Don't underestimate the importance of music and the arts to morale -- a little beauty can remind people that they're trying to build a future, not just survive the present.

[But, for all that little bit of philosophy, Pepper's mien is quite practical, shifting gears to answer the question posed with a brisk nod and a lift of one hand to smooth back a lock of hair.]

The network is open to anyone with a communication device capable of accessing it. Messages or broadcasts can be filtered to specific recipients, but it's best to keep anything you want to absolutely keep quiet from the Authorities to, um, other channels of communication.