Chapter 64: Rescue? Part 1
Pilcher, sitting in his office was now devoting up to eighteen hours a day to his work. In fact, the Divisions base was his full time home now. He never saw his wife or family. She spent more time with her friends than with him and at last, he could understand that now.
S.U.E.P. had ordered Divisions to keep the Odyssey Bourne Force project in full flight, not to let any setback or failure from one team stop the continuing exploration. S.U.E.P. emphasized the field personnels contracts clearly stated the risks involved. They may yet hear from them.
He gloomily interpreted their official memo as expect collateral damage.
Pilcher threw himself into his work and carried out their current mandate for other teams to explore new places and build up their technology and alliances with different races, especially searching for possible colonies of humans scattered amongst the galaxies.