"I think: 'Get used to it.' That rift's going to be causing us problems. If something like that could squeak through, worse things might. And we can't shut it down when it might be the only ticket some of us have in getting home."

He leaned back against the table and took a sip of his beer.

"It needs to be monitored. Closely. Although I would be careful about the station you guys have there being full of people. Obviously, you need better scanners for xenohazards. And as much as they need to be there to threshold down and save any newcomers that pop up on the planet, you'd better make sure they have some kind of ultra-fast evac system in case something big and nasty comes through and they need to make a quick exit. Maybe make sure they have personal teleport discs or something so they can get to their threshold room fast."