Harmony seemed to already have a response ready. But then, Lucky wasn’t sure she’d realize it if it took dozens of its subjective years to contemplate. “The ancients had a provision for those who wished to leave. But it is immensely complex, and would’ve taken far more than the sheets before you to explain. Exploration in the form of probes is permitted arbitrarily when not under quarantine. Actual travel is permitted as well, so long as one follows procedure. For the sake of simplicity and time suffice it to say that we are required to grant passage to any who ask and provide them with the fundamentals of a future colony.”