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<span class="mu-b">”...Threemind, what do you we know about these?”</span>
“Hmm? As I said, your majesty, they are an unknown.”
<span class="mu-b">”Surely, you don't know more? This smells fishy. I don't think this is a mere asteroid, I think these may be an intelligent species. Perhaps a crystalline form of life? What do our neighbors know about them? Can we communicate with them in time?”</span>
“I doubt the Consortium would share knowledge so easily. Quick searches seem to reveal something about a species known as the <span class="mu-i">Oon</span>, which seems to be intelligent.”
<span class="mu-b">”In that case- we should communicate with it! Don't attack!”</span>
“Understood. What method?”
<span class="mu-b">”Send them a <span class="mu-s">Communications Signal</span>, ramping up intensity from lowest to highest. The faster they respond, the more fine their instruments are. We have no idea what sort of “technology” this could be, crystals or otherwise, this would be a good way to determine where they stand in relation to us. Even Hegemony sensors can't pick up signals at extremely low power levels from background radiation. This would be a good test...”</span>
At your command, the ship's crew begins to pick up their instruments and send out extremely low energy signals. These are communication signals, simple energy waves containing embedded information on the Hegemony, the authority of the Supreme Ruler, locations of claimed territory, and public information about the races of the Hegemony and your ethos; with information on your scientific power and this ship's specifications as a subtle threat.
The very first micro-pulse touches the enemy ship, and the reaction is immediate. The asteroid suddenly lurches away, almost as if trying to avoid the waves of information, but it did not seem pushed by some power source or thruster; it was as though its trajectory instantly changed through space from an unseen force.
<span class="mu-b">”Huh?! What's happening!? Arm weapons!”</span>
