The grandmothers control our transportation systems.
Transcript
Cheevwut: Man, the orbital station grandma polycule is gonna be pissed.
Inset panel: A group of four old tailed spacers in a weightless space station hallway with disapproving expressions.
Cheevwut: Too much incoming inertia will make the skyhook spin too fast. They’ll look for any excuse to not burn fuel slowing it down!
Inset panel: The skyhook spins through space, firing small rockets to ease the spin.
Idrisah looks off to the side with a thousand yard stare.
Cheevwut: I gave you something new to worry about, huh?
Idrisah: (hysterical) Worry?? About what?
Talita arrives home and sets up her drafting tablet. She begins to create a mockup of the Runaway in a drafting program, scratching her lower jaw thoughtfully.
