Cam catches a summons while he's in the middle of Atriama. He's seen it before, it's fine.
"A few hundred people all of whom have a dozen bodies, or a few hundred bodies?"
"A few hundred bodies. The clouds are mostly at less risk of merging and of fundamental alteration if they do, and can afford a bit more patience."
"Super legit." He puts in a nice big boxy modular-facade apartment building in his mockup, imports some hellish mosaics for each side.
"Oooooh.
Incidentally I expect it's not strictly necessary to go up to retrieve stars; probably getting close enough to the shell in any direction will do."
"I mean, yes, but like, that does make it easier, if I can load basement-dwellers on a dumb shuttle that then just heads straight out and straight back."
"Those who find themselves suddenly dwelling in neither skies nor basements might appreciate a shorter trip back?"
"I'd trick out the shuttle to make it comfy and it wouldn't have to be unmanned, but if it can just go stupidly that way and stupidly back, it doesn't have to be manned by me."
"It seemed a good thing to note my expectations on while I was thinking of it in case it becomes relevant for any reason even if it isn't particularly at present."
"What would happen if a shuttle rammed into the shell of the universe very fast, anyway? Or a fairy?"
"It's locally believed to be indestructible but I vote we refrain from testing that if at all possible."
"Especially since fairies are too! I will make sure to warn any that wind up coming through here." City city city. How is their wayward starchild doing.
He's switched to lying on his stomach, kicking his feet back and forth in the air above him, but is otherwise as intent as before in his reading. He makes sure to turn his head away from the material when he coughs, and waves at the shuttle when he notices its approach.
"Probably we should make sure he goes to a crystal healer sometime tomorrow, but it doesn't seem to be bothering him too much in the meantime. You could replenish his supplies of honey and water if he's out and maybe offer some ginger tea?"
"Sure thing!" Candied ginger and... "Is chamomile medically active?"
"Thank you!" Sip. "Did you learn exciting things you needed to know?"