"No - wait - not a star, not really," says Bina, walking around it slowly, trying to figure out what the strange multi-folded design really reminds her of. It's a weird shape, but she's seen something like this before somewhere. She tries to place it, she's seen it on television somewhere.

Nature programs? Why is the thinking of nature programs, no, not nature programs -

"Mythbusters!" she says out loud. "It looks like on Mythbusters."

"Huh?" asks Amie.



"Oooh," says Four. "Yeah! When they shoot ballistic gel in slow-motion."

"Like a wound?" asks Emmie.

"Of course," says Amie. "Where else would a parasite hang out?"