[There's a moment of quiet before he starts, the sort of thing that's only really audible if you're listening for it; it's been some time since Alexei has addressed any number of people at once, and while it's something he used to be accustomed to, it's also something that he's rather out of practice with.

So there's quiet, and the awkwardness is palpable when he does start, and he doesn't bother introducing himself; maybe some will recognize his voice, maybe not. It matters fairly little to him in the scheme of things.]

I don't normally request guidance, and particularly not regarding personal matters, so I pray I may be forgiven for the vagueness of the question. But I suppose that the recent conditions on Monsun have me contemplating things.

Is it...acceptable, I suppose, to continue to want something that you have no right or claim to anymore?

[...And apparently that is all for now.]

[ Oh hey it's a Molly! ]

So... did anyone happen to bring with them something fun from their world? Something that can take your mind off from things for a while?

Something exciting?

[ That almost-not-there Irish-like lilt is very overly cheery. Someone's had a hard month. ]

Just a little tiny thing that makes you forget about everything else?

Drugs. I'm fishing for drugs.

Hey, those necklaces the dragon was hoarding, the ones with the creepy heart and bloody veins? I think they give you good dreams. Or cure nightmares, same difference. Not sure what the catch is yet, if there is one, but I'm betting I'm not the only one who could use it.

[Short, sweet and to the point!]

Hmmmm. So the last couple of months have been kind of a doozy for a lot of us, huh? So I was thinking. You know what this place needs after all that?

A party!

I think we need something like that after all that's going on. But maybe like a big bonfire and some food. And maybe some music too if anyone can provide that. [If there are instruments here. He hasn't seen any.] Unless some of you have other ideas. Whaddaya all say?

[Michael's voice, though he has to raise it to be heard over the ongoing sirens, is casual. Deliberately so, like someone trying to hide how not-casual they feel right now.]

Hey, is there anybody else who's not fighting some kind of war right now? I'd really like to talk to you about...non-war things.

[...]

And if you haven't been to Nastrandir since the sirens started, maybe skip that for now.