The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida

Dr. Ranee saves Maali from the Mahakali’s grasp. She reminds the Mahakali that it cannot take Maali until his seven moons are over. Dr. Ranee brings Maali high into the sky, where they rest on a cloud. She tells him that if he commits to the Light, she can teach him how to whisper to the living and visit them in their dreams. Dr. Ranee helps him access Jaki’s dreams, instructing him to communicate with her through pictures, not words that she’ll forget. Maali recalls sleeping in the same bed as Jaki when he first moved in with her, before she understood that they wouldn’t become a couple. He tries to give Jaki hints about the playing cards. Then, Maali visits his mother’s dream and tries to give her the negatives.

Dr. Ranee explains that in the In Between, there isn’t a strict hierarchy between the ghouls, yakas, and demons. Yakas are motivated by their thirst for fleshly pleasures and sap pleasure from the living to feed themselves. She warns him again about Sena, who is in debt to the Mahakali and must deliver other souls to it. He promises again to make it to the Light before his seven moons are done.