The Mattias are in the TAU's Advanced Robotics testing facility when they receive the message. The staff at the facility is testing a new linkage method for Flexbot modules, hoping that it will allow for faster reconfiguring Flexbots. Three forks of Mattia are sleeved in three different Flexbot Modules, currently busy trying to link and detach as fast as they can using the new linkage system. They are not happy with the design. 

A fourth fork of Mattia, sleeved in a Swarmanoid and hovering in the observation room together with the other researchers is the one that receives and reads the message (Mattia's Muse knows which fork to send the message to). Mattia knows that he does not need to consult with his other selves, they would all agree that the message is highly intriguing and worth the expense of a farcast. 

Mattia then quickly makes a fifth Fork of himself, and sends it off into Titans public mesh. The newly created fork is born conscious of his luck and purpose. He will travel to a novel destination, meet new people see things that the Mattias never knew of. Then he will return, and merge back with the other forks. 

The newly created fork travels through the mesh until he reaches the Titanian Farcasting facilities. There he books passage for Locus. Before boarding, he tries to contact someone on Locus that they had been wanting to meet for a long while now. Atsuko Van Gogt, Egocasting Operator of one of Locus' most respected farcasting facilities, and author of the exemplary "The Seven Chakras: Metaphor & Holistic Practice in the Treatment of Integration and Continuity Disorders".

In the message to Van Gogt Mattia presents themselves, and ask to be received by Von Gogt's farcaster. At the end of the message he poses a question about one of the last chapter of Van Gogt's treaty, and concludes by saying that he hopes to discuss her response in person.

Finally, Mattia replies to the Professor, informing him to expect him for the appointment.