[Looking into the camera, Koizumi looks pretty awful - generally rough and disheveled. Truth be told, he is looking a little gaunt as well, as though he hadn't been eating for a while. The worst part, however, is his expression: quietly depressive, despondent - he looks like even something as simple as making this video message is a struggle. When he speaks, his voice is exhausted and melancholic.]

Ah, Carol-san? I apologize for missing our last few sessions. I'm afraid I'm going to be taking a break from training until further notice. There are some... personal issues I may need a while to work out.

[He opens his mouth as if to say something else, but nothing else comes out. He looks confused for a moment, and after a long pause he simply reaches out to shut off the video feed.]

Who: The Eleventh Doctor and Aisling
What: making sure she's okay after the volcano destroyed much of the forest, and feels about what Aisling discovered during the dream event
Where: the forest
When: a day or two after the volcano event
Warnings: possible depression, talk of violence and war and death

( two old stars, tarnished but shining )