James had joined the Pioneering Society to be an explorer, but just now she didn't feel up to doing very much exploring. She didn't keep a journal of all the different city configurations and make guesses about the underlying social foundations. She didn't even improve her language skills by trying to talk to as many of the natives as she could. Full immersion might be the fastest way to learn a language, but James wasn't up to it. She needed a rest, and she took it.