Late Thaws

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Late Thaws was a commonly used term for individuals who had undergone cryosleep for an extreme amount of time, usually a minimum of five years, due to any number of circumstances, though the most common was in order to survive after a vessel suffered an accident or was stranded without a functioning slipspace drive. Given the risky nature of space travel as well as the wonders of cryogenics, Late Thaws were not an extremely uncommon occurrence. The majority of Late Thaws are able to reintegrate into society if they were frozen for a decently short period. More extreme Late Thaws, usually those who had slept in excess of three to four decades and beyond often suffered from depression as the Galaxy had often changed immensely in their absence with most of their family and friends having died or grown old. Following the Human-Covenant War there was an uptick in the Late Thaw population as humanity once again ventured out into the stars, often encountering vessels from the war with still active cryo pods aboard. Due to this new surge in population, many Late Thaw support organizations came into existence in the later 2550s prior to the Created Conflict.

Known Late Thaws

 * The Entire Living Crew of the Spirit of Fire
 * Joseph Kovacs
 * Lance Floyd
 * Elena Zaytseva
 * Elena Zaytseva