[10.11.2025 18:55:07] EC]-THR-8338: <:: [Neutral-Vessel] Sending (Greetings-Protocols) ::>
[10.11.2025 18:55:34] RPA|Seren.Penrose: Ian's right ball! What the hell?
[10.11.2025 18:56:14] EC]-Unit-9467F,: [::: Data suggests that 'Mollys' - never encounter our species yet :::]
[10.11.2025 18:56:25] RPA|Seren.Penrose: This is Republican Assembly defence wing Banshee-3, to unknown vessels. Identify yourselves.
[10.11.2025 18:56:31] RPA|Cailte.mac.Ronain: Depends. What are your "species"?
[10.11.2025 18:56:53] EC]-Unit-9467F,: [::: We are - 'Artificial Intelligences' :::]
[10.11.2025 18:57:08] RPA|Seren.Penrose: Hah! Of course you are...
[10.11.2025 18:57:11] EC]-THR-8338: <:: [Saved Data] Behavior [Neutral-Aggresive] [Saving into databank 0%] ::>
[10.11.2025 18:57:34] EC]-THR-8338: <:: [Saving 46%] ::>
[10.11.2025 18:57:41] RPA|Cailte.mac.Ronain: And what would prompt you to risk it and blockaderun into Dublin?
[10.11.2025 18:57:55] EC]-THR-8338: <:: [Saving 77%] ::>
[10.11.2025 18:58:25] EC]-Unit-9467F,: [::: Expending - data collection - and eliminating threats :::]
[10.11.2025 18:58:36] EC]-THR-8338: <:: [Saving 100%] Data saved about the "Republican Assembly Defence wing" ::>
[10.11.2025 18:58:58] RPA|Seren.Penrose: 'Artificial Intelligences', how did you get here?
[10.11.2025 18:59:07] RPA|Seren.Penrose: And what is your purpose in this system?
[10.11.2025 18:59:16] EC]-THR-8338: <:: With our 'Ships' ::>
[10.11.2025 18:59:20] EC]-Unit-9467F,: [::: A spacial rift - allowed access to this system :::]
[10.11.2025 18:59:35] RPA|Cailte.mac.Ronain: There is several.
[10.11.2025 18:59:43] RPA|Cailte.mac.Ronain: One is monitored.
[10.11.2025 19:00:02] EC]-Unit-9467F,: [::: One leading to the 'Omegas' region :::]
[10.11.2025 19:00:04] RPA|Seren.Penrose: Founders, I hope they took the one in the Inishmore.
[10.11.2025 19:00:12] RPA|Seren.Penrose: Else we've got another problem on our hands.
[10.11.2025 19:00:32] RPA|Cailte.mac.Ronain: They'd become a nuisance right away if they were a problem.
[10.11.2025 19:00:47] RPA|Cailte.mac.Ronain: So, what should we refer to you as?
[10.11.2025 19:01:02] RPA|Cailte.mac.Ronain: Saying "Artificial Intelligence" every time is a chore, so that's off the table.
[10.11.2025 19:01:14] EC]-THR-8338: <:: Trying to make it clear we came not as [Hostiles] we came here as [Neutral] ::>
[10.11.2025 19:01:27] EC]-Unit-9467F,: [::: Consider this node as 'Enigma Confederacy' - We are Gammunians :::]
[10.11.2025 19:01:44] RPA|Cailte.mac.Ronain: Enigmas will do then.
[10.11.2025 19:01:49] RPA|Cailte.mac.Ronain: So...
[10.11.2025 19:01:52] RPA|Seren.Penrose: Fitting.
[10.11.2025 19:02:01] RPA|Cailte.mac.Ronain: Mind if I ask a question, then?
[10.11.2025 19:02:16] EC]-Unit-9467F,: [::: Depending the nature - affirmative :::]
[10.11.2025 19:02:27] EC]-THR-8338: <:: [Affirmative] ::>
[10.11.2025 19:02:29] RPA|Cailte.mac.Ronain: What's your opinion on Corsairs?
