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[feathered_earth]

[There's some sketchy lines that begin to take the shape of castle ramparts before she writes.]

Hey, if anyone's seen a woman with short pink hair, a m woman with long purple hair, or a man named Bartz could you let me know? I'm going down to that city with Nova tomorrow, but if anyone sees them running around here--or has seen them--I'd like to

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[weaver_girl]

There are small prickly cats--I wouldn't pet them against the fur! I met someone who had one as a pet, though, so they're not too dangerous. The city area is safer, it seems.

[feathered_earth]

Prickly cats? Okay--they sound like they'd make for pretty interesting pets, at least.

[weaver_girl]

He looked a little like he was a cactus, but shaped like a cat!

I wonder if their animals could survive in the Sphere? The fruit-cows sound kind of nice, but I'm sure they'd be impractical at the Farm.

[feathered_earth]

A cactus cat? I'll have to keep my eye out for one of those.

Maybe! I didn't think that they might not be able to live here, but they do survive differently than people do.

[weaver_girl]

Well, it's a whole different ecosystem down there! It could be that we don't have the type of vegetation that they eat, and they could die from hunger. Or in the worst case, there could be diseases that they don't have immunity against...

Though I suppose the Sphere must take care of that some way. I mean, we should all be carrying different bacteria to begin with...

[feathered_earth]

Yeah, they might not have the right food or be able to find it here without being fed by someone.

If a disease got loose, that would be pretty bad--but people and animals would have been getting sick by now I think, so hopefully it'll stay all right.

[weaver_girl]

Yes, I think so, too. Maybe being born from the cocoons sort of... makes us all the same. Being brought from the Wilderness might not have that sort of effect.

It makes me wonder about the Wilderness, though, but I think I shouldn't wonder on the journals.

[feathered_earth]

It could be. I'm glad whatever it is works, though.

Me too--and it's probably safer not to.

[weaver_girl]

Maybe that's good enough!

Yes. This is the first time I've seen actual people down there, though. Has this happened before?

[feathered_earth]

It has, but I wasn't here the last time it did so I couldn't tell you much about it.

[weaver_girl]

All right, thank you.