I've thought of what might happen if we were pushed into that kind of ultimatum, [ he says. (It's not something he's discussed before with the Gundam pilot. Oops.) ] There are a number of factors to consider, both from a resource standpoint and from a psychological one.

We don't know, flatly, if Thesa is capable of sustaining that many people, awake, at once, or for how long. And we don't know if the natives would be able to handle it without endangering themselves, us, or the people in stasis.

[ Jim doesn't have an answer. On top of the problems posed, there's also the moral issue of how completely unthinkable it would be if the refugees evacuated the planet and left the natives to die. ]