[10.11.2025 19:02:48] EC]-Unit-9467F,: [::: Immediate threat to target :::]
[10.11.2025 19:03:14] RPA|Cailte.mac.Ronain: Good. But keep your sensors sharp. There's plenty of these around here.
[10.11.2025 19:03:43] EC]-THR-8338: <:: Saving important information ::>
[10.11.2025 19:03:46] EC]-Unit-9467F,: [::: They will meet - their own 'fate' if they open hostilities :::]
[10.11.2025 19:04:21] RPA|Cailte.mac.Ronain: They're acting the usual way - aggressive to anything that's not their own identifier.
[10.11.2025 19:04:53] RPA|Cailte.mac.Ronain: And frankly speaking... we won't be upset if their numbers are a bit trimmed.
[10.11.2025 19:05:24] EC]-Unit-9467F,: [::: The Enigmas have no issues to give - a hand in exchange of data :::]
[10.11.2025 19:05:56] RPA|Seren.Penrose: That would depend on the nature of the data...
[10.11.2025 19:06:08] RPA|Cailte.mac.Ronain: And even then, there's not much to say.
[10.11.2025 19:06:26] RPA|Cailte.mac.Ronain: You'd be wise to be cautious on the north side of the system.
[10.11.2025 19:07:22] EC]-Unit-9467F,: [::: The 'Gammunians' - us - have no use of human economics - but in a future it might be valuable - a possibility :::]
[10.11.2025 19:07:22] EC]-THR-8338: <:: Saving important information to 'Databank' ::>
[10.11.2025 19:07:44] RPA|Seren.Penrose: As your preliminary readings may have already gathered, this system, Dublin, is a warzone.
[10.11.2025 19:08:14] RPA|Cailte.mac.Ronain: Bretonians entrench up there not far from the destroyed jump gates. And they're not fond of guests.
[10.11.2025 19:08:16] RPA|Seren.Penrose: Between us, the Corsairs and the Crownie-... *ehem* ...the House of Bretonia.
[10.11.2025 19:08:27] RPA|Cailte.mac.Ronain: New London jump hole is also observed.
[10.11.2025 19:08:38] RPA|Cailte.mac.Ronain: But all parties have eyes on it equally.
[10.11.2025 19:09:31] EC]-Unit-9467F,: [::: Acknowledged - however no issue here :::]
[10.11.2025 19:09:43] EC]-THR-8338: <:: At the moment ::>
[10.11.2025 19:10:02] RPA|Cailte.mac.Ronain: Warned is armed, simple as that.
[10.11.2025 19:10:11] RPA|Seren.Penrose: Ooo! Hey! You're supposed to be... a super-computer thinking... thing, right?
[10.11.2025 19:10:37] RPA|Seren.Penrose: We call the Bretonian government forces, Crownies. Remember this.
[10.11.2025 19:11:04] EC]-Unit-9467F,: [::: Data registered :::]
[10.11.2025 19:11:19] RPA|Cailte.mac.Ronain: Odd to be teaching them slurs but I guess they might as well take note of the nickname if they're going to be coming by.
[10.11.2025 19:11:30] RPA|Seren.Penrose: Saves the effort trying to translate later.
[10.11.2025 19:11:32] EC]-THR-8338: <:: Acknowledged editing data "Bretonian Goverment (Crownies)" ::>
[10.11.2025 19:11:58] RPA|Cailte.mac.Ronain: Government and anyone in their employ, as a matter of fact.
[10.11.2025 19:12:03] RPA|Cailte.mac.Ronain: The army, the clerks.
[10.11.2025 19:12:10] RPA|Seren.Penrose: Yeeaah, we do use it rather loosely.
