I'm with you Telegraph on where Snow is as it looks like Noel & Serah may become something. There may be some context clues as to the story. Like when Noel says he wants a future where everyone lives meaning he could come from the future (time travel). Another person added on to say something involving 3rd Birthday and how Toriyama is trying to release the same horrible story (their opinion) twice in a year or close in that time interval. I won't utter what this person said because 3rd Birthday is still relatively new, but for those that don't care, they can ask.