Pussplums. I hate pussplums.
Disgusting, oozing things, filled with this gross, pus-like cream inside...The thought makes me gag! Denzel and I found them while exploring this weird meat cave...A meat cave! It stank to high heaven and the creatures there split in half and chase you instead of staying dead like they should. So, we find these weird fruits, he wants to take then with us. I'm not gonna eat them, that's for sure. Apparently they are indeed edible and considered a delicacy despite how disgusting they are, and Denzel described the taste as 'tangy'. He's growing them in his garden plot, I hope to Gaia he's not going to take a liking to them. They look like giant, red, pus-filled boils. It does seem the new neighbor likes them, and it's been trading pixels for the produce, so maybe that's why...
The tenant is a Floran, and I admit to being a little trepidatious towards it, but it's been extremely well behaved, hunting snaunt near the property and teaching the kids how to play with Floran bongos. I think I'll set up a few more houses later on then, and get a small community going. It'll be nice to have other people to talk to, I know Tifa wanted to have neighbors.
I've found some more things on the desert planet, like...well, sand. I'm using it for glass production; the windows we originally had on the house were from a few friendly folks at the outpost. I made some new ones with copper lining, they look nicer than the wooden ones if you ask me. There was also something else on this planet...healing water. It glows in the dark and heals injuries, so I sucked up what I could and brought it back home with me. Reminds me of the church a little bit, if I'm being totally honest here. Maybe I'll put some in the pond, it seems to infect regular water with its powers, and I'm not going to complain about that at all.
Tifa found a new kind of crop, weird like pussplums but a lot less disgusting. The Floran said it's called a "boneboo" and it's basically vegetarian...meat. Meat fruits that grow on stalks. For some reason it's used in certain sweets, too. A spooky pie? Maybe we'll try it out some time, sounds a bit silly though. Tifa can probably make something tasty out of it.
The ship AI told me where to get fuel for the ship. I either pay for the stuff at the station on the outpost, or I risk it out on one of the moons. I'm working on a device that'll protect me from airless environments, called an 'EPP', or 'Environmental Protection Pack'. It said with this I won't suffocate on an airless moon or under the ocean, so if I go to one of those ocean worlds I can visit a Hylotl city.
Sometimes during the night I watch that large, purple gas giant our home circles, and I wonder how and why we are where we are now. I'm still dumbfounded despite easily coping with the new universe we've been flung into; Tifa feels the same way. I've been losing hope lately that we'll ever see our old friends again, and honestly...it saddens me, a lot. Guys, where ever you are, I hope you're safe and happy. And if you're out there among the stars, I hope I see you again soon.