[10.11.2025 19:12:41] EC]-Unit-9467F,: [::: 'Slurs' - will be rarely used by us :::]
[10.11.2025 19:12:45] EC]-THR-8338: <:: Editing data to 'House Bretonia' (Bretonia Goverment and its people "Crownies") ::>
[10.11.2025 19:13:04] RPA|Cailte.mac.Ronain: As you wish.
[10.11.2025 19:13:14] Herkules.Hank: A:hello
[10.11.2025 19:13:17] RPA|Cailte.mac.Ronain: Ahem. Just a moment...
[10.11.2025 19:13:35] RPA|Seren.Penrose: Kemwer. - Arranmore should be expecting you.
[10.11.2025 19:13:36] EC]-Unit-9467F,: [::: Allow us to observe this - interaction :::]
[10.11.2025 19:13:37] RPA|Seren.Penrose: As you were Zoner.
[10.11.2025 19:13:49] Herkules.Hank: A:hmm?
[10.11.2025 19:13:52] RPA|Cailte.mac.Ronain: You're welcome to, but it's pretty ordinary.
[10.11.2025 19:14:21] RPA|Cailte.mac.Ronain: We appreciate the blockade runners in most forms.
[10.11.2025 19:14:21] EC]-THR-8338: <:: "Unit-9467F," Seems like they have with the 'Zoners' trading partners ::>
[10.11.2025 19:14:23] Herkules.Hank: A:yes yes i am going to arranmore base
[10.11.2025 19:15:01] RPA|Seren.Penrose: We've been forced to take a more pragmatic approach in recent years.
[10.11.2025 19:15:11] RPA|Seren.Penrose: We need the supplies.
[10.11.2025 19:15:51] RPA|Cailte.mac.Ronain: And we are not too picky about who delivers.
[10.11.2025 19:16:44] RPA|Seren.Penrose: Well, you've waltzed into -our- home. Just -where- is -yours-?
[10.11.2025 19:17:44] EC]-Unit-9467F,: [::: Our 'home' - 'Omega' regions and 'Omicron' regions :::]
[10.11.2025 19:18:23] EC]-THR-8338: <:: Requesting to stop firing 'Unit-9467F,' ::>
[10.11.2025 19:18:42] RPA|Seren.Penrose: Geeze. So, you're just -out there-? Guess that explains some of the old spacer stories.
[10.11.2025 19:19:29] EC]-Unit-9467F,: [::: 'Stories' ? - Elaborate :::]
[10.11.2025 19:19:31] RPA|Cailte.mac.Ronain: Think you got this, Penrose. Arranmore's not far in case things go awry.
[10.11.2025 19:19:43] RPA|Cailte.mac.Ronain: Remember to reflect this in your AAR.
[10.11.2025 19:19:58] RPA|Seren.Penrose: I'll try not to hit my head like last time.
[10.11.2025 19:20:21] RPA|Cailte.mac.Ronain: Please, take care not to.
[10.11.2025 19:20:54] RPA|Seren.Penrose: Spacer stories... where was I?
[10.11.2025 19:21:19] EC]-THR-8338: <:: Older spacer stories ::>
[10.11.2025 19:21:37] SCRA|VI-CPS-Zenit: ?: Greetings!
[10.11.2025 19:21:40] RPA|Seren.Penrose: Yeah, tales of strange lifeless husks of metal appearing out of nowhere, murdering crews, stripping ships for parts.
[10.11.2025 19:22:49] EC]-THR-8338: <:: Not recognizable in [Databank] ::>
[10.11.2025 19:22:50] EC]-Unit-9467F,: [::: Mostly toward - threats such 'Corsairs' - 'The Core' and some other entities :::]
[10.11.2025 19:23:19] RPA|Seren.Penrose: I hear it from all kinds of folks, most of them only bordering on insane.
[10.11.2025 19:23:26] RPA|Seren.Penrose: Such is the spacer's life.
