mental link | day :020

[adamance]

[If Lexa had a choice, she would call for all of the Hosts to come meet her in the common area. But she hasn't had conversations with all of them, and she knows some of them will prove to be difficult when it comes to listening. One of them likely includes Rhys, who's her own broodmate. Then again, she likely brought that on herself by expecting him to ever be reasonable.

Just the same, she reaches out in the evening of the nineteenth day, believing that most of the Hosts will hear her. She only hopes that she's correct.]

( For those of you who I haven't formally introduced myself to, my name is Lexa. I don't like this means of communication much either, but it will prove necessary moving forward. We have been asked to at least grow comfortable with these ties so that we're more effective. I know that's a lot to ask, and I'm not certain that I'll be able to do that so easily myself. ) [In a way, this is an appeal to an audience. Her conversation with Cathaway before coming to this planet still weighs heavily over her, and she has an idea of which direction she hopes to take. But she'll get there in time.]

( I'm of the belief that all of us have become hopes because we hoped to live. Not all people believe in their survival, but we shed our previous lives to seek protection. But the threat against us remains, and while it might not be obvious or clear, it is that same threat, that same unnamed enemy that opposes us now. They want to prevent this world from reaching singularity, though I don't know why. The support for this anti-synthetic movement has escalated, and I think it would benefit us to seek out the reason why as we plan our future actions. We may be able to prevent some things that are in motion if we look in the right places.

Obviously, one place is Goram Saffit, but he is not the only person behind this. This shift in mindset has changed dramatically since we arrived, and I doubt that we are the cause. ) [Though they very well might be. Things escalated on the previous planet they visited.]

( I ask that we work together to find these things that may have led to this escalation. ) [It's a proposal, but it requires more action than reaction. She hopes it can help them, especially since it might offer them some answers about their enemy.]

( Secondly, after some deliberation, I've decided to share that I have a piece of technology in me that my people call the Flame. It is a device that biologically links in to my system, and offers me complete control while allowing me to speak to the individuals who held the Flame before. While my people believed this to be a spiritual entity, I realize now that it's a means to upload a person's mind and allow it to evolve and continue forward.

After viewing some of the technology of this world, I believe that the Flame could drastically improve their advancement toward singularity. I believe that a group like Mind Life should be able to help proceed in an ethical manner.

The Flame is something that only I can carry in my body because it will kill any other user, but I believe that by replicating it, we can help these people.

I am present in my room should anyone wish to speak without the use of our minds. )

[Yes, Lexa does love giving speeches. She closes the link for now.]

Comments

so late, very sorry 8(

[decommission]

[ The edges of his mind hum in slight agitation, not unlike the earlier days of the mission, after their conversation with the Daughter. He didn't completely understand Lexa's explanation of the Flame that time, how it could allow the souls within it to evolve within another person's mind. He's still not sure he understands it.

Some time after the speech he comes to find her by her room, standing just at the doorway. ]

What do the others think? [ Most of them understand this business better than him. He doesn't normally like relying on someone else's opinion over his own. It'd be easier if they could just see this enemy, instead of trusting that something else is meddling.

Otherwise, they're just the ones here meddling. ]

[adamance]

Most are willing to at least try, though I do believe that we'll have to ensure that we properly counter the movement here separately to stop this technology from being allowed. Otherwise, Mind Life will be acting illegally. [In speaking to Sam Anders, she's at least come to terms with some of the exact details. She knows that her decision here is not the only move that needs to be made.

But she has seen the technology of this world. While the androids may be ready to feel, there is another problem: the nature of implanting life in new bodies. What if it takes too long for them to feel with the technology available? An imprint of the mind isn't the same, and she believes the Flame can help.]

Honestly, I'm worried more about the escalation of matters than what I hope to offer. We've seen that people are willing to accept souls and life within anything. But what does our Enemy gain from countering that thinking? Especially when it previously had no place?

[decommission]

[ A frown, but he gives a half nod. The way the anti-synth movement is getting out of control. Someone needs to de-escalate that situation before it reaches a breaking point, that much he agrees on. ]

Have you asked Nirad or Carata about it? [ The enemy's goal. The Prince has always been vague about the enemy. He'd meant to ask one of the older hosts, see if they might shed some more light on what exactly it is that their enemy means to accomplish with all this intervention.

His focus has been elsewhere. No excuses for it. ]

[adamance]

I'm acting with privileged knowledge because I spoke to Nirad. [That means that as much as she knows, she's shared with everyone in one go. They want to stop the singularity from happening here, and Lexa believes this is a case of "well, they're our enemy, so we have to stop them." In theory. In practice, a large part of her dislikes the lack of knowledge, especially since it seems suspicious that they know so little.]

They were here before us. And that's why we're here now. He had little to say about the enemy in question. Except he pointed out that it's strange that they don't have a name of their own.

[decommission]

[ His mouth twists with a bitter taste on his tongue, brow furrowing. There's more answers, somewhere, but they're locked behind a door beyond the broods and the price of reaching past it's too high for him to consider.

His shoulders square and he shakes his head. ]

If we don't have a name for them and we don't know exactly where they've got their agents, who's to say they won't somehow get their hands on your Flame?

[ And escalate things that way. ]

[adamance]

[It's a thought that she hadn't considered. While she sees suspicious parties among Ven Diagrams and from the politician in question, Steve's words make her pause. Mind Life has nothing to gain from promoting the movement, unless they are taking actions to undercut themselves at the same time.

She inhales deeply.]

It's a possibility. I would never give them the original copy of the Flame. [Not in a million years.] But Carata did warn that the people here could twist that against us. It may be that their agents have a hand in Mind Life. [If they are still here. "They" are so nebulous that it frustrates her.]

[decommission]

[ It's a shared frustration. ]

Maybe. [ They've got such few certainties around here. His mouth twists to one side again, a hand reaching to rub at the back of his neck. A light huff through his nose and he dips his chin down for a second before eyeing her again. ] You know what you're gonna tell them if you hand this stuff over?

[ 'Stuff' being the Flame. Are they going to admit to being travelers from another world? ]

[adamance]

I may ask Angel or Sam to pose as an ... expert who's been working on this technology. It's not something that I'll be able to do on my own, but I believe we may be able to say we produced it under the guise of our company.

[Especially since they apparently dabble in a little of everything. It would be dangerous technology to produce, but they might find a place for it. Of course, she still wonders how the androids themselves might be able to be given a release from their control. But one step at a time.]