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тАЬNo sir, it doesnтАЩt.тАЭ

Gosnell looked increasingly irritated in his seat. Staten seemed aware of it, but content not
to acknowledge him just yet.

тАЬBut in point of fact,тАЭ Staten said, тАЬwe have managed to confirm very little of what you
report. Chenzokov never sent us any word of aliens and none of the colonists weтАЩve talked to
so far ever saw one. WeтАЩre going to need a little more to go on, Jack. The Envoy was the work of
two hundred years, the pinnacle of human achievement. Now itтАЩs a ball of scrap metal. The
public is going to want some answers.тАЭ

тАЬItтАЩs all in my report, sir. We set down on New Eden, started scouting colony sites. At our
first location, we observed an intelligent, technological alien race with dinosaur-like
characteristics. I informed Captain Chenzokov, and he decided to make first contact on his
own and against my advice. The aliens reacted badly and we had to bug out.тАЭ

General Cheung leaned forward. тАЬReacted badly, Major?тАЭ

тАЬIt was weird, sir. The Saurians were cautious, but not overtly threatening as we
approached. They had their weapons pointed to the sky rather than trained on our vehicle,
even though the big mechs could have taken us out without waiting for us to make a move.
They were quiet, just waiting. It wasnтАЩt until Captain Chenzokov rounded the back of the
vehicle and came into view that they reacted.тАЭ

тАЬAnd for the record, what was that reaction, Major?тАЭ

тАЬThey went apeshit, sir. They fired on us immediately, screaming and hooting like it was
the end of the world.тАЭ

Elaine Takemura spoke up. тАЬIтАЩm not sure we can make any suppositions from their
vocalizations, Major, without knowing what their language is like. What seemed like screaming
to you may have been little more than tactical direction. I am interested in the timing, however.
You say they didnтАЩt open fire until they actually saw Chenzokov?тАЭ

тАЬThatтАЩs correct, maтАЩam.тАЭ

тАЬDid Captain Chenzokov do anything they might have found threatening?тАЭ

тАЬNot that I could see, maтАЩam.тАЭ

тАЬInteresting. So you would say that the reaction they expressed towards our technology was
radically different from the way they reacted to seeing us in the flesh?тАЭ

тАЬThat was my observation, maтАЩam.тАЭ

тАЬMajor,тАЭ said General Cheung, тАЬtell me more about what happened once you returned to
the Envoy. What did you observe about the alien vessels?тАЭ
 тАЬDangerous, sir. I couldnтАЩt judge their size very well, but they were big. They seemed use
the same tunnel effect we use, and also used it to incorporate a mass driver.тАЭ