Okay. Do you know any reason why Maitimë particularly -

I don't know.

You two weren't working on anything that Melkor'd want -

The colony project is all, nothing particularly stealable.

I'll ask my sister once she's - if she's ever - anyway, thank you. Let me know if you need anything.

I will, thank you.

The Elves start singing sadly.

Still nothing from Maitimë?

Nope.

Eventually Isabella is going to need to sleep. Maitimë might not be getting any sleep but if she does -

Nope.

Isabella wakes up.

[Lovely?]

There's a reply. It is not coherent.

[I love you]

and then crying

and then breakfast and sweeping the future.

The envoys sent to the Valar haven't gotten there yet. All the crops are dying; the Noldor are trying to come up with a solution with electricity.

At least food doesn't go bad here. Isabella tells Nolofinwë that she's doing sweeps anyway and can be informed about the results of any short-term experiments to save them effort.

Then they'll send her some short-term experiments, though most food-growth stuff takes longer.

Yeah, but she can warn them about the short in the electronics, there's that. How are the eclipsed in the wilderness doing.

Freaked out! Singing! No disasters yet!

Okay good. Are any of them desperate to be locked down ASAP or should she pivot to figuring out Vala-killing even without word from the Valar on the portal.

This is only for a couple Earth years? They'll be fine. Vala-killing sounds useful.

Good. She feels motivated to think about killing a certain Vala.

Has she checked out the really aggressive acceleration song-stacking because that's available.

Oh good. She'll just go around with her earbuds in all the time, then, picking at lunch in slow motion and thinking really fast about killing a Vala.

If she periodically checks, Maitimë will in fact be asleep, after a couple days.