>>5518882 >>5518885 >>5518909 >>5519002There is little you can do at this time without a body. For now, you will just wait. As you do so, you analyze the document nearest to you. This analysis yields some fruit, allowing you to approximate the meaning of a couple more characters, such as month, and guess the meaning of several words. At the same time, you now remember the format this creature writes his documents in. A useful memory, perhaps.
Lacking much else to do, you query the portion of your soul used to maintain your shell's functions. <span class="mu-i">How long will it be until all data is available?</span> It takes some time to respond. <span class="mu-i">Exact time unknown. Without additional computing resources, complete decompression will take thousands or tens of thousands of orbital periods. Absolute amount of data stored was prioritized over speed of retrieval. If more information is required, vessel design documents can be referred to, particularly on the method of compression and distributed data storage via soul computing.</span> So it will be some time until you can make good use of all your information. Not a major issue as of now, given that you would need an industrial base to make use of a great deal of said information.
<span class="mu-i">Can I set a priority for decompression?</span> Pause. <span class="mu-i">That is acceptable. What data would you like access to?</span>
>Your memories. The basics of your existence are clear to you, but not the life you led. You would like to know.>Theoretical ancient civilizations. A great deal of the information you're working off of currently was based off of hypothetical species, civilizations, and their possible ways of life. Retrieving access to these files in full could help you strategize and understand local technology better, and perhaps flaws to said technology.>Rudimentary physical cultivation techniques. It may be beyond your capabilities to alter any existing technique to work for this species, but perhaps preexisting techniques could offer insight for when you re-cultivate yourself nonetheless.After consulting with the other portion of your soul, you leave it to its duties. It has been altered so heavily that it cannot truly be called you anymore, but as it originated from your soul it is only fair to call it that, rather than an on-board computer. A last bit of respect for a you who used to be.
The creature returns and immediately begins hibernation. It does not stir until after the sun has been up for some time. Upon waking, it gathers the funds from yesterday, as well as you, and places them inside a strongbox. You can then sense the box you're in being carried. Initially, you expect this transfer to take a short time, but instead, you are carried for quite some time.
