Starside_donk_Starside= Starside
starSide_donk= Stelria



donk_StarSideFestival1=
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{# 62d1db}Hi there...

Welcome to Stelria!{#}

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{# c79cd6}Ah, another one for the Astral Rebirth festival, eh?{#}

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{# 62d1db}Most likely!

Are you here for the festival?{#}

[MADELINE left normal]
Yes I am!

[MADELINE left determined]
I've heard it's an incredible sight to see\.\.\.

[MADELINE left normal]
And it only comes once a millennium!

[MADELINE left distracted]
I had to return here for it.

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{# c79cd6}Oooh, return?

That's a shock, most people who've come here recently are tourists.

You don't look like a Reigar though, you're a human, right?{#}

[MADELINE left sad]
Indeed, I am.

[MADELINE left normal]
I was raised here.

[MADELINE left distracted]
I've been off doing college things though\.\.\.

[MADELINE left normal]
But coming back feels amazing!

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{# 62d1db}Well, it's good to have you back.

And even though you're a native\.\.\.

Since the Astral Rebirth is so rare, we realize you may not actually know what it really is.

Feel free to ask us about it if you're interested!{#}

[MADELINE left normal]
Thank you!



donk_StarSideFestival2=
[MADELINE left normal]
So, the sun is going to get pretty big, right?

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{# 62d1db} Yes, it will.

Experts say its size will increase to almost 100x what it currently is during the transition to angelity!

It will truly be a sight to behold.{#}

[MADELINE left surprised]
Wow!

[MADELINE left normal]
That sounds exciting.

[MADELINE left determined]
I can't wait to see it\.\.\.

[MADELINE left normal]
What will actually happen during the rebirth?

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{# c79cd6}An angel is reborn!

It's in the name, haha. {#}

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{# 62d1db}They're right!

The dormant star will become an incubator for an angel.

The angel will emerge, and transcend our view.

Then the star will return to its normal size.

This event has been documented for many generations!

It's a consistent event.{#}

[MADELINE left determined]
Amazing\.\.\.

[MADELINE left normal]
I better get moving so I can have a good view.

[MADELINE left peaceful]
Thank you for the information!

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{# c79cd6}Enjoy the vibes!{#}

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{# 62d1db}Yes, happy Astral Rebirth to you!{#}



Grandma_DonkStarside1=
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Oh, why it's {+MADELINE}!

How are you doing dear?

It's been quite some time since I've had you in my home!

And perfect timing too, I just made tea.

Come, sit down, let's chat!




donk_StarSideFestival_grandma1=
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{# e5d272}Oh, hello there!

Wait\.\.\.

Why, it's {#}{+MADELINE}!{# e5d272}

How are you doing dear?

And what are you doing wandering out here in the bogs?

It's been quite some time since I've spoken to you in person!

Let's chat!{#}

[MADELINE right normal]
Hello Mrs. Nguyen!

[MADELINE right distracted]
It's great to see you.

[MADELINE right normal]
How have you been?

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{# e5d272}I've been lovely.

Apart from getting older, ohoho.

Days seem to pass quicker, faster.

But enough about me, how have {~}you{/~} been?

Why, I haven't seen you since you graduated!

Become a psychiatrist yet?{#}

[MADELINE right sad]
Oh! Not exactly.

[MADELINE right distracted]
I decided that field was\.\.\. 

[MADELINE right sad]
Not for me.

[MADELINE right distracted]
I actually changed my major a few times since we've seen each other.

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{# e5d272}I see.

So, what did you settle on?{#}

[MADELINE right sad]
Well, I switched from psychology to data science.

[MADELINE right distracted]
Then from data science to business\.\.\.

[MADELINE right sad]
Then from business back to computer science.

[MADELINE right distracted]
After what felt like decades, I got my computer science degree.

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{# e5d272}Oh, computer science!

You went into college with that major in mind, yes?{#}

[MADELINE right sad]
Yes, I suppose I did.

[MADELINE right normal]
I was the most comfortable with it.

[MADELINE right distracted]
Maybe that's why it drew me back in.

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{# e5d272}Well, computer science is still no joke.

Congratulations on your degree!

I wish I could've been there to see dear {#}{+MADELINE}{# e5d272} graduate, but I'm getting too old to be hopping nebulas.

Either way, it's very nice to see you again.

