Gabbro

If it isn’t my time buddy! How’s space treating you this loop?

Gabbro: Nice, it’s you. Good to see you made it here in one piece. The first solo launch is a doozy, isn’t it? So hey, don’t laugh, but I think I might have had some kind of spiritual experience with a rock shaped like a face. You: ...What? Gabbro: One of the islands on Giant’s Deep has a Nomai statue on the beach - ever seen one? I brought one back to Timber Hearth with me. Big stone sculpture of a Nomai’s head, three eyes and everything. Beautifully carved, too. So one minute I’m standing on an island looking at a Nomai sculpture on the beach, and the next thing I know, it’s looking back at me, glowing. The sculpture replays everything I’ve just done, like it’s been watching me through my own eyes, you know? And then suddenly it stops and everything’s normal again. You: That's what happened to me at the observatory. Gabbro: You too, huh? It didn’t seem bad, just... weird? Were we the only ones who saw that happen? I tried radioing Hornfels and asking them about it, but they told me I must have just nodded off out here and gotten confused. Then we talked about dreams until Hornfels told me to go refill my oxygen tank before I talked myself to death. So that’s what’s new with me. But hey, this is your first solo voyage! Let’s talk about you, you know? You: What are you doing out here? Gabbro: Well, what are any of us doing here, really? ...Nah, I’m just kidding. I’m out here exploring our solar system, same as you. But I tell you what, outer space really gives you room to think. It’s quiet and peaceful out here. I mean, it’s usually quiet and peaceful. Sometimes a cyclone comes by and lifts my little island paradise clean out of the water. Then: less peaceful. You: What's up with this planet? Gabbro: Haha, I know, right? ...Oh, you meant, like, tell you more about it? I gotcha. Well, Giant’s Deep is massive, and mostly water. No surprises there. There’s a strong current a ways beneath the surface that prevents anything from sinking below it. Seriously, I tried everything I could think of to get past that current, and neither idea worked. As for land masses, I’ve counted four islands, including this one. There’s also the one with that Nomai statue I saw on the beach. You’ve seen the cyclones? Yeah, they’re hard to miss. They’ll toss up everything in their path, islands included. Little tip — if you get picked up, try to land in water. Less likely to kill you. You: Who are the other astronauts? Gabbro: Well, there's Chert, they're really into stars, Riebeck, who's scared of space, Esker, who's on the Attlerock right now. Of course, there's also Feldspar. They're probably the best pilot among us, but they've been missing for a while now.