Jerry began to pace back and forth. "I don’t want any recklessness tomorrow. I don’t want any amateurism, I don’t want any nonsense. What I want from you is complete resolve, and complete understanding of the necessity and the consequences. We have only one chance. This is the greatest heavy-weather challenge that our Troupe will ever face, and I hope and believe it will be the single most violent weather event we will see in our natural lifetimes. If you believe that your life is more important than hacking this storm, I can understand that belief. It’s wise. Most people would call it sensible. You are all here with me now because you’re definitely not most people, but what I’m asking from you now is a terrible thing to ask of anyone. This isn’t just another storm pursuit. It’s not just another front, and another spike. This thing is Death, people. It’s a destroyer of worlds. It’s the worst thing human action has brought into this world since Los Alamos. If your life is your first priority, you should leave this camp immediately, now. I am forecasting a weather event that is more swift, more volatile, more massive, and more violent than the strongest F-5 maxitornado, by a full order of magnitude. If you want to escape the disaster, you should flee right now, due east, and not stop until you are on the far side of the Mississippi. If you stay, stay in the full knowledge that we are going after this catastrophe head-on."