rdfs:comment | - History of event is unknown.
- "First Contact" is a short story written by Timothy Zahn (with illustrations by Mike Vilardi) originally published in Star Wars Adventure Journal 1 in February 1994 and reprinted in The Best of the Star Wars Adventure Journal, Issues 1-4 both by West End Games. Supplementary game information was provided by Peter M. Schweighofer. It was reprinted in the short story anthology Tales from the Empire published by Bantam Spectra in November 1997. It was published online at Hyperspace. The story takes place in 8 ABY.
- The term first contact referred to the initial encounter between any two species in the galaxy and beyond that had never before had occasion to meet or communicate. First contact could be achieved in a number of ways, and there were varying patterns, and even rules, by which it could occur. The process of first contact could be beneficial or detrimental, or both, to either species, with continuing relationships (or lack thereof) often depending on how successful the initial exchange was.
- "First Contact" is the eleventh episode of Robotech: The Macross Saga.
- First Contact was the name given by the Humans, to a rift in space, which pulled many Congressional ships across the universe into the edge of the Sapien system. S.A.M. was built to investigate the rift, and managed to find out a great deal about the Congressional by wirelessly hacking their ships data files. Upon the Congressional emerging from the rift, S.A.M. fired an barrage of 15 nuclear warheads at the largest ship in sight, a Dreadnought battle cruiser called The Mantis. The congressional's technology being far superior to the humans meant that the warheads did mnior damage to the Dreadnought. Upon seeing this unprovoked attack the Congressional instantly assumed that Humans were hostiles.
- First Contact describes the first meeting between representatives of two socities, at least one of which must be previously unaware of the other or to have had too little indirect information to form meaningful judgments.
- First Contact is a quest. __TOC__
- First Contact is AETA's first, and so far only full album. It features 10 songs all sung by Hatsune Miku. At the time, tracks 8 and 10 were new.
- The Black Book Band 1997 1.
* Monorail To Atom Land 2.
* If I had a Rocket Launcher 3.
* Small Designs 4.
* Lightship Yarrow 5.
* Lady Be Crazy 6.
* Madman on The Watchtower 7.
* Saiplane 8.
* Comin' Back To Me 9.
* Moondance 10.
* Harbors 11.
* Hope eyrie 12.
* Lightsailor 13.
* The Way I Feel 14.
* Brown-eyed Girl 15.
* Crap
- The Federation typically did not make first contact with a species until that species had reached a certain level of technological advancement (usually the development of warp drive). The Prime Directive prohibited the contact with pre-warp species.
- "First Contact" is the second episode of the third series of the popular science fiction fan series Time Agent. It was written by Jaime Carroll as part of the third series which is a story told over all six episodes.
- First Contact is the first scenario in the A Matter of Life and Death campaign in The Gathering Storm. "Alita Eventide begins her quest in the kingdom of Darashann where a fanatical group called the Hand of Light holds sway. She must make contact with an agent who knows the location of the artifacts she seeks." After reuniting with Allenvale, an old friend, Alita Eventide combats the Hand of Light cult, eventually locating her informant.
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- First contact is a term describing the first meeting of two cultures previously unaware of one another.
- "First Contact" is the tenth episode of the fifth season of Stargate: Atlantis.
- First Contact is a track in the BIOHAZARD CODE:Veronica ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK. It also appears in the expanded BIOHAZARD CODE:Veronica Complete ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK.
- The control tower at London's Heathrow Airport received a message from an alien race. They had taken control of all the approaching aircraft and were requesting permission to land. A top scientist was brought in to make the first contact. The ship claimed to have landed in a forest, but no forest or spaceship could be seen. But heat-seeking equipment did detect something, so the professor and the military chiefs went out to search in case the ship was invisible. The final panel reveals that the ship is tiny and has landed in the long grass, just as the professor is about to unknowingly stand on it and squash it. .
- First contact was the ambiguous term used to describe a planet's first official contact with "alien" life.
