The captain's absence added a strain on Isidor that she didn't notice until her shoulders relax at the sight of him. She's come to rely on him more than she'd ever have expected these past few months. It didn't seem right to start the speech without him, but they're on a schedule with a serious deadline.

"Don't worry." Isidor eyes the crowd around them. "All your starts now."

More warmly she explains, "Some of the volunteers are looking for more details about the specifics. Try not to overwhelm them with information. We'll be doing a briefing, after all, and we'd all rather not make you repeat yourself over and over."