A Response

We have extended a retrieval arm and gathered a sample of the dark material from the wall. We were surprised to find that the sample maintained an infinite height as we pulled it free to analyze it. Its properties have much in common with an ink or paint, although the components of the pigment are of a type unknown. Some of the binding agents used in this ink are actually a unique form of dissolved crystals. As an experiment, we drew a line using a small amount of the sample and waited. A short time later, a nearly identical mark appeared parallel to it. We repeated this action several times, each with a different amount of the material, iterating through several different designs. Each time, the mark was reproduced exactly and in the same orientation. Given these results, there is reason to believe that some sort of entity is making use of the material in an attempt to communicate. Accordingly, we have begun writing some basic phrases in binary using small dots and dashes. These were copied exactly, but there was also something new: next to each of our words appeared a pattern. Each time we drew the same phrase, the same pattern appeared. Is this a translation?

The command below will trigger the "A Response" event in Stellaris:

When this event fires, you can choose between the following option:

• Fascinating.
  • Leads to event: A Conversation

Stellaris events fire in chains — one event leads to the next. Here is how A Response (astral_rift.720) connects.