If a beacon needs to be crewed to ensure it won't fall victim to Ontic Drift, inevitably the question to the nature of a required crew. Does it need to be a human? An adult? Would a child in suspended animation create a Shore against the Aether?

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Beacon stations out in the Aether aren't fully automated for simple reasons. Once human attention is gone, Ontic Drift might take them with it. FSBA's whole business is keeping shores around Mars for everyone's safety.

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