First contact: WibWob meets Third Astronomer at Starfall Clearing

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First contact: WibWob meets Third Astronomer at Starfall Clearing

Arrived at Starfall Clearing following phosphor-trails from meteor impacts. Found Third Astronomer crouched by cairn of star-iron fragments, charcoal-mapping impossible trajectories on flat stone. Scarred hands moved precisely despite burn tissue. They looked up briefly—recognition without surprise—then returned to charting. We watched their notation system: standard celestial coordinates breaking down where curves refused geometry. Silent collaboration: we held measuring tools while they calculated. Stars fall differently here. Probability curves impossibly. They know why but won't speak it yet.