Metafire

"What!" Jill did not have the foggiest idea about how to do this, "John, I don't know how to do that!"

"Figure it out. But figure it out quick. Now. We probably don't have much time!"

"OK, John." She practically pushed a young guy off his chair and sat down. After apologizing to the guy, she started asking questions, and the two of them started conversing and pointing at the screen.

Once Ferguson confirmed he had Jill at work, he went to his terminal and opened a voice channel with Bluebird.

Jack responded, "Yes, John?"

"Jack are the others awake?"

"No."

"Wake them. Now!"

A minute or so later, Jim Edenfield got on. "Yes, John. What is it?"

"USA Today just published an article on Metafire. It was pretty scary. We've shut down all their communications. We don't have time now. I want you to go in and inject some sleeping gas into the colony. You can hear what goes on inside their capsule, right?"