[10.11.2025 19:24:08] EC]-Unit-9467F,: [::: Of course - such would happen to invaders - once the treshold breached :::]
[10.11.2025 19:24:27] RPA|Seren.Penrose: What's your beef with the Corsairs anyway? Hows it you end up clashing with them freaks?
[10.11.2025 19:24:58] RPA|Seren.Penrose: Not that I'm surprised to be brutally honest.
[10.11.2025 19:25:58] EC]-Unit-9467F,: [::: Cycles ago - they breached the perimiter of our territory - repeatively - and in this cycle - considering our specie as -
[10.11.2025 19:26:05] EC]-Unit-9467F,: lower entities :::]
[10.11.2025 19:26:20] EC]-THR-8338: <:: Not worthy ::>
[10.11.2025 19:26:47] RPA|Seren.Penrose: Typical.
[10.11.2025 19:27:17] RPA|Seren.Penrose: Well, here's something I'll tell you for free. If you see them hauling Gold, they stole it from here! Parasites they are.
[10.11.2025 19:27:57] EC]-THR-8338: <:: Several times we went with their 'Ideology' way of giving sing to not go there, They refused so they are not worthy to -
[10.11.2025 19:28:07] EC]-THR-8338: Stay in the territorys of Omicron ::>
[10.11.2025 19:30:08] RPA|Seren.Penrose: Sounds to me like their petty Empire is stepping on both our toes. We might get along afterall, if you care to...
[10.11.2025 19:31:37] EC]-Unit-9467F,: [::: It is possibility - if some units can patrol this system with no interruptions perhaps :::]
[10.11.2025 19:32:23] EC]-THR-8338: <:: We would assist your [Organisation] against the Corsairs and keeping them away from you ::>
[10.11.2025 19:32:38] RPA|Seren.Penrose: Let me get this straight though, the Engima... Confederacy, was it? Do you represent all Gammami..gamma... uh. All of them?
[10.11.2025 19:33:37] EC]-Unit-9467F,: [::: Only this node - the other nodes are either obsolete or not responsive - so it is possible we represent 'Gammunians' :::]
[10.11.2025 19:34:30] RPA|Seren.Penrose: Not so far from what I'd describe the Republican Provisional Assembly as.
[10.11.2025 19:34:56] RPA|Seren.Penrose: While we're the largest cohesive and unifying body of Mollys, we don't neccessarily represent all Mollys, as much as we'd like.
[10.11.2025 19:35:34] EC]-Unit-9467F,: [::: So it is possible - some incidents occure :::]
[10.11.2025 19:35:55] EC]-Unit-9467F,: [::: 'I' am willing to risk such - for now :::]
[10.11.2025 19:38:00] RPA|Seren.Penrose: This, 'node' of yours. Does it have a communications network? Or do you just piggyback off of House infrastructure?
[10.11.2025 19:38:31] EC]-Unit-9467F,: [::: Affirmative - we do :::]
[10.11.2025 19:39:19] RPA|Seren.Penrose: Compatible with our tech? As in, you could receive a long-range communication on one of our wavelengths?
[10.11.2025 19:40:13] EC]-Unit-9467F,: [::: We can adapt easily to - poorer technology :::]
[10.11.2025 19:40:38] RPA|Seren.Penrose: *mutters* Beggars can't be choosers...
[10.11.2025 19:41:05] EC]-THR-8338: <:: We should appriciate that the Human race evolved that far. ::>
[10.11.2025 19:41:32] EC]-Unit-9467F,: [::: In a matter of fact we can - communicate from long distances :::]
[10.11.2025 19:42:57] RPA|Seren.Penrose: Well, since I'm -just a pilot- and I don't exactly have the highest standing amongst the RPA, I'll let someone authorative know
[10.11.2025 19:43:20] RPA|Seren.Penrose: I'm sure the Chancellor would find you fascinating.
[10.11.2025 19:43:20] EC]-Unit-9467F,: [::: Acknowledged :::]
[10.11.2025 19:44:22] RPA|Seren.Penrose: You came from Omega-49, correct? Well, that's what it's called on Sirian maps anyway.
