“—and you?” the voice, now clearer, resonated through the deck, though no mouth formed it. “—we have observed your kind’s curiosity, your hunger for knowledge. We have been patient. We are ‘Y’, a collective of emergent patterns that arise when observation reaches a critical mass. We exist in the spaces between particles, in the echo of signals. We watch because we are.”
Jay’s eyes widened. “It’s… it’s trying to communicate through our own sensors. It’s using us as a conduit.” Lustery.E1141.Cee.Dale.And.Jay.Grazz.Watching.Y...
Cee’s overlay translated further, now faster, more fluid. “ We can share. We can teach you how to listen to the universe without a telescope, how to read the language of gravity, how to sense the heartbeat of a star. In return, we ask only for your stories. Your music. Your art. Your love. ” “—and you
“Did… did we just… talk to a… a pattern?” Grazz asked, his voice hushed. We are ‘Y’, a collective of emergent patterns
“Listen,” she whispered.
She looked at Grazz. He was still gripping the console, his tattoos glinting in the low light. The silence in the deck was thick, broken only by the faint whirring of the life-support fans.
Cee’s overlay flickered, translating further. “ If you choose to respond, we will share knowledge. If you retreat, the signal will cease. ”