Feels like half the town owes itself to Astralin in one way or another, huh? [ It's a compliment. Between looking out for Minato, helping him keep his feet under him, and all the other people Astralin helps, big and small... well, suffice to say Astralin's an inspiration in more ways than one. ] I did pick up some flowers from his place the other day, might have asked to stow one away just in case I had an excuse. Never hurts to be prepared, right?

[ He goes to take a sip and stops as Sha-Ming starts getting, well, not quite uncharacteristically serious, but at least a little serious. His brow knits before he takes a longer drink than he normally would. ]

Kind of a weird way to phrase it but... I kinda see where your head's at, yeah. Things are going missin', and people are claiming to be seeing weird things, yeah?

[ Even he's gotten in on the action, there. ]

If you're crazy then we might both be crazy, but, hey. I'm not gonna say you aren't onto something. It's nagging at me, too, a little.