From wfranqui@NMSU.EduMon Nov 20 11:53:10 1995 Date: Sat, 18 Nov 1995 23:43:12 -0700 (MST) From: Will Franqui To: Anders Sandberg Subject: entity_alien.html An Alien Entity

An Alien Entity

by datawolf@inconnu.org

HTML by Will Franqui (wfranqui@nmsu.edu)

Aliens are the simplest to deal with. Kill them. Actually, there may be Aliens who are interested in helping us and being nice to us, but I haven't met that many and frankly, I'd be suspicious of their lore in any case. The big problem is trying to figure out how to fight them. Don't assume the same trick works twice, or even once. Notify the Technocracy. They hate the Aliens just as much as we do, and they have more firepower to deal with the threat. Let them get themselves bloody in the process, just make sure they enforce their "no Alien tech" policy. Their R&D guys are too weird already.

In regards to your manuscript, I would like to take this opportunity to request consultation on the following matter(s), be they related or unrelated:

Just short of two years ago, my friend Dr. Boson was approached by a Dreamspeaker (who shall remain anonymous at his own request) for advice on a particular series of events which took place in the state of New York, in the Adirondack Mountains. This appeared to be out of desperation on the part of the Dreamspeaker, and it surprised us that one of that tradition would approach a Son of Ether for advice on any matter.

It appears that a friend of his, a werewolf which was described as a Stargazer, had encountered what appeared to be a human hiking in that area. Becoming interested, said werewolf used some mystic means of their own to ensure that this person was what it appeared to be (which I gathered they do to most anyone they encounter.) The result of this scrutiny, as described to us, was that this "person" was absolutely devoid of any "Wyrm, Weaver or Wyld" energies. The Mention of the Wyrm concept in your document is what prompted me to request your advice. As it was elaborated to us, Wyld and Weaver describe dynamic and static forces in the particular vernacular of the Dreamspeakers and Garou.

The werewolf in question, according to this report, watched this being for some time until finally approaching it. This entity and the werewolf apparently had some sort of discourse which left the werewolf absolutely confounded as to the nature of who or what it was addressing (though it contended, at first, that it was just a hiker passing through.)

Said werewolf, after leaving the company of this thing, immediately contacted our Dreamspeaker (who is apparently an friend of his) and asked him to examine this stranger to see what he could make of this. What the Mage found was even more extraordinary. After much elaboration, it was reported to us that this entity had no ethric pattern which was recognizable as such, no sort of detectable spiritual presence, and was apparently not affected at all by Entropic forces. Regardless of the above, it seemed to have some sort of material substance for any practical purposes (though no underlying ethric pattern,) some sort of mind which could be detected (though barely recognized as such) and a very strong and unique Quintessence flow (apparently though nothing at all) of unrecognizable resonance.

According to report this entity was apparently benign and friendly in a very passive and curious sort of way. It recognized the Mage for exactly what he was, but didn't seem at all impressed, and spent the entire night in conversation with him. When asked what it was, it appeared to have extreme trouble trying to describe this in any terms which the Mage could understand.. and when asked where it had come from it apparently could not even comprehend the nature of the question. This did not, however, keep the being from asking any number of questions about extremely commonplace things and concepts in a manner which suggested that it had no experience with these things at all. It appeared to have some grasp of what humans were and how they were supposed to act, as well as knowledge of particulars concerning human society which would only normally be known by a world traveler of advanced age. All of this, however, appeared to be of extremely academic nature. When asked why it was present at all, the only answer it could give was that it had nothing better to do.

Subsequently the Mage and his werewolf companion, still utterly confused, undertook some sort of quest into the Umbra in pursuit of advice from what he referred to as "Pheobe".. which is apparently the Moon (this confuses me, I must admit.) Details aside, they received the sought after consultation and were told that the being they had encountered was not "from here," was to be left completely alone, and was not dangerous if not threatened. When pressed concerning the idea that it might be useful as an ally against the Wyrm, they were advised that the conflict was not its business or concern and that intervention on its part would not be appreciated by any involved party.

Bringing this particular anecdotal report to a close, there is one final note which might be related. Three weeks ago, according to a report given to us by a Hollow One of my acquaintance, an altercation between a group of Men in Black and a clique of Hollow Ones in the City of New York was drawn to an unexpected end when a person fitting the physical description of the entity above was caught in the crossfire. Although there was some variation in report (probably caused by the state of intoxication of the witnesses) this "person" was struck by a stray magickal assault from a MiB (of a sort which would have killed any normal human, but apparently served only to annoy it) and proceeded to "obliterate" the offending Technomancer by some means which, though it appeared magickal, could not be sensed as such by anyone present. As described, the Mage did not wither, burst into flames, explode, implode, or turn to dust.. it simply looked extremely surprised and suddenly vanished. According to one description, "reality just ate it."

When the Technomancers attempted to retaliate, they were "knocked flat with a look" and promptly retreated. The individual then simply walked off after telling the curious Hollowers to "go do whatever it is you do."

I am extremely curious as to your opinion on these reports, and what (if anything) should be done in pursuit of them.