I wish I could consult the others.

But yes, that makes sense. It feeds on fear and slowly grows stronger. And it...

Have you tried communicating with the Admiral lately? I am getting a strange feeling about that too.

I wish we had a belief strong enough to counter it. There is a diversity of beliefs in a higher power, spiritual evolution or the collective will, but some people have nothing to light the darkness for them. Those are the ones I fear for the most.