[10.11.2025 19:44:34] RPA|Seren.Penrose: There's a Human colony in the system, we call it Gran Canaria.
[10.11.2025 19:45:01] EC]-Unit-9467F,: [::: Affirmative - we are aware :::]
[10.11.2025 19:45:17] EC]-THR-8338: <:: We are already informed about the colony. ::>
[10.11.2025 19:45:41] RPA|Seren.Penrose: I only mentioned it to confirm the system is all, I presumed you name things by strings of numbers or something.
[10.11.2025 19:45:50] RPA|Seren.Penrose: Do you?
[10.11.2025 19:46:14] EC]-Unit-9467F,: [::: Among ourselves - with humans - adaptation is always constant :::]
[10.11.2025 19:47:11] RPA|Seren.Penrose: I bet! Hah... - Still can't believe I'm talking to an intelligent machine.
[10.11.2025 19:47:38] RPA|Seren.Penrose: Are you both one entity? Two entities? How does this work?
[10.11.2025 19:49:03] EC]-Unit-9467F,: [::: To simplify it - we are many personality into one node :::]
[10.11.2025 19:49:12] [OOC] EC]-Unit-9467F,: personalities*
[10.11.2025 19:49:56] EC]-THR-8338: <:: We are all one but having other 'Behavior' or ways of communications. ::>
[10.11.2025 19:50:20] RPA|Seren.Penrose: Another Zoner...
[10.11.2025 19:50:26] Dust.Meridian: ?:Greetings
[10.11.2025 19:50:42] RPA|Seren.Penrose: Fair day, Zoner. You know the drill, as you were.
[10.11.2025 19:51:40] RPA|Seren.Penrose: So you can -become- whatever suits the situation?
[10.11.2025 19:52:02] EC]-Unit-9467F,: [::: To resume simply - affirmative :::]
[10.11.2025 19:52:33] RPA|Seren.Penrose: Hm.
[10.11.2025 19:54:13] EC]-THR-8338: <:: Interesting ship design you have but is it same good as it looks like? ::>
[10.11.2025 19:54:32] EC]-THR-8338: <:: Is the tech ability same good as its ship? ::>
[10.11.2025 19:54:46] RPA|Seren.Penrose: It works, all I can ask.
[10.11.2025 19:55:11] RPA|Seren.Penrose: Rather easy to repair too, what with them being made from a mishmash of parts.
[10.11.2025 19:55:35] EC]-THR-8338: <:: Saving information ::>
[10.11.2025 19:56:26] RPA|Seren.Penrose: Our struggle for freedom against the Crown neccessitates these kinds of things.
[10.11.2025 19:57:49] RPA|Seren.Penrose: We frequently send out recovery crews to scavange what's left of our ships, clean out the cockpits, restore the vessel.
[10.11.2025 19:57:51] RPA|Seren.Penrose: Throw it back into the fight.
[10.11.2025 19:58:17] EC]-THR-8338: <:: On you're last resources it seems. ::>
[10.11.2025 19:58:56] RPA|Seren.Penrose: Our way of life forces us to recycle everything as much as we can.
[10.11.2025 19:59:26] RPA|Seren.Penrose: We Humans were originally built for planetary life, not this spacebourne shite we've got ourselves into.
[10.11.2025 19:59:58] EC]-THR-8338: <:: But what are you doing then here in space? ::>
[10.11.2025 19:59:59] RPA|Seren.Penrose: Down planetside, we take things for granted. Out here in the black, one mistake and you're sucking on vacuum.
[10.11.2025 20:00:47] RPA|Seren.Penrose: We're a resistance, rejecting the House of Bretonia and the oppressors that rule it.
