Book 2: Chapter 30: Found Something
Bashful
November 2187
Gliese 877
We’d all taken off in different directions, per Mario’s orders. I picked GL-877, a nondescript star in a forgettable patch of sky. For all we knew, these Others might not be planet-based, or even system-based. But we had to start somewhere. At minimum, we’d be mapping their path of destruction.
[We have radio traffic]
Guppy pushed a window toward me. As I examined the readings, my eyebrows climbed up my forehead. The radio noise coming from this system was clearly artificial. One way or the other, something intelligent lived here. Something noisy.
“Every possible caution, Guppy. Let’s take it slow. I don’t want to attract attention.”
[Understood]
“And prep the stealth probes.”