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Field Report: The Sigma-19 Incident
Author: Dr. Elias Voss, Zoner Scientist (and very shaken man)
Date: 08.06.835
Location: Sigma-19 (because apparently nowhere is safe anymore)

Personal Log, Neuralnet:
Right. Okay. Deep breaths. I’m writing this report while drinking the last of my emergency whiskey stash because what the hell just happened out there?

I was running a routine scan near the jump gate Anomaly inside of Earheart when that damn Gammu drone Jumped to S-19 and i followed . (EC]-Theta-A81-1, because of course it has a serial number) started blinking Morse code at nothing. Then the nothing blinked back....

The "Entity"

First Contact:Looked like a ship. Then like a drone. Then like an orb of angry glitter. Scanners showed nothing, but my eyes—and the AI’s cameras—saw it plain as day.
Communication Attempts:
It spoke inside my head. Not like a Nomad’s psychic screeching—more like someone whispering over a bad radio. Words: "Conduit… you will suffice." (I don’t like being called "sufficient.")
The AI tried Morse code. It responded in kind. Since when do cosmic horrors respect old Earth protocols?

Disappearance Act: One second it’s there, the next—poof. Left behind a dark energy signature that made my instruments weep.


Then the Core Showed Up (Because It Gets Worse)
Red Admiral Duke on the WV-Lockdown decided this was a great time for a patrol. His exact words when "Entity" pulled its vanishing trick:
"What the—? Did it just fling us across the sector?!"
(Unconfirmed. But given how jumpy everyone was, I’m not ruling it out.)

The Nomads Arrive (Obviously)

Because why "wouldn’t" they??? Three cruisers, no signatures, just "appeared" like bad guests. Their weapons? New. Terrifying. Duke’s gunner started screaming about energy spikes that shouldn’t be possible.
And then—"Entity" came back.

Observed Behavior:
The Nomads hesitated around it. Like dogs seeing a stranger in their yard.
It mimicked one of their fighters before dissolving again.

Theories (Wild Guesses, Really)

It’s Playing With Us: Maybe it’s testing reactions. Maybe it’s bored. Either way, I don’t like being a lab rat.
Not Quite Nomad: It communicated differently. No hive-mind chatter. Just… words.
Something Older: That dark energy signature matches nothing in Zoner archives.

Recommendations (From a Man Who Wants a Raise)

Upgrade scanners to detect whatever the "Entity" is made of (good luck with that).
Whiskey rations for anyone who has to deal with this again.

Final Note: I’m docking at Freeport 11 and not leaving until someone explains why the universe hates scientists.

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