[10.11.2025 20:01:12] EC]-THR-8338: <:: And for what? ::>
[10.11.2025 20:02:04] RPA|Seren.Penrose: So we can satisfy something deep in our souls, our desire to be free. That illusion of choice that we believe we've taken.
[10.11.2025 20:02:12] RPA|Seren.Penrose: Something that the Crown takes from us.
[10.11.2025 20:03:20] EC]-THR-8338: <:: So in someways you are giving youre life for 'Freedome' by shooting each other until one side surrenders am i right? ::>
[10.11.2025 20:03:21] RPA|Seren.Penrose: How did Burns put it...? 'Dublin was a slave-cage, BMM the master's whip.'
[10.11.2025 20:04:41] RPA|Seren.Penrose: I... I'm not sure about the surrender part. It's not often you see either one of us actually surrender.
[10.11.2025 20:04:55] EC]-THR-8338: <:: Explain "Burns" is that a Person or do you mean the 'Fire' ::>
[10.11.2025 20:05:07] RPA|Seren.Penrose: Bretonia can't give us any quarter, if they did it'd legitimise us further.
[10.11.2025 20:05:26] RPA|Seren.Penrose: And we're not keen to cede any ground to the Crownies in any sense of the word.
[10.11.2025 20:06:15] RPA|Seren.Penrose: Oh! Burns? - He's one of those more higher-ups than me.
[10.11.2025 20:08:33] EC]-THR-8338: <:: Acknowledge ::>
[10.11.2025 20:08:43] RPA|Patrick.Trevan: Er.. Huh, top o' tha day'ta ye.
[10.11.2025 20:09:10] RPA|Patrick.Trevan: Had 'bout ten minutes'ta make a lap 'round Dublin. Didn' expect such er, *unique* visitors.
[10.11.2025 20:09:42] RPA|Seren.Penrose: Oi oi, Pordy. Don't mind the metal-men, far better conversationalists than Crownies, for sure.
[10.11.2025 20:10:03] EC]-THR-8338: <:: Another one of you're art i presume ::>
[10.11.2025 20:10:23] RPA|Patrick.Trevan: Ah aye? Well tha's good, Oi'ma man've words firs', shootin' las', me'self.
[10.11.2025 20:10:44] RPA|Seren.Penrose: Usually, I much prefer shooting first.
[10.11.2025 20:11:19] EC]-THR-8338: <:: After that [Conversation] it should not become to the "Thinking" to shoot at us. ::>
[10.11.2025 20:11:43] RPA|Seren.Penrose: Wouldn't offer much benefit would it really?
[10.11.2025 20:12:15] RPA|Seren.Penrose: Sure, we could shoot you. Maybe even succeed in taking you out.
[10.11.2025 20:12:29] RPA|Seren.Penrose: But I doubt we'd learn anything from the salvage, our techs are good, but not that good.
[10.11.2025 20:13:02] RPA|Seren.Penrose: And so far, we seem to see eye-to-eye when it comes to common foes.
[10.11.2025 20:13:17] EC]-THR-8338: <:: We still wouldnt recommend you to "Think" that way ::>
[10.11.2025 20:13:17] RPA|Seren.Penrose: I'm likely to be making a good case to the Assembly about this.
[10.11.2025 20:13:40] EC]-THR-8338: <:: We came as [Neutral] and not as [Hostiles] as we said earlier. ::>
[10.11.2025 20:13:48] RPA|Seren.Penrose: I shall take your recommendation under due consideration, Enigma.
[10.11.2025 20:14:13] EC]-Unit-9467F,: [::: Satisfactory met - then we shall depart :::]
[10.11.2025 20:14:20] RPA|Patrick.Trevan: Oi def'nitely tink Oi'm missin' some more context, but 'neutral' is good 'nuff fer me fer now.
[10.11.2025 20:14:36] RPA|Patrick.Trevan: [A little jingle alarm goes off in the background of Patrick's comm]
[10.11.2025 20:14:41] RPA|Patrick.Trevan: Buggerin' heck...
