Light from Uncommon Stars

After a horrible date, Katrina considers stepping into traffic and ending her life, but the smell of food holds her back. She eats and decides to find Shizuka’s house. When she arrives, a neighbor asks if she’s a girl or boy, and Katrina flees.

The next day, Shizuka returns to Starrgate Donut. Sensing her mother’s interest, Shirley convinces Lan to visit the park and feed ducks with Shizuka. At the park, as the two women talk, Lan gets lost in her thoughts about the galactic war. Shizuka, assuming that the Trans are Vietnamese refugees, comments that getting here must’ve been difficult. Shocked, Lan asks Shizuka how she knew they escaped from the Galactic Empire, realizing too late that she has given her secret away.

Katrina discovers that Evan and his friends have sold her violin to a pawn shop; she finally loses her temper. After attacking Evan, she grabs her belongings and flees. In the park, Lan confesses to Shizuka that she and her family came to Earth to build a stargate so tourists could view a gamma ray burst that will happen in several years. Shizuka, in turn, tells Lan about her deal with Tremon Philippe.