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EVENT: ORIGIN'S ORIGINS

Who: explorers!
When: Day 31, night
Where: The Jungle

[The sun has gone down when the heroes receive an unmarked message:

This Star has secrets you should know. If you want to find them, follow the light.

Should they look outside, they will in fact see a light -- a thin but bright pillar rising from the overgrown town out in the jungle.

It's still raining, still covered in frogs, but there's definitely something going on.

And in the direction of the beach, there's also a faint, bell-like ringing. But that's not what's calling you right now... is it?]

[PREMINGLE ★ NOTES ★ SESSIONS ★ AFTERMINGLE]

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A hug.

[you are getting a hug]

[hugs!! her arm's still bleeding, but she doesn't even flinch when the motion pulls the cuts open again. affection > pain.]

Thanks.

You're bleeding. I can come with you, if you want to get that treated.

[shakes her head]

Later.

Well, it doesn't look deep enough to be urgent.

[nods, very subdued]

We did what we could.

[no sense considering how they could be more cautious next time]

We— We didn't do anything. It just grabbed him.

Everyone else got out. That's important to remember too.

M-mm.

[nods, swallowing back a sob]

Did you know I remembered my name?

[Because distractions might help]

[that does get her to look up]

You did?

Aphra Marsh. My sister used it in one of my memories. Most people call me Miss Marsh.

It's a pretty name.

Thank you.

Would you rather Aphra instead of Cat?

No, I'll stick to Cat here. I'm used to it.

Okay.

[PLEASED]

But it's good to know it. I've noticed a few of us have people we've known arrive.

Some pretty big groups, too.

Yes, exactly. It's odd how that works.

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