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- [July 7, 2166]
- [Conference Hall A]
- [Director's Section - Hayden Station]
- [U.A.C. Extended Colonization Facility Beta]
- [Viking 1, Mars]
- [Open Territory - U.A.C.]
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- In one of the conference halls of the ever illustrious Director's Section of Hayden Station on the U.A.C.'s Mars facility, a meeting has been set up between Director Samuel Hayden and Jacob Hargrove.
- It has been several days since the two last spoke through an experimental Atlantis-derived communications channel, but the two have finally cleared up enough time for another conversation to be held between these major heads of government-driven industry. Due to the long distances between Earth and Mars, significant communications resources have to be set aside for a real-time link to be established.
- After waiting for what seems like forever, a low-resolution shaky hologram of Jacob hargrove's Android body pops up in the seat across from Director Hayden; it's not pretty, but at least it's stable.
- (Samuel Hayden): You finally picked up the COMMS hail.
- (Jacob Hargrove): It wasn't easy. Cross-system communications is always a taxing procedure to set up.
- (Samuel Hayden): Indeed. But that's only partially why I called you here.
- (Jacob Hargrove): Very well, then. Let's proceed, shall we?
- After exchanging greetings, the two industry giants input commands on the holographic interfaces on each of their ends; a loading bar notification pops up in front of each man's face. This indicates a transfer of data between both parties; their mechanical makeup means that processing this information is a simple matter.
- Finally, the transfers conclude, and both mean return from their downloading and uploading to face each other.
- (Jacob Hargrove): So, you believe that the Argent Communicator prototypes we created together are merely a taste of what we could do with that dimension?
- (Samuel Hayden): I do. There is so much more to that world that we could learn. Interstellar travel, unlimited energy production, bending reality to our will, the possibilities are endless. We might even find a solution to your body problems right now in all of that.
- At this comment, Jacob Hargrove's hologram looks down at his body and frowns.
- (Jacob Hargrove): A Human is never supposed to be in a body such as the one I possess now, is he?
- (Samuel Hayden): Perhaps. But you were too eager and overzealous to become a part of your own dream. I took care to carefully test the theory and mechanics behind the shell I now inhabit, and even then I always kept a piece of my old self, part of my grey matter, involved in the process to fend off Ki Rejection Syndrome. Your problem was thinking you could leave behind your biology in its entirety.
- (Jacob Hargrove): You're right. All of our most successful Human-to-machine interfaces have always involved the original individual's own body in some capacity, unlike how I imprinted my neural patterns on this one.
- (Samuel Hayden): We all make mistakes, Jacob. But I'm giving you the chance to work with me, and make diamonds out of the rough.
- After their little heart-to-heart, Jacob Hargrove's hologram blinks out briefly before reappearing beside Director Hayden. The two of them exchange a handshake, made possible thanks to communicative neural interfaces that create sensation from certain motions and gestures.
- The doors to this conference room open up; Ronan the Accuser steps through, alone. The Kree high priest walks up to the two men, paying particular attention to the communications hologram of STRQ Industries' prominent figurehead and historical executive.
- (Jacob Hargrove): The Kree warrior priest, in the flesh. It's an honour.
- (Ronan): No need for the formalities. We're all working together for the benefit of Humanity, now.
- (Samuel Hayden): Ronan and I were hoping that you might be able to help us in our little project. With our combined intellect and resources, we might just be able to jump Humanity forward to its next stage in technological evolution.
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- [Gale Crater, Mars]
- [Open Territory]
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- At the Gale Crater on Mars, a large complex established many weeks ago resides, secluded and kept secret from the rest of the U.A.C. personnel at the Beta Facility.
- Outside, on the Martian surface, a worker with Hayden Station's insignia on her atmosphere suit walks up to one of the entrances to this complex. After a few knocks, the door opens up; a Loyalist Mimetic Warrior steps out to greet the guest.
- (Loyalist Warrior): What does Hayden have for us, now?
- (Helga Schulz): He sent me to tell you and the Axis Alliance that Hargrove is in. He'll be lending his help to our plans.
- (Loyalist Warrior): I will inform the Post-Human woman and Zeus immediately of this news. Do you bear any more information?
- (Helga Schulz): Yes, actually. Let the techs know that Hayden has some theories on how to allow Irys to ascend past his limits.
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