The Dark Journal

[Nyctophilia]

Date - 22.12.825 A.S.
Location - Freeport 11
Log Author - "Nyctophilia"

Every day... I strand further from the Commune. But in the same time, feel like I'm approaching Vagrants in some sense. I do not progress in my mission. I don't have to make any input for it to progress. I just have to obesrve. But I can't affect anything. It will be too much of a risk if I'll start acting. Commune put alot of effort, but in a wrong direction. In a direction of maintaining chaos instead of assisting the Light to reinforce and act tactically. And I'm putting a recent assault on Freeport Eleven as an example again. They can think what they want, but in reality it affected nothing. Afaik, Freeport even received reinforcements.

But it doesn't means I want to abandon them, no. If it's possible, I want to help them in a less distructive way. But it's the only opportunity I have right now. We won't be able to end war if we don't end it ourself, and if we don't end war, war will end us.

But enough about wars... I think, I met something really magnificent for the recent days. Elder forms of different Nomad societies. They were just standing there... Not really paying any attention to me. And I think that's good. If they don't pay any extra attention to me on public, nobody will. But oh man... Witnessing elders of different hives... It was something interesting.

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[21.12.2018 21:54:44] Nyctophilia: That's a new name...
[21.12.2018 21:55:32] Vagrant.Polyhymnia: *The Nomad seems to simply be lingering next to the installation.*
[21.12.2018 21:56:26] Nyctophilia: Can't get proper scans through the cloud...
[21.12.2018 21:56:48] Nyctophilia: Oh well. Better not disturb them.
[21.12.2018 21:57:40] Vagrant.Polyhymnia: *It seems to have no particular interest in the human ship. Melia was occupying itself with it anyway.*
[21.12.2018 21:58:55] Nyctophilia: Melia? Why are we here?
[21.12.2018 21:59:37] Vagrant.Polyhymnia: *It turns to the side, proceeding elsewhere.*
[21.12.2018 21:59:43] Vagrant.Melia: *It doesn't seem to offer any immediate form of reaction to Nycto.*
[21.12.2018 22:00:01] Madze.Mary: *Warmth*
[21.12.2018 22:01:22] Nyctophilia: What... Was this all about?
[21.12.2018 22:01:45] Vagrant.Melia: "The greater one is watching."
[21.12.2018 22:01:57] Nyctophilia: -That- was the elder?
[21.12.2018 22:03:08] Nyctophilia: Wow.
[21.12.2018 22:03:18] Nyctophilia: I just... Witnessed an elder Vagrant.

Then I noticed that we weren't alone. That, of all people, Mary was spying on us. So I decided to approach her and have a little chit chat with her.

