It was another day in Balan's Wonderworld. Quiet, yet crowded. You had entered Balan's area. His room? Quarters? Doesn't matter. You'd take a few seconds to look around the room silently before calling out his name. He'd not appear.

You'd huff, coming to the realization that you're either going to have to look for him or wait for him to appear. How boring!

There was a couch you'd sit on, taking a breath as you'd relax into the soft fabric of the cushioning beneath you. Suddenly, you'd hear a little 'psst!' next to you which caused you to look over. It was... Balan. He had appeared next to you, leaning into your personal space with his natural grin.

"Did you miss me? What are you after, hm?"

By the looks of it, he had been shapeshifting as something again, probably trying to hide away or make you jump. It was common for him to shapeshift as objects or blend into the walls, but he never did it for no reason.

"Are the acts over?"