[Banning Graham from the engine room was probably a very good decision and Alice is suddenly grateful to whoever made it. But probably it's best not to mention that.]

It is interesting to see how different this place is. But I don't think they could have remained isolated for much longer in any case. We can't expect the calamity to stay dormant forever.

[And eventually it would reach the people here. It only makes sense for them to support efforts to stop it before the threat is at their doorstep.]