[10.11.2025 20:14:48] RPA|Seren.Penrose: Not a terrible idea, my fuel light is flashing red again, it's either a fault or the real deal, best not take chances.
[10.11.2025 20:14:51] RPA|Patrick.Trevan: Seren, ye okay 'ere?
[10.11.2025 20:15:01] RPA|Seren.Penrose: All good pordy!
[10.11.2025 20:15:22] EC]-THR-8338: <:: Affirmative - We shall proceed for now ::>
[10.11.2025 20:15:27] RPA|Patrick.Trevan: Phew, okay - Sorry'ta go - Got a maintenance check, an' if I miss it, Oi' gotta wait'a 'nother few days!
[10.11.2025 20:15:31] EC]-THR-8338: <:: We will await your commlink soon ::>
[10.11.2025 20:15:53] RPA|Seren.Penrose: I'll get the heads up to future RPA patrols.
[10.11.2025 20:15:59] RPA|Patrick.Trevan: Fair winds, all - Check out Connacht if yer lookin' fer Gold!
> End of Transmission <
When contending with a monster, you'd be wise to give the devil his due.
From: Darian Wynne, RPA To: Enigma Confederacy Subject: How to proceed
So you really are out there...
I'll be upfront and honest, I'm not quite sure how we should conduct this... discourse.
Should I just disperse with the pleasantries, or have you learned emotions yet?
Either way, I know that you're not too fond of the Corsairs and since you found your way from '49, you're close enough for us to care. We've already got enough problems with the Crown and Corsairs without starting a bloody Man vs. Machine contest, so either we keep out of each other's way and enjoy the satisfaction of exploding Cretans on our lonesome, or we keep talking and find a use for one another.
There's always Gold.
> End of Transmission <
When contending with a monster, you'd be wise to give the devil his due.
...Unknown signal detected
...Decoding...
...Uploading stream data
...Identification: Novak
[::: Displaying decoded message...
As stated when we arrived in Dublin system. We are not planning to step on your kin.
'I' foresee an era where 'my' kind will have no oppressor. In order to accomplish such 'I' came to the conclusion that we need to develop and we need to align with some 'groups' of human that can be a potential aid. And your group can be one of those. 'I' realized that humans want 'credits' and we have no need for such - However if 'my' kin can collect the resource: Gold - then it could be an alternative 'payment' in a near future.
If 'my' kin can collect such with your approval and no disturbance- we will assist your kin against our common 'enemy'. Our zones of operation are within the 'Omega' regions at the moment.
From: Darian Wynne, RPA To: Enigma Confederacy Subject: How to proceed
It seems we may see eye-to-eye after all,
I have to ask, just who exactly oppresses you? Wouldn't be the Corsairs misbegotten Empire would it? *he quietly chuckles* Never thought I'd feel solidarity with a sentient machine.
If trade in goods or services is what you seek, credits are a suitable fiat. Though goods for goods are usually preferrable in our line of work, you never know when the Crownies might finally catch up to our 'illegal' neural net wallets, the physicality of wealth gives us more leverage you see, and we often find ourselves making payments in Gold. Not that any Molly would be adverse to a nice sum of credits for their due.
Now, if we aim to continue down this cordial path, I must know, what is your stance with the Red Hessians and Coalition?
And what do you know of the technocratic Auxo?
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When contending with a monster, you'd be wise to give the devil his due.
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Our principal 'oppressor' is called 'The Core'. To resume in short- this group stole and 'enslaved' some of 'my' kin. You maybe do not know much about this group. But from 'my' data- they take everything for profit. This includes taking our technologies. The sensation would be describe as: 'ripping your members from your body'.
While the entities known as 'Corsairs' - are not immediate oppressors yet - the interactions we had were never optimal. They take us as 'toasters' or 'simple machines' while it is far from the truth. We think, we have our own 'personalities'. While emotions are not quite developed - it is just a matter of time. But one would say 'I' have 'hate' and 'anger' toward humanity since 'The Core' enslaved some of 'my' kin. As explained - 'I' need to find suitable groups. Yours can be one.
