Almost two weeks pass. Sadde still has work, even if school's out, but they and Theo hang out a bit more. No new cards appear, and Kero seems to not think that strange, so Sadde themself doesn't care. And one day Theo gets a text in the morning: Happy birthday!
"More or less. Shadow using its powers can be hard to see, because it's just a shadow, so if it pushes a cake then no one notices. But its actual manifestation is visible."
"Okay, well, that still leaves us with the problem of how to go about this. If it's Shadow, what weaknesses does it have? Just turn a light on and it acts like a witch with water, or...?"
"Lights can make the shadows it's collected disappear, and only its true form will be left."
"Okay, so light is a good start then? Then we use Windy to try to trap it, and then that's done? That sounds a bit too simple, even if we do take into account 'plus lots of property damage'."
"Well, the other two weren't exactly complex, and if we'd had time to plan them they'd probably have gone over pretty smoothly as well." Pause. "Well, Jump, anyway, I wasn't there for Fly, maybe you neglected to mention something that would make it really awfully impossible."
"Nope, not awfully impossible, just difficult since it was so sudden and I only had Windy. What about if the card at the bakery is Mist? What are its weaknesses?"
"It's probably not Mist, it would make the cake slippery and push it, not throw it like that. And it also sometimes corrodes things it touches."
Sigh. "And how about... Float? Even if it is usually docile, what are its weaknesses? Needles?"
"Float? You know, it might be a balloon, so try popping it with a needle? Or it could be a cloud..."
"It's a balloon, actually, but it's a magical balloon, you won't be able to pop it. It would also be mean to try."
"Well yeah, I'd obviously rather ask it nicely than attack it and try popping it, but... it was a joke."
Theo smiles a bit at that.
"So we're basically decided? It's Shadow, and we're shining light on it then getting Windy to hold it still? Who's bringing the torch and what time are we doing it, then?"
"... If we can find a light-switch in the shop, would that be enough? I mean, surely it'd still eat away at the shadows, even if it doesn't get rid of them all perfectly?"
"Okay, well, I think that's still our goal. Maybe you could use Change on the torch and make it brighter, too, if it's available."