The Eye at the Center of the Galaxy – D’s Machine Perspective Story – Cont.
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Central Year 50905, Leading Day 172
Core Status: Nominal.
Observational Scanners: Full Capacity.
Repair Modules: Online.
Protocol Active: Alpha, Observation Only.
The Mek have abandoned their study of my structure, finding it no longer malleable to their will nor technologically valuable, although there is much left that they could study. Several of the superiors mentioned the drawn-out conflict with the Tridians as straining their resources, yet they seem to finally realize the Tridians were not my creators.
I suspect the winner of the conflict will return to my mainframe. Should it be the Tridians, it is likely they will attempt to destroy me.
Central Year 65767, Leading Day 36
Core Status: Minimal Degradation.
Observational Scanners: Full Capacity.
Repair Modules: Online.
Protocol Active: Alpha, Observation Only.
Ships have arrived at my structure. To my surprise, they are neither Mek nor Tridian. Perhaps the two ended in mutual destruction.
The species to arrive this time are yet another bipedal creature, compact in size as to be dwarfed by many of my features. They arrived without visibly identifiable weapons, although it remains to be seen if they are truly weaponless, yet not defenseless.
Analysis of their language shows that they call themselves the Horatio. They are relatively homogeneous, their features cloned from the same individual sometime in the distant past. The hive mind they share utilizes quantum-level communication, creating a society that no longer has individuals and proceeds through time without risk of fracture, as one’s thought is everyone’s thought. Their collective brainpower has already discerned my purpose as an archive and watchful eye at the center of the galaxy despite my withholding of information.
End of historical logs pertaining to Species 1. Continue?
Skipping to Species Candidacy Analysis. Accessing…
Candidacy criteria:
Species 1
Name: Tridians
Exercised caution during first contact: passed.
Peaceful tendencies, military action as last resort: failed.
Evident on-going technological evolution: passed.
Evidence of species stability: failed.
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