Sapphire notices the text message and takes a moment to compose a response. "Explorer team 3 lead here, status is good. We've opened diplomatic relations. No red flags."

"Acknowledged, if you think the locals will be receptive we should rendezvous. Also, please open datalinks for file transfer."

"I'll ask but I expect they will be." She sends a quick message asking Ria to setup the datalinks.

She goes looking for the representative again.

Findable!

"Hello, our followup teams arrived to check on us, is it alright if I direct them to our campsite?"

"That's fine by me."

"Alright, thank you. Do you know if there's anyone else I or others on my team should be talking with?" She sends a quick text to the other team lead to wait at the camp site.

"We're still getting people selected to talk to you, and getting people moved around - unfortunately, we do still have to cross physical distances to get places! So there's not much available right now."

"That makes sense. I'm in no particular rush."

"Yes. We are rather sorry about the delay, of course."

"That you're responding even this well to a completely unexpected occurrence speaks well of your society."

The representative smiles. "Thank you. We try rather hard to improve our society whenever we see how, and it is nice to hear at least some of that has paid off."

Sapphire smiles. She continues to make conversation for a time but eventually heads back to the campsite for food, rest and to meet with the follow-up teams. They shuffle things so that at least one person is always at the community center as a communications relay.