An act of desperation sounds possible. Wouldn't be unreasonable to assume the spirits have a sense of self-preservation.

( If the moon Majora Masks into the world, there goes all the spirits— or so Mika assumes. )

But not so desperate that they couldn't pull in an orderly number of people here. Every country's spirits claimed five people each.

( He was watching the coats get handed out when that happened. )