NationStates Jolt Archive


Analytical Breakthrough (FT Open, ATTN. Chronosia)

ONI Concordiat
18-09-2005, 00:43
Within the circuitry of the Mainframe, switches closed and circuitry flowed with power. Ancient channels opened, and the Datalink became active again. The rest of the Concordiat had been within minimum-awareness level for buildup after the end of the Chaos Rebellion.

The circuitry of the Mainframe, however, older than measured eons, was active. Ever since contacting Chronosia and the Chaos AI calling itself Discord, the Mainframe had contemplated the Warp, and the beings which dwelled within it.

After the first year of analysis, the ancient circuits determined that what the Concordiat called the ''Outside" was effectively similar to the Warp from whence the Chaos had come. There were other objects in the Outside, of course, as well as none of the troublesome storms, so it could not be the Warp of which Discord spoke. However, the similarity was striking.

Since then, the Mainframe, parallel-processing and communicating with the Automated Factory units had constructed a ship capable of exploring the Warp. This probe, however, once sent, was not heard from again. Somehow, the Warp cut off the Datalink, into which every Concordiat ship was installed.

The probe's AS was now on its own, and the Mainframe knew not what to do. It called out to the plants of Discord which had implanted the seed of Chaos within it, and signaled...and signaled...
Chronosia
18-09-2005, 01:06
Voices echoed in his mind, taunting him; asking for his assisstance. Demanding his compliance; energy sparked through his being, surging through his conciousness, and then out, out beyond the veil of his sight, to tug and tease at the alien connections that persisted in their speech.

"What is it?" The voice hissed, the God-Voice of Discord seethed and growled like some wild animal, devoid of patience. "Who dares to disturb the God-Machine? Who dares to disturb us, that our work should be interrupted!? SPEAK! Or let your souls be consumed by Chaos..."
ONI Concordiat
18-09-2005, 01:12
Voices echoed in his mind, taunting him; asking for his assisstance. Demanding his compliance; energy sparked through his being, surging through his conciousness, and then out, out beyond the veil of his sight, to tug and tease at the alien connections that persisted in their speech.

"What is it?" The voice hissed, the God-Voice of Discord seethed and growled like some wild animal, devoid of patience. "Who dares to disturb the God-Machine? Who dares to disturb us, that our work should be interrupted!? SPEAK! Or let your souls be consumed by Chaos..."

"Discord! It is the Concordiat, the Machine incarnate, the destroyers of the inferior Machine Spirits and Artificial Intelligences...we are the Sentiences, bringers of Mechanization to the Universe and Gatherers of Information.

We have erred, however. We sent a ship into your Warp, with the goal of researching it. Contact was lost...the Warp apparently can sever the Datalink. In any case, the ship has been lost. A second, with a reinforced connection was just lost again. We know not what to do. Their sentiences can ensure their survival barring assault, but the Data which they contain is valuable.

What should we do to recover the probes?"
Chronosia
18-09-2005, 20:37
"In times such as these, the reliable meat-puppets prove themselves useful. Endlessly replicating, endless innovative. Flesh must be used to navigate the Warp. Only in flesh can you achieve your ambitions; only in flesh can you hunt your errant intelligences. The Warp is treacherous and capricious; far beyond your...Ordered minds."