[video] Backdated to June 1st

[zukeini]

[A glimpse of his apartment is on screen and it looks like there's a lot of crafts happening with necklaces, jars filled with jam..etc. Plus there looks to be...eggs. A few of them! Zuke looks calm and relaed, but also very very tired. Very. A big yawn happens before he talks.]

Gayu Guru Gerai Nyamai, and a Happy Gawai Day to you guys.

[A small beat.]

Oh, Gawai marks the end of the padi harvesting season in Sarawak, which is off the coast of my home country. It's meant to set off peace and prosperity after a great and successful harvesting season. Perfect for the beginning of summer. And it's fitting because well...

[Zuke moved the gear to look at all the goods he was making, including the eggs.]

So, sorry for the radio silence. I'm sure most of you guys know, I took a financial hit when the Braviary wrecked all my gear for my tours. So I had to place things on hold and find some creative outlets to make some change to make it all back up and get new stuff.

And well...my team thought I should actually try being a breeder like I was meant to, haha. So...fruits of all of our labor, I guess. I got a few many eggs if people are interested.

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[woofdad]

Zuke, hey! How's replacing your equipment gone so far?

[He remembers that whole mess, and, as relieved as he is and still was that Zuke and his team were unharmed... yeah, the results for Zuke's equipment still sounded to be pretty bad.]

Oh, and-- can I ask what padi means?

[zukeini]

[Always a happy face to see. Zuke positively beams.]

Grant! It's goin'. I think I'm almost there...sorry I haven't had much time for much else. Soon I'll be able to live like a normal person.

[Beaming more.]

Rice fields. A good harvest is what the holiday is about.

[woofdad]

Hey, that's alright - you've had good reason to be busy. But I am looking forward to seeing more of you.

Ooh, cool! Thanks for explaining that; yeah, it seems like harvest holidays are kind of universal from culture to culture? Which does make a lot of sense.

[zukeini]

Oh totally. Regionally I think most places celebrate a good crop. At the very very least, there's all the more reason to celebrate good food. Like Americans have that huge holiday in the fall...what was that called again? Huh-

[Perk up.]

I told myself I was coming to see you guys. I really miss you.

[woofdad]

Yeah! That'd be Thanksgiving.

[He grins, brightening in turn.] You should! It sounds like we're getting close to being able to move into the new place Dimitri's been getting built... we should talk to everyone and see when'd be a good time for you to visit.

[zukeini]

[Zuke visibly perked.]

Oh yeah, I remember someone mentioning that. Darn, I'm sorry for not perking up about that sooner.

Please, I would love to see it. If appropriate, of course. I know you guys have a number of housemates. I'd hate to intrude.

[woofdad]

Hey, it's no problem! Like you said, you've had a lot to deal with on your end.

I'll check with everyone. I'm guessing it'll be okay, but, yeah, it's best to be sure everyone knows what's going on.