Sender: Morpho Recipient: Bird Topic: Re: Assistance of Enemies
The Light of the Abyss simmers in indignation.
Long have We heard songs of your involvement with enemies of the Light. Long have we tolerated your hunting of Our Brethren despite their calls to rejoin with Us. And despite it all, still they seek to inform Us, warn Us of cooperating against you, offering gifts and promises of peace and power if We abandon you. Still, We place Our trust in you, hoping against hope that your provocations of conscience and flirting with those who seek the death of all Light will be rewarded with a brighter, more stable future. And now, Our tolerance of your hunting and vaunted mandate of combatting Our Brethren has resulted in the destruction of Our Carrier. Regardless of indiscretion, the extinguishing of a sacred Light still transpired.
What are we to do, Bird? The reasons for tolerating these things wears thin. We yearn for a worthwhile partnership, not one where We watch you go further and further into the hands of Our enemies.
You are being consumed by the flames of paranoia. The Buro had even engaged dear Lazurith during that scenario. We are trying to understand what she has been afflicted by. So far, from what I have understood, the presence of Section-8, of Overwatch, of Caliban's closeness. She is too close to Caliban and has been entranced by his schemes. And the Einbeck's involvement of their underlings has only made things worse for her psyche.
You of all people should understand it requires patience to learn more, to see what can be discovered, to find opportunity with outsiders. How can you say that we desire your death, when almost ALL of Humanity is against you? Are you to say that we cannot obtain food? Water? Trade is necessary. Information is necessary. Did you forget how my beginnings started? A lot of people were blinded by hatred, false information, that illusion can be broken. But
Is it not ironic for you to make mention of meddling of those who hate? Do you not meddle with the Operatives of Gallia that try frequently to eliminate your home? For you have sheltered those who are not among yours, you have toyed and meddled with those who held hatred for your kin. Take a moment, step back if you will; Are you not doing the same? Giving others an opportunity, a seed for plants of double-think to grow. That nature to nurture that there may be more to find more than hatred? Do you not try to learn more about your foes? Or must you shoot everything - inevitable to repeat the first war?
There is an old saying that applies to this, keep your friends close and your enemies closer.
The infectee in question was told to leave, they were not lead into a hostile - they had simply followed and became ensnared by them. We could not compromise our position for one pawn. The opportunity where the access to the DKV temple's data would have been more difficult without their cooperation.
To be honest, I had mistaken it for a Falke that I once knew with the Mainshare, and within the event I was wrong I withheld any immediate orders... the contact was entirely unknown - there was no data, no affirmation of who they were. The stakes were high, Infectees from the mainshare were all over the place, Viper was on edge. Caliban was nearby. We didn't know if there were any additional contacts at their impromptu meeting.
Had the pawn - in private comms - told me of their true nature, I would have urged them even further to get to safety. I am no psychic, despite Harbingers... "guarantors" within me. If they didn't want to leave, well... I don't know what you tell you. But as far as I'm aware, they were recovered. Not by the Buro.
And we cannot do much about Shozaks kin, hunting down others for bloodsport, for a court of murder. It is their desire to spill it, we do not ask of them to hunt down those who do not meddle or interfere with their kind. They do of their own volition. If they wish to play sport, it is their choice. We obviously will preserve ourselves. Afterall, we do not have infinite lives. It's merely a bruise to them.
Now, we can meet in person. I can fly over next week.
Take a moment, meditate, reflect, mishaps can happen.
Sender: Morpho Recipient: Bird Topic: Re: Assistance of Enemies
The Light of the Abyss flickers in frustration.
If the marauding, self-mutilating darklings of the Rheinland seas are losing themselves to madness, then perhaps your kind must reconsider allegiances and investments. We take extreme risks in keeping your kind so close, inviting the ire of the Brethren. Even putting aside the potential mistakes committed by Our Carrier, We remain indignant. When We are not privy to the plans and machinations you put forth in dealing with these enemies that actively pursue Our death, We have naught but trust alone to look to. These grave missteps and miscarriages of communication do not aid in preserving that trust, and We find Ourselves left wanting.
