Video (After Dec. 22)

[autumnrainrunaway]

[ It's a Longest Night/Shortest Day/Yule miracle, Dolly is finally using the Grumpearl after her less than savory experiences with it prior! Either that or Dolly is the kind to watch and learn from others before attempting a proper Grumpearl video on her own that wasn't broadcasting an entire broadway production like before. ]

[ Dolly seems pretty excited though as she appears on the Grumpearl as she brings up this glitter covered, ornate looking brass object as she holds it up by its red cords. ]

My astrolabe just appeared next to me this morning! I don't know how or even why it got smaller, but I'm thrilled! Who wants to test run it for the next Stargazing Club meeting?

[ There's a pause as a stream of glitter comes pouring out from the astrolabe...yeah that glitter is insidious...so much glitter...is this even safe to be this glittery? Dolly looked pretty concerned by the sudden glitter down pour! It would put a preteen accessory shop to shame right now with all that shimmer. ]

Got any tips on how to remove the glitter? As much as I'd like to take a shine to the new look, I think I'd like the glitter to come off.

Comments

[consequerer]

[ It's them! They of the few network appearances. ]

I can see the navigational charts being useful for those who would know how to read it.

[ Which is who of the offworlders here, actually? ]

Come to think of it... Do we have a north star here, actually? What did you manage to observe during the meteor shower?

[autumnrainrunaway]

[ Clearly a good omen of sorts! ]

That's fair, but it should be easy enough to teach along with coming in handy should there be quests involving navigating the water.

[ Ha..ha ha..HA...HAHAHA...yeah..This offworlder is a running champion of sorts in that department...Dolly know a lot of different constellations from different worlds. Though chances are, she's talking about Earth as she carefully gets one of the discs out to compare with the star chart that was made. ]

I noticed that some of them like to change position, so I'll be doing this again to see if there's a rotational pattern to the changes or if it's completely randomized as well as to see if the navigational star is stationary or not.

[ Dolly goes to switch over to the video portion of the grumpearl broadcast to show Chara. ]

Let's find out, now the North Star is somewhere between to where Ursa Major and Cassiopeia is. If we can get a match up from the disc to the star chart, this would confirm the theory. If not, then I'll be doing my homework on which one here would be the navigational star.

[consequerer]

It is true, we have not had all that many expeditions need to make their way across the water... [ Just a rescue or a recruit mission, here or there? Very few involving much travel into the open ocean. ] Though as I understand it, that way lies the population those here were trying to flee in the first place, so perhaps this is only to be expected.

[ In any case, they watch along in what is Definitely Not Fascination, shhhh. Perish the thought.

(That's a lie. They like learning new and interesting things, and she's teaching them something interesting.) ]

Changing position though ... it would be one thing if it were rotational as you have said, but if it is completely different the way some of the environs here might be...

[ Then huh. What would that say about this world, that even the skies would rearrange themselves at a moment's whim? It's one thing to explain away the phenomena on the ground as merely illusions cast by its inhabitants (nevermind that that particular theory has not held all that much water for quite some time now), or some sort of fantastic trait intrinsic to certain natural formations here-

The sky, the space between stars- all that's so far away from here. If it, too, changes randomly... what would that mean? ]

[autumnrainrunaway]

We truly haven't, though I suppose it's a 'here there be tigers' deal. I'm curious all the same, sooner or later, someone is bound to ask about sea travels and to see if there's neighboring islands. [ The humans though, that's a concern and one she doesn't have a lot of details on just yet. One thing was for sure, humans do travel, one day, soon, could humans arrive here? All the more reason to start figuring if there's nearby islands. ]

You're right, that's a pretty good deterrent in wanting to figure out the land and water, but at the same time, wouldn't it be better to know if there are neighboring islands?

[ Yep not paying mind to the so totally not interested in this whatsoever as Dolly gleefully goes to explaining some thoughts. ]

There is two theories, first one being these are satellites we're seeing of the Pokemon kind that might dwell up there. It would explain the position changing and could be proven should there not be a pattern involved. All we would need is a stronger telescope, possibly warranting an observatory.

[ Dolly gathers her thoughts a bit for the last one though, that one is going to need some explaining. ]

The other theory though is those are portals if there is a pattern going on. If it matches up to when new arrivals show up, we could have a clue right there, but I'm not entirely sure. It's just a theory for now until proven otherwise.