[ The AUDIO somehow gets clicked on first as various kinds of noises can be heard in the background-- people talking about who knows what, all muffled for some reason or another but there's one voice that cuts through clearly. ]

.. Huh? I thought I gave this back.

[ To some it might sound familiar to another person's voice, but there's obvious confusion in his tone. What's he's referencing to, well.

There's a few more seconds before the VIDEO clicks on this time, showing nothing but a blur of where the device is at the moment. One second there's the street and then the next is what looks like a group of people before it gets shifted to something else again until it finally settles on a blond boy with blue eyes. Obviously someone doesn't know that it's actually a means of communication instead of what he actually thinks the thing is.

He's frowning but it doesn't last long as he looks off in some other direction, determination set on his face. ]

I'll just bring it back later. Right now I gotta get out of here.

[ A pause as he actually thinks about what he just said while looking around. ]

How did I even get here?

[ Because he's pretty darn sure that he'd been intending to go somewhere else. Not this world... whichever world it is. Well, there are people here so it shouldn't hurt to ask, right? ]

[When the feed comes on, there's sky visible behind Roxas instead of ocean. Even if he wasn't the one who grew up on an island, the view from the island is relaxing somehow. And he's had a lot to think about lately.

It's time to get back to simpler things.]

Hey, Ven. You still wanna learn how to skateboard?

Um... And if someone could show me how you do that filtering thing, I'd appreciate it.

[The Video shakes as he speaks - that's because he's running as he's speaking, not wanting to waste a second of searching.]

Has anyone seen Minnie? She wasn't with me when I woke up this mornin'! It ain't like her ta do that!

[Hopping from rooftops, swinging from coral, invading every door... There's one possible option about why she's gone, but he's clearly in a bit of denial about it.]

If anyone sees a mouse with a crown in a pretty dress, with big ears and a thin tail, lemme know! What's she thinkin', goin' out without tellin' me... she's got no right ta make me worry!

A few questions for you all, Vatheon. After speaking with several people about this, my curiosity started to grow about one particular subject;

Magic.

How many people come from a world where it's common knowledge? How many people here can perform it? And what of its resources?

Sooo....

[Lea is in his cafe, for those who recognize it, chin on the table and tapping his fingers against the surface.]

For all the people who have suddenly realized that waking up is a thing, mornin'. Glad to see we have all the screeching a guy could ever want.

That said, does anyone else remember the really really weird... dreams from last week? I just want to make sure that was a real thing and not just the scientists... I don't know, filling the bubble with some sort of drug. What if we were all high, and we didn't know?

...Maybe we need to talk to someone who's been high. Anyone seen Gamzee around?

Joking aside, I actually wanted to talk to you guys about something else!

[Picking up the SFC, Lea heads to the back of his cafe, where there's a rather large set of stables. What are those stables for? All of his Chocobos, of course, from yellow to red to blue and a few other colors.]

For the uninitiated, these are Chocobos!

People use them basically like horses, I guess. What I was thinking of was...

Well, who would be interested in a city-wide race? You don't have to have your own chocobo. I would be happy to lend you one of my own! Or you could always go to the farm down in the Nostalgia Nook. You could have, like, a couple weeks or something to practice with whichever Chocobo you chose, and then there would be a race around the city! Just a couple of laps.

Who would be interested?

[Private to Karkat]

[Lea looks sheepish.]

So... do you still like grub loaf?

[Private to Demyx]

[Still holding the SFC, Lea starts to pace around a bit, filled with a nervous energy.]

So, uh, I've spent the last couple weeks talkin' to a couple people who worked for me, and they should be alright with making, like, a wedding cake. I also know this other lady who said she could do, like, a priest's job and all that. There are also a bunch of people who can give me the stuff we need, I guess.

I mean, a wedding is just like a big party, right? So we just gather all our friends over and stuff, entertain them a little while we finish stuff up, then we do a... ceremony or something I guess? Then we just party a whole lot.

So, I guess... Whenever you're ready? Man I looked up what a good wedding date would be, but it's all stuff that doesn't matter in Vatheon! [He runs a hand through his hair.] Unless you wanna have it on the island? Then I guess, you know, the season kind of matters unless you want to have a wedding while it's pouring rain.

[A pause. Lea cracks a grin.]

Which you probably would, but hey, remember the guests, man, I don't think they'd appreciate it as much as you.