Letter of Last Legacy - Meg Nakano, Japan.

Dear Commander,

Thank you for your years of service, and for bearing the burden of leadership. Although your command structure has been obliterated, your duties to civilization and mankind are just beginning. Queen, country, and world will appreciate your wise decisions and disciplined reaction to the events. The chain of command on your vessel is to remain in effect, and delegation of responsibility is to be respected.

The world that you left behind no longer exists. The world you left was a world of competition for survival: the world you face now is a world where cooperation for survival is vital. Retribution will only mean further useless destruction. Save your capabilities for a period of time, while you assess if they will be needed for something constructive.

Discuss this and the following review items with your crew as you see fit:

On board your vessel: Your first goal is to preserve the mental health of every member of the crew. Keep every crew member busy, and every crew member connected to at least 3 others in the group. Being alone with individual thoughts may be dangerous, not just for the individual but for the group. Support those who are less resilient, watch to see that the stronger are not overburdened. It is vital that the image of winners and losers is abandoned.

Everyone is to be valued and everyone is to have work to keep themselves busy. Do not ignore the arts: every crew member who can draw, play a musical instrument, or engage in any sort of means of production must teach these skills to others in free time.

Education will be vital in drawing people out of themselves, and help maintain mental health. A high level of education among your crew will enable them to make better contributions to the survival of the remaining world.

Your next goal is to preserve the physical health of every member of the crew. Catalog what is and what will be needed. Assess your resources, and help educate every member of the crew in as many medical procedures as possible, including the manufacture of medical supplies.

Outside your vessel: Assess the damage worldwide. Catalog what has survived. Outline what your options are for long-term survival across several generations. Analyze what basic resources and information need to be maintained, not just for physical survival, but for cultural survival as well. Include assessments of the ability to procreate. Discuss your forward-looking plans.

Assess the land-based survivors carefully. You will probably need to join one of them, or deposit a small group of crew members with several groups. The role of your vessel will change over time, and you will need to discuss this as well with members of your crew.

Civilization and the survival of mankind will be strongly affected by your decisions. We trust you to make them wisely. We are very, very sorry for what has happened.

Thank you again for your long years of service, and your acceptance of the burden of leadership.
God be with you.

Sincerely,

Meg Nakano