I am curious- is there anyone here that is knowledgeable with machinery? I would like to commission someone into making something is similar to a baseball batting machine but modified so it would pitch baseballs at various speeds and places. I used to have one back at home to practice my aim and I would like to have it here as well.

Heh, Muraki kinda beat me to the punch earlier, but it's... _{[Demyx laughs and shakes his head a little, one hand running through his hair.]} It's been two years now for me, too. It's kinda crazy, really. When I first got here, I ended up experiencing my first curse within a week and I spent hours just trying to talk to the fairy that used to follow me around. Larxene sorta taught me how to ballroom dance--before she kissed me, anyway. I remember when the coral was split in two by that pirate ship and then when those dinosaurs came around and that really big one smashed the other half. This place changed a lot compared to how it was when I first showed up.

<sub>[He reaches down to pick up his Vaporeon and smiles softly. It's been two years. So much has changed in those two years. He's fairly certain he's one of the few who have been here for that long, and the thought almost makes him tear up a little. Minato, Saya, Xigbar, Red, America, Feferi... He's lost so many people.

Isa and Lea.

Not to mention everyone that has returned without their memories. Axel. Red.]</sub>

I've... I lost a bunch of people since then. It's kinda made me afraid to make friends cuz I know as soon as I get attached to 'em they'll probably disappear. I-I mean, it hasn't happened to everyone, but I'm still scared. It doesn't mean I regret any of it though! I wouldn't trade the bonds I've made for the world! _{[He pauses long enough to rub the Vaporeon behind her cheek fins.] Well, looks like I gotta do this now, right Athena? I might not get another chance.}

Vaaaaaap!

_{[And then he looks back up at the SFC with a grin.]}

You know who you are, and you've always been around for me. When Lea left, you were right there to pull me up and start putting me back together. Whenever anyone left, you were there. You cheered me up when I was sad, calmed me down when I got ticked off, you just... You kept an eye on me.

_{[A deep breath;]}

Faris Scherwiz, I... I've thought about it a bit and I, ah... I wanna be your boyfriend.

Rin, I need to ask you for a favor.

[Locked from Roxas.]

I know it's late, but Roxas' birthday is still important and I wanted to throw him a party. He deserves it. So I was wondering, what kind of things do you think he'd be into, and for a general idea how many people should I anticipate being interested?