I love it!
I can imagine calling HQ might cost meta currency in games using that as a mechanic.
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I thought about discussing the battery life of comms equipment but that seemed a bit ticky-tacky.
Something fun might be that the less you bother your staff the more actual work they can do, granting a bonus during downtime? But then you're kind of punished for doing the fun worldbuilding thing, so it seemed better to make it free!