[He's genuinely surprised that she hasn't heard yet, a concern added to a growing list of things that ought to be done for transports by other transports.]

I'll give you the short version, and I'll be glad to answer any questions you have from there. Just be aware there is much we don't know. The United Earth attacked the island. They seemed to be looking for technology, but given how damaged some of the upper levels of the living quarters were I'd say they were likely after us, too.

We were down in the abandoned sewer tunnels for days, the whole earth shaking every time one of the bombs went off. There was also a ground invasion. They used some form of poisonous gas. Many of us who would have fought them were prevented by that.

After it ended, we started cleaning up and have been making efforts toward that ever since. Not all of the rubble you may have seen on the streets is from poor maintenance.