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[21.12.2018 22:03:22] Nyctophilia: An another one.
[21.12.2018 22:04:48] Nyctophilia: It would be stupid of you to assume that my scanners do not see you.
[21.12.2018 22:05:04] Madze.Mary: < :: Scanner: Activated :: >
[21.12.2018 22:05:52] Madze.Mary: < :: Analyzing component: In progress :: >
[21.12.2018 22:07:56] Preparing to cloak...
[21.12.2018 22:08:07] Cloaking device on
[21.12.2018 22:09:01] Madze.Mary: < :: Cloaking signature: Detected. :: >
[21.12.2018 22:09:18] Nyctophilia: Hello, miss.
[21.12.2018 22:09:18] Cloaking device off
[21.12.2018 22:09:25] Madze.Mary: Oh, hi! *Smile*
[21.12.2018 22:10:00] Nyctophilia: Do you know that peeking isn't good?
[21.12.2018 22:10:10] Madze.Mary: Eh?
[21.12.2018 22:11:14] Madze.Mary: I didn't anything
[21.12.2018 22:11:39] Madze.Mary: I was also busied on studying what I had found around here
[21.12.2018 22:11:53] Nyctophilia: Oh really? And what did you found?
[21.12.2018 22:12:10] Madze.Mary: There's a strange structure near the Omicron Minor Jump Hole
[21.12.2018 22:12:21] WFCDefi: Just passed it!
[21.12.2018 22:12:33] Madze.Mary: Into that there's a kind of reactor, and it had this strange... gas.
[21.12.2018 22:12:47] Nyctophilia: Yeah. A structure that the Core and IRG utilise as a source of credits.
[21.12.2018 22:13:31] Madze.Mary: If you want I could give you some sample. We could study togheter. *Smile and chuckling*
[21.12.2018 22:13:32] Nyctophilia: It's not strange. In a solid form, it's actually a good superconductor, just of alien origin.
[21.12.2018 22:13:38] Vagrant.Melia: *The Vagrant seems to be watching from afar.*
[21.12.2018 22:13:48] Nyctophilia: Imagine it being a superconductor, but flashy.
[21.12.2018 22:14:58] Madze.Mary: < :: Analysis: In progress... :: >
[21.12.2018 22:16:17] Madze.Mary: < :: Analysis: Completed. :: >
[21.12.2018 22:16:47] Madze.Mary: Do you want some? Can I make you a gift? *Happy*
[21.12.2018 22:17:34] Madze.Mary: Nycto?
[21.12.2018 22:17:44] Nyctophilia: Eh... Thanks, but there's way better things to gift than Azurite in a gaseous form.
[21.12.2018 22:18:13] Madze.Mary: I know... b-but there aren't other thing I can find here. I'm so sorry
[21.12.2018 22:18:17] Oracle|Diana.Rivera: *she yawns noticeable* Quite some traffic around at that time.
[21.12.2018 22:18:20] Nyctophilia: It's alright.
[21.12.2018 22:18:25] Madze.Mary: maybe you could study it too
[21.12.2018 22:18:34] Nyctophilia: I'm no scientist.
[21.12.2018 22:18:38] Nyctophilia: A musician, yes.
[21.12.2018 22:18:51] Madze.Mary: I can teach you something...
[21.12.2018 22:19:25] 2018-12-21 22:19:27 SMT  WARNING: A hyperspace breach is being opened by Vagrant.Melia
[21.12.2018 22:19:46] Madze.Mary: *Noticing the nomad hyperspace activation* Uh?
[21.12.2018 22:19:47] Nyctophilia: Watch: [:Warning: Hyperspace Breach Detected!:]
[21.12.2018 22:19:49] Madze.Mary: What's happening?
[21.12.2018 22:19:58] Nyctophilia: Something. They do that alot.
[21.12.2018 22:20:08] Madze.Mary: And what's that... something?
[21.12.2018 22:20:21] Oracle|Diana.Rivera: Now that makes me curious.
[21.12.2018 22:21:08] Madze.Mary: he's getting close
[21.12.2018 22:21:18] Jumping...

Little did she knew that Melia is gonna pull out the craziest stunt of all stunts. To charge up the flux and cruise up at me near the Port. Naturally, everyone else dispersed, it was the fear of unknown that made them. We jumped back into a hidden void and had an... Interesting discussion about their current situation.

