TACT Report
WORK IN PROGRESS
The Alien Contact Team (TACT) Report on the Alien Civilisation Encountered in UNTJS 007
On 6th February 2036, a United Nations exploratory task group transited a jump point into the newly discovered UNTJS 007 system (designated Thebes) and immediately encountered an alien vessel located directly on the far side of the jump point. It was later confirmed that the vessel was a gate builder. The UN exploratory task group transited back into the previous system where it informed UNIN about its discovery. On 4th March 2036, the alien vessel, having stabilized the jump point at the far end, followed suit, transited into UN territory and started stabilization efforts at the near end.
Attempts to establish contact with the alien vessel began on 24th March 2036 after the arrival of the Alien Contact Team to the location. Communication was established three days later, on 27th March 2036, when every crew member of every ship in the UN task group simultaneously began hearing a voice repeat, "WE ARE THE KAAVI. WE ARE THE CONSCIOUSNESS. WE ARE THE MIND." It was confirmed that these messages originated from the alien ship and were transmitted via yet-unknown technology directly into the language centers of the recipients' brains. This communication method closely resembled the one of "the Mind" described in the Belnar archives, and nowadays we can with near certainty assert that the encountered alien civilization is indeed the very same Mind as the one encountered by the Belnar.
Two weeks of direct talks with the Mind followed. The telepathy-like communication ability of the Mind proved distressful to the TACT team and hampered mutual understanding. Eventually the Mind offered to produce a "shard of its consciousness" and send it as an emissary to ease communication. The TACT team has been asked to provide physical criteria for the Shard, and in turned provided imagery of Kofi Annan. On 12th April 2036, a small shuttle appeared on the sensors of the UN's task group. Coming from the direction of the alien ship and the jump point, the shuttle had 300 tons of void displacement and the speed of 40,000 kps. It requested permission to dock with the task group, using a standard UN communication frequency, fluent English and the voice of Kofi Annan. Permission was granted and the shuttle directed to dock with UNS Osaka. During the docking process itself, the shuttle demonstrated unknown advanced technology, essentially reconfiguring its hull to create air locks and compatible docking interfaces on the spot. The shuttle contained one passenger bearing the likeness of Kofi Annan who was then welcomed aboard UNS Osaka - this entity was designated as "the Shard". During its stay aboard, the Shard has undergone several medical scans and appears to be a fully normal human person, although it seemed unfamiliar with its own body in the initial phases. It eats, drinks and breathes as any other human would, and uses spoken English to communicate. It is, however, still connected to the rest of the Mind's consciousness via the unknown telepathy-like communication method.
The following is a summary of the TACT teams's talks with both the Mind itself, and the Shard. Quotes received "telepathically" from the Mind are written in capital letters. Quotes from the Shard are written using standard capitalization.
Present during the negotiations were:
- - brigadier general McFetusBurger
- - colonel Carroll Meath
- - colonel Dan-O-Raid
- - commander Centurium
- - commander Markus_cz (removed from the team a 12th April 2036)
- - commander Magrov (since 12th April 2036)
It should be noted that all the following information are as claimed by the Mind and their veracity could not be confirmed. Moreover, there are some inconsistencies between the Mind's current claims and its claims as chronicled in the Belnar archives. Before these can be explained, caution is advised and it is recommended not to take any of the following as necessarily factual.
