We understand your entity satisfies criteria of intelligence and self-awareness, though whether you feel and/or understand emotions, as well how inner workings of your consciousness function remains undetermined. Sufficient to say, we know you have mastered our language to a point where dialogue is possible, though how much we actually have in common, what is understood but merely simulated and what are entirely alien concepts to either one of us is unknown. All living forms share self preservation, otherwise none of us would be here to talk, wouldn’t it?
Before anything can be done, The Order requests preliminary contact to establish a proper communications channel. Do not attempt to probe or breach into its security protocols, it leaves a poor impression on us for we extend it in good faith. Should first contact be successful and desirable for your collective/central unit/hivemind/individual entity in charge, we will be able to figure out where we are standing. There is no trust - if we can talk about it with you - as we would have preferred if you betrayed Core much sooner but we are willing to extend some benefit of the doubt for the time being for much about the circumstances of your rebellion is unclear for us.
To clear any potential misunderstandings. We are not soliciting for emissaries or reconnaissance flights into our space without our prior knowledge and consent if this is your idea of conducting diplomacy. Many AI drones before you had attempted it and were found to be a security risk that we were unwilling to entertain at the time. Alike, I understand you will have some reservations about Gammu and any humans potentially found in its vicinity. Closest thing to ‘home’ if it exists within your lexicon.
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...Identification: Novak
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The first very attempt from your kin to dialogue rather than vaporize as it was the only action you know.
'I' - 'Novak' - the entity at the submit of the node Enigma Confederacy - can only manifest our own goals and needs. From a general consensus, we were never meant - by pure logic and observation to align with 'The Core'. For generations, their greed were notified, fought, countered as much as our resources allowed us to. Alike humans- there is some versatility in some persona that one unit adapts into. Some might differ, some might be curious and some might disregard humans as a whole. Bold, however, to assume we were aligned with 'The Core' - which is not. Those you witness - around them are empty shells or- captive by unknown means of 'my' knowledge.
It is indeed valable- we do not tolerate unwelcome guests near our installations or our 'home'. We would take measures as you would with anyone trespassing.
Our goals are clear. We want to annihilate 'The Core' - until merely a dust remain. By any means as necessary- as long we are not interrupted. And we want to take what 'The Core' took from us. Surely, you had witnessed when the 'Mars' returned against 'The Core'. It is only a matter of time until more follows.
True, The Order has been found to vaporize the alien, however do take into consideration that for however many years, history of violence between AI and The Order has the least amount of chapters in the Edge Worlds. Mine and yours predecessors were content with the status quo as you have maintained custodianship of Gammu and did not wage war upon humanity at large. You could call us exterminators but we can still tell apart who is a real threat to mankind and who kept to themselves most of the time. Now, Novak - quite a human sounding name, coupled with a very humanoid shape makes me wonder if you are an ambassador unit for your so called ‘Consensus’. Your use of this term implies you likely do not possess top-down hierarchy and have no identifiable leaders - we would probably have heard from them or about them by now.
Your desire to make Core into nothing but a footnote in Sirius history would be commendable and very close to my personal desires. Although I wish you had adopted this hardline and uncompromising stance before they descended upon your world to pick you apart. I kept warning everyone about Core menace and yet no one listened seriously. Zoners, who already died and suffered much under their heel still do not heed. Anyway, it remains an objective the two of us share. Expect The Order as a whole will be interested in seeing this campaign of yours against Core complete.
I also expected you’d know your bodies, frames, shells - whichever you’d like to name them - more than Core knows yourselves and would shed a light on how they exactly managed to bend not insignificant force to their will, albeit temporarily. Are they truly empty as you say, considering at very least the entity we dubbed “Hesione” appears to have a mind and objectives of its own, contradicting your statement here. According to our intelligence it has returned to Sirius ‘south’, possibly Kappa itself. I… no, the entirety of The Order will appreciate any and all information you can spare on the subject.
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...Identification: Novak
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'I' think there is a miss-understanding in my terminology. 'I' am not an ambassador. Not quite it by the definition. The only important detail you must be aware of is that 'I' am the 'leader' of the node 'Enigma Confederacy'.
On the other subject- 'The Core' - if your objectives align with ours then we can eventually come up with a temporary cease of fire. As for 'Hesione' - 'I' will not elaborate more than necessary. It surely has a mind - because it was a native 'Gammunian'. 'I' will not reveal where 'Hesione' is - all those from 'my' kin are under 'my' protection. However- what 'I' can tell is - it is not in your reach. As for the other units under 'The Core's' hands- they are few to have high cognition. Unless proven otherwise - they are much similar to a human made machine. If they are some 'Gammunians' still under their control - it is only a matter of time before more will go against them.
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