Ace is a good one. [ Softly, almost smiling. ] And he likes the chocobos a lot, so I'm glad he's around all the same.

[ All right, maybe a little concerned, in case Ace is still trying to sleep curled up with Chichiri all the time, but he'll deal with that. Later. ]

And that's good to hear.

Sorry for disappearing like this, Noel, and thanks for keeping things going. I'll be a bit slow for the next weeks, but I'm allowed to move around a little, [ Izana, you were allowed to walk to the teleporter and from there to your house... though, in fairness, that is permission to move around, ] so I'll see what I can pick up.

[ Maybe he can get better at mending tack and such. Those don't require a lot of walking around and he can do it while mostly resting. ]