I conducted a short sweep of the New York system, and near Norfolk I encountered a single vessel of the so-called "Sol Project". I've seen their advertisement on the neural net previously, but I deduced the pilot would be far more eager to speak with me if I feigned ignorance. I think the stratagem was fairly successful. I'm streaming the black box recordings as we speak.
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[11.04.2017 20:57:15] (C~Beholder-1: Hmmm...
[11.04.2017 20:57:22] (C~Beholder-1: Hello there.
[11.04.2017 20:57:30] Sol|Alessa.Samson: Hey over there.
[11.04.2017 20:57:53] (C~Beholder-1: I'm not familiar with your transponder. What does "Sol|" stand for.
[11.04.2017 20:58:24] Sol|Alessa.Samson: Well, I could say the same.
[11.04.2017 20:58:31] (C~Beholder-1: Touche, I suppose.
[11.04.2017 20:58:52] Sol|Alessa.Samson: Sol stands for the Sol system as to say.
[11.04.2017 20:59:09] (C~Beholder-1: Sol System as in the mythical cradle of mankind?
[11.04.2017 20:59:44] Sol|Alessa.Samson: I would say more in the scientific way.
[11.04.2017 21:00:00] (C~Beholder-1: I'm not sure I follow.
[11.04.2017 21:00:30] Sol|Alessa.Samson: *takes a cool Reinbeer.*
[11.04.2017 21:01:16] Sol|Alessa.Samson: Well, as I said, I'm even not familar with you identification. What does this C mean?
[11.04.2017 21:01:28] (C~Beholder-1: It represents "The Commune".
[11.04.2017 21:01:52] (C~Beholder-1: A group of likeminded individuals looking to advance the human race.
[11.04.2017 21:02:31] (C~Beholder-1: Is that...
[11.04.2017 21:02:50] (C~Beholder-1: You don't see that every day...
[11.04.2017 21:02:51] Sol|Alessa.Samson: In a biological or social aspect?
[11.04.2017 21:03:07] (C~Beholder-1: The correct answer would be both.
[11.04.2017 21:04:01] Sol|Alessa.Samson: Can you specify or somehow elaborate?
[11.04.2017 21:04:38] (C~Beholder-1: Let's just say its primarily biological changes, that in turn foster social changes.
[11.04.2017 21:04:50] CONSOLE: Ion Storm approaching! You have 5 minutes before it hits. Please dock at the earliest opportunity
[11.04.2017 21:05:09] (C~Beholder-1: The elimination of excess aggression, being the most important part.
[11.04.2017 21:05:41] Sol|Alessa.Samson: I think I have an idea which advances you are talking about.
[11.04.2017 21:05:55] (C~Beholder-1: You might...though I'm not quite sure.
[11.04.2017 21:06:24] (C~Beholder-1: Either way, looks like a storm is coming up. If you want to learn more, find me by the Freeport in Bering once it blows over.
[11.04.2017 21:06:30] (C~Beholder-1: I'd also like to learn about your organization.
[11.04.2017 21:06:51] Sol|Alessa.Samson: It's on my way.
An Ion Storm interrupted our encounter briefly. I extended the pilot an invitation for a randezvous in Bering, where we could continue our discourse in peace. The Ion Storm caught me as I entered Bering, it fried only some non-essential systems, luckily. I'll have to be more careful in the future.
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[11.04.2017 21:13:08] (C~Beholder-1: Wow, that was a close one. Fried some of my electronics too.
[11.04.2017 21:13:45] Sol|Alessa.Samson: *checks all devices and electronics.*
[11.04.2017 21:14:06] Sol|Alessa.Samson: Well, it seems I had luck.
[11.04.2017 21:14:40] (C~Beholder-1: Or just a sturdier ship.
[11.04.2017 21:14:55] Sol|Alessa.Samson: May I ask you about your mission within these regions?
[11.04.2017 21:15:19] (C~Beholder-1: My mission is to gather intel and establish contact with various parties.
[11.04.2017 21:16:25] Sol|Alessa.Samson: Eh, and have you been successful? *smiles slightly*
[11.04.2017 21:17:04] (C~Beholder-1: Within reason, I suppose. I mostly observed.
[11.04.2017 21:17:13] (C~Beholder-1: Do you have a specific mission?
[11.04.2017 21:18:23] Sol|Alessa.Samson: Well, yes, more a less. I needed to get to my old apartement at Manhattan to get..ehhm...something out.
[11.04.2017 21:18:46] (C~Beholder-1: A personal item? I won't probe if that's the case.
[11.04.2017 21:19:09] Sol|Alessa.Samson: Am I right that your persona isn't liked to be seen in New York?
[11.04.2017 21:19:35] (C~Beholder-1: Definitely not. Not by most people, anyway.
[11.04.2017 21:19:56] (C~Beholder-1: We've had some disagreements with the corrupt soulless machine that is Liberty.
[11.04.2017 21:20:06] Sol|Alessa.Samson: *Shows a couple books about physics, languages,...*
[11.04.2017 21:20:31] (C~Beholder-1: Ah, I see.
