[determined] If not, we'll just have to go somewhere else!

Exactly. [thoughtful] I think it was helpful for a lot of the others to think their parents were up there watching over them. But I didn't know mine, so that meant I could make up whatever stories I wanted! [she laughs lightly] But I don't think you'd want to hear about them. Thinking about them now, they were pretty silly stories.

[she shivers, the cold starting to get to her, though rambling on about the stars is working well as a distraction. she's grateful for that]