Deerington, as most people call it. [ True to her word, Luna isn't much of a carpenter. But she's doing her best to pull out appropriate pieces they can use to fashion into tables, and is able to hold things steady for drilling and nailing. ] It's the place some Sleepers were before they came here. There used to be a lot more of us, but plenty of us have since returned to the ocean.

[ More than Luna could ever care to count. ]

I'd say you'd get used to it, but this place does have a habit of keeping us on our toes. You do get better at learning to keep yourself balanced, though. [ Optimism! But it's true, there is a learning curve even if it's a steep one.

There's a soft hum his comment. ] Including Deerington, it's been... a long time, yes. [ It's tricky to keep track of it, really. ] I'd just turned seventeen when I left my home world, and I turned twenty one a couple of months ago.

[ Mm. Quite a while, then. ]