[11.04.2017 21:20:32] Sol|Alessa.Samson: Nothing special, really these are just a couple books I may need quite soon.
[11.04.2017 21:21:06] (C~Beholder-1: Connecting the dots, I think you might be trying to somehow conduct research on the Sol System. Am I right?
[11.04.2017 21:21:26] Sol|Alessa.Samson: *Laughes* Yeah, you can't be friends with everyone, ehh?
[11.04.2017 21:21:40] (C~Beholder-1: How true. *he chuckles*
[11.04.2017 21:22:29] Sol|Alessa.Samson: Yes, It is quite a new part of interest for myself.
[11.04.2017 21:23:09] (C~Beholder-1: I think I know a few people in our...society that might be interested in that.
[11.04.2017 21:23:22] Sol|Alessa.Samson: We, I mean the Sol Project, researching mankinds history back to Sol.
[11.04.2017 21:23:46] (C~Beholder-1: I see. I often wondered what became of them myself.
[11.04.2017 21:24:52] Sol|Alessa.Samson: Well, we have sent an open transmission. I'm pretty sure, it must reached even the edgiest borders of Sirius.
[11.04.2017 21:25:18] (C~Beholder-1: My apologies, but I don't think I've seen it. Probably got lost in all the spam mail.
[11.04.2017 21:25:34] (C~Beholder-1: I get a lot of that.
[11.04.2017 21:26:17] Sol|Alessa.Samson: Of course, open transmission are dealt very harsh by some filters sometimes.
[11.04.2017 21:26:58] Sol|Alessa.Samson: No, need to apologize. May just recheck, in case you haven't deleted.
[11.04.2017 21:27:07] (C~Beholder-1: Say, you wouldn't be opposed if I mentioned your organization to our science division?
[11.04.2017 21:27:54] (C~Beholder-1: I think they'd love to examine your work, perhaps even aid you in your endeavours.
[11.04.2017 21:28:00] Sol|Alessa.Samson: Feel free for that.
[11.04.2017 21:28:14] (C~Beholder-1: I personally think its noble work, what you're doing.
[11.04.2017 21:28:58] Sol|Alessa.Samson: Noble, yes, it even may help you on your course of social advances.
[11.04.2017 21:29:16] (C~Beholder-1: Possibly. But I'm not the one to judge.
[11.04.2017 21:29:29] (C~Beholder-1: Well, you've answered a lot of my questions. Did you wish to know more about us?
[11.04.2017 21:30:45] Sol|Alessa.Samson: Sure, as I said, I have an idea about the advances you are talking about, but I'd prefer to hear directly.
[11.04.2017 21:31:05] (C~Beholder-1: Well, how about you tell me about the idea you had, and I'll say how close you were. *he smiles*
[11.04.2017 21:31:56] Sol|Alessa.Samson: I guess you are talking about biological cardamine modification.
[11.04.2017 21:32:29] (C~Beholder-1: That is one possible pathway. But we consider Cardamine to simply be a piece of the greater puzzle, not the complete solution.
[11.04.2017 21:33:11] (C~Beholder-1: The Maltese have advanced tenfold through use of Cardamine, though we suspect there may be more. A potential to be unlocked.
[11.04.2017 21:34:57] Sol|Alessa.Samson: Sorry, I am quite new to this topic. *Shows one of the books "Cardamine - The drug? by H.K v. Goeben"*
[11.04.2017 21:35:35] (C~Beholder-1: Cardamine is a very esoteric subject still. The mainstream research in the houses carrying a heavy bias against it.
[11.04.2017 21:35:54] Sol|Alessa.Samson: He forces me to read this.
[11.04.2017 21:36:26] (C~Beholder-1: He? The author of the book?
[11.04.2017 21:37:09] Sol|Alessa.Samson: Yeah, he is actually a friend of mine and even my partner within this endeavor of the Sol Project,
[11.04.2017 21:37:42] (C~Beholder-1: I see.
[11.04.2017 21:37:58] (C~Beholder-1: I hope his work is less biased than that of the usual authors.
[11.04.2017 21:39:23] Sol|Alessa.Samson: He was a freelancer, so yes he is.
[11.04.2017 21:39:50] (C~Beholder-1: I used to be a Freelancer as well, seems like another life.
[11.04.2017 21:40:47] Sol|Alessa.Samson: Hans, it's the first name of author, said it's a real freedom.
[11.04.2017 21:41:21] (C~Beholder-1: It is Freedom, but it's also directionless.
[11.04.2017 21:41:35] (C~Beholder-1: A life without purpose, only self gratification.
[11.04.2017 21:41:40] Sol|Alessa.Samson: What are the other aspects of your agenda though?
[11.04.2017 21:42:26] (C~Beholder-1: Other aspects are merely related to the core aspect of human advancement.
[11.04.2017 21:42:56] Sol|Alessa.Samson: Or independence, just the point of view or own experience makes the difference in freelancing I think.
