[Canada is back, too...]

Mattie... It's nice to hear from you again. Are you okay?

[Now there was a familiar face he always enjoyed seeing.]

I'm as well as can be expected, I would suppose. How have you been, Red?

... Really. [He sounds cheerful! It's nice to hear that~] I'm glad, then.

Things have been a bit hectic lately. A lot people disappeared, but is recently reappearing again. I'm okay, though.

I'm glad to hear that you're okay. [That was always good news to hear. Though he did frown a bit to hismelf for just a moment at the bit about things being hectic.]

Is it a good hectic or bad?

Thank you, Mattie. Let me know if you ever need anything.

And, it's... bad, I guess. Because of people suddenly disappearing, a lot of people are in grief right now. It's good that some are returning, but that doesn't really fully comfort everyone else around here. I hope that things settle down soon...

I will. But you do the same as well.

It's always hard when people leave. And soemtimes when they come back, I guess. But... I'm sure that with enough time it'll settl down once more.

You went somewhere?

[He didn't notice you were gone. Or that you weren't here when he arrived.]

You arrived? [It was a fair turn-around question, seeing he didn't remember him being there before he left.]

I've been here for almost two weeks now!

Oh. No wonder I didn't know you were around. I left for... a few weeks.

You should have told me you were coming! I wanted milkis but they don't have any here. You could have brought it for me.

I didn't know I was coming back to be honest.

Well anyway, you're here now. Make me some pancakes!

That's a bit forward of you, isn't it? I haven't even settled back in yet, let alone refound a place to live. So I'll need to borrow your kitchen if I'm to make pancakes.

Actually I was thinking that I could stay over at your place!

...T- that's fine then. You don't mind an apartment, do you?

Is it bigger than a six-tatami?

I have no idea what that means.

How big is it and do I get the bed?

It has two bedrooms. One on the upper level and the other on the lower, so you'd get your own bed. There's a fireplace and it has nice, large windows.

That sounds really nice! I'll take it!

Sounds good to me, then. It'll be Yutopil Apartments. [...since it's where he wanted to live before, but he had ended up being a serial mover and bouncing from one place to another. Oops.]

Then I'll meet you there. What apartment number?

The pancakes better be ready by the time I get there!

First floor, apartment number three. Give me some time, however, as I need to stop by the store to pick up some groceries.