Pakaru climbed the ladder upstairs, carrying his fluffy companion with one arm. Kroque had settled into a chair. She smiled as Teina jumped out of Pakaru's arm and came over to greet her. "Mornin'," Pakaru mumbled. He was never happy when morning came around.

"You should cheer up," Kroque said. "It's a beautiful day, you have your best friend, what else could you ask for?"

"The suns not shining in my eyes," Pakaru grumbled.

"You had that visor built into your mask for a reason."

There was a knock at the door, and the two Matoran glanced at each other. A visitor this early in the morning? Pakaru opened up the door, greeted by the sight of a Le-Matoran named Makani. She was a nervous and excitable individual, always fidgeting when she had to stay in one place. Her work as a messenger had been chosen exactly for those reasons.

"Oh good! The Turaga have called for an emergency meeting!" said Makani. She sounded slightly winded. "Everyone needs to meet in the Great Hall."

"An emergency meeting?" Kroque said. Before she could ask anything else, Makani had taken off to the next house. She stood up. "And before breakfast, too."

"Well, it's an [i]emergency[/i] meeting for a reason." Pakaru gave a quiet whistle to Teina, who followed at his heels. As he stepped outside, someone bumped into him. Being as large and solidly built as he was, the other Matoran fell backwards, while Pakaru was unaffected. Looking down, Pakaru could see that it was a Ta-Matoran. "You okay?"