Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-14138255-20161106163624/@comment-25316824-20161110114537

MiniDaggers wrote: Because those Atlas officials were in Vale to assist in the repairs. They either came over because everybody wants to restore global communication or were already there with the military.

It wasn't in the mail, from his phrasing Tai got it from Ironwood himself. Ironwood would likely be exempt from the air travel restrictions due to being a high ranked official with a personal ship. Ironwood's travel restrictions speculation directly contradict what we are told about all ships being purposed for evacuation.

Also I noticed that in the past 6-8 months they still haven't evacuated everybody from Vale even though they evacuated the city at the end of Volume 3. Maybe its because for those past 6-8 months Glynda has been trying to fix the same doorway and failing.

First Vale is evacuated then it isn't. First the CCT breaks down all communication and now it doesn't. First private air travel is banned and then we need it to explain how packages, unnamed officials, and Ironwood arrived from Atlas.

idk. Retcons everywhere. Screw continuity.