A Walk in the Desert
I had to find out more about how I got here, so I decided to pay a visit to the place where I was found. Bud offered to walk out there with me. It wasn’t too far. As we approached, we could make out a shape on the horizon. When we got to the site we saw it–a plant–as tall as me, tube-like, with a soft, wispy flower at the top. Strangely beautiful. I sketched it quickly as the sun went down, then we rushed back to camp. When we got back I had another surprise…some Council lackey had come around asking about any strange activity going on at the camp. Bud said we should go see this guy Leif at Food Rations because he sees everyone in the camp every day and he’d know more. Leif said the visitor was indeed from the Council, she had long, black hair, and she was asking about meteorites in the area and could we please quit holding up the line. He’s not the nicest guy, but at least he was helpful. I think the visitor was Rose.
