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You ask Tiella what she's doing, and she smiles amiably. "Just a little experiment," she says, pouring more of the mixture into the soil of a nasturtium. "I'm trying to sweeten the scent of some of these flowers in hopes of attracting an incredibly unique insect I encountered recently. It's a bit of a longshot, but you never know!"

Tiella sets aside her tools before continuing. "You see, I was walking through the Philosopher's Garden last week, enjoying the spectacle of that strange place, when I came across a peculiar species of insect. It was like a butterfly, but larger, with two long tails. Its wings were transparent like glass, and its antennae were long and hooked at the end. I've never seen anything like it! Unfortunately, it flew away before I could catch it, and I was unable to find it again thanks to its natural camouflage and the nature of the garden. I think it might be a biomeld of some kind. I suppose I could head back up there and try to track it down, but I fear the chances of encountering it again are slim to none."

She looks up suddenly as though struck by inspiration. "Unless…an enterprising Ranger would be willing to try? I promise you've never seen anything like this butterfly. Imagine, discovering a biomeld not even Sirisana Mir has encountered before! If you can capture it for me, I'd be incredibly grateful. What do you say?"

Rangers Choose:

A) Agree to capture the butterfly.

"I knew I could count on you! Stay right there." She bounces off into the outpost's main building and erupts from the door moments later, holding what appears to be a bug net made of a thin nanoweave fiber.

"Just swing and flick the switch to keep it trapped inside," she says, demonstrating. As she switches the net on, a field of electrostatic force materializes around its rim. "It might feel like you're looking for a needle in a haystack, but I promise you, you'll know this butterfly when you see it; it's quite unique."

Gain the BUTTERFLY EFFECT mission. Discard Tiella.

B) Not today.

Discard Tiella. Each Ranger soothes 2 fatigue.