Mona perks as soon as he sees Ren, ears and tail lifting in the most telling way. But then he droops again, looking at Frog's empty spot. "No. I still haven't been able to find him."

For all his waiting, all his pawing the streets, and all his roaming the Metaverse as only he can, he hasn't found hide nor hair of the strange Akechi who's always had time for him.

"I haven't been able to find his Ren, either. Maybe they were both sent home." His tail droops even further, off the edge of the counter.