[11.04.2017 21:43:51] (C~Beholder-1: I guess. Though there comes a time when any man must become part of something greater. Otherwise, life's a wasted.
[11.04.2017 21:43:52] Sol|Alessa.Samson: *Raises eyebrow.* What core aspect are you talking about?
[11.04.2017 21:44:21] (C~Beholder-1: The ones we discussed, pertaining to the advancement of humanity.
[11.04.2017 21:46:37] (C~Beholder-1: What are your personal views? On the current state of humanity.
[11.04.2017 21:47:42] Sol|Alessa.Samson: Well, let me say generally the human civilization has not evolved socially since 1000 years.
[11.04.2017 21:48:19] (C~Beholder-1: Then we're in accord. The self-destructive behavior has to end.
[11.04.2017 21:48:29] Sol|Alessa.Samson: Do I see myself evolved to this, of course, yes I do.
[11.04.2017 21:48:51] (C~Beholder-1: But you could be more. All of us could.
[11.04.2017 21:49:09] Sol|Alessa.Samson: Evolvement still keeps being an individual thing rather a general.
[11.04.2017 21:49:29] (C~Beholder-1: We have the means to advance ourselves, yet most don't even try, fear and suppression of ideas destroying us more and more..
[11.04.2017 21:49:37] (C~Beholder-1: Keeping us in the past, in the darkness.
[11.04.2017 21:50:21] Sol|Alessa.Samson: That's why we seek for enlighten the past.
[11.04.2017 21:50:41] (C~Beholder-1: I guess revealing the past may shed some light on how the future should be.
[11.04.2017 21:51:05] (C~Beholder-1: Reveal the mistakes of our predecessors, so that we never repeat them.
[11.04.2017 21:51:21] Sol|Alessa.Samson: Carrying this backpack still holds humanity back.
[11.04.2017 21:52:08] (C~Beholder-1: Yes. But don't worry, we'll take care of it. Sooner or later.
[11.04.2017 21:53:27] Sol|Alessa.Samson: I don't worry at all.
[11.04.2017 21:54:42] (C~Beholder-1: That's good, you'll need your head clear for the kind of undertakings you're aiming for *he chuckles*
[11.04.2017 21:55:37] Sol|Alessa.Samson: *Visibly understands what the person says.*
[11.04.2017 21:56:58] (C~Beholder-1: Well, if you're busy, I won't keep you any more.
[11.04.2017 21:57:12] (C~Beholder-1: Not that I mind you being around, but I won't be insulted you want to leave.
[11.04.2017 21:58:33] Sol|Alessa.Samson: Well, it's fine, but let us finish the Sol mission first before throwing me into the mindshare. *smiles*
[11.04.2017 21:59:03] (C~Beholder-1: *he clears his throat* Yes. I suppose.
[11.04.2017 22:00:37] Sol|Alessa.Samson: Anything I say for now. I share you thoughts on humanity.
[11.04.2017 22:01:25] Sol|Alessa.Samson: Sooner or later the Nomads will judge about us.
[11.04.2017 22:02:11] (C~Beholder-1: Judge? They've done that already. We're trying to change the verdict.
[11.04.2017 22:02:27] Sol|Alessa.Samson: They will judge about us, again. *She chuckles*
[11.04.2017 22:02:57] (C~Beholder-1: I hope you understand this conflict with them is pointless.
[11.04.2017 22:03:12] Sol|Alessa.Samson: It is. I know that.
[11.04.2017 22:03:29] (C~Beholder-1: Then you probably also hope for a peaceful resolution.
[11.04.2017 22:03:34] Sol|Alessa.Samson: I trust Hans and his experiences with Nomads in that.
[11.04.2017 22:03:54] (C~Beholder-1: This Hans person seems more and more interesting with each mention.
[11.04.2017 22:04:16] (C~Beholder-1: You...or him, should really give us a call sometime. I'm sure there's some way we could help each other.
[11.04.2017 22:05:56] Sol|Alessa.Samson: Of course, but I hope you understand that anything must be underhand and hidden right? We still need to keep an unrestricted
[11.04.2017 22:06:07] Sol|Alessa.Samson: reputation mostly anywhere.
[11.04.2017 22:06:40] (C~Beholder-1: We understand. We uphold discretion absolutely.
[11.04.2017 22:06:57] (C~Beholder-1: Nobody will know, unless you want them to know.
[11.04.2017 22:07:35] (C~Beholder-1: I must land on the Freeport now. Thank you for taking the time to speak with me. I...The Commune appreciates it.
[11.04.2017 22:08:05] Sol|Alessa.Samson: This sounds like a good start then.
[11.04.2017 22:08:08] (C~Beholder-1: May Light shine upon you.
I think its safe to assume that a communique will arrive from their direction soon. Based on this one pilot, I can only assess them as open-minded individuals with progressive views, possibly compatible and malleable, and I advise further negotiations, should they establish contact.
That concludes my report, Beholder - Number One, signing out. Hail Commune!
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