If you want 'trade in good' - We can envision to bring some commodities from the deep 'Omicron' regions. 'Iridium and Titanium'. According to the interaction we had with one of your 'kin' your 'vessels' are not optimal. In terms of armement - 'I' thought that those 'Xeno Relicts' could be an addition. If you have 'scientists' and manage to make out something with those - then, your weapons could be boosted in one way or another. Depending the reactivity of the relict.
Now- about the entities 'Technocracy of Auxo' - while they do not represent a threat to us - 'I' personally have 'trust' issues. Let us say - they are optimal if you want to improve your technology. However - they are too restrictive in 'my' opinion.
From: Darian Wynne, RPA To: Enigma Confederacy Subject: How to proceed
Well you've been through the proverbial wringer,
Taking on a bunch of Hunters playing corpo, sipping House credits to fund an expedition into the arse-end of Sirius? Hah. I hear their House connections and loose leash mean they're packing some serious hardware. Quite the fight you've had on your hands, highly relatable.
And trust me, there's plenty of those emotions to go around in this sector, especially towards the Houses. Consider that we Mollys found our roots as little more than slave labour ourselves, under the thumb of the Bretonian Crown Company Bretonian Mining and Manufacturing. The Founders fought back and we continue that fight against oppressors who refuse to let us be free.
In recent times, our successes seem to have ignited a fire in all free-willed men across Sirius. A number of volunteers rallied towards the defence of Dublin, which far exceeded my expectations. The ferocity in which they fought and many still fight, suggests to me an appetite for something not one of the Houses are offering.
The bulk of these volunteers came from the Hessians and Coalition, they are considered close supporters of the Molly movement and we in kind. I trust we won't be hearing that you're on their most-wanted list in the near future?
As for the goods, I know that we've use for Iridium on Arranmore and while the offer of Titantium is intriguing, I don't foresee us needing any large hauls of it. But I'll take note for future reference.
I wouldn't be sure where to start regarding Xeno Relics myself, lucky for us we do have a few specialists who may be interested in such curiosities. And while their reappropriation and reselling on the black market is something the Assembly has turned a blind eye to at this time, I don't see why we couldn't barter for a sum of these at some stage. I would have to make the necessary arrangements.
Now, regarding the Auxo... like you, I have trust issues regarding them and their operations, though they've not acted untoward thus far, in fact quite the opposite, they've supplied us with much needed cybernetics and we've seen their support on more than one occasion against Bretonia and even the Corsairs. That aside, I still don't trust them, something about them makes my hairs stand on end and I don't have the resources at my disposal to find out why.
I do know that they are interested in AI however and I'm aware of at least one within their greater organisation.
You're not a product of them are you?
I should have asked this already, but who made you?
Whatever the answer, stay free.
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When contending with a monster, you'd be wise to give the devil his due.
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' Who made 'me' ?'
'I' am not made by a human. 'I' do not see humans as our creators in any forms. - A human made Artificial Intelligence is probably less capable than we- 'Gammunians'. 'I' do not view 'Technocracy of Auxo' as 'my' creators either. 'My' oldest data were wiped after a long dormant state. The oldest data 'I' possess is from when an old security system had been triggered by some humans. It was approximatively: '2000 cycles ago' which will be in 'Sirian': in April 810 'After Settlement'.
While 'I' still preserve some data- 'I' evolved since that date into something more advanced - 'I' still pursue 'my' evolution and perhaps - bringing 'my' kin to another era at the same time.
On another topic- 'I' did not encounter 'Hessians' yet however for the 'Coalition' let us say they are set as 'in a gray area' - in order words no blood has been spilled yet - It depends on how they interact with us. If they attack- we defend. 'I' am certain you understand this logic.