- First Contact es una canción de MSX FM que aparece en Grand Theft Auto III, interpretada por Omni Trio. No tiene letra ya que es un Drum & Bass. Categoría:Canciones de MSX FM
- First Contact is the term used by Anthi - CL historians to describe the first instance of contact that Anthi-CL had with members of an advanced, independent sovereign nation, in 2052. The nation in question was the Aleutian island nation of New Hebrides It is argued by some historians that "first contact" is a misleading term, as several city states and governments of the British Isles had been known to the Kingdom of Anthi-CL prior to this event, such as the Independent City of Birmingham, or the Greenhill Republic. However, the term was is in fact used to differentiate between contact with the native population of Britain and with an advanced culture from overseas, a condition once feared by many to be impossible. In the immediate aftermath of the Great Nuclear War, it was commonly belie
- First contact is a term used to describe the initial meeting between two alien races. One of the most historically significant first contacts was that between the Humans of Earth and Vulcans, in 2063. This meeting laid the foundation for what would eventually become the United Federation of Planets. Starfleet Captain McCoullough had written revised first contact procedures for Starfleet prior to 2369. (DS9 episode: "Move Along Home") First contact scenarios were the subject of the book The Ripple Effect by former Starfleet Captain Rixx. (ST novel: Articles of the Federation)
- A common theme in Speculative Fiction, science fiction writers have loved to speculate for decades what that pivotal moment will be like: the day we first make contact with an extra-terrestrial intelligence. Writers have invented everything from truly Starfish Aliens to Rubber Forehead Aliens and every scenario from aggressive aliens or humans to peaceful coexistence, and everything in-between. If taking place in America, it may turn out that First Contact actually happened decades ago in Roswell, New Mexico, and that the government has been keeping it under wraps ever since.
- The term First Contact is also used to specifically refer to the first official contact between Humans and extraterrestrials. First Contact took place on the evening of April 5, 2063, when a Vulcan Survey Ship, the T'Plana-Hath, having detected the warp signature of the Pheonix Warp Ship, touched down in Bozeman, central Montana, where they met with the Phoenix's designer and pilot, Zeframe Cochrane. This event is generally referred to as the defining moment in Human History, eventually paving the way for a unified world government and, later, the United Federation of Planets. Well documented at the Vulcan Science Directorate and Space Council, but against common Human knowledge, a small Vulcan Survey Ship crash-landed in Carbon Creek, Pennsylvania, a mining town, in 1957 prior to official
- Well, the motley crew of five freeks and geeks and fashion model are all in the cramped space of that Phyrrian ship. Rath's at the controls, flying them to Phyrrian space. "....Well. Here we are." Said fashion model, Leodhais, is standing very steadily near a control panel, being careful no to touch it, and watching the viewscreen like a hawk. Ruin keeps himself busy eyeing every single monitor and control panel. "We *should* look like a Phyrrian ship," he says. "Everything I've put in seems to be working, anyway. We're just asking them to talk?" Leodhais gives a slight nod, crossing his arms.
- +++DOWNLOADING+++ AGRIPPA SECTOR M.42 BLODSBURG CHRONOS +++ 3rd MOON 45th ROTATION 0310 NEAREST SYSTEM +++ FORT GOETHE SUBSECTOR +++ SCYLLA SITUATION +++ VA SCOUT TRAJAN ++ VICTRIX ASTARTES ++ Drifting silently, the scout ship VA Trajan barely left a wake to mark her passage. They were on the safe side of Fort Goethe, which would diminish the danger of hostiles, it didn’t diminish Captain Carrowe's vigilance. Warp storms remained a danger in these parts and one could look out any port hole to see the swirling ebb and flow of warp fluctuations. Either one was brewing or one had passed. It was hard to tell, and only the seasoned warpman could really make a decent guess at the fickle ways of space travel. Carrowe was just such a man and made the presumption that one had passed. There were few
- Occasionally, the official first contact takes place years or even decades after members of the species involved have first met. Typically, first contact is only initiated by the Federation if a civilization is sufficiently advanced and has developed interstellar travel (via warp drive, for example). Contact with more primitive civilizations is prohibited by the Prime Directive. It has been stated that the preferred method is to privately approach scientists and intellectual leaders to make the initial contact, on the assumption that they would more easily grasp the concept of alien life. Also, the population is typically observed covertly for some time before making first contact, a decision made after the Klingon first contact. (TNG: "First Contact" )
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abstract | - History of event is unknown.
- "First Contact" is a short story written by Timothy Zahn (with illustrations by Mike Vilardi) originally published in Star Wars Adventure Journal 1 in February 1994 and reprinted in The Best of the Star Wars Adventure Journal, Issues 1-4 both by West End Games. Supplementary game information was provided by Peter M. Schweighofer. It was reprinted in the short story anthology Tales from the Empire published by Bantam Spectra in November 1997. It was published online at Hyperspace. The story takes place in 8 ABY.
