Peter,

I have the feeling from your last message that time is of the essence here, so I shall attempt to keep my reply brief. Your Chief should receive the message you requested be sent on in a day or so, purportedly originating from the black market haven that is the moon of Beta Argula VIII. I honestly never thought our brief expedition their during the last century would reap such benefits. I do not know if you remember the acquaintences we made there, but they have agreed to continue the decpetion for as long as necessary. On reflection, perhaps the filing cabinet suggestion was somewhat inappropriate. I trust you no longer suffer the aftereffects too severely?

I am intrigued, and mildly surprised insofar as that is possible, that the makeshift OSBN rely works correctly. It is most gratifying to discover such flashes of inspiration can bear fruit. If you have managed to control cargo bay doors you have probably already come across some of the apparent peculiarities inherent in this particular solution. One other piece of advice: never drop anything into the mixture when the device is active.

As for how unstable the mixture would be when under stress, given the hodge-podge nature of the design the only possible answer is 'very'. I believe this can be alleviated somewhat by temporarily increasing the concentration of bacteria in the mixture. While this would have an adverse effect under normal circumstances, I believe for short periods it will prevent the mixture from reaching a critical stage when placed under stress. It is vital to return the mixture to its ground state afterwards, or you will risk burning out the emitter arrays.

Good luck, old friend. I have the oddest feeling you may be needing all you can currently acquire.

Live long and prosper.
Sponn