Challenge #02153-E324: Canned Exodus
The Mom Mobile, either a titchy little car that is slightly larger than a phone booth or the massive Soccer Mom, haul anything including the whole team. -- Anon Guest
Men carry money. Women carry the world. -- Ancient Human Proverb.
Galactics can easily tell which gender secured the Human escape vessel. The tiny ones that barely fit the number of survivors and a minimal amount of survival supplies are generally procured by the males. The large and bulky ones with room for supplies, rebuilding materials, environment stabilisers and comfort of the occupants are generally acquired by the females. Speculation has been rampant as to the reason why.
Human thought processes are labyrinthine when examined as a whole. When broken into responsibility zones, they can become clearer[1]. Those most responsible for caring for the young or other partner in the relationship[2] is the one most frequently considering the long term in any evacuation situation. Often, this individual is the one to alert far in advance of any cataclysm and begin preparations.
Even in non-emergencies, it is the caring adult of the family who manages provisions, and as a result, secures the most provisions. Backwards societies deride them for this. Nevertheless, the ones occupied in derision are also the ones entirely dependant on the provisions managed. Once again, analysts are confounded that the Humans within this system fail to recognise the connections.
When Humans -by necessity or design- flee a point of former stability, it is the small vessels with just enough to make it that are most often in need of assistance from passing vessels, or the ones sending out emergency assistance requests. The large ones, with more than enough to rebuild are most likely to escape notice and be the source of surprise Human colonies in interesting places.
Galactic Vessels are therefore advised to scan for them, specifically, and attempt to diplomatically redirect them to more amenable destinations.
[1] Often, not by much. The Galactic Alliance Psychiatric Institute does not recommend in-depth Human Thought Analysis without five years' prior training in Insanity Resistance.
[2] It is a source of amazement that one partner in a so-called stable relationship remains the child whilst the other continues to parent them. Fortunately, such practices are falling into disuse with the admittance of Humans into the Galactic Alliance.
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