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Hey there, Starshine. Looks like you're in the fog or somewhere without service.

Still, just because I missed you doesn't mean you should be deprived of my voice, so I won't keep it brief.

We took a little time to rest after the Blue Vault thing.

Johanna still calls it a fiasco, but we got the start back, right?

Anyway, you'll be proud of me.

I actually stayed in bed reading and tried tea.

It's still gross. We ended up getting gab and fever within a few days. Johanna and I can't sit still for long,

but you probably already know that. Anyway, the big news is, um, drum roll please.

We got to know the star back.

Yay!

Except, I don't know, this time it felt different.

It was out of science museum.

We managed to track it down to this guy, one of the maintenance people. He'd put it up in the ceiling installation of a constellation.

Perry, it was so beautiful. Not just the installation, but just...

Anyway, I told Johanna I'd talk to him, found him just as he was arriving early for a shift.

Apparently he likes walking the halls before working, just existing in the space.

I got a good feeling from him, so I just explained about the star.

Johanna would have killed me if she knew I was going to be that direct with him,

but he didn't seem like he needed us to be anything but that.

He just sighed, I told him, nodding with his eyes closed.

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