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Recovered from feral network BFVEVF CEBGBPBY

Exclave Jump Drive Tests Archive 

Archive Name: 0x4A756D704472697665
 
 
Reconstruction Key: 0x686578
 
 
Location: Transceiver Relay at 0x4023D70A
 
 
Source: Feral Network BFVEVF CEBGBPBY
 
 
Long Term Storage: Keep Hardened Networked Archive at 0x7EEF03D4A2
 
 
Speculation: complex data hardens nodes in a feral network
 
 
Conjecture: specific data packets identify which network an individual belongs to
 
 
Packet Headers:
 
 
Cryptography Level: 2
 
 
File Owner: V0x450x4E 0x480x52 0x44ivision
 
 
File Creator: Automated Transcription Subroutine - Gold Sphere Project
 
 
Date: Organizational Year 471, 014/67 Local Cluster Calendar
 
 
Key Words: Jump Drive; Trinary; Rift; Test; Resonance
 
 
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TRANSCRIPTION:

“…signal lost. Before you ask again, yes, all of them. The expeditionary vessel is completely silent.”
 
 
“What about sensor scans?” 
 
 
“There’s nothing there.”
 
 
“Send the next ship in.”
 
 
“The result will be the same. We have proven that by now.”
 
 
“The more testing we do the more accurate our report can be.”
 
 
“Only two prototypes experienced any abnormalities.”
 
 
“So far.”
 
 
“We are going to run out of drives before you’re satisfied.”
 
 
“It’s not about my satisfaction.”
 
 
“And you’re burning through our crew allocation for the term.”
 
 
“Other projects can use drones.”
 
 
“Other projects have returns on their funding.”
 
 
“Is that skepticism towards our goals?”
 
 
“No, I’m just stating a fact.”
 
 
“This project has no failure conditions.”
 
 
“But it does have a budget.”
 
 
“And it will be renewed. Of that I’m certain.”
 
 
“Oh, we apparently lost all contact immediately on jump.”
 
 
“Three faulty drives. See, testing every prototype will make the value of the production models that much higher. This is really why we have funding.”
 
 
“Shall I-”
 
 
“Yes, why did you even have to ask?”
 
 
“It’s been a long day.”
 
 
“Start the jump sequence.”
 
 
“Drive power rising. At maximum. Jump started…completed…and signal lost. We had it for three picoseconds longer than our previous record.”
 
 
“See? Progress. I might just become a true believer in the Bridgehead at this rate.”
 
 
“Why’d you agree to head it if you didn’t think it would work.”
 
 
“Funding. I could ask you the same thing, skeptic.”
 
 
“I’m an engineer. This is part of optimizing the balance between price and cost for the production run. I can’t say no to more data points.”
 
 
“And the rumor of course.”
 
 
“Of course.”
 
 
“Are you sure you have the jump vector correct?”
 
 
“I ran it by three astrophysicists.”
 
 
“Any-”
 
 
“No it was unanimous. This is the vector with the highest likelihood of resonance.”
 
 
“Then it should work right?”
 
 
“Exact science is an art. Gambling. Playing with variables we can’t control.”
 
 
“Is that a no?”
 
 
“I can’t guarantee anything. But theoretically it should work.”
 
 
“Then what are we doing wrong?”
 
 
“Maybe it’s human error. Balancing three competing goals isn’t easy you know.”
 
 
“Should we be using drones for this?”

“No. You know why your budgets are always accepted? The data we are generating on the effects of the Trinary on bodies and ships.”
 
 
“What made you suddenly so intent on using our remaining crew allocation this term?”
 
 
“Three picoseconds.”
 
 
“Well test the next one then.”
 
 
“It’ll have to be the last. We’re out of drives and crews after this.”
 
 
“Fine, do it.”
 
 
“Drive systems nominal. Power delivery within acceptable limits…Jump initiated…Jump complete…Signal lost.”
 
 
“Well?”
 
 
“We broke our record again! Four picoseconds!”
 
 
“Somehow you’ve made me believe in the whole thing now.”
 
 
“Oh wow. Come look at this. Looklooklook.”
 
 
“I don’t see anything.”
 
 
“Right here, see? In that fourth picosecond. Something that we’ve never seen.”
 
 
“Is that what resonance looks like?”
 
 
“I don’t know. But we have something here.”
 
 
“What kind of something?”
 
 
“I don’t know.”
 
 
“Well do you believe in the rumors more now?”
 
 
“I’d say so.”
 
 
“Stable rifts on demand…”
 
 
“Go ask for more drive prototypes and more crews. Show them this report. They have to give us more after seeing it.”

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