Three peaceful hours pass in the greenhouse recess. Artificial dawn cycles across the planters, and Nahuli and Lahani emerge with pleasantly ruffled feathers, reluctant to leave the quiet.
Lahani
I am documenting this as an excellent delay, with no route margins and no maintenance alarms involved.
They ride the lift down together through the rotating spine. Ranuko remains in the review alcove below, guarding the recovered route cases and their repair records.
The navigation room receives them with cool displays and steady ventilation. Amber Wing’s secured departure profile is loaded beside the clean outbound slot, while the repaired package waits in verified sections.
Lahani
The slot is still clean. We need only confirm the load profile, return geometry, and coordination with the waystation before departure.
Ranuko sends the review logs from the adjacent alcove, matching each route gap to its documented uncertainty. No external access appears, and the ship’s reserves remain untouched.
Lahani
We can start the readiness review now, or take one last quiet minute before the machinery claims us again.