- The term First Contact is also used to specifically refer to the first official contact between Humans and extraterrestrials. First Contact took place on the evening of April 5, 2063, when a Vulcan Survey Ship, the T'Plana-Hath, having detected the warp signature of the Pheonix Warp Ship, touched down in Bozeman, central Montana, where they met with the Phoenix's designer and pilot, Zeframe Cochrane. This event is generally referred to as the defining moment in Human History, eventually paving the way for a unified world government and, later, the United Federation of Planets. Well documented at the Vulcan Science Directorate and Space Council, but against common Human knowledge, a small Vulcan Survey Ship crash-landed in Carbon Creek, Pennsylvania, a mining town, in 1957 prior to official First Contact. Sent to investigate the launch of Earth's first artificial satellite Sputnik, the vessel's impulse manifold began to malfunction during the third week of intelligence gathering, forcing the crew to attempt an emergency landing. The commander of the vessel perished in the crash, leaving command to T'Mirs, T'Pol's second foremother. Unable to confirm the transmission of their distress call, having exhausted their emergency rations within one week, and unwilling to resort to "savagery," the remainder of the Vulcan crew was ultimately compelled to enter Carbon Creek in disguise. Without currency, T'Mir and Mestral were able to obtain sustenance in the form of pretzels and water at the local bar. Mestral, however, confident in his knowledge of simple geometry, was able to obtain currency, and, consequently, "cryongenic" (i.e. frozen) food, through a game of pool. As the weeks wore on, the crew took up various employments and increased their interactions with the Humans. T'Mir, Mestral, and Stron, nevertheless, managed to keep their existence as aliens a secret.
- The term first contact referred to the initial encounter between any two species in the galaxy and beyond that had never before had occasion to meet or communicate. First contact could be achieved in a number of ways, and there were varying patterns, and even rules, by which it could occur. The process of first contact could be beneficial or detrimental, or both, to either species, with continuing relationships (or lack thereof) often depending on how successful the initial exchange was.
- "First Contact" is the eleventh episode of Robotech: The Macross Saga.
- First Contact is the term used by Anthi - CL historians to describe the first instance of contact that Anthi-CL had with members of an advanced, independent sovereign nation, in 2052. The nation in question was the Aleutian island nation of New Hebrides It is argued by some historians that "first contact" is a misleading term, as several city states and governments of the British Isles had been known to the Kingdom of Anthi-CL prior to this event, such as the Independent City of Birmingham, or the Greenhill Republic. However, the term was is in fact used to differentiate between contact with the native population of Britain and with an advanced culture from overseas, a condition once feared by many to be impossible. In the immediate aftermath of the Great Nuclear War, it was commonly believed by most scholars that the rest of the world had been completely scoured of human life. Contact with the Hebrideans disproved this theory, and brought a wave of hope to the citizens of Anthi-CL.
- First Contact was the name given by the Humans, to a rift in space, which pulled many Congressional ships across the universe into the edge of the Sapien system. S.A.M. was built to investigate the rift, and managed to find out a great deal about the Congressional by wirelessly hacking their ships data files. Upon the Congressional emerging from the rift, S.A.M. fired an barrage of 15 nuclear warheads at the largest ship in sight, a Dreadnought battle cruiser called The Mantis. The congressional's technology being far superior to the humans meant that the warheads did mnior damage to the Dreadnought. Upon seeing this unprovoked attack the Congressional instantly assumed that Humans were hostiles.
- First Contact describes the first meeting between representatives of two socities, at least one of which must be previously unaware of the other or to have had too little indirect information to form meaningful judgments.
