User blog comment:The Milkman/Everybody Shut Up./@comment-4826433-20120424200043/@comment-4826433-20120425020850

The protheans were on the verge of unlocking the secrets behind mass relay technology. Maybe the scientists can use all the available prothean data and try to rebuild the relay network. "Process of elimination, mixed with a little desperation" can enable the scientists to find a way. And I am sure Hackett would do his best to salvage the situation. He will spearhead the reconstruction project. The quarians and the turians could survive if the liveships are able to provide enough food. The asari, salarians and the geth can help a lot in the rebuliding. Through FTL, I think ships can reach the exodus and the arcturus clusters in reasonable periods of time and find resources there. If the fleets have QECs which link to other regions across the galaxy, they can provide feedback there. The scientists at those regions can help. I am sure everyone would be motivated enough to rebuild the relays and not give into despair.