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<blockquote data-quote="Insight" data-source="post: 5295308" data-attributes="member: 11437">[sblock=Game Stuff]This is an introduction to a new GURPS 4th edition game that's in the planning stages.&nbsp; More information about the game and setting will be provided as this moves along.[/sblock]DEEP REDFinal transmissions from Dr. Colby Wainwright, technician aboard the Deep Red Mars Orbital Platform, as of July 18th, 2037April 17I awoke this morning to a beeping noise coming from the interface.&nbsp; There had been zero activity for so long, I had almost forgotten that I'd built a cybernetic interface to track possible alien transmissions.&nbsp; The entire project was effectively an adapted version of something called SETI, from my youth, the Search for Extra Terrestrial Intelligence.&nbsp; It never panned out and, during the War, all funding for such things was cancelled.&nbsp; My father had worked on SETI and what I knew of it came from him.The transmission was faint but wholly undeniable.&nbsp; It beeped incessantly, speaking to me through that interface.&nbsp; Since I was the one who built the interface, I thought that perhaps the communication was meant solely for me.&nbsp; I had a deeper connection to what came through and was perhaps the only one who knew the significance of today's event.&nbsp; What a ridiculous idea.This is more than mere coincidence or some figment of a transmission from Earth.&nbsp; The beeps were unmistakably artificial and non-random in nature.&nbsp; I know enough of chaos theory to know the difference.&nbsp; These beeps were an intentional transmission.&nbsp; Much more than a simple way for one alien civilization to talk to another.&nbsp; They were, to me, a symphony, a marvel, the first touch of God's index finger against my forehead.&nbsp; It was there, this transmission, for a fleeting moment and then it was gone.I must tell someone.&nbsp; The world has to know!&nbsp; But first, my find needs to be verified.&nbsp; I'm not about to stake my personal and professional reputation on something that later turns out to be a mistake.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Insight, post: 5295308, member: 11437"] [sblock=Game Stuff]This is an introduction to a new GURPS 4th edition game that's in the planning stages. More information about the game and setting will be provided as this moves along.[/sblock] [COLOR="DarkRed"][FONT="Impact"][size=5][b]DEEP RED[/b][/size][/FONT][/COLOR] [b][i]Final transmissions from Dr. Colby Wainwright, technician aboard the Deep Red Mars Orbital Platform, as of July 18th, 2037[/i][/b] [i]April 17[/i] I awoke this morning to a beeping noise coming from the interface. There had been zero activity for so long, I had almost forgotten that I'd built a cybernetic interface to track possible alien transmissions. The entire project was effectively an adapted version of something called SETI, from my youth, the Search for Extra Terrestrial Intelligence. It never panned out and, during the War, all funding for such things was cancelled. My father had worked on SETI and what I knew of it came from him. The transmission was faint but wholly undeniable. It beeped incessantly, speaking to me through that interface. Since I was the one who built the interface, I thought that perhaps the communication was meant solely for me. I had a deeper connection to what came through and was perhaps the only one who knew the significance of today's event. What a ridiculous idea. This is more than mere coincidence or some figment of a transmission from Earth. The beeps were unmistakably artificial and non-random in nature. I know enough of chaos theory to know the difference. These beeps were an intentional transmission. Much more than a simple way for one alien civilization to talk to another. They were, to me, a symphony, a marvel, the first touch of God's index finger against my forehead. It was there, this transmission, for a fleeting moment and then it was gone. I must tell someone. The world has to know! But first, my find needs to be verified. I'm not about to stake my personal and professional reputation on something that later turns out to be a mistake. [/QUOTE]

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