Understanding

Something on the far side of the Rift has taken hold of the Sphere and disabled our retraction device. The first parcels of data we received were unintelligible, but subsequent transfers are slowly piecing these messages together. We speculate the flow of time is much faster on the other side of this rift, and we are in fact receiving communication in real-time from across the breach. The result is the processing of approximately one word per day. The following report is what we have received so far. "we observe..." "apology... method... unkind..." "emergency..." "understand..." These brief messages are hidden amongst heavy noise and incomprehensible data. Who knows what danger the … of the Rift Sphere is in. It may be possible to re-establish contact and regain control by sending an electromagnetic pulse through the anchor cord in an effort to reset our control systems.

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

When this event fires, you can choose between these 2 options:

• Utilize A.I. to check for hidden patterns.
  • Leads to event: Home
• E.M.P. the anchor cord.
  • Leads to event: Taking Control

Stellaris events fire in chains — one event leads to the next. Here is how Understanding (astral_rift.1000) connects.