Strongus, here's another way of looking at it: If you were one of the rich passengers on the ill-fated maiden voyage of the Titanic, and the ship started to sink, would you storm up to the captain and insist that no one abandons ship, and that we patch up the hull and steam onward to NYC?
imo, The EQBM hull has been rammed by the iceberg SEC, and in my opinion (speculation only) the iceberg may have been conjured by NSS lobbying.
Insisting on staying aboard may be tantamount to suicide.
For clarity, this is simply a thought. Larry may be working on other ways to get EQBM back to the pinks, and those plans may be the real reason for the delayed PR. Who knows?
I simply suggest that you not insist on going down with the ship if it is doomed, especially if the sister ship of Soma is ready to sail on, fueled by Dalian, possibly getting you to NYC in style.
That is my final stance and only position.