[The PORTAL turns on, and Ned looks relieved, if anything. He's gotten a bit more comfortable with his
mask, tilting it up slightly so it rests on the side of his head, making his hair a scruffy mess on one side. He moves the PORTAL back, just a bit, to have it focus on his surroundings a bit more. It reveals the back of his pie shop, and some of the counter that he's leaning on comfortably.]
The festivals are over. It, well, it was fun while it lasted. I was able to get more customers than I'd ever hope for. I just wish it had been easier to sleep.
[There's a bit of a pause.]
Um, I've been counting from the last time a lot of people started to come in, and is there a pattern to all of this? We get a break from new people, and then they come again. I don't think it's very fair. This place is going to suck everyone up.
[He smiles.]
This is probably late, but welcome to Promenade anyway.