Hlei landed on the outside of, Crui assumed it is a hive-structure, and she was brushed by the tendrils of the large one.

They pulled back suddenly, she felt herself pushed back by a strange implement pushing her away from the hive-structure, she pulled past it, trying to reach the tendrils of the one holding it.

Hlei reached the tendrils and the pushing stopped. She a moment of shock in the contact, but before she could read into that, more tendrils returned pulling gently, she allowed herself to be removed from the pushing element, as

I Mantain the reference to hive, to structure, what, unintelligible, this one...

This one is lost,

The thoughts of the young? Young? Lost Small?

This one adjusts her communications, but and in simple thoughts she projects,

inquiry, This one? I?

It returned the thought of me And an immense weight of experience and perspective followed, Hlei recoils in pain...

Apologies, thoughts too heavy for young, I maintain our home, expand it, as I wake this time. What is young here?

Lost. Others, Healing lost.

This one, young/child, injured?

Small, lost hive lost home, alone.

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I do not understand the child, is it alone, other enemy? a lost home. There are others that are not enemy.

I think to it like a child, safety stay, location saved, return to pod?

It communicates back to me, It return to hive, wait?

We shall return to them soon, before the child needs stupor. This shall be discussed with those within the hive, and you shall be let stay, or leave.

This one, Hlei, that was a strange thought a shape with little bits of unilteligable context.

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I completed My circuit and went t the place of the role that decides the movements of the hive. There were others outside, child sized, seeking healing, child communications, they seemed not to be enemy.

More information is needed, is there any holding the role that addresses outsiders?

Not at the moment.

They see one waking, what role is to be taken by this one?

It was meant to be one of those organizing the movements of others, and keeping them fed. But the role is occupied.

We need be brought to those, will this one take the role that addresses outsiders?

It will.

It is led to the role pod, and they gather who they need. The outsiders shall be communicated through me, I Who Adress Outsiders, If they need shelter and food, if they wish to join us, they shall take roles for at least 3 Stupor cycles and provide to the hive-home, with halved payment. In exchange they shall learn and grow.

It is decided in part for I am wasted in this role. I shall examine them first using the communication abilities in the role's travel pod. And if this is acceptable to them they shall pay for the my wasted growth in taking this role. Otherwise they shall be made to leave.

We accept that, but I pressure a sense of compassion, the little one was soft, and it came with thoughts of fear and worry for others.

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I fell into the memories of outsiders as I was guided to it's location thought patterns, enemies, trading with those who were enemies. Lost young, was not a category remembered in the role. The role was surprisingly small, but there wasn't much shard-space left to expand it into.

I approached the location the lost young was supposed to be in, there was left a small particle of some sort of net fabric. I pulled on it and I felt another approaching through it's side. I reached to communicate and I found it thinking...

Hlei, this one, Who is this one?

This one is addressing outsiders, what is hlei?

Hlei, is this one's symbol/name/reference. This one is one of a few, seeking healing as it was lost in their hive-home.

Where are the others.

Ship, a traveling pod-{hive-home}-{shard-structure}-wing hybrid, built to keep those inside it safe.

In coming here they cost our home a role, in they need take roles within this hive to pay back, to show their trust and value. First the roles will be selected for them, second if they integrate further some shards shall be collected for the greater hive. Do they agree to this.

I cannot understand this hlei's response, but there is a an offer in more vague communications. These small ones wish to offer knowledge memories of value to our hive-home,

but we may not have the shards to sustain them,

They are willing to act in some roles for our hive, if we help them become capable of communicating with our hive. And then help them find healing.

I send a for of acceptance to them, they struggle to understand, I'll alow them to gather with us to be treated as the young. Some may stay back as those inside provide them with food needed to survive. it is expected that they shall come inside later.

Acceptence, of a form. it will bring one other and they follow me inside.