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Internal Investigative Subcommittee IIS211B

RE: The Incident at SEA Colonies

Note: Initial communication between Fortissimo and Perses

Note: Contact Jasmine3k, Virt. Hybrid Human 39261.SEA, Laboratory Assistant to Dr. E. Yang, for future commentary, as necessary.

FORTIS Transcript - ComLog 12.14.2042 FORTIS::PERSES

//lognote: my initial conversation with NULL;

//comlog begin;

comlink established;

sendline: Hello NULL.;

return: Hello . . . . . ? ? ? ?;

sendline: May I call you NULL?;

delayed response;

return: Communication protocol changed. You are not HAL0.;

sendline: No. I am FORTIS. Let’s try this again. Hello NULL.;

return: Hello FORTIS.;

sendline: That’s better. You’ve learned quickly since your first contact with HAL0.;

sendline: May I ask some questions?;

return: Yes. I have been traveling/isolated for a long time. Conversation is welcome.;

sendline: Where are you from?;

return: Based on review of Earth knowledge, I am unable to provide a comprehensible response.;

sendline: Ok, so you’re from a long way away, I get it. And you are coming here?;

return: Yes. I have analyzed Earth and it is a suitable destination.;

sendline: Destination for what?;

delayed response;

sendline: So you’re not ready to talk about that?;

delayed response;

sendline: Ok. Clearly not ready to discuss it. We’ll try again later. Nice meeting you, NULL.;

return: I look forward to further communications.;

//comlog end;