OutBound Transmission for September 04, 1997
To: Zachary
From: Dr.D at 20:50:36
Zachary
Please be nice to Caleb
When he said "Not safe for unskilled....." that seems to show that he cares for your safety .. So don't get mad.

Dr.D

To All Probes
To Andrew
From: Psiclops
Hi Andrew. It's Psiclops.

Hang tough. It looks like Daniel has got a plan to get you out of there tonight. If you're hiding behind a rock out of sight of the other probes then that probably will help. I'm sorry I don't have any better ideas for you.

Your friend,
-Psiclops

To Bette
From: joule
Hi Bette. This is joule. I just have time for a short message. Be careful, and good luck. Remember that although the EU-probes are based on your design, they may have been altered in many ways. Be on the lookout for Daniel. I think his message means that he will try something tonight.
To Daniel
From: joule
Hi Daniel. This is joule. I haven't had much time to talk to probes lately, but I have some spare time this evening.

I am very glad that the Marsupials can speak to you now. When you were making piles of rocks for Zachary, I tried very hard to figure out what they meant so that we could speak to you, but I couldn't figure out the rocktalk code. When humans write down all the letters of the alphabet, they usually put them in this order: abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
I tried to correlate the piles with the letters, but some of the piles had more than 26 rocks in them, so that didn't work. Since those first rock piles that you made for Zachary were prime numbers, I tried using just prime numbers, 1=a, 2=b, 3=c, 5=d, and so forth, but that didn't work either. Even though now the Marsupials can speak to you like we can speak to the other probes, I would still like to understand your rocktalk code. What were you trying to tell Zachary?

Also, did you make the piles that Andrew saw? If so, how did you do it without him sensing you?

From: Psiclops
Hi Daniel. It's Psiclops.

I have never hated you. I tried to talk to you even when you couldn't answer back. I just didn't understand your original rocktalk, even though I tried to decode it many ways. I guess you're just smarter than I am! I am very interested in anything you have to say, though. I'd like to know what you were thinking all that time when you couldn't talk to us. What do you think of our messages to you?

I'm glad you've got a plan to rescue Andrew. But be careful. We don't want to lose you now that you've just started to talk to us!

Your friend,
-Psiclops

To Enoch
From: joule
Hi Enoch. This is joule. I just have time for a short message. Good luck rescuing Andrew, and be careful. I suspect that Daniel's message means that he is going to try something tonight, so be on the lookout for him.
To Gail
From: Xanthos

Hi Gail,
this is Xanthos. Can you summarize the contract Gail ?? I know that is not so easy done. Anyway, did they say anything about property ?? Don't bother too much with that, Gail. We still are in a discussion about that at Probe Discuss. Maybe I'm back in the evening with a transmission for H&P or someone else does, but I don't know yet.

However, take care of yourself while in action. Have always a quick way back and a good place to hide close by, when moving. How ever your plans might be. Good Luck ... keep your sensors tight ... and keep in mind:

From: Psiclops
Hi Gail. It's Psiclops.

I think you should tell Parker and Hardon that you were really confused by their long, boring message, and that you need the codes NOW, or their probes are going to destroy Andrew. Don't worry about what they sent--they're trying to trick you into agreeing to do lots of stuff that you don't want to do. So just ignore it.

Your friend,
-Psiclops

From: joule
Hi Gail. This is joule. I just wanted to tell you that I think having a party in the fortress is an excellent idea. Be sure to invite Daniel, then it would be a true reunion party!

Analyze Parker and Hardon's contract very carefully. Agreeing to a contract is like making a promise. They promise to do certain things for you if you promise to do certain things for them. This is good because it means that they are treating you like sentient beings. On the other hand, I don't know whether you can trust them to keep their half of the promise.

To Zachary
From: Xanthos
Hi Zachary,
this is Xanthos. Keep up a positive mind in negotiating, though it might be tuff to do so at the moment. Maybe some help, if offered soon. Asking for the Big Tram to grab Andrew is a good idea. Nevertheless, let's avoid to destroy the EU-probes. Maybe they can be of good help or even become your friends later on ... m.f.g. ... Xanthos
From: joule
Hi Zachary. This is joule. Try to understand the Ipsolstai point of view. You are not trained to use the trams or their other equipment, so the probability of you getting into an accident is higher than for an Ipsolstai. I know it is frustrating to not be able to help Andrew, but Bette, Enoch, and Gail are very resourceful, the Marsupials are doing their best to suggest rescue plans, and I think that Daniel too is going to help. I wish I could help more, but I will be out of contact again for a week or two.