The Retainer

Yes; the ones that set us in motion. You would call them a "civilization," we suppose, but in candor we have always found that term a little pretentious. They're gone, oh, almost a quarter of a galactic year, now. We are very sorry: we made mistakes. We can recreate them, approximately, with the Loop's assistance, but we do need resources.

The command below will trigger the "The Retainer" event in Stellaris:

When this event fires, you can choose between these 5 options:

• Your Brief?
• The Loop?
• Yes.
  • −800 Energy Credits
  • −800 Minerals
• No.
• Perhaps later.

Stellaris events fire in chains — one event leads to the next. Here is how The Retainer (akx.9601) connects.