It is quiet and dark around me. Even though I can't see anything, the cave I'm in is very small. There are smooth, cold walls everywhere. Similar to the jag in Tjaru. I don't know how long I've been asleep and I can't see the sun either. My dorsal fin is still particularly sore.
A light comes on. I'm in a kind of transparent capsule. There are two round openings on one side and above me, both of which are closed. Enlil - as I call the creature - is standing on two fins on a smooth bridge. In two other fins he holds a kind of very flat stone, which is also transparent and glows with colour. The cave I'm in is bright and white. Green plants stand on shelves on the walls. Several rectangular openings lead off in different directions. I see superstructures and constructions everywhere. It looks a bit like a shaman's cave. Outside my capsule, it seems to be dry.
„*Experimento 4 con ser B312 en la expedición de Titán Beta.
B312 obviamente reacciona a la luz.
B312 parece estar mirándome directamente.
Experimento 5: Mueve el espejo hacia delante.*“
A thin disc appears on the outside of my capsule. I swim towards it and recognise another Ravi.
‘Please, help me!’
The other Ravi's lips move exactly to mine. I wave a fin. The other Ravi does the same. It doesn't take long before it dawns on me. I look at myself. I've never seen myself before, but no matter what I do, the other Ravi does the same. The disc reflects me and my surroundings. I don't know why I'm supposed to see myself.
„*Experimento 5 con éxito. El ser se reconoce a sí mismo.
Experimento 6: Comienza el puzzle 1.*“
A flashing dot appears on one of the transparent walls in front of me. It pulsates slowly. I swim closer. The dot glows blue, slowly getting brighter and darker. I can't see any living creatures or rocks emitting the light. It is simply there. I swim closer.
With a bright sound, the dot disappears, leaving behind a larger and darker circle of light.
A new dot appears slightly to my left. Apparently I was able to make the dot disappear with my nose.
I touch the second dot with my fin and it also disappears.
This time, two dots appear. One larger than the other. I touch the larger one first, then the smaller one. The circles appear again and the dots disappear.
Now four dots of different sizes appear. I touch them again, from small to large. When I touch the last one, the same dots appear again. I touch them from large to small. They all disappear.
Enlil is obviously very excited by my actions. He is watching me.
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„*Experimento 6 con éxito. La criatura cumple los enigmas sin problemas. Increíble. Nunca antes habíamos completado el Experimento 6 tan rápido.
Comienza el experimento 7.*“
And so it goes on. More and more dots, more complex patterns and symbols. Enlil stands there with his mouth open, looking at me with wide eyes. He seems impressed.
From time to time, a box appears from above containing all sorts of things from the sea. Stones, sand, but also crabs, fish and food. I eat, even if it's not much. Enlil watches me very closely again. As I'm still hungry, I use a fin to push the stones and crabs back into the box. I can't get rid of the fish, they seem just as scared and insecure as I am. They have gathered on one of the walls.
„*B312 no come cangrejos, piedras ni pescado. Increíble. Su dieta es completamente diferente a la de todos los demás animales de Titán. Estoy probando la observación de la dieta con otra combinación.*“
A new crate appears. This time there are corals, crabs again, fortunately a lot of food and ores. Plus a few other things. It looks like Enlil has brought half a rubbish dump with him.
I eat only my food again.
Enlil's body is in constant motion, tripping from right to left. He moves to another transparent stone panel with even more coloured lights. Suddenly I see him on the surface. He speaks to the surface.
„*Informe provisional sobre la entidad B312 de la expedición Titán Beta a la Comisión Planetaria de la ONU. El ente B312 muestra obviamente una inteligencia avanzada. Se alimenta de hidrato de metano y resolvió los experimentos 1 a 19 en tiempo récord. Los resultados sugieren que Titán debe ser puesto en cuarentena. La exploración y la explotación deben detenerse.*“
He sits on the surface for a while, I see graphs and rows of symbols appear.
One of the openings opens and a second creature like Enlil appears. It looks at me briefly, bares its teeth and then walks towards Enlil.
„*¿Cuál es la situación, Momo?*“
„*Jesús, es increíble. Ser B312 demuestra inteligencia. Es increíble. Pasó todos los experimentos en un tiempo récord. Si esto resulta ser cierto, tendremos que poner Titán en cuarentena y detener la explotación de sus minerales.*“
„*Eso sería muy desafortunado para Weyland. Esto debe ser examinado en detalle. El futuro de futuras expediciones depende de la utilización comercial del titanio. Ya lo sabes, Momo.*“
Marduk - that's what I call the second creature - doesn't seem to be thrilled with me and Enlil. Enlil slumps a little, he's trembling.
„*Pero, pero Jesús. La ONU estaría a favor de nuevas expediciones. Creo que este es el hallazgo del milenio. Un ser pensante e inteligente. Nunca hemos encontrado nada tan inteligente. Y en Titán, desde cualquier parte del sistema solar.*“
„*Compruébalo otra vez. Y no quiero ver ningún informe provisional sobre su salida.*“
Marduk has become louder. Enlil slumps, nods his head. Marduk looks at me, showing his teeth on one side of his face. I don't know these creatures, but I don't like the look. I am afraid.