Hey Traveler! It’s my birthday again, isn’t that crazy?

I wanted to spend some time in the Shima Archipelago today because it’s one of the few areas of the wilderness that’s stuck in a perpetual spring! Summer has been fun, don’t get me wrong, but the cherry blossoms that bloom year-round here are so lovely! Although, my favorite part of the archipelago is this waterfall! There’s something very calming about the rush of the waterfall that is so nice to hear. The noise of the waterfall is soothing, and as long as I don’t fall asleep here, it’s worth the trip!

Oh right, have you taken a tour of the wilderness this year? If not, that’s fine! We keep our tours year-round for the curious adventurers, but they’re most popular in the summer. Actually, I’ll lend you in on a secret: we’re thinking about adding tours to some…more unknown areas of the wilderness. Areas that are safe, don’t worry, but also…unique? I think we’re in talks to hold some kind of spooky, paranormal tours across the dream world? Don’t quote me on anything but we may be seeing some sort of special, ghostly tour being set up for October. Who knows? Maybe we’ll cross paths by then!

We crossed paths today though so let’s celebrate that! Gosh, I really love the waterfall here and can’t wait to sit down and have a little picnic with friends. I hope the noise doesn’t bother you! We can always go over to Camp Sakana if it does bothers you! Another great birthday spent out in the wonderful wilderness of the dream world! I guess it beats having to spend it in the deep, mysterious Backrooms like I did last year…but hey, at least it all went well!

Well hello again, Traveler! It’s so nice that you came to see me today.

For my birthday this year, I was very curious to see what this whole cat cafe was about. After all, I am technically, sort of not a cat, per se, but I do have many cat-like qualities. As a robot, sometimes it feels strange to blend in with everyone else, though I definitely felt pretty cozy here! I had Nate show me this place and it’s kind of strange to see how few customers it gets for such a wonderful experience, albeit, not that I can actually drink or eat anything here. Nate said it was very delicious though!

If you’ve been wondering how I’ve been doing at the DIA, I’ll say that it’s been pretty normal. While Sylveran has been persistent on cracking down on crime, my work remains about the same: tracking down clues to help solve crimes of all sorts. I actually haven’t spoken to Sylveran much, but the last I heard from him, he was looking to start some new phase in the DIA to help find Lucid which I think involved cameras or something of that nature. Not really sure what he's planning behind the scenes…

But we’re not here to discuss work! We’re here to spend the day to the fullest. I still can’t believe I was created on this day many years ago because it feels like it was just yesterday when I first booted up! Thanks for coming along as usual! It looks like Nate also has some presents he and a few friends got for me. I wonder what’s inside this one here?

Traveler, welcome to Farero Beach. I assume you have been here before, correct?

It must be a bit odd to find me in a place like this, but believe me, I do go out and enjoy what the dream world has to offer on days like today. Normally, I wouldn't take my birthday off. There are years where I will work and years where I don't. However, if you've been aware of the news as of late, you'll have known that the DPF is getting ready to testify before the Council of the dream world in a trial against Francis. It is expected to be a long and lengthy trial and if I'll be honest with you, it is going to be really hard to convince the entirety of the Council to not expel Francis from the dream world since that is what he is going to argue against. I'm no psychic, but the closest the final verdict could end up being would be a tie 3-3 and it will likely end up in the hands of the key swing vote who is council-member Zhang. It could also be unanimous but perhaps you are not familiar with the Council of the dream world. They can be surprisingly unpredictable.

So with that in mind, I want to enjoy my birthday today in the outdoors of the wilderness. Once the trial begins, much of the big authority figures in the DPF will be busy making their case for why Francis should be expelled after everything he has done to the dream world. Since I too will be busy, I may not find adequate time to enjoy days to their fullest. The trial is set to begin within the coming week so today I will take the day off and relax. The wilderness is a rather fascinating and surreal place. I hope you find the time to explore it soon.

Be my guest and accompany me to a drink. Don't worry, if you prefer your drink to be straight-forward, that's fine too. Not that I like to drink anyway. I prefer simple cocktails with nothing intoxicating in them. We can sit and discuss regular topics or if you're really curious, we can also discuss the Council of the dream world since I'm sure you aren't too familiar with them nor have met them...yet. Not that there's anything wrong with meeting them, but should you ever be summoned, best hope that it is for good reasoning. Here's to another year of getting older.