The Plastic Parish
A welcoming community offers a troubling answer to grief.
The opening situation
Parish Nine, a former plastics reclamation station, receives the travellers with unsettling cleanliness and a promise of belonging. The Doctor, Raven and Yara encounter rituals that touch the most vulnerable parts of community life. The setting turns familiar materials and acts of comfort into sources of unease.
Who travels here
The Doctor, Raven, MINO and Yara; the people of Parish Nine.
A question to carry into the story
Notice who defines a successful return and who can refuse the invitation. Comfort becomes dangerous when it requires surrendering judgement.
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Music alongside the book
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