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Old 01-17-2017, 06:45 AM
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Originally Posted by ArmySGT. View Post
In my thoughts, half are frozen in widely separated personal retreats. Others chose, due to their own advanced age, to have that drink on the balcony and toast to the Projects success. Secure in the knowledge that they have a prepared heir, secured their own fortunes, and that they have done all they could for civilization.

Like the Rich Five, each has secured a carefully selected portion of their corporate empire. Focused around the specialists that make that happen and the automation to do that with reduced manpower despite costs.

Their still asleep. The computers that maintain the cryosleep systems haven't triggered a wake up because a number of factors haven't happened yet.
I mostly agree. The CoT could be divided into 3 groups: the useful, the fatalists, and the hopefuls. The useful are the ones young enough and skilled enough to actually play a part in Project Operations, and they are out there somewhere in the Project (or dead at Prime Base!). The fatalists died in the war or shortly thereafter, or else died wondering where the Project was and why it wasn't helping - they doubtful would have access or resources to be able to restart the Project on their own! The hopefuls likely had their own bunkers and freeze tubes... that they would NOT want triggered until the Project had ensured a nice, safe place for them to live!

So I think it is safe to assume that the CoT won't be a problem until the Project starts waking up the "it's pretty safe now" resources, at which point a new power struggle may ensue...
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