[His shoulders lower a little in relief -- part of him had thought... well, that maybe it wasn't the gumball at all, maybe it was just a dream, but if Vax had one, then...]

I was somewhere really cold, and trying to talk to someone. But I couldn't see who they were. Then they just started transforming into... this monster? They were really angry, but I woke up before I could see the rest.

[he glances at the cemetery around them]

I thought maybe it might have to do with Mete-chan, but... if it's somewhere cold, then it's probably the mountain, right?