Representative Hee paused to do the sweeping-glare thing again. "Doubtless it will have occurred to everyone that this loss, and the loss of our primary commercial autofactory yesterday, will affect our economic outlook. Let me assure you that we have planet-based resources sufficient to replace the space-born assets within a local year." He now stared straight into the camera, an action that felt like it was directed at me. "However, we will not forget this event, and there will be consequences."