don't feel scared. No matter how dark it gets.

It gives me endless courage just knowing that you and I are under the same night sky, illuminated by the very same moon.

Ever since I first met you, you've had a special place in my heart. You are the moon to my Earth. It's like you've been with me since birth.

Will you keep illuminating me from here on out?

If I have a place in your heart, you know you don't even need to ask me that question, right?

It's okay if I do though, isn't it? The version of you that's in my heart isn't much of a talker, you see.

*Laugh*

Yes, I will illuminate you. If you're really okay with the light that I give off, that is.

Thank you… It feels like my heart has gotten brighter already.

I'll do everything in my power to light up the streets at night so that you won't cry.

What?! I've never cried like that before!