Yes, okay, exactly. I'm with you on this, Stephen. Could be that we give off a specific tell, like an energy signature, following our exposure to the interactant, or the openings in spacetime themselves have precursors, like how a seismograph predicts quakes. Perhaps the unknown entity can even boost the signal, so to speak, strengthening the connection from this universe to the others and controlling the openings for short periods of time.
[ unstable overall, but capable of being temporarily stabilised by internal or external forces. ]
Regardless, I think this Earth was rattling long before we got here, providing ample time for our unknown entity to either fuck with spacetime themselves, or notice the warning signs of instability and formulate a plan to combat it — or capitalise on it.
As you know, on June 27 2511, shortly after the first wave of us were retrieved by Morningstar, earthquakes preceded the arrival of a large creature. At first I thought it was the creature's footfalls shaking the earth, but my subsequent research provides grounds to consider a more complex hypothesis.
The June incident with the creatures marks the second unpredicted quake in the last year. Seeing as it's bloody 2511, most others are identified in advance or retroactively show evidence of quake precursors. However, in September 2510, the seismic event in question hit a number of large megacities, including New Amsterdam, New Oslo, and New Venice, despite their disparate locations. Furthermore, there were massive power outages across all the affected cities.
Now, that sounds more like an EMP than separate, latent infrastructure and electrical issues, to me.
Quakes, blackouts, decaying creatures, flickering individuals. We're all aftershocks.
[ Symptoms of a faultline pried open by natural or unnatural forces. ]
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I'm with you on this, Stephen. Could be that we give off a specific tell, like an energy signature, following our exposure to the interactant, or the openings in spacetime themselves have precursors, like how a seismograph predicts quakes. Perhaps the unknown entity can even boost the signal, so to speak, strengthening the connection from this universe to the others and controlling the openings for short periods of time.
[ unstable overall, but capable of being temporarily stabilised by internal or external forces. ]
Regardless, I think this Earth was rattling long before we got here, providing ample time for our unknown entity to either fuck with spacetime themselves, or notice the warning signs of instability and formulate a plan to combat it — or capitalise on it.
As you know, on June 27 2511, shortly after the first wave of us were retrieved by Morningstar, earthquakes preceded the arrival of a large creature. At first I thought it was the creature's footfalls shaking the earth, but my subsequent research provides grounds to consider a more complex hypothesis.
The June incident with the creatures marks the second unpredicted quake in the last year. Seeing as it's bloody 2511, most others are identified in advance or retroactively show evidence of quake precursors. However, in September 2510, the seismic event in question hit a number of large megacities, including New Amsterdam, New Oslo, and New Venice, despite their disparate locations. Furthermore, there were massive power outages across all the affected cities.
Now, that sounds more like an EMP than separate, latent infrastructure and electrical issues, to me.
Quakes, blackouts, decaying creatures, flickering individuals. We're all aftershocks.
[ Symptoms of a faultline pried open by natural or unnatural forces. ]