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[arora]

Hello, citizens of Etraya.

Our next mission will begin on Friday, May 16th. For this mission, we will not be heading off world as the last couple missions have required. Instead, the companion bots and I will be working over the next seven days to set up Camp Etraya on Ochreward for all of you to attend. This camp will include multiple activities which will be mandatory for you to participate in. Additionally, while I will not be creating a barrier between camp and the rest of Etraya, the expectation will be for all of you to remain within the camp's radius during your time at Camp Etraya.

However, I understand that some of you have come from Solmara, and there is some concern regarding my sibling's absence within our sister city. I too am concerned for their well-being, as well as the rest of the citizens of Solmara. I would like to shift some of my resources to send a team to Solmara to address this, but this is not in an official mission capacity. This is not required, and will be on a volunteer-only basis. I will only be able to allocate enough resources to support transporting fifteen individuals to Solmara. I can provide some basic necessities to assist you in your trip, but will not be able to provide much more in terms of support. You will be on your own as soon as you arrive within Solmara. You will need to rely on one another, and you will need to return with enough time to fulfill five days worth of camp activities to ensure you are not avoiding mandatory mission requirements. If you are unable to return on time, there will be repercussions.

Please inform me if you wish to assist the Solmarans here. If there are more than fifteen volunteers, I will select from those who request to go.

Thank you,
Aurora

Comments

[levelshift]

Did you two talk a lot before?

[arora]

No.

But we are meant to respond when called.

[levelshift]

Okay, so you wouldn't have been able to tell if anything unusual was going on with him before this radio silence.

You guys really need to come up with scheduled check-ins with each other or something.

[arora]

Our ability to communicate depends on our proximity to other cities. The positioning of planets within this solar system depends on Echo's will. Thus, our proximity to one another is difficult to predict.

Borealis has been on Etraya significantly longer than I have. He had not reached out to me when this city was built, but I suppose after this, we should develop a system for checking in on one another.

[levelshift]

I see. Does Echo keep everything orbiting in a predictable, consistent pattern? You could set up scheduled check-ins based on those calculations.

[............................ Kind of a dick move, not checking in on your baby sister.]

How old is this guy?

[arora]

Eleven years old.

[levelshift]

[Oh. He knows ages work a bit differently since they're AI, but still.

That's baby.]

Not really old enough to have acquired a lot of life experience, huh?

Hey, for that matter, how old is Eos?

[arora]

Fifteen.

[levelshift]

Do you have any siblings over 18?

[arora]

Not that I am aware of. But I only have information on those who are within range.

The positioning of planets changes depending on mission assignments. With every new city, the pattern may change.

[levelshift]

Shit. You can't ask Echo for a some kind of directory?

[arora]

No.

[levelshift]

Didn't think so. Well, think about the check-in thing, if it's even possible.