Marron opened the notebook, scanning names and notes:
Marcus Chen - ran a noodle cart, left Lumeria 6 years ago, destination unknown
Sarah Williams - works at bookshop in upper district, still there as of last month
James Rodriguez - joined adventurer's guild, died in dungeon collapse 4 years ago
Min-jun Park - owns tea house in mid-district, comes to my cart weekly
Seventeen names. Seventeen people who'd filled out the same impossible form, who'd made the same choice to leave Earth, who'd ended up here in Savoria rebuilding their lives.
"Thank you," Marron said quietly. "For keeping track. For remembering them."
"We're scattered," Jenny said. "Six million people across who knows how many worlds. But here in Lumeria, there's at least nineteen of us now." She smiled. "Maybe we should have a reunion someday. Share Earth food, swap stories, remind each other we're not crazy."
