A tsunami is definitely a concern for when all this comes back down, no doubt about it. But the column itself is so strange that he can't help but want to go rush over and make sure of what they're seeing before he starts panicking about a mass evacuation. His failing in particular is, of course, the serious lack of knowledge about a bomb this size and its effects.

Kuai is right on all counts, so he nods, and gives one last glance at the silo before starting to run for the shore. "We might not have much time," he says to justify his pace. Hopefully poor Kuai can keep up, Rosinante's legs are awfully long -

No, of course Kuai can keep up because Rosinante only makes it about fifty feet before falling and having to get back up again.