05-29-2026, 03:11 AM
Sebastian was excited when Raven said, "You guys definitely have a map, and there are lots of equations to put into your programs to see what they mean. Hopefully it will let you dig a little deeper as well." He found his excitement to be a combination of Día de los Muertos ( Day of the Dead), his Birthday, and Christmas, as on those days anything could happen. He found himself wondering what the map would reveal. It provoked many questions.
What would the map reveal? What would it lead to? Would it lead to a world filled with an advanced civilization, a civilization full of advanced medical and Scientific knowledge, or would it lead to a war-torn planet, filled with hunger and violence? Was the alien ship the last survivors of a world that destroyed itself, a doomed civilization? However, the map might lead to an unknown galactic empire, or nothing at all. Maybe these aliens were just some explorers, a civilization taking their first steps out into space; the possibilities were endless.
Sebastian began uploading the map into the main computer, but he made sure to isolate the image with the main frame, as he recalled reading about a process called Steganography. Digital images and videos are ultimately just grids of tiny pixels, where each pixel stores color data using binary code (combinations of 1s and 0s). He knew the Gath would probably suggest doing that, but Sebastian just wanted to be on the safe side, in case the map images contained anything dangerous, like a rogue virus, a malicious code or something equally dangerous.
Sebastian winced a little when Raven said, "We still have the standard protocols and safety devices available, but we need to power up the room again. I think we can also break this thing down and get it out of the way. A'kilees and I can do that while you two do your science thing. Let us know if you need our help." He wasn’t certain breaking down the Faraday Cage at this point was the best course of action, just in case they had to throw the alien device back in to the Faraday Cage, but if that was the action they felt was warranted, then Sebastian wouldn’t argue, He double checked the settings of the labs Security System, isolating critical systems and encrypting them, as a just in case.
Sebastian took this opportunity to download the musician A'kilees suggested, the artist Ooqa. According to A'kilees, she’s sublime. After all, a little background music was soothing. Not to mention that if the alien device reacted to musical tones, then maybe the map would react to music; maybe outside music would highlight a route or a destination on the map?
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What would the map reveal? What would it lead to? Would it lead to a world filled with an advanced civilization, a civilization full of advanced medical and Scientific knowledge, or would it lead to a war-torn planet, filled with hunger and violence? Was the alien ship the last survivors of a world that destroyed itself, a doomed civilization? However, the map might lead to an unknown galactic empire, or nothing at all. Maybe these aliens were just some explorers, a civilization taking their first steps out into space; the possibilities were endless.
Sebastian began uploading the map into the main computer, but he made sure to isolate the image with the main frame, as he recalled reading about a process called Steganography. Digital images and videos are ultimately just grids of tiny pixels, where each pixel stores color data using binary code (combinations of 1s and 0s). He knew the Gath would probably suggest doing that, but Sebastian just wanted to be on the safe side, in case the map images contained anything dangerous, like a rogue virus, a malicious code or something equally dangerous.
Sebastian winced a little when Raven said, "We still have the standard protocols and safety devices available, but we need to power up the room again. I think we can also break this thing down and get it out of the way. A'kilees and I can do that while you two do your science thing. Let us know if you need our help." He wasn’t certain breaking down the Faraday Cage at this point was the best course of action, just in case they had to throw the alien device back in to the Faraday Cage, but if that was the action they felt was warranted, then Sebastian wouldn’t argue, He double checked the settings of the labs Security System, isolating critical systems and encrypting them, as a just in case.
Sebastian took this opportunity to download the musician A'kilees suggested, the artist Ooqa. According to A'kilees, she’s sublime. After all, a little background music was soothing. Not to mention that if the alien device reacted to musical tones, then maybe the map would react to music; maybe outside music would highlight a route or a destination on the map?
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