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Today’s mess: ProtoLoaf Type-F, bread analogue (BAS Texture L), beans in sauce (beans limited).








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Attention all crew and passengers: Shortly before transiting, the Pato de la Suerte received a message that there was an explosion at the artifact site on Esmeralda.
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There are unconfirmed reports about damage to the artifact. Casualty reports are still coming in. Local authorities are responding. We don’t have anything more specific than that yet.
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I want to be very clear about what we don’t know. We don’t know the cause of the explosion. We don’t know the full extent of the damage. We don’t know anything about conditions on planet or in system. I’ll share what I can as it comes in. Please be patient with each other today.
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Captain, there were a handful of local Institute affiliates who may have been on-site. Do we have casualty names?
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The packet doesn’t say. “Damaged” is the word. There aren’t images. I’m not going to extrapolate from one word.



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We’ve received unconfirmed reports of an incident, not a formal request to return to port. There is no legal or ethical requirement to return.
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But there’s an ethical obligation to respond to ships in distress though, don’t we? Isn’t this analogous?
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Besides, what would heading back accomplish? Esmeraldan authorities are coordinating the response. They have not asked for assistance from outbound traffic.
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Practically, we are not equipped for emergency response. We are a cargo hauler. The most useful thing we can do is not become an additional logistical problem.

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To be precise, we have report of an explosion at the artifact site, not that the artifact site itself exploded. That’s an important distinction.
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And if it is? Even more reason not to head back! Anything dangerous enough to threaten a planet-wide catastrophe is dangerous enough to threaten anyone trying to help.
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Humanity’s prior interactions with an artifact have revealed indicia of interstellar providence and revelations relevant to fold-space routing. One could reasonably suppose that any scenario with planetary perturbations would also have system-wide effects.
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I’ll second that. Everyone, I don’t think speculation helps here. There’s simply too much we don’t know.
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The captains are talking to each other, and we’ll decide as a convoy what to do. That’s the process. Until then, let’s keep calm and carry on.

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Pulled an extra batch of milk bread out of the oven. Bakery’s open until I run out. No need to order anything. Just come sit a while if you’d like.