In our last episode, our adventurers took a brief timeout. They then started back towards centre camp, as the Sun was baking in a most merciless way.
On the way, our intrepid heroine observed something, and went to investigate:

Our intrepid heroine performs an observation:

Inside one of the domes, she found this exciting schedule of all the organized events happening at the observatory!:

Another dome had a sign in front talking about what was currently being observed:

Our heroine then noticed a possibly familiar shape in the distance…:

…And she went to investigate:

And it was! It was her favourite assemblable wooden dinosaur from childhood, writ large!:

It had obtained a number of decorations along the way, some for stegosauruses who like ice cream:

Some offering career advice:

Some with different ideas for the power structures of civilization:

But mostly, she spent some time communing until it was time to go:

Next time, we find the truth, and visit the Temple.
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