Ven leaned over with his hands on his knees to better address the younger kid. "I'm Ventus -- Ven for short," he offered. "It's nice to meet you both."

"And I'm Mograe," his moogle added, although she was looking at Kite with a mixture of concern and pity. Going by that body language, it seemed he'd landed one of the more difficult heroes. Ven missed it and went on,

"So did you just get here today, Greg? At the temple?"