Kaia

Hiya! Oh, uh...are you from this planet?
No? OK, yeah.

So then does that mean... You must be in the Rescue Corps! That is SO awesome!

I'm Kaia. I came here with my high school's
Planetary Science Club, but things have not gone according to plan.

Our ship malfunctioned, and yeah, we were able to escape, but it was a big flustery mess, and that's not even the half of it!

I'm glad to hear my fellow Planetary
Science Club members, Sheeba, Keesh, and even Meeki, are doing OK.

Last time I saw 'em, Sheeba was angry and screaming into the void, and Keesh was just quietly smiling...

Meeki let us escape first, and we had to leave her behind... It must've been awful.

When we were ejected from the ship, we got hit by some turbulence, and I was separated from Sheeba and Keesh...

I panicked a little...but then I saw all the beautiful things on this planet!

I was just walking around all excited and looking at everything. I guess I got exhausted and passed out. Until now.

I focus a lot on meteorology in the
Planetary Science Club, but the more complicated stuff goes way over my head.

Really, I just like to look around and notice things, like the shifts that happen in a sunny sky as a storm cloud moves in...

Or that wavy, shimmering haze of heat you can see when the weather gets hot.

Whenever Keesh and I don't know what to do next, Sheeba always leads the way.
She points and we follow.

Keesh is a planner. She always follows through. Me? I'm the total opposite.

I bet Mom and Dad are pretty worried about me... I'm missing way more school than they thought I would.

Probably best not to think about that too much for now.

Meeki is the supervisor of our club. We asked her to come with us so it could be, like, an "official" club activity.

Sheeba won this trip for the students as part of a raffle, so Meeki's the only one who paid out of pocket to come.

I'm supposed to take notes on the weather and cloud coverage every day at a certain time for the Planetary Science Club.

When Sheeba finds out that I didn't do it on a particular day, she always says, "Ugh.
Unbelievable." Then she rips into me.

I've noticed that Sheeba always has this little smile on her face when she looks at the stars!

Keesh knows, like, everything about rocks and minerals. She's always telling me all about them with such passion!

The best part is she doesn't get mad at me whenever I start to nod off while listening to her spiels.

On the first day of school, I was standing in the courtyard, just looking at the sky.
Someone came up to me and said...

"Hey, you! Cloud gazer! If you like the sky so much, you should join the science club."
Then she stared at me really hard.

I've never known how to say no to Sheeba.
But that's how I ended up joining the club, even though it technically didn't exist yet.

Sheeba gets annoyed with me for calling our supervisor "Meeki." She says it's disrespectful, and she's probably right.

But "Ms. Mika" is so formal, you know?
It's just not my style.

Perseverance really isn't my strong suit.
I don't know if I just have a short attention span or if I get bored easily.

Either way, I know it's a problem. I guess
I should try to work on that. Really stick with it, you know?

I focus a lot on meteorology in the
Planetary Science Club, but the more complicated stuff goes way over my head.

Really, I just like to look around and notice things, like the shifts that happen in a sunny sky as a storm cloud moves in...

Or that wavy, shimmering haze of heat you can see when the weather gets hot.

Whenever Keesh and I don't know what to do next, Sheeba always leads the way.
She points and we follow.

Keesh is a planner. She always follows through. Me? I'm the total opposite.

I bet Mom and Dad are pretty worried about me... I'm missing way more school than they thought I would.

Probably best not to think about that too much for now.

Meeki is the supervisor of our club. We asked her to come with us so it could be, like, an "official" club activity.

Sheeba won this trip for the students as part of a raffle, so Meeki's the only one who paid out of pocket to come.

Bowwow! Woof, woof!

Do you like to talk, my little puppy pup?
Me? I just love to talk!

Um... Are you...me?

You must be me. That means there may be a whole lot more of me in this universe.
There's no other explanation!

It seems Kaia got the tour meeting place wrong, and Sheeba gave her a good scolding for it.

It seems Kaia got the tour meeting place wrong, and Sheeba gave her a good scolding for it.

I'm sure you're busy, but do you think you could search for the students that came here with me?

The Alayon Academy's Planetary Science
Club only has three students: Sheeba,
Keesh, and Kaia.

If they aren't found, I don't know how I could ever face their parents. Please, if there's any way you could help...

I don't think she means to cause trouble, but Kaia simply disappears sometimes.

Before I can warn her, Sheeba will be on her case about it, and I end up trying to play mediator. It's...awkward.

Kaia calls me "Meeki." It's been a while since I've had a fun nickname like that.

Sheeba gets upset with her. She insists it isn't respectful enough, but personally,
I kind of like it.

A little while ago, I was reunited with our club advisor, Ms. Mika. She looked so tired...

Keesh and Kaia are still missing. I think she feels responsible... It's all so awful...

You found Keesh! Oh wow, thank you!

So that leaves Kaia. She must have gotten lost...somewhere...

Wow, Kaia's just grinning away. She cannot read the room at all!

But it's a relief to have her back. I'm just so glad... I don't know what to say or how to say thank you enough.

Kaia can always talk to teachers and adults like they're best friends, or something.

She's always smiling like she's having the best time. lt's nice, actually. Everyone's in a good mood when she's around.

Keesh is always going out and collecting minerals, so she's super strong.

Kaia, Ms. Mika, and I will all try to lift a box together...and FAIL. Then Keesh will carry it for us all by herself!

No matter how long Kaia looks at the sky, she never gets tired of it. She loves meteorology more than anything.

Ms. Mika goes so easy on Kaia! I mean, Kaia calls her by a nickname. Like, "Hey, Meeki.
How's it going?" It's so inappropriate!

In fact, she calls her that so much,
I'm afraid I'm going to slip and call her that too!

Keesh is always going out and collecting minerals, so she's super strong.

Kaia, Ms. Mika, and I will all try to lift a box together...and FAIL. Then Keesh will carry it for us all by herself!

No matter how long Kaia looks at the sky, she never gets tired of it. She loves meteorology more than anything.

I'm grateful to you for rescuing me.
Thank you.

I was so happy to see Ms. Mika and Sheeba from the Planetary Science Club are OK.
I guess Kaia hasn't been found yet.

Please keep searching for her.

The Planetary Science Club is very open to different branches of study. Sheeba's into astronomy, and Kaia loves meteorology.

My thing is digging in the dirt and studying rocks. I want to get into more geological surveying that lets me feel the land.

I'm happy Kaia's safe. It's such a relief to have her back.

Both Sheeba and Ms. Mika have a strong sense of responsibility. I was afraid they would blame themselves for all of this.

Kaia's comments often make me aware of things that I've overlooked. She really has a keen sense about her.

I like to arrange my everyday-life tasks in chronological order. Kaia and Sheeba compliment me on my organizational skills.

But...I'm terrible when it comes to last- minute changes. I have a hard time dealing with anything unexpected.

Kaia likes to sit with me and gaze at the sky while I quietly study rocks.

The Planetary Science Club is very open to different branches of study. Sheeba's into astronomy, and Kaia loves meteorology.

My thing is digging in the dirt and studying rocks. I want to get into more geological surveying that lets me feel the land.

Kaia's comments often make me aware of things that I've overlooked. She really has a keen sense about her.

I like to arrange my everyday-life tasks in chronological order. Kaia and Sheeba compliment me on my organizational skills.

But...I'm terrible when it comes to last- minute changes. I have a hard time dealing with anything unexpected.

Please find my 3 students from the Alayon
Academy Planetary Science Club! Their names are Sheeba, Keesh, and Kaia. I can't bear the thought of them stranded out there!