no kidding. here i am in a place w/all this plumbing to practice on & i cant even pick up a wrench!

[Jan's small smile stays steady. as long as they find things that feel useful to fill their time, at least they won't go stir crazy in this impossible situation; that will have to be enough for them until they've explored enough to learn more.]

never thought id be learning to knit or w/e

[she hesitates, thinking about what the natives alluded to. something they need to prepare for...]

it sounds like they want to show us these Sound Eaters. i want to see THAT for sure.