You're really trying to give them the benefit of the doubt. If it turns out this is some cosmic accident, fine. I'm not going to attack someone who genuinely made a mistake, especially if they're willing to work to undo it. But so far all evidence I've seen points to intent. This many people from different worlds, but also clusters of folks who know each other. Pre-prepared items for us to use, specifically coded to us as individuals. That isn't what an accident looks like.

[Keith is really kind of over people playing devil's advocate for the unnamed and unseen person or force or thing that brought them here. But his nature is to fight like hell first and ask questions later so maybe that' snot surprising.]

Exactly. Nothing is hopeless as long as we're all still moving forward. And there's enough of us that if we work together, I think we'll manage whatever we need to.