I know it was a long journey for you to get here.{#}

[MADELINE right normal]
Well, to see you and Skyminh again, I'm sure it'll be worth it.


donk_StarSideFestival_grandma2=
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{# e5d272}So, what are you doing for work?{#}

[MADELINE right sad]
Oh, well, I've been struggling to get a job.

[MADELINE right distracted]
The market is tough everywhere right now.

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{# e5d272}Ah, I understand.

Well, if you ever need any help, the Nguyens are here for you!

Skyminh has missed you so much, {#}{+MADELINE}{# e5d272}.

I still overhear her talking to you on the phone every so often.

I'm really happy you two got to stay in touch, even across such a long distance.{#}

[MADELINE right sad]
Me too.

[MADELINE right distracted]
Moving away for college was really hard, but Skyminh has always been there for me since then.

It's hard to believe it's been nearly two years since I've seen her.

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{# e5d272}It is, isn't it?

You've been so far.

But when two friends care for each other, that beats out distance!

And, you're just in time for the Astral Rebirth festival, too!{#}

[MADELINE right together]
It's great how things lined up that way.

[MADELINE right normal]
Skyminh says she's saving the best seats on the planet for us to watch the rebirth.

[MADELINE right distracted]
She told me to reach the top of Mt. Fashoo.

[MADELINE right normal]
\.\.\.Or in other words, the overlook at the edge of town.

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{# e5d272}Ohoho, I remember!

You two would spend all day climbing to the top of that hill.

Sometimes you'd even drag me along.

Fashoo... didn't that name come from you... What do you humans call it...

Sneezing?

On the way up one day?{#}

[MADELINE right normal]
Haha, yeah, I had completely forgotten that part.

[MADELINE right distracted]
You both looked at me dumbfounded, and I had to explain that humans sneeze sometimes.

[MADELINE right normal]
Then Sky started laughing super hard at the noise, and said\.\.\.

[MADELINE right normal]
"We should name this mount Fashoo!"

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{# e5d272}Ohoho, and we've been calling it that ever since.

My, what great times.

I've missed you, {#}{+MADELINE}{# e5d272}.{#}

[MADELINE right normal]
It's nice to see you too.



donk_StarSideFestival_grandma3=
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{# e5d272}How's your mother doing?{#}

[MADELINE right sad]
She's doing alright.

[MADELINE right normal]
You know her, busy climbing the ranks at work.

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{# e5d272}I do know Lena, I do.

It was amazing what she managed to do alone.{#}

[MADELINE right normal]
She wasn't all alone, she had you to help!

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{# e5d272}She did, but being a single mother is no easy task.

Especially with you humans!{#}

[MADELINE right normal]
Haha, yeah, yeah.

[MADELINE right distracted]
I'm proud of her.

[MADELINE right normal]
I wish I got to see her more.

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{# e5d272}I don't know what I'd do if my Skyminh moved away.

Why don't you visit your mom next?

I'm sure she misses you.{#}

[MADELINE right sad]
Maybe I will.

[MADELINE right distracted]
I still feel like I need to buckle down a job before I make another trip after this one.

[MADELINE right normal]
I saw her recently anyways, it's not like I never see her.

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{# e5d272}Good, good.

Oh, and speaking of trips, how long are you planning on staying dear?{#}

[MADELINE right distracted]
Ah, I was probably going to stay on planet for a couple of weeks before heading back out again.

[MADELINE right sad]
Though, now that I'm here, I'm not exactly in a rush to leave.

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{# e5d272}Well, I'm glad!

I assume you are staying somewhere, yes?{#}

[MADELINE right sad]
I did book a hotel.

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{# e5d272}Well, keep in mind you're always welcome in our household dear.

As I've been saying, me and Skyminh sure do miss you.

I was going to ask why you're out here in the bog, but I suppose I understand now\.\.\.

As for me, I've just been trying to get my exercise in.

I recall Skyminh saying she was heading up to the hill now. {#}

[MADELINE right sad]
Skyminh\.\.\.

[MADELINE right sadder]
\.\.\.

[MADELINE right sad]
Are you sure she'll enjoy hanging out with me?

[MADELINE right distracted]
It feels like it's been so long since we've been together in person.

[MADELINE right sad]
What if we've both changed?

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{+MADELINE}{# e5d272}...

She tells me all the time about how much she misses spending time with you.

And you two still talk on the phone, correct?

Your worries are besting you.