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[21.12.2018 22:21:45] Nyctophilia: *She falls into a back of her seat and laughs* It worked
[21.12.2018 22:22:43] Nyctophilia: *She slowly exhales* Now they'll all suspect me in strange connections with you...
[21.12.2018 22:22:52] Nyctophilia: And I'll have a way to explain it...
[21.12.2018 22:22:53] Vagrant.Melia: "Amusement."
[21.12.2018 22:22:54] Nyctophilia: I will.
[21.12.2018 22:23:23] Nyctophilia: Still. Worth seeing this place once again.
[21.12.2018 22:24:45] Vagrant.Melia: "We did not expect the darklings to flee so readily."
[21.12.2018 22:24:56] Nyctophilia: On a contrary. I did.
[21.12.2018 22:25:17] Nyctophilia: Fear of the unknown is the oldest and strongest emotion of mankind, I already told you.
[21.12.2018 22:25:32] Nyctophilia: When a Nomad charged up with a jumpdrive, the unknown is ahead.
[21.12.2018 22:25:51] Vagrant.Melia: "We ponder and comprehend."
[21.12.2018 22:25:52] Nyctophilia: And that unknown is what makes them afraid.
[21.12.2018 22:26:27] Vagrant.Melia: "It would be so. We could have sent them anywhere in the known voids, or beyond."
[21.12.2018 22:26:35] Nyctophilia: Exactly.
[21.12.2018 22:27:55] Vagrant.Melia: *Melia's emotional output seems to turn towards impatience.*
[21.12.2018 22:28:18] Nyctophilia: And I got used to know you over time. Now I know wherever you go, we will find the way back home.
[21.12.2018 22:29:07] Nyctophilia: *Being already sensitive, Nycto catches Melia's wave of impatience.*
[21.12.2018 22:29:12] Nyctophilia: Is something ... Wrong?
[21.12.2018 22:30:01] Vagrant.Melia: " There are many things which are not in place."
[21.12.2018 22:30:07] Nyctophilia: Indeed.
[21.12.2018 22:30:31] Nyctophilia: Haven't seen Kimi and Kath in a while... Makes me abit nervous, to be honest...
[21.12.2018 22:30:56] Vagrant.Melia: "Insufficience in growth. Intolerable ones. The absence of the worthy. We ponder."
[21.12.2018 22:32:04] Nyctophilia: Oh, that's the only thing I don't like. Maths.
[21.12.2018 22:33:02] Nyctophilia: Subtracting something, adding something... Multiplying, dividing...
[21.12.2018 22:33:18] Vagrant.Melia: "Calculation."
[21.12.2018 22:33:23] Nyctophilia: Exactly.
[21.12.2018 22:33:39] Nyctophilia: That's something we have to do. To subtract and add people.
[21.12.2018 22:33:47] Vagrant.Melia: "There is always much to calculate."
[21.12.2018 22:34:53] Vagrant.Melia: *It positions itself directly in front of the cockpit of the Spatial.*
[21.12.2018 22:35:15] Nyctophilia: I mean, it's not something I despise. It's not... Something I'm good at.
[21.12.2018 22:36:11] Vagrant.Melia: "We consider the situation of our whole. We consider the voids. We consider yours."
[21.12.2018 22:36:43] Nyctophilia: *She notices how Melia repositioned around her cockpit.*
[21.12.2018 22:37:04] Nyctophilia: And by that you mean...
[21.12.2018 22:38:57] Nyctophilia: Surely there's enough nuisances within systems. The Core, the Order, Cretans. Not to mention Zoners from time to time.
[21.12.2018 22:39:08] Vagrant.Melia: *There were no words, not yet. Melia was expanding the reach of its presence, again.*
[21.12.2018 22:40:23] Nyctophilia: And your internal integrity aswell... But what do I have to do with all of it?
[21.12.2018 22:40:50] Vagrant.Melia: *There were still no words, only a calming aura.*
[21.12.2018 22:41:21] Nyctophilia: *But she wasn't expecting any reply, only relaxing in her chair and pondering.*
[21.12.2018 22:41:58] Nyctophilia: But how do I contribute to all of it by being a part of the Commune? I didn't contribute in any way ever since I got my new assignment.
[21.12.2018 22:42:45] Vagrant.Melia: *Still, no response. The sensation would begin to get more and more noticable as Melia began to wrap its mind around Nycto's, again.*
