thing is though the umbrella hasn't fulfilled the abandonment requirement yet


and even if karu doesn't ever abandon the umbrella, you can:

1. make karu think the umbrella died by knocking it away so she leaves it be but leave it intact so it can actually come alive; or

2. steal it and leave it in an abandoned place

3. "kill" karu

and it'll come alive

but with a massive price to pay

of course, only the situation of spontaneously coming to life will prevent that, but it doesn't seem possible if the abandonment criteria is taken into consideration