The nova acted as a rendezvous signal, causing all starlines connected to that star to flare up. Otherwise it’s too hard to find aliens—opening starlines is expensive. It’s the chance of a direct encounter (small) versus chance of at least one mutual neighbor (larger).
The nova acted as a rendezvous signal, causing all starlines connected to that star to flare up. Otherwise it’s too hard to find aliens—opening starlines is expensive. It’s the chance of a direct encounter (small) versus chance of at least one mutual neighbor (larger).