Oh, I figure I should probably ask what sort of average speed the colony ship was going, since that would dictate how many light years we are from the Sol system and therefore how long it would take to send a radio message warning about what happened. (although I don't know if there might be some sort of way to send a message that's faster-than-light in this setting). I figure the speed of the colony ship has got to be some significant fraction of<em>c,</em>or else we could not reach a star in only two decades. Though our speed can't be too high since there was apparently no time dialation worth mentioning.<br/><br/>Also, to Eliza, I hope you didn't mind me bringing that up, it just struck me as something that could use clarification.<br/><br/>One last question, is it acceptable to finish up in the party thread while the main thread is going? I'd like to finish Sarah's conversation with Richard just so I know where they stand when the main thread starts.<br/><br/>