Forerunner capitulated immediately, though it did not seem terribly interested or even comprehending of the ephemeral things such as the “impermanence buffer” and “computational biolocation,” terms that were used frequently and never explained. Instead, Forerunner asked for resources that any Pioneering Society explorer would understand. It wanted land—which they were granted. The could live anywhere they wanted, same as any other member of the population. Harmony even promised to give one of the districts it was terraforming exclusively to Forerunner and its citizens, if they wanted to move there once the process was complete.