[21.12.2018 22:43:26] Vagrant.Melia: *It seemed that a face to face was not what Melia wanted, but rather another heart to heart.*
[21.12.2018 22:44:09] Vagrant.Melia: *It embodied the tranquil bliss, and was tugging.*
[21.12.2018 22:44:21] Nyctophilia: *Subconsciousnessly, she began to reach out to that reminiscent feeling she felt the last time.*
[21.12.2018 22:45:19] Nyctophilia: *While being burried in her own thoughts, she already concentrated on the sensation.*
[21.12.2018 22:46:33] Vagrant.Melia: *It sought to pull her out of the stress and the darkness, and lead her into the mindscape again.*
[21.12.2018 22:47:27] Nyctophilia: *Soonly after, Nycto was "asleep" in a chair, with her head leaning on her right hand.*
[21.12.2018 22:48:55] Nyctophilia: *She thought it was a pleasant dream. Or she forgot to think about what she was thinking moments ago.*
[21.12.2018 22:49:28] Vagrant.Melia: *The caressing friendliness was ever persistent, such was Melia.*
[21.12.2018 22:49:28] Nyctophilia: *Nonetheless, she was happy about wherever she was getting pulled, because she knew what followed.*
[21.12.2018 22:51:36] Vagrant.Melia: *The next thing Nycto knew, she would be in that familiar sea of vibrant colors again.*
[21.12.2018 22:52:46] Nyctophilia: *She felt a solid ground under her back again. She slowly smiled and opened her eyes.*
[21.12.2018 22:54:11] Vagrant.Melia: *There wasn't anything directly in front of her, but there was a calm humming not far off to the side.*
[21.12.2018 22:54:59] Nyctophilia: *Same place, same emotions. Even she knew that this place wouldn't change reality around her, she liked it nonetheless.*
[21.12.2018 22:56:43] Nyctophilia: *She was lying on the ground, in the same pose as she appeared, staring at the vibrant ceiling.*
[21.12.2018 22:57:35] Nyctophilia: *She wouldn't understand how, but this place somehow filled her with calmness and happiness she was desperately seeking.*
[21.12.2018 22:57:48] Nyctophilia: *The only thing was missing is the opportunity to share it.*
[21.12.2018 23:01:26] Nyctophilia: *"Hm... Why she isn't here? Or is she...?" After looking around, she noticed that Melia's manifestation wasn't in place.*
[21.12.2018 23:02:10] Vagrant.Melia: *Melia's amorphous manifestation suddenly flashed into existence behind Nycto.*
[21.12.2018 23:02:59] Nyctophilia: *Noticing Melia's shadow, Nycto hastly looked up. "Hi."*
[21.12.2018 23:03:54] Vagrant.Melia: "We see. We ponder."
[21.12.2018 23:04:38] Nyctophilia: *"Yeah... There's alot to ponder on."*
[21.12.2018 23:04:50] Vagrant.Melia: "What does the darkling see within itself?"
[21.12.2018 23:05:31] Nyctophilia: *"Good question..."*
[21.12.2018 23:06:38] Vagrant.Melia: "Does the darkling truly know?"
[21.12.2018 23:06:49] Nyctophilia: *"That's also a good question."*
[21.12.2018 23:07:11] Vagrant.Melia: "Such is the limitation of darkness. Such is its insufficiency."
[21.12.2018 23:07:57] Vagrant.Melia: "We consider the possibilites. We consider the probabilities."
[21.12.2018 23:08:42] Nyctophilia: *"Well... And I'm considering what I may contain in a such vial as myself."*
[21.12.2018 23:10:07] Nyctophilia: *"What I know for certain is that I am a musician, also I'm sympathetic..."*
[21.12.2018 23:10:23] Vagrant.Melia: "There is promise. But there is still only darkness."
[21.12.2018 23:10:44] Nyctophilia: *"But I'm an introvert, but that's an affection of the conditions in which I existed."*
[21.12.2018 23:11:58] Vagrant.Melia: "The Sparkling Raiders deviate. The path of the learning one is no longer sufficient."
[21.12.2018 23:12:28] Vagrant.Melia: "It will not learn to embrace the Light with the limitation of separation."
