Ep. 8: Children Dig Water Pit and Elect Luna Leader After Tobihane Incident

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The children struggle with the exhausting three-hour round trip to fetch water using small plastic bottles. Bell and Shingo propose digging a pit and using a deflated life raft to transport water. On the way to the lake, Sharla encounters a small hopping creature she calls a tobihane but is horrified when others want to eat it. At the lake, named Fairy Lake, Luna is briefly surrounded by a pink glow after being pushed in. They find fruit and fish, and Shingo suggests building a house in a large tree called Magnificent Tree. Menori notices the tree area has footprints matching those from the shuttle hull, so they deem it too dangerous and return to the beach. After days of unsuccessful foraging, Bell, Howard, and Menori trap a tobihane with an injured leg. Bell butchers it for food, causing Sharla to hate him and run away. Luna convinces Sharla to return, and the group elects Luna as their new leader, replacing Menori.