- First contact is a term used to describe the initial meeting between two alien races. One of the most historically significant first contacts was that between the Humans of Earth and Vulcans, in 2063. This meeting laid the foundation for what would eventually become the United Federation of Planets. Misunderstandings are common in first contact situations, and can lead to unintended and tragic results. Such was the reason for the institution of Starfleet's Prime Directive, which generally forbade contact with races that had not yet developed warp drive. Decisions on initiating first contact were generally made by Starfleet's First Contact Office. (TOS novel: Prime Directive) In the late 23rd and 24th century, alien races believed to be on the brink of developing advanced technologies would often be observed by Federation specialists in order to better understand the cultures in advance of first contact. These observations were conducted by nearby bases in system, from duck blind posts or by placing surgically-altered observers within the local population. (TOS novel: Prime Directive; TNG episodes: "Who Watches the Watchers?", "First Contact") It should be noted that first contact does not necessarily represent an actual first encounter so much as the opening of relations (or, in the worst case, hostilities). For example, Earth and Federation Starfleet ships had several rogue encounters with the Ferengi prior to formal first contact in 2364. Another example was the case of exiled Cardassian poet Iloja of Prim, who eventually settled on Vulcan decades before the Federation and the Cardassians first started to interact. Starfleet Captain McCoullough had written revised first contact procedures for Starfleet prior to 2369. (DS9 episode: "Move Along Home") First contact scenarios were the subject of the book The Ripple Effect by former Starfleet Captain Rixx. (ST novel: Articles of the Federation)
- First Contact is a quest. __TOC__
- +++DOWNLOADING+++ AGRIPPA SECTOR M.42 BLODSBURG CHRONOS +++ 3rd MOON 45th ROTATION 0310 NEAREST SYSTEM +++ FORT GOETHE SUBSECTOR +++ SCYLLA SITUATION +++ VA SCOUT TRAJAN ++ VICTRIX ASTARTES ++ Drifting silently, the scout ship VA Trajan barely left a wake to mark her passage. They were on the safe side of Fort Goethe, which would diminish the danger of hostiles, it didn’t diminish Captain Carrowe's vigilance. Warp storms remained a danger in these parts and one could look out any port hole to see the swirling ebb and flow of warp fluctuations. Either one was brewing or one had passed. It was hard to tell, and only the seasoned warpman could really make a decent guess at the fickle ways of space travel. Carrowe was just such a man and made the presumption that one had passed. There were fewer bells between each fluctuation, and only a rotation ago one of the Navy patrol groups reported their stay engines were stressed due to the exertion of keeping their squadron tacked into real space. To be swallowed up by a warp storm could mean being thrown through the vast and mysterious warp into unknown space or worse, destroyed outright. Conversely, warp storm passage brought a whole new host of problems with Them, and Carrowe had all his watches on amber vigil. It was rare but storms could drop monsters, hulks, portals, and other hostiles into friendly territory. This made his patrol a necessary precaution against the threats to the Divine Emperor's sovereignty. The navigator started suddenly “Contacts on screen, Captain!” With his usual efficiency Carrowe slaved the scan to his position, and it showed an increasing number of contacts at the edge of sensor range. With identification impossible at this distance, Carrowe thought it wise to have his master at hand. Keying the intercom, he broadcast, "Tribune Fortus, your presence is requested on the bridge." There was only a brief delay before the lock driven doors whined and sheathed back to admit Fortus to the bridge area. Larger than life in his green armour, yet still nimble and graceful, he stepped up the ramp to the quarter-bridge with a flourish. "What trouble have you found?" was all Fortus said. "Multiple contacts, brother, count increasing," Carrowe replied, "preliminary scans show ship traits, but of what class and make we won't know until visual." "Navigator, how long?" Fortus said. "Coming in visual range of lead elements now. Stand by… It's Imperial make. Hailing friendly colours, and by all appearances Astartes configuration." "A marine ship?" Fortus frowned, "On screen." The ship was red and bore unknown markings. A quick researchus scan of the bridge library revealed that the chapter was simply called the Red Guard. Carrowe glanced from his screens to look at the Tribune, "Who are they?" "Another one of those monkish chapters," Fortus said with a grimace, "just what we need. Well then, let us be civil and see what their business is. No doubt we'll need to carefully explain to them who the dominant chapter in this sector is.
