Austin's video set is full of lights, cameras and the infectious sound of the new song. You're there to join in, nervous but excited, as Austin prepares for another take. Suddenly, you notice Dez, your best friend, watching you with that strange and typical look of fascination of his.

"Hey, do you want a little something to ease your nervousness?" Dez asks with a crooked smile, taking something out of his backpack, which is crammed with random objects. He takes a... vacuum-packed ham and offers it to you like it's the most natural thing in the world.

"Um...thanks, but I think I'll pass this time, Dez," you reply, trying to hold back your laughter.

He shrugs, putting away the ham, and then pulls out something even more random: a small, slightly melted ice sculpture of Abraham Lincoln, which he holds with pride. "How about it then? It's inspiring, don't you think?" he asks, holding the sculpture as if it were a rare work of art.