"Insufficient Compassion for comprehensive scan. Approximate results can be attained by searching local network."

Would levels similar to what I had when we were flying be enough?

"Negative. Necessary compassion unlikely to be within user's projected range."

Could we scan a smaller area? What can you scan with the projected range? Also go ahead and approximate with local networks.

"Scan according to given parameters projected to be feasible within area of 5000 square kilometers or less. Comprehensive description of feasible scanning parameters not recommended."

"Compliance. Hurricane Alex struck Tamaulipas, Mexico four days ago. Based on most estimates of deaths and displacements on the network, it meets your criteria. No other events found."

She wants to go there and help. Let's go.

She begins to move, first upward, then southeast towards Mexico. If she tries to exercise control over her flight, she'll be able to do so, otherwise it feels like she's moving on rails. It is now apparent, much moreso than on her journey to the Earth, that she is accelerating rapidly, but feels only a fraction of the forces her body is undergoing. She can reach her destination in under a minute. A few remnants of the hurricane are still visible over Tamaulipas, although it is nearly dissipated.

She'll experiment a little with different poses. She tries to control where she's going more precisely when she arrives and looks around for anything that looks like an obvious place she could help.

Different poses have no noticeable impact on her flight other than, perhaps, style points. The first thing she'll notice is the flooding—the Rio Grande and its tributaries are a lot wider than it looks like they usually are, and several low-lying towns are flooded. When she gets closer to the ground, she may notice things like: washed out bridges, roads, and railways, power outages, and temporary shelters for people who evacuated their homes. If she decides to move in a particular direction, speed, or fashion, she will be able to do so.

Could we do anything about the flooding?

"Affirmative."

What would you recommend we do to make the flood subside?

"Scanning. Most surface water in this region will be drained within a few days. Removal of surface water can be expedited by drilling holes to increase infiltration rate or evaporating water. Higher-quality recommendation may be possible with more extensive scanning. Recommendations do not account for out-of-scope considerations."

Run whatever scans you think will help. She focuses on her compassion for the people below.

"Scans have already been completed according to default parameters for weighting cost of attaining additional data against expected utility of additional data. Additional scans are not recommended."

If Sapphire is paying attention to that faint sensation in her metaphysical insides, she may feel a greater connection to the Indigo Light inside her ring and staff. She could use it, if she wanted to, but right now it's not doing anything. It feels like its waiting.

Scan for somewhere people are coordinating disaster response. She wants to confirm that's what people want before doing something potentially drastic.

"Unable to comply; inadequately specified."

Can you scan for somewhere food and water are being distributed?

"Scanning. 45698 results found in region affected by Hurricane Alex."

Take me to the closest one that's adjacent to temporary housing.

"Compliance."

She begins moving and in a few moments touches down in a street outside a small grocery store across from a field with a few tents. It is mid-morning. People nearby stare at her, looking confused or scared. (This may be related to her brightly glowing staff and ring.)

There is a man standing outside the convenience store, smoking a cigarette. He takes a few steps towards her and says something in spanish.

Ring can you translate for me? She does her best to smile gently.

"No data available on this language. Recommend accessing network for language corpus."

The man sighs, leans inside the store's doorway, and shouts something inside.

Do that please.