Of course, that's of paramount importance.

[No more sand, he's never been so thankful to see a boardwalk. He'd wish to never see the stuff again but considering where they are presently, he may as well wish for a personal pet unicorn and a private fountain of youth while he's at it.]

Hardly. You'd be surprised at how dull everyone can be, black unfortunately tends to be the most popular color above and below ground and for the life of me I can scarcely think why. Idle laziness and lack of imagination are the only reasons I can think of.