The acceptance emails landed and the world went quiet, as everyone became focused. The noise of speculation and debate that had run for weeks dropped, as everyone turned their attention to the day of departure.
One hundred people began making arrangements.
The logistics were different for each of them. Some had conditions that made travel planning straightforward. Others needed medical equipment coordinated, medications documented, accessible transport confirmed from their front door to the departure airport. A few needed help filling out the paperwork because the hands that had always done those things no longer worked the way they once had.
Most of them decided to bring someone.
