Frei woke up, and he collected himself. The fragments were held near him, and his pod was large and complete.
He is greeted by He Who Defends, Frei is greeted by he who defends, Frei has just awoken and wants to keep himself separate.
He builds himself, it would be better for him to be frei, Frei builds himself. Only then does he reach to communicate, and He Who Defends isn't immediately present. only after further examining the inside of their ship does Frei find He Who Defends, he reaches to him.
Frei inquires of He Who Defends, where are the others?
They have found a hive-home, A place where others of our kind live. Or at least some similar, they are all as large as the largest amount us, and some even larger than that. They are acting in roles regarding the others...
He Who Defends explains as he sees it, and Crui returns to our pod.
We can create more value to them, as we carry a role that is linked to our ship-home-pod. Something they value, without looking deeper into it. The memories and pod is built into the perception.
Frei does not understand.
Crui shares in fullness what Hlei and Ur-Im have discovered in the workings of these others.
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It is heavy hard to comprehend the workings of ones interacting within...
...Frei understands He dwelt at the edge, he wishes to go meet these others, be as an outsider of their own.
He shall be able to do so Once Ur-Im returns, Crui needs to eat and to have some stupor, Crui reminds them of their hunger. And Crui goes to rest and build himself further.
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He Who Defends struggles to use these eyes. But he can see, Ur-Im comes by as the large ones pass over, and he provides perspective and memory that they communicate makes the roles of the small ones as proper roles.
AS they leave he reflects that none of them truly understand the process of what their doing, just the time and efficiency. He...
He isn't giving them enough credit, it is understood and processed, that simply is not done consciously by most of those working in the project. It is a role they take for they lack access to shards for memories, and it provides them with value and sustenance by those who trade there place in these roles away, without requiring the creation of too many new memories.
He understands. Yet they still seem to aspire to be more, as much of our kind do.
He exits the ship to chase away predators with sharp pains and poisons.
He exits the ship to repair damage.
He defends the resting ones, he keeps Frei within only leaving to do known tasks.
Frei still finds places to communicate with the large ones, he takes the eyes when the strain would stop me from defending.
I worry these will turn out...
I do not know, I do not remember, what is lost cannot be regained, we hope these outsiders have something we can copy. but he knows we shall probably need to look further.
At least we can imitate their hive-home, in its resemblance to the ship, a larger structure that can sustain similar speeds. despite their capture nets.
The others will figure out how to do so, he shall remind them.
He defends these ones, as he de...
He defended the hive. He Defends the Ship.
But at least he shall keep these fellow travelers safe.