I think some time with you would do her good, actually.

She seemed to hit a spell of sadness a couple of weeks ago.

She's doing better now, yes, but still.

Friends never hurt! 

A Mom can only do so much for her daughter.{#}

[MADELINE right distracted]
Yeah\.\.\.

[MADELINE right sad]
Friends\.\.\.

[MADELINE right sad]
\.\.\.

[MADELINE right normal]
.\.\.

Maybe you're right.

[MADELINE right distracted]
I am quite excited to see her again, so she probably feels the same.

[MADELINE right determined]
Thank you for the chat, Mrs. Nguyen!

[MADELINE right normal]
It's been amazing to talk again.



donk_StarSideFestival_skye0=
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{+MADELINE}{# e5d272}...

It really is you.

It's been awhile, huh?

\.\.\.

You look great. {#}

[MADELINE left sad]
Skyminh\.\.\.

[MADELINE left normal]
It's so good to see you!

[MADELINE left distracted]
And you look\.\.\. nice\.\.\. too.

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{# e5d272}Thank you.

I've missed you so much.

Isn't the star incredible?

I've been waiting for this for so long.{#}

[MADELINE left normal flip]
It is, yeah.

[MADELINE left distracted flip]
I've never seen anything like this before in my entire life.

[MADELINE left sad flip]
It feels a little surreal.

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{# e5d272}Yeah\.\.\.

Something does feel a bit off, doesn't it?

I think it's that you're not sitting over here next to me.

Come on already!{#}

[MADELINE left normal]
\.\.\.

[MADELINE left peaceful]
Okay, okay.



donk_StarSideFestival_skye1=
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{# e5d272}\.\.\.{#}

[MADELINE right sad]
\.\.\.

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{# e5d272}So, how's life been?

You even graduated college\.\.\.

After all of those major changes, I wasn't sure you'd make it!{#}

[MADELINE right upset]
Haha, very funny.

[MADELINE right normal]
But yeah, I did it.

[MADELINE right sad]
It sucks you couldn't make it, but I realize how hard it is to travel.

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{# e5d272}Yeah, I'm really sorry about that.

My mom's getting pretty old.

I'd hate to leave her here alone.

But congratulations!

I know I've said it a million times over call, but I am proud of you for making it.

And even though you don't know where to go next now, that's okay.

You don't need to.

Let's just enjoy this for awhile.{#}

[MADELINE right normal]
Thank you.

[MADELINE right sad]
\.\.\.

[MADELINE right distracted]
How have you been holding up?

[MADELINE right sad]
I actually ran into your mom on the way in here.

[MADELINE right normal]
She's as sweet as ever.

[MADELINE right sad]
She mentioned you were in a bit of a rut a few weeks ago, which you did mention a bit to me.

[MADELINE right distracted]
Everything okay?

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{# e5d272}Ah yeah, same old same old.

You know how life can be sometimes.

It sure does have its ups and downs.

But right now\.\.\.

Things are right where I want them.

\.\.\.

Y'know, after I dropped out of college, I wasn't sure where I wanted to take my life.

I got laid off from that bakery down by the city a few weeks ago\.\.\.

That was probably what did it.

I felt bad going back to my mom.

But she really does love me\.\.\.

And she happily took me in.

She said she was "happy her little girl was living with her" again.{#}

[MADELINE right together]
Hahaha, {~}little{/~}?

[MADELINE right normal]
Give me a break.

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{# e5d272}Haha, I know, right?

Some people just have so much capacity for love.

I've been trying to find a job, and I was really stressed about it.

But now I feel like, no matter how long it takes me to get a job, things will be okay.

\.\.\.

And now you're back too.

\.\.\.

I\.\.\. I really missed you.

It feels like it's been so long.

I haven't gotten to see you in the starlight like this\.\.\.

Well, in {~}this specific{/~} level of starlight, never\.\.\.

But in the starlight in general?

It's been way too long, {#}{# F94A4A}Strawberry{#}{# e5d272}.{#}

[MADELINE right normal]
I agree.

[MADELINE right sad]
\.\.\.

[MADELINE right distracted]
Y'know, I never really worried about you finding your path in life.

[MADELINE right normal]
You always had this amazing confidence and zen.

[MADELINE right distracted]
It always inspired me- it still does, I mean.

[MADELINE right sad]
I'm really happy you were able to escape that rut.

