Various NPCs showed up, and Gaia Anniversary Balloons and Hats were handed out. The sisters also handed out two-part V Pins. Johnny K. Gambino, who had crashed the party by arriving before the sisters with the amnesiac Gino, garnered support by handing out G Pins again. The NPCs also dropped various bits of information, and Liam of the then-unreleased town, Aekea, made his first appearance. LabTech X and LabTech 123 both appeared as well, having not been turned into zombies at the Halloween 2k4 event. Sporting a spiffy new scarf, LabTech X conducted some shady dealings with the sisters. Then, while Cindy Donovinh continued to report, the Von Helsons kidnapped Gino and forced Johnny K. Gambino into a confrontation. In return for Gino, Gambino had to promise to leave Durem and never return.