Relaxing, Jurupa Mae sat down and shook Star's hand. She was genuinely relieved that they had welcomed her instead of ignoring her completely.

"The bench of wonders, huh" , she mused. "This must be one heck of a bench."

Jurupa Mae scanned the crowd for others she had seen or knew from around Menewsha. She turned to Gabriel and Star, noticing Star seemed a little off kilter but said nothing about that. "I just got here myself. Haven't seen many people around yet." She ran her hand through her still wet hair, wringing it slightly. "How are things going here so far?"