Katharine tells Lorien about this scam? cult? extended commitment to the science fiction bit? We eagerly await our cease and desist from one of their many legal departments.

Sources:

- Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief documentary

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientology

- https://www.cnn.com/2017/03/22/us/believer-what-is-scientology/index.html

- https://www.history.com/topics/religion/history-of-scientology

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dianetics

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Snow_White

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Freakout

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hole_(Scientology)

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Miscavige

Wallendas are flying! Omelets are flipping! Swords are not being swallowed! Lorien straps Katharine to her back and walks a metaphorical tightrope.

Sources:

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tightrope_walking
• https://martywolner.medium.com/the-most-important-thing-to-remember-when-walking-a-tightrope-33a902707dde#:~:text=Practice balance: Balance is key,emotional and work-life balance.
• https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/what-happens-your-body-when-you-walk-tightrope-180956897/
• https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/an-abridged-history-of-funambulists
• https://balansa-slackline.com/slacklining-history/
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Wallenda
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Flying_Wallendas
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nik_Wallenda
• https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/couch-slouch-nik-wallenda-walks-a-fine-line-on-a-tightrope/2012/06/10/gJQASZ0HTV_story.html
• https://www.dispatch.com/story/entertainment/2012/06/15/tightrope-walking-wallendas-have-rich/23822148007/
• https://www.911memorial.org/connect/blog/philippe-petits-high-wire-walk-between-towers
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippe_Petit

Katharine decries a trend(?) of her youth. Lorien surprises them both by being a proponent of skydiving.

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bungee_jumping

https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/thailand-bungee-jump-snap-intl-hnk/index.html

https://www.businessinsider.com/bungee-jump-man-died-macau-tower-china-2023-12

https://www.insideedition.com/woman-falls-164-feet-to-her-death-in-freak-bungee-jumping-accident-while-on-date-with-boyfriend

https://www.gjsentinel.com/news/western_colorado/womans-fatal-fall-investigated/article_c7347486-f2af-11e7-bc94-10604b9f1ff4.html

https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20240226050695

https://oregonbungee.com/is-bungee-jumping-safe/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A._J._Hackett

https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/vanuatu-land-divers/index.html