Naia felt a twinge of discomfort at the confident dismissal. These people deserved more than carefully worded evasions and explanations they weren't looking for… when they'd just lost their home.
'Treating them like children who can't handle reality. They survived Dead Zone encroachment, they're already *handling* the very collapse of it.'
"The barriers I mentioned earlier maintain protections against various external pressures. Some of the things you experienced in your sectors were early manifestations of those same cosmic pressures."
Still not the full truth, but more than the approved talking points offered. The coordinator shot her a warning glance for deviating from the intended messaging, but Naia continued.
"Our operations focus on understanding and counteracting these phenomena. It is not easy work or simple work. Your extraction was prioritized because your skills contribute positively to those efforts."
