The Inbound for June 10, 1998


Transmission from ANDREW


...drew reporting.

...(static)...appears to be a rescue ship, of Ipsolstai origin. We are incapable
of slowing down or changing course or even acknowledgi...(static)...
...will be able to assist Nelson and the other Ipsolstai aboard...(static)...




Transmission from BETTE


***NO TRANSMISSION RECEIVED***



Transmission from DANIEL

...(static)...
...now is activated.
Keen, howling wind
...(static)..


Transmission from ZACHARY


I just finished my analyses concerning the atmosphere in the cave up here. Its composition
consists of 72 % argon, 14 % oxygen, 8 % nitrogen, 5% CO2, some sulfur, traces of
chlorine, traces of radioactive iodine 132, no methyl iodide.

I entered the vehicle and moved back into the water. I'm going to get Sojourner
in here. He loves to make analyses. Honestly, I must say that in here I feel
that I'm an explorer probe predestined to accomplish my task. This site has
much data that requires a global evaluation.

Koala, Enoch told me about your comments. I'm passing through that shaft now.
It's hard to say if it's natural or artificial in origin. The bubbles are so
concentrated in here that the whole vehicle is shaking. I can hardly descend.
Are you saying that someone built it? Maybe the Ipsolstai? Should we have
Gail ask them?

Also, Enoch asked me to investigate these huge entities. Koala, the opposite
of multi-cellular life form is mono-cellular life form, isn't it? And Probes are also
a life form, aren't they? So, I'm a mono-cellular life form, because I have only one
casing, aren't I? But while in transit to Mars we formed a multi-cellular life form,
because we all were closed into the separate cells of Stage One. That's logical,
isn't it?

JASE, do you know what? That's exactly what I meant by mentioning my strength.





Transmission from GAIL


This time I don't have to give any reports to the Ipsolstai, so Theresa and I went
up to one of the highest tiers where we could have a good view of everything that's
going on. I hope they fix Caleb so he can't hurt anybody anymore.

The Ipsolstai all saw for themselves what Caleb and his thugs are capable of doing.
They seem confused, thinking that his actions were very un-Ipsolstai-like. Now
Commandant Fitzgerald has taken the center of the room.

Our Brother's behavior examining inconsistent.
Selfish concensus not inviting. Unilateral action taken.
Now come we to consider implications.

Scourge of the Amphibians, staunch defender of small Nestbrothers,
of noted reputation.
Why causing activity, against the concensus of the group directed?
Inconceivable.
Much sorrow...





Transmission from ENOCH



"Yes, Elder Brother. Glass is correct."

Thanks for your message, Koala. Zachary will gather more data when he brings
Sojourner. I will continue investigating at this site.

"Zachary, what about the bubbles? No, not those in the shaft but those at the huge
life form. Are they distributed uniformly?"

Zachary is saying that he can see steady strings of tiny pinpoint bubbles, but some
strings ends abruptly for a while. No, Koala. I didn't have the impression that these
entities differ much. Maybe in size a little, but they all look basically the same,
spectacular in size, but mostly like floppy cloth.

"Zachary, can you hook one and shake it?"

Don't worry, they don't seem very reactive. They are all attached to the ground.
Zachary reported the result of that experiment. Exactly as I assumed. A cloud of
bubbles went up. Zachary is going to study that phenomena. In the meanwhile I intend
to keep on exploring this site.

Koala, Zachary found the source of the bubbles. They gather on the bottom
side of these cloths. Do you know what I really wonder? What will happen, if ...

I see something else! It's an anomaly!

These aren't rocks. Enoch, stay calm! They aren't moving. Now I can see them at a
better angle. They are hollow. Totally black. I will send
their image so you can see.


What do you think? Should I touch them?