[It's clear by now that the Smile Precure have very weird lives. As the screen settles, it shows Yayoi and the other girls. Nao is backpedalling from a pill bug when she finds a hammer.]

It looks like the hammer from that fairy tale! It's the tale of the one inch samurai who fought a oni! So the princess waved the hammer and said "Grow big" and he did!

Candy wants to try it!

[With that, Nao handed Candy the hammer, and she waved it, beaning Miyuki in the face! There's a brilliant flash of light and when it settles, the whole of the school seems... larger? Yayoi is looking around, not quite noticing the others when they realize what happened.]

Candy became huge!

[Anyone observant enough can see Candy is holding a hammer with Majorina's mark on it. Clearly it's the Witch's doing again.]

[Replies come a couple of hours later when back home.]

[Today, Narukami was at a table in a slightly crowded outdoor food court, with Yosuke, Chie, Yukiko, and Nanako.]

Really, you know how to cook? [Yukiko smiled at Nanako as she asked, sounding honestly impressed. But Nanako simply shook her head and looked to Narukami...and the others followed suit almost in disbelief. The gray-eyed teenager simply looked up as if he'd just noticed all attention having shifted to him.]

So what, are you a great cook or something?

I just do it for fun. [Calm and unfazed as ever.]

Ooooh, so you're the family cook? Pretty impressive, 'oniichan'.

[Nanako pauses at Chie's playfully teasing remark, looking to Narukami with something like realization and muttering the last word mostly under her breath.]

Really, that's pretty cool. You've got Satonaka beat hands down.

[This only served to annoy Chie--as most things Yosuke did seemed to--and she immediately challenged Yosuke to a cook-off.]

Fine, Nanako can be our judge. I bet we'll make something that ranks up their with your mom's cooking!

[Narukami stopped cold at that, immediately looking to his little cousin with concern on his face. It was slightly less rare for his usual steady look to change lately, but that was a new one. But other than Nanako herself? He was the only one at the table who knew how that could possibly upset her.]

I don't have a mom. She died in an accident. [Narukami blinked at that once or twice--she didn't sound upset or even unhappy. Her tone was stating a fact and calmly correcting Yosuke's mistake. But no matter her tone, the atmosphere at the table took a sharp turn into gloomy.]

R-really? I'm so sorry.

It's okay! [She smiled brightly, and though Narukami was watching her intently to see if it was just Nanako trying to spare Yosuke's feelings...no, it was genuine. With her, as far as he knew there was really never anything but honesty.] Even if I don't have a mom, I have Dad with me. And...now a big brother, too.

[...wait, what? Narukami was snapped out of his thoughts at that, pausing to process what she said. Her...brother? That didn't seem right to him somehow. Sure, he cared about his uncle and cousin, but her brother? He was just a visiting family member from the city, and once the year was over, the Dojima household would be back to just two.]

And I'm having a lot of fun today! I love Junes!

[The mood instantly brightened, the others declaring they'd play with Nanako whenever she wanted. Narukami remained silent and outwardly, had barely reacted at all. Could he really call himself close family when this was just a temporary thing?]

[Even if it wouldn't last forever...maybe it was alright. While the others talked animatedly in light tones with Nanako, the only reaction Narukami had was a slight and hardly noticeable smile.]

Oh...so this is one of those recurring events? I guess it would have been idiotic of me to think it was a one time thing...not that I mind, it just seems to happen while I'm at work...I guess that's because I have a computer at work and not at home. It makes sense.

This would be a good time for me to say thank you though, for the reassurance, I talked to maintenance and apparently there's nothing wrong...and no one saw this...community so I didn't get into any trouble, but I did have to stay late...a little.

That wasn't a problem though, actually, it gave me a chance to look over some of the files for Mr. Shreck's future Power Plant...actually some of the plans don't make any sense...oh, but you don't want to know about that.

I just wanted to say thank you...

...and sorry, Sinbad, I couldn't get in touch with anyone by the name of Jafar...not one who knew you anyway...and I used all of my contacts. I hope you were able to find who you were looking for...er...and that you found something to block you from the desert sun. Nothing can ruin a good day like a bad case of melanoma.

[The feed opens to a simple chair, in the middle of- a stage? That's what it appears to be, at least.

Louis' hands are folded in front of his lap; whatever it is that's working the computer is unseen, for the moment. The occasionally flash of red skin is all that might indicate a demon is the one angling it just right to show how truly friendly and at ease he is.]

Greetings, to all those who I have missed, and all those who have recently gained access to this fascinating place.

Perhaps it is only fitting then that I mark my return with a question.

[He smiles brilliantly.]

In all the world, what do you have the strongest feelings about? What cause would you give your life to follow, if it were only possible?