Colonel Ford's face stared at the crowd from the screens. He was dressed in his military apparel but had a different blue beret on his head. Nathan assumed he left the Earth without his official cap due to the unexpected nature of the chaos and decided to make do with whatever cap he could find.

"Hello, everyone and welcome once again." Colonel Ford started. "It is great to see a gathering of the special ones. Each and every one of you represent the hope of humanity and that is why the Ruling Council will ensure that you do not let that hope slip away. I will not waste precious time by delving into the unfortunate events that led to our arrival on the MoonEx colony. Instead, I will tell you why you are here and what you must do, going forward. Please do not interrupt me during this broadcast as there will be ample time at the end to address any questions or concerns you might have.

The democratic system of government crumbled with the Earth and here on MoonEx, the governing style will be similar to that of the military. Like you know, the Ruling Council is in charge and will not be questioned. There are set rules which you all must follow. Failure to do so will result in capital punishment. The final list of rules was completed today and has been uploaded to your virtual assistants. They will read you the rules once you get back to your apartments. Do yourselves a favor and memorize them. Ignorance will not be accepted as an excuse for disobedience.

The main reason you are here on MoonEx is to give humanity a chance at survival. This you must do, regardless of the cost to any individual. You must have noticed the insufficiency of Oxygen in the air outside. That should tell you one thing. We must all work together to make MoonEx self-sustaining and habitable for us. The method adopted by the Ruling Council is similar to that used on Earth. We will grow trees to provide the extra Oxygen we need.

Another important thing to note is the rationing of food in your apartments. We do not intend for this to be permanent, neither do we intend to run out. In addition to trees, we will grow food crops. Our goal is to have enough food to feed ourselves for the long term. A schedule has been prepared for this and uploaded to your virtual assistants. Each one of you will participate in this food growing campaign, along with any other campaign raised by the Ruling Council.

Sexual relations have been prohibited on MoonEx. The reason is simple. We have to keep our population size small until we are sure this colony can sustain us. We also do not have enough food at the moment and cannot accommodate any addition to our number.

You are allowed to leave your apartments at your discretion but remember not to stray too far. The air outside cannot sustain you long enough for that and we do not want to lose any one of you. That being said, certain areas are off limits. The complete list of places not to go within the colony have been uploaded to your virtual assistants. Memorize them. Ignorance will not be accepted.

Lastly, MoonEx soldiers will patrol the area around your apartment. Their job is to make sure you adhere strictly to the rules of the colony. They have been authorized to shoot offenders and will not hold back in the execution of their orders.

This brings us to the end of the broadcast. If you have any question, press the first number on your identification tag and your microphone will be activated. Due to the number of people who might want to speak at the same time, you will be placed in a queue according to your microphone activation time. When you hear a low beeping sound coming from your identification tag, it means you have been cleared to speak and should commence speaking immediately.

I will provide answers to every question asked here today but note that this is the only time a session like this will be held. No questions will be taken after today, so ask all the questions you have.

Does anyone here have a question?"

It was no surprise that almost every hand in the hall went up to the first number on their identification tag.