Tuesday 21 May 2002

Breya: Twenty billion refugees...

Jaksmouth: That's just an estimate. These prison modules have the capacity for nearly a hundred billion, and we've only checked a few.

Breya: How many can the fleet carry?

Jaksmouth: Assuming nobody else drops out?

Breya: Sure.

Jaksmouth: Assuming no more than four days travel time...

Breya: Get on with it.

Jaksmouth: And assuming thet the crews will be willing to be very cramped...

Breya: You're working your way up to bad news. Spit it out.

Jaksmouth: Maybe a million.

Breya: Is it too late to go back and re-work those assumptions?