#starvcil

get a thought from odette's mind palace

The flyer had been pushed under the door of her shop. An educational event about an upcoming meteor shower and other planetary movements, with the promise of more than just local school teachers to explain things. An astrophysicist or two were supposed to be there as well.

Though Lilia was all too aware that these circles usually dismissed the concept of planets having influence over events, she knew better. Her own grandmother had worked with the planets and stars for her witchcraft, and maybe that was the reason she decided to go; a chance for a closer look at the things that had been so interconnected with a member of her long dead family, and maybe see others connecting with them too.

Except the event turned out to be embarrassingly empty. Was her door the only one that the leaflet had been shoved under?

Turning for one of the exits, Lilia stopped when she glimpsed a woman near one of the telescopes. Despite herself, Lilia felt her feet taking her over there without any conscious decision being made.

"You're one of the experts they hired," she said in greeting, knowing it was true. "I imagine they promised you a bigger crowd. Lilia Calderu," she introduced herself. "Receiver of one of the few flyers they managed to mail out."

"Talk some sense to me," The Doctor says with a soft, kind smile. They want to help but aren't sure exactly how they can do so. So hopefully, if the other person can explain in a way that makes more sense to the Doctor, they can be helpful in some way.

Somehow he had talked her into going camping with him. He wasn't a complete asshole. They had their separate tents and the bathrooms were a few blocks down, if they wanted to fight the mosquitos. With the city miles away, he could see the stars. "Dad used to bring me here when everything became too much." Stretched out on his sleeping bag, his head was turned up to the heavens. The fire was burning low in the circular pit. "Please tell me you don't hate this?"

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Zora had been out for a walk in the forest. They had brought their umbrella and had been wearing a pretty bold set of raincoat and matching boots. They had been enjoying their trek when a familiar voice was calling out for them.

The sight of Asteria in these conditions clearly not dressed for the occasion did warrant some concern. And they carefully made their way towards her.