Let’s start with my assessment of the overall threat level, and then address the individual facilities.“At the moment, I feel that the threat leve... is very low and there is no evident threat to the Ark or to our people. That low threat level is primarily due to us not telling the public about the meteoroids and virus. Yes, we have informed a few members of the public of the meteoroids and viruses, but at my request, Bob and Sharna have placed compulsions on those individuals to prevent them. “Duke Drago said to inform you that his superior, General Carunno, made a decision to withdraw from a northward movement. The general did not say why – generals don’t have to give reasons for their military judgements – but Duke Drago believes it to be a strategic withdrawal rather than face the northern army.”“That might be seen as a logical conclusion, but surely he does not need to send you to tell me that? It is an internal matter for your army.”“True. Duke Drago wishes to maintain contact. I blew it into the shower fan, and I didn’t do a lot, I didn’t wanna smell or be obvious. I pulled on my old shorts, popped in a piece of gum, put my stuff away, and went up. I stumbled up, which was embarrassing as hell, and snagged a towel out of the air Dave tossed me.“Thanks.” I said.I opened the door, but no one was in the tub yet. She’s pretty slow, I thought. I hopped in, and the jets felt amazing. My body felt incredible, but I felt like a total stoner like this, smoking by myself. Oh well, Stephanie Isobel is better than a lot of things they could have called me. I pity the poor girl who got named Moon Unit.I checked the wind direction, put on a life preserver, then went on deck. The angle was steady, and because we were on a reach, there was no danger of a gybe or rounding up, without a violent wind shift. The weather fax didn’t show any reason to worry. I looked up the foresail to check the wrinkles and make sure it was drawing well. I pulled on the foresail mainsheet,.