[Meanwhile he continues to live on the edge, since he's still doing his wide windmilling all-over-the-place hand gestures EVEN NOW. At least they've got an entire like two cushions saving them...]

Well! I did reach Monika. Very briefly, though - she was adamant I get out quickly since our dear friend doesn't seem to like me much, haha. [HAHA...] I wasn't able to have quite as long of a chat with her as I had hoped, but I was able to observe the switch myself.