[21.12.2018 23:13:02] Nyctophilia: *"Well, you must be able to adapt of you want to grow."*
[21.12.2018 23:13:35] Vagrant.Melia: "We consider. Perhaps it will not be perfect. But we must act."
[21.12.2018 23:14:31] Nyctophilia: *"Yeah, unfortunately, I feel like I'm in a dead end here."*
[21.12.2018 23:14:40] Vagrant.Melia: "Yet, the darkling must act to leave its shadows if it is to embrace the Light."
[21.12.2018 23:14:53] Nyctophilia: *"Something must happen. And I don't know yet what."*
[21.12.2018 23:15:10] Vagrant.Melia: "We know that we must prepare."
[21.12.2018 23:15:42] Vagrant.Melia: "But yours must prepare as well. Look upon our presence."
[21.12.2018 23:17:04] Nyctophilia: *But no ill thoughts could bother her. Was it the affection of the mindscape or her own happiness, she was focused on something else.*
[21.12.2018 23:17:17] Nyctophilia: *"It's irrelevant.*
[21.12.2018 23:17:40] Nyctophilia: *"The way through will be found."*
[21.12.2018 23:18:18] Vagrant.Melia: "It is as it was with the blessed one. For the darkling to grow, the Light must bind."
[21.12.2018 23:19:31] Nyctophilia: *For a moment, she looks at the ceiling, pondering something.*
[21.12.2018 23:19:35] Nyctophilia: *"I understand."*
[21.12.2018 23:20:03] Vagrant.Melia: "Will it stagnate, or will it grow?"
[21.12.2018 23:20:13] Nyctophilia: *"There is no other option."*
[21.12.2018 23:21:51] Nyctophilia: *"If I must become a part of it, so be it."*
[21.12.2018 23:23:54] Vagrant.Melia: *There were no words, only joy.*
[21.12.2018 23:25:14] Nyctophilia: *She was lying down, bathing in joy. Subconsciousnessly, she still felt her connection to the mindscape and she still attempted
[21.12.2018 23:25:22] Nyctophilia: to share the joy through it.*
[21.12.2018 23:25:43] Vagrant.Melia: "Patience. The time for song will soon come."
[21.12.2018 23:27:23] Nyctophilia: *"Just hope I can achieve more than being a creepy peeker. To actually help you in some way."*
[21.12.2018 23:28:44] Nyctophilia: *"The Commune is... You know them. They put alot of efforts, but mostly in a wrong way. Recent assault of Freeport Eleven confirms it."*
[21.12.2018 23:30:33] Vagrant.Melia: "They have much diligence. But we concur. They are partially misguided in their faith."
[21.12.2018 23:30:51] Vagrant.Melia: "It is of little concern in this moment. We must prepare for the coming growth."
[21.12.2018 23:31:02] Nyctophilia: *"Indeed."*
[21.12.2018 23:31:06] Vagrant.Melia: "Of ours, of yours."
[21.12.2018 23:31:36] Nyctophilia: *"When time comes. I will be there."*
[21.12.2018 23:31:58] Vagrant.Melia: "Seek us among the stones of the Forgotten Void, when yours are ready."
[21.12.2018 23:32:22] Vagrant.Melia: " We will return to the Void of Creation via the flux. Ponder, and prepare."
[21.12.2018 23:32:39] Vagrant.Melia: "We will return to Moros. We will beseech the greater ones for what we require."
[21.12.2018 23:32:49] Nyctophilia: *"I will. And thank you. Again. For... Everything."*
[21.12.2018 23:33:09] 2018-12-21 23:33:11 SMT  WARNING: A hyperspace breach is being opened by Vagrant.Melia
[21.12.2018 23:33:39] Nyctophilia: *It was the moment she would close her eyes, realising they would jump back into Lost.*
[21.12.2018 23:34:11] Vagrant.Melia: *As they lept the mind connection would be severed.*
[21.12.2018 23:34:49] Vagrant.Melia: *It broke off back towards Omicron Lost, as Nycto headed back to Freeport Eleven.*
[21.12.2018 23:35:21] Nyctophilia: *By that time, she was already heading to freeport, still asleep.*

Whenever they call... I will be there for them. For me.

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If we don't end war, war will end us. - H. G. Wells