You're on the deck of a steamboat in The Bay of the Cleavages. Collections of big, luminous heliotrope crystals are growing everywhere and light snow falls with a periodic wind.
You're in The Desert of Alliance. The hue of everything slowly cycles through the spectrum and collections of huge, luminous ivory crystals are growing everywhere.
You're on the deck of a frigate in The Reef of the Paper. The sound of a ticking clock comes from above and big piles of clean books are scattered about.