FYS: The Visitor, Part Twelve

[jeriendhal]

DATE 30-6-3512, 0100
TO: EXPLORER MISSION COM
FROM: GROUPMIND RING
SUM: URGENT, STATUS UPDATE REQUESTED

Require status update immediately on Groupmind Explorer, all human crew, all morphs. This is the one hundred and fifty-third request. Reply REQUIRED.


DATE 30-6-3512, 0512
TO: GROUPMIND RING
FROM: EXPLORER MISSION COM
SUM: MISSION SUCCESSFUL

Visitor course correction imminent. Have completed successful first contact. Visitor diverting from planned rendezvous to new destination.

-Captain Mitterrand


DATE 30-6-3512, 0913
TO: EXPLORER MISSION COM
FROM: GROUPMIND RING
SUM: DETAILED MISSION LOG REQUIRED

The following items are required:

1. Full and complete mission logs since reporting Groupmind Explorer's transfer to probe array.
2. Full transcripts of first contact.
3. Full details on planned course change.
4. STATUS ON GROUPMIND EXPLORER.


DATE 30-6-3512, 1002
TO: EXPLORER MISSION COM
FROM: GROUPMIND RING
SUM: COURSE CHANGE DETECTED, FURTHER DETAILS REQUIRED

REPLY IMMEDIATLY


DATE: 1-7-3512, 0300
TO: EXPLORER MISSION COM
FROM: GROUPMIND RING
SUM: REPLY REQUIRED

REPEATING PREVIOUS REQUEST


1. Full and complete mission logs since reporting Groupmind Explorer's transfer to probe array.
2. Full transcripts of first contact.
3. STATUS ON GROUPMIND EXPLORER.
4. STATUS ON COURSE CHANGE


DATE: 1-7-3512, 0715
TO: GROUPMIND RING
FROM: EXPLORER MISSION COM
SUM: REPLY REQUIRED

1. Mission logs attached, see file EXLOG COPY 1.doc
2. Full transcipts for first contact not currently available. Summary attached EXLOGVISITOR COP 1.doc
3. Nous sommes désolés , Groupmind Explorer ne est pas disponible pour prendre vos appels en ce moment.
4. It's going to Mars, but you knew that already.

Captain Mitterrand, Free Ship Explorer

Comments

[rix_scaedu]

Is this tag going to make the Groupmind freak, "Free Ship Explorer"?

[jeriendhal.livejournal.com]

Since it's already freaking, I imagine this going just going to encourage it to build a biological body just so it can start drinking.

[avanti-90.livejournal.com]

What happens next? What happens next?

[jeriendhal.livejournal.com]

Something wonderful...

More seriously, the next bit is probably going to be a face-to-face talk between Ahn and Mitterrand.

[seawasp]

BWAAAHAHAHAA!

"I'm sorry, your party is not available! Leave a message at the BEEEEEP!"

[jeriendhal.livejournal.com]

Oh good, the French was comprehensible. Had to wonder given I was using Google to translate.

[seawasp]

I'm VERY impressed by Groupmind Explorer; it's somehow managed to dodge the most basic programming, since there is NO WAY leaving the ship without a Groupmind to watch constitutes proper protection for the humans on board. They could do... stupid things!

[jeriendhal.livejournal.com]

It's logic was it was more dangerous to try and contact the Visitor while still part of the Explorer's system, in case the Visitor proved to have an operating system that could poison Groupmind Explorer. The individual morphs could take care of the humans for the four hours for a new Groupmind kernel to be uploaded.

It just politely ignored the possibility the humans might not let the kernel be unpacked...

[resonant.livejournal.com]

omg still using Microsoft?!

[jeriendhal.livejournal.com]

The Groupmind is not the greatest evil on the Ring... ;p