Ruk scoffed at the thought of trusted FGC. “I know this is risky, but do we really need so much muscle? It’ll be hard to do any proper science with this many boots trampling all over things.”

Her almond eyes flicked to Seraphim when Senjen mentioned AI. The other Chekeri was humming a soft tune while swiftly unpacking a whole host of test equipment. It seemed to Ruk altogether too early to be cramping up the place with gear, but she didn’t know the how to intervene. These machines did not carry Sthrirad; they could not be read like regular Chekeri.

“Maybe its for the best. Viruses aren’t interested in artificial anything…I did some digging yesterday – this so called Holophage sounds like nothing I’ve ever seen before. Primarily because no two people seem to be able to describe it similarly. The reports seem either deliberately obfuscated, or hopelessly short sighted…What do you think of my suit?”