No one would undermine the plan in a situation like this. Rachel was dissatisfied, her lips pouting, but there was nothing she could do. She could only agree obediently.
As Daisy issued order after order, everyone began to get busy. An expedition was not a sightseeing trip, and she was not their nanny. Someone might very well die on an alien world during the fighting. What they needed to prepare was not just their bodies and weapons, but their minds as well.
Of the two hours, a full hour and a half was allotted for thinking.
Daisy had no time to do ideological work. She stood up, intending to open portals for the women.
Hill stopped her. "Wait! Leave us a way to contact you. Having Jean relay everything is far too troublesome."
After she said that, both Daisy and Jean felt a little awkward. Jean especially disliked being a living repeater, but sometimes it was necessary. For smooth communication, passing messages through Phoenix Space was the most convenient method.
But Hill's concern was valid as well. Jean was not part of S.H.I.E.L.D.; having her relay messages all the time was inconvenient for both the Mutants and the agents.
Communication on a cosmic scale was actually very difficult. The three great empires all relied on massive warships and relay stations on colony worlds. Connecting the entire universe with a single earpiece was nothing but a dream. Current technology simply could not do it.
The rings Daisy had originally given the women could only function within a few nearby Star Domains. At greater distances, signal transmission became extremely slow. Delays of one or two hours were commonplace.
There truly had been no good solution before. Whether they liked it or not, they had to use Jean as a messenger. Now, however,