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Source: George Patton
Subject: Strange Encounter

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I have read the report made by Lieutenant James Lambert that concerned a strange encounter with two nomad vessels. As I was reading his report I was called to action in California to investigate an Order presence, but as soon as I completed my jump to California two nomad morphs were picked up on my scanners. One named Sovereign and the other named Zoyag, both jumped back into NY before I was able to stop them. I jumped back to NY with Aren Wolfe of the LPI and a SFC officer whos name escapes me at the moment. Anyways, we immediately picked up the nomad signatures and began a pursuit. Zoyag broke off formation with Sovereign and I followed while the SFC pilot and Wolfe followed Sovereign.

The chase ended up with Wolfe opening fire on Sovereign, and strangely enough we were hit by ion wave and our systems were manufacturing and we called off the fight as it had seemed that the wave had affected the nomads as well. The nomads began to communicate with us much like they did in Lieutenant Lambert's report. I responded with questions, as we strained to understand what they were saying but I seemed to be understanding them better.

I then began to feel a slight pressure against my head. The nomads were asking me to open my mind, I did so after Wolfe insured me that he would open fire on my vessel if anything happened the LNS-Dallas was also standing by if something were to happened. I also wanted to communicate with them for these nomads were not like the others.

After I had "opened my mind" I was able to understand them more clearly. I mainly asked them question that would better my understanding of their intentions. I was eventually understood it all:

These nomads were young and had not decided who to follow: Aurora or Harbinger. If they were to follow Harbinger they would be forced into mindshare which was a form of "mindcontrol." in which Harbinger used to control nomads such as Lt. Lambert explained. But if they decided to follow Aurora they would have freedom, what they would do with that freedom was undecided. They were in Liberty so that they could learn what freedom was like by watching us. They also told me that Aurora is in hiding from the others who follow Harbinger. They were afraid of what Harbingerwould do if he knew what they were doing, but the catch was that they didn't know if Harbingerknew about them or not.

I was able to feel their fear and worry and I could tell that these are not hostile nomads, not yet at least, but if they were to choose Harbingerthey would become slaves and follow his orders. I believe that this opens up a whole new level of research, that of the nomad society. We have previously thought that the nomads were soley a predatory race who seeked out the destruction of all other life, but this encounter and that of Lt. Lambert has revealed that the nomads have a hierarchical structure with Harbingeron top and nomads such as Aurora who do not follow Harbingerand seek out harmony and knowledge among Sirius.


I do not know whether this mind-link has had any lasting effects but I would assume that it is mainly used for communication. I was able to take some pictures of the conversation.

Begining my mind-link: http://i.imgur.com/ZTz1q.png

The conversation:
http://i.imgur.com/AXuoD.png
http://i.imgur.com/RVa9S.png
http://i.imgur.com/NqTaV.png
http://i.imgur.com/9heeV.png
http://i.imgur.com/0z40C.png
http://i.imgur.com/STidB.png


George Patton signing out

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