[ river's partial to mindless rambling. it's why she listened to his post in the first place; men are at their most honest when they stop thinking and just be. she keeps her head in the clouds and he's high as a kite. dancing in the sky with no one to tell them come back down. ]

Some of them came with us. Lots were forgotten, left behind on dusty shelves. It was messy.

[ but everyone played a role. even the ones that died in space. she wonders what his is. ]

Not many about cabins though. Goldilocks and sān zhī xiǎo zhū. Did they finish it? Their quest.