At 33,382 words, I realized that I had been writing about the refugee crisis this whole time without even knowing it. So I'm just gonna roll with that. In other news, MC has actually grown a personality, while MC #3 is having a nice little internal struggle. MC #2, meanwhile, is just having a lot of fun anticipating seeing the stars twinkle for the first time in her life.

The United States Navy, of course, is having a lot of fun in their staring contest with the Chinese.