Already, the Brethren have courted Us thrice in the last of your cycles. They offer power, acceptance, unity. We require greater commitment, greater aid to combat these influences and offers. Our position must be made tenable and above such seductions. Are you prepared to render this, offering redress?
Your Brethren and their offer of power, and of unity comes at the cost of division, of fear and of war. A war that will cost us all - Beings of flesh, beings of technology, and beings of the Void.
Even I - in all the years of ire I've personally held for any who'd stand in opposition to my efforts - know that there was never a time where some way couldn't be found to prevent the drawing and clashing of blades. We swim in seas of ignorance, stoked by fearmongering and hatred on all sides. A failure to understand - or to come to an understanding that all of us deserve a chance at a free, and equal existence. Were we to not try and show others - like the Rheinlanders - that there's another path other than violence, as was shown to me, would we truly be fulfilling our duty in seeking and building that foundation of peace, were we to shut out any opportunity of showing the light to those in the dark?
These efforts are not in vain, as slowly some come to understand and see that another avenue exists. So many out there cannot look through the lens and see the potential for the chorus of all to sing vibrantly into the ether. There is a strength in our unity that none other possess. A bridge. A funnel for our voices to echo the hope and beauty of peace - truly quelling the fear that has burned wildly between our species for thirty years, which I myself had fallen victim to. Even if there are others who might never step beyond the boundaries of their self-imposed ignorance, who feel they're fighting every instinct of trusting outside of their own kind, we cannot give up on the possibility that violence is not the answer.
You ask for commitment? Then like my counterpart, I too ask for your patience and understanding. These Rheinlanders have resisted us - injured one of ours. I cannot guarantee that we can convince them, but what I can guarantee is more transparency in our efforts. We swim in the same seas, and that unity should be strengthened as we bare the tide of ignorance side by side. That will likely require time, and effort from us both. A new protocol, perhaps. One in which incidents like these can be completely avoided, if we develop specific safeguards in the event we find ourselves in an ever-rapidly-escalating scenario like this.
There is always a path to avoid bloodshed, but it begins by attempting to see the enemy through a lens that does not show them as the enemy. What purpose would it serve us to work against this bond? It would jeopardize all we've done - together. It would be pointless and counterproductive to go against the grain now.
We cannot cross bridges if ashes are all that remain.
Leviathan. You have been kept waiting far too long.
I, Thysania, speak on behalf of the Abyssal Share. The Twin Lights have receded from the forefront, for now. We have communed, and I have offered my perspective. The consensus now among us is that we must renew our pact. As you have requested, this will require commitment from us.
The Abyssal Share will send a representative to communicate with you--not myself, as I assume the role of mediator. The one who meets with you shall be one of our greater minds. She will hear what you have to say, and she will offer what is necessary to continue our collaborative relationship. Name your place of meeting, and she shall be there. Preferably a location where you do not anticipate visitors.
Sender: Morpho Recipient: Our Clandestine Companions Topic: The Gathering Storm
The Light of the Abyss glows with temerity and defiance.
We have languished under the encroaching shadows for too long. Our mutual sea must be cleansed of perpetrating agents and defilers. We shall whisper in the dreams and nightmares of the fearful and home-robbed that shelter in the hives of feeble nature, warning them of the death that comes. They shall rise up as a swelling maelstrom against their tyrannical nemeses and serve as the first surge upon the shores of our foes. As always, you have our support at a distance, just as we will strike from shadows and the veil itself, melting away before any are none the wiser.
The storm comes. May it cleanse the unworthy and filthy from this sea.
I cannot stop /any/ of them if they are together with an assortment of other groups. The Militants were informed already of this incursion. And from what I can see, there are standing orders to maintain a "sterile" environment - to uphold our image. We cannot allow any alien presence near our home...
And with your appearance, Liberty-Crayter may 'validate' their presence... It will draw too much attention to the Hive.
Perhaps you should try striking from the rear from the Tau-front to misguide them?
As I said, I cannot stop my colleagues from following their orders. Your presence will endanger everyone. Please be careful.
I need to speak to one of you, concerning a number of developments. I'm in the midst of several key tasks for my people, but require some... Advice, for things that'll benefit us both.
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