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[starfishlovesyou]

[It had taken her some time, a little heavy lifting and an awful lot of reading up on taking care of fish and sea life in the library, but it's finished. Room twelve in community building three now has a fully functioning fish tank! There's a hanging filter happily bubbling away into the water of the pretty bare looking tank. Fuuko had wanted to go down to the beach and find a few shells and what not but it's really cold, so for now the tank only has some gravel along the bottom and a rock or two in it.

As the journal comes into focus it's possible to notice something in the tank past the gravel and rocks. In fact if you can't notice it you must need your eyesight checked as Fuuko currently has the journal pushed right up against the glass of the tank.

The most adorable of adorable starfish is inside, laying on top of one of the rocks. Yes, a real live starfish. Fuuko couldn't believe it either. A real live starfish! It needs repeating, okay, it's a real a starfish. REAL. Many a trance came and went when she first unwrapped the jar containing the little guy.

Having kept the journal on for a minute or so in silence whilst she shows off her new pet, Fuuko speaks up.]

Fuuko cannot thank whoever gave Fuuko such a gift this Christmas time enough! Had Fuuko been able to find a tank and supplies sooner then rest assured, Fuuko would have thanked whoever-you-are long ago!

[Turning the journal towards her face which has a giant smile plastered all over it, because hey, guess what guys, it's a real starfish. And it's her pet! Aaah!]

Fuuko has even decided to keep the jar that-- Oh, Fuuko still needs to think of a name... But Fuuko is keeping the jar he came in as a memento of this wonderful present even in his nameless state! [Giving the journal a wave she starts closing the journal-- But wait, ooone more thing.] Fuuko almost forgot to mention the Starfish Festival seeing as all Fuuko can think of right now is this cute little guy. It'll probably be in April sometime, though there's no definite date yet. Just letting you all know!

Comments

[Voice]

[starfishlovesyou]

No no, nothing like that. Fuuko didn't even live close to the ocean, Fuuko's sister took Fuuko on trips to the beach now and then and that is where Fuuko met the starfish.

[Voice]

[semper_cogitans]

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You were... a-allowed to go to them...?

[... That's kind of new for Robert. Most beaches are protected, government-mandated recovery zones.]

[Voice]

[starfishlovesyou]

...Yes? Lots of people go to the beach, especially during summer when it's warm you know. Spending time at the beach can be a lot of fun.

[As far as she knows beaches are just for recreation and fun and stuff, given the amount of people who seemed to go there back home.]

[Voice]

[semper_cogitans]

I-In my world, such a privilege is reserved... o-only for those with, er, certain scientific and research p-permits.

...

Even then, it is... d-difficult...

[The idea of people just going to them - it's both shocking, almost angering - isn't that the kind of pre-Terran wastefulness that destroyed the climate in the first place? - and envy-inducing.]

[Voice]

[starfishlovesyou]

Is that really fair? Maybe beaches are different in your world to what they are in Fuuko's, they seem to be fun places where everyone can have a good time.

But Fuuko is sure scientists do research on beaches back home sometimes too.

[Beaches are sort of an odd subject, given she likes going to them but has only been a few times, but she's trying to cope with the conversation anyway.]

[Voice] | ffuuu sorry for taking so long to get back to this

[semper_cogitans]

I b-believe it is... due to the v-varying environmental conditions of... our r-respective worlds...

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The d-damage done to beaches and... s-similar key environmental regions is such, on my multiversion, that... b-being there unnecessarily is prohibited...

[There are so many worlds that haven't seen the destruction Terra has.]

[Voice] No worries! o7

[starfishlovesyou]

[Multiversion? Urk, still trying to cope with this sort of conversation.]

That must be some prety awful damage then if you can't even go on them whenever you like. It must be nice to be in a place where you can go to the beach whenever.