Phil in SF commented on The Deep Sky by Yume Kitasei
Content warning Vaguely spoilery
So Asuka is investigating, just poorly and haphazardly. The fact that multiple anomalies are ignored to highlight them as Chekhovs guns speaks to the ham handed writing and incompetent skills of the characters.
The desire to DNF this grows, but I'm also invested. I need to make up my mind soon.