embrace the starry-eyed moon

Pointing at things and explaining what they are and how the ship works, lots of awed and appreciative noises are made.

Until one of the visiting Eridians points out a specific item. “And that?”

It’s a strange, circular thing, a xenonite disk mounted upright on some sort of pivot so it can spin freely, but around the edges it has… spokes? Pegs? Sticking out of it, that hit against a stiff flap that would slow down the spinning.

It is also separated into sections decorated with crude etchings of a human and an Eridian.

“Ah,” Grace says.

“That,” Rocky says.

“That’s. Um.” Grace seems somewhat embarrassed. “That’s the sacrifice wheel.”

say cheese! 📸

From what I've found so far, I'm reposting some images from GCash's Facebook page regarding various large groups and companies that had given different QR codes that people could donate to with Angat Buhay being a well-known NGO that did quick response during last year's typhoon barrage and PDRF being a group that's specifically geared towards disaster response:

Here's also some posts from student organizations that I'm copying over from Facebook. This one is a post from Notre Dame of Marbel University Peacebuilder's page calling for donations:

From the post:

𝗗𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗗𝗥𝗜𝗩𝗘 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗦𝗔𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗚𝗔𝗡𝗜 𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗛𝗤𝗨𝗔𝗞𝗘 𝗩𝗜𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗦 ❤️‍🩹 Mindanao was struck by a 7.8-magnitude earthquake on June 8, 2026, causing significant damage, particularly in Sarangani Province. Numerous infrastructures were destroyed or severely damaged, and many families are now in urgent need of assistance as they recover from the devastating effects of the disaster. In response, the 𝙉𝘿𝙈𝙐 𝙋𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙚𝙗𝙪𝙞𝙡𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙊𝙧𝙜𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙯𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 (PBO), 𝙉𝘿𝙈𝙐 𝙋𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙥𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝙎𝙤𝙘𝙞𝙚𝙩𝙮 𝙤𝙛 𝙈𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙏𝙚𝙘𝙝𝙣𝙤𝙡𝙤𝙜𝙮 𝙎𝙩𝙪𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨 (PHISMETS), and 𝙉𝘿𝙈𝙐 𝙈𝙪𝙨𝙡𝙞𝙢 𝙎𝙩𝙪𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨 𝙊𝙧𝙜𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙯𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 (MSO) are launching a collaborative donation drive for the affected communities in Sarangani Province. If you wish to extend your help, 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝗼𝘅𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗡𝗗𝗠𝗨 𝗚𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 from June 10–13, 2026. Any amount or kind of donation will be greatly appreciated and can make a meaningful difference in the lives of those affected. For those who are unable to donate in person, a 𝗚𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗵 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 until June 13, 2026. Rest assured that all donations will be directed to the victims and their families through proper channels. 𝗡𝗼𝗻-𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗗𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: Clothes Canned goods Easy-to-cook food items Rice Bottled water Hygiene kits 𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗥𝗼𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗞𝗼𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗱𝗮𝗹 on June 14, 2026, for the purchase of essential items needed by the earthquake victims. To ensure transparency and accountability, a liquidation report will be released, showing that all funds collected through this donation drive have been fully endorsed to Rotaract Koronadal for the relief effort. Together, let us bring hope, compassion, and support to our fellow MindanaOnes during this difficult time. 🤝

Another post from the Supreme Student Council of Mindanao Statue University - GenSan's page calling for donations:

From the post:

𝐁𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐎𝐍, 𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐃𝐀𝐍𝐀𝐎 | 𝐂𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐃𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒 The Supreme Student Council calls on the MSU-Gensan community and the public to extend help to those affected by the devastating 7.8-magnitude earthquake that struck some regions and cities in Mindanao. The disaster has caused significant damage to homes, buildings, and establishments across the city, leaving many families displaced and in urgent need of assistance. Reports have also confirmed casualties, missing individuals, and numerous injured residents who continue to require support and care. 📌GoTyme Bank Account Number: 0118011257134 Name: Kyle Neo Inocelda 📌GCash Account Number: 09519228778 Name: Arjan Vhin Alejo 📌UnionBank Account Number: 1093 56916799 Name: Ramzel Ivan Hugh Getubig Delloro 📌For those who wish to donate in kind, donations may be dropped off at the 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗹 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲, 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗼 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆–𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗼𝘀. Together, let us stand in solidarity with our fellow Mindanawons. Your generosity, no matter the amount, can bring hope, relief, and strength to those who need it most. 𝗧𝗮𝗿𝗮, 𝗺𝗮𝗴-𝘂𝗯𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗮. 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗼𝗻, 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗼.

I apologize for not being able to make image descriptions for all of these right now since I'm currently dealing with some bad eyestrain these past few days. If anyone wants to write them, I'll try to add them in on the alt text of the corresponding images.

As always, if you're part of an institution like a school or a company, they might also have or will have programs that would focus specifically on assisting the victims of the earthquake so keep an eye out for those programs and you could go through those channels to help if you find it reputable and feel free to add them in the reblogs of this post as well to make things easier for those that would want to help.

Angat Buhay in particular has donation options open for International Donors here

just scroll down and choose any of the USD options, and there will be instructions on how you can do a wire transfer. for example, here are the instructions for the BPI USD option

most of my followers are from overseas, so i hope this can help give an avenue for international folks to donate too, if you can.

I've had this idea for a while - the dynamic pre-finale but post-portal-reactivation is brief but super interesting ngl. They hate each other's ass