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{# e5d272}Me too!

And thank you.

But, y'know\.\.\.

You never answered {~}my{/~} question!

What's it like being {#}{+MADELINE}{# e5d272}?

It seems like the last few times we've called you've been a bit distant.{#}

[MADELINE right sad]
\.\.\.

[MADELINE right sadder]
Yeah\.\.\. I don't know.

[MADELINE right sad]
It's like\.\.\.

[MADELINE right distracted]
I'm not depressed or anything.

[MADELINE right sad]
I'm a bit anxious about finding a job, but also I know it will come naturally, and I have enough money saved up to drift for awhile anyways.

[MADELINE right distracted]
I\.\.\.

[MADELINE right sad]
I just feel like\.\.\. {*}something{/*} is missing in my life.

[MADELINE right distracted]
And I feel like I've been searching and searching but I can't find what.

[MADELINE right sadder]
Maybe that's why I came here.

[MADELINE right sad]
Maybe I just wanted to soak in the nostalgia.

Maybe I\.\.\.

[MADELINE right distracted]
Just wanted to see you.

[MADELINE right sad]
\.\.\.

Y'know, sometimes it feels like you've been the most constant thing in my life.

[MADELINE right distracted]
Like\.\.\. I could always depend on you.

[MADELINE right sad]
I could always look up to you.

[MADELINE right distracted]
I almost feel like\.\.\.

[MADELINE right sad]
I don't want to sound stupid or crazy, but\.\.\.

[MADELINE right distracted]
I almost feel like you're that thing I'm missing.

[MADELINE right distracted]
\.\.\.

[MADELINE right sad]
I don't know.

[MADELINE right sad]
It feels stupid to say that out loud.

[MADELINE right distracted]
\.\.\.

[MADELINE right sadder]
I'm sorry.

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{# e5d272}\.\.\.{#}

{+MADELINE}{# e5d272}\.\.\.

You don't need to apologize.

It's okay.

\.\.\.

But I do think I disagree with your idea of what you need.

\.\.\.

As much as I'd love to be a constant in your life\.\.\.

I can't be the sole thing you derive purpose from.

No person can be.

No object either.

\.\.\.

I'm not an expert or anything, but I feel like that's something that you'd have to find within yourself.

I could just be talking out of my ass here, but bear with me.

\.\.\.

I guess what I'm trying to say is\.\.\.

I don't think there is a piece missing.

I just think it feels that way.

Maybe due to how you see yourself?

I don't know.

\.\.\.

But I can be here for you to try to help.

I don't want to be a dependency for you.

I think that would just leave you worse off.

But I can try to help you\.\.\.

{#}{# F94A4A}Strawberry{#}{# e5d272}.{#}

[MADELINE right sad]
\.\.\.

[MADELINE right distracted]
Thank you.

[MADELINE right sad]
I'm sorry\.\.\.

I didn't mean to put so much pressure on you.

[MADELINE right distracted]
I just sort of spilled my thoughts, I guess.

[MADELINE right sad]
I don't know what I was even saying.

[MADELINE right distracted]
\.\.\.

[MADELINE right sad]
But I think you're right.

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{# e5d272}I think I may have an idea\.\.\.

Kind of like old times, yeah?

Well\.\.\.

Why don't we enjoy the Rebirth and talk about it some more?

Either way\.\.\.

Know I'm always here for you.{#}

[MADELINE right sad]
\.\.\.

[MADELINE right normal]
\.\.\.

That sounds nice.

[MADELINE right sad]
I\.\.\.

[MADELINE right normal]
Thank you. For being here for me.

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{# e5d272}You always were such a big ol' softie, weren't you?

Hmm\.\.\.

I was going to have to do an inspection just to be sure\.\.\.

But now I don't think I need to.

You're definitely still the {#}{+MADELINE}{# e5d272} I remember.{#}

[MADELINE right normal]
Oh, shut up\.\.\.

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{# e5d272}Hey\.\.\.

I think this is the biggest the star gets.

That means that the Rebirth could happen any moment now.

Let's enjoy this\.\.\.

Together.{#}

[MADELINE right normal]
That sounds perfect to me.

[MADELINE right sad]
\.\.\.

[MADELINE right distracted]
Skyminh?

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{# e5d272}Yeah?{#}

[MADELINE right peaceful]
Thanks again.



poem_starSide_avvi_starSide_A= Rekindled