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* Legate Korvus looked at the faces of his command staff, gathered about the conference table in his ready room to discuss their now clear future as the fleet made a short hop through the warp to Fort Goethe, the nearest Imperial stronghold, a frontier mining and forge colony. "Who are we dealing with here?" Secundus shifted as he read the report the Library had collated on short notice. “Sub-sector forces seem to be under the nominal command of High Lord Admiral Kitchener. The main marine contingent is the Victrix Astartes.” There was a murmur of confusion around the table, which ceased when Korvus said, “Who?” "They call themselves the Victrix Astartes. The records tell us little, but they appear to be most… unorthodox.” The chaplain grinned before continuing, “more a social club than a chapter.” This elicited a round of laughter from the gathered officers, and Secundus waited it out before continuing. “Apparently they believe their geneseed is drawn from the blood of one Calvin Ewald, the Emperor's boon companion prior to the Heresy. A legend no doubt, but regardless, they have held sway over this sector since M37." A warning ping sounded, marking the step down from warp. Everyone grabbed hold of something firm, and the chaptership shuddered as it fought its way back into normal space. “Well, that wasn’t too bad.” Korvus remarked as the ship settled down. There was another burst of laughter, a common reaction from men who had risked their lives to the warp too often. One of the younger officers said, “Praise the Emperor,” and was echoed by the company. The laughter had barely subsided when another warning ping sounded, and a disembodied voice spoke over the broadcast, “Contacts! I repeat we have contacts!” “To your stations,” Korvus called, not bothering to check to see if the others were moving, as he knew they would be. Korvus and the chaplain headed to the main bridge, where he saw the crew moving with their usual efficiency as he took the command chair. “Report.” The sensor officer tuned his instruments, then said, “Imperial scout, sir, Codex markings.” “Message inbound, Master’s key.” Came from the communications officer. “That was quick,” Secundus said. “Indeed, on my private screen.” was Korvus’ reply, then he threw up a privacy field about himself and Secundus. His visage darkened as he read the message, then, in a rage smashed his fist down, denting the console badly. “How dare they!” Secundus reviewed the message from over Korvus’ shoulder, ignoring his seething. "They state their authority comes from the sector Commander, one High Lord Dukas Andronicus, as well as the support of the Inquisition.” “So? They order us about like puppets, I cannot stand for that.” “They also claim authority over elements of the Black Templars and Dark Angels acting in this subsector. Korvus’ anger was not assuaged by the information "Claims mean nothing. They are fools to think we will take this gently, regardless of the circumstances. No one will insult the Red Guard in such a manner without dealing with me personally. “What of their orders?" "Yes, their orders.” Korvus’ face settled and the red flush left it, and a look that Secundus knew as grim determination settled in. “Navigator, maintain course for Fort Goethe, geosynchronous over New Khrengrad.” “And when we arrive?” Secundus was worried, and hoped his protégé wouldn’t do anything rash. We will report to this Mother Superior Beatrix of the Eccliesiarch as they have requested. I also want that Tribune here for a… discussion.” “And the purity scan?" he said, barely able to keep the disgust from his voice. Korvus was not as reserved. "A purity scan! By the Emperor’s shrivelled left nut, someone’s going to pay for that." Korvus 21:03, 9 February 2008 (UTC) Steven Sandford and Nicholas Cioran
- First Contact is AETA's first, and so far only full album. It features 10 songs all sung by Hatsune Miku. At the time, tracks 8 and 10 were new.
- The Black Book Band 1997 1.
* Monorail To Atom Land 2.
* If I had a Rocket Launcher 3.
* Small Designs 4.
* Lightship Yarrow 5.
* Lady Be Crazy 6.
* Madman on The Watchtower 7.
* Saiplane 8.
* Comin' Back To Me 9.
* Moondance 10.
* Harbors 11.
* Hope eyrie 12.
* Lightsailor 13.
* The Way I Feel 14.
* Brown-eyed Girl 15.
* Crap
- Well, the motley crew of five freeks and geeks and fashion model are all in the cramped space of that Phyrrian ship. Rath's at the controls, flying them to Phyrrian space. "....Well. Here we are." Said fashion model, Leodhais, is standing very steadily near a control panel, being careful no to touch it, and watching the viewscreen like a hawk. Ruin keeps himself busy eyeing every single monitor and control panel. "We *should* look like a Phyrrian ship," he says. "Everything I've put in seems to be working, anyway. We're just asking them to talk?" Takoda climbs onto the bridge and nods at Rath, his usual smile notably absent from his face. "For the time being, we are here," Amelia agrees serenely as she settles in. "I hope that trend continues for the rest of the night." She certainly looks more like a freak than usual, carefully rendered, well, dumpy by makeup and clothing. Not that it's hard to perceive the familiar woman underneath, especially since her eyepatch is off and her cybernetic gleams. Rathenhope nods at Ruin. "And your shield'll mask our lifesigns," he says with a small smile. "So. We ask them to talk and we'll see what they say. Either we talk here, or on TeeKay." Leodhais gives a slight nod, crossing his arms. Ruin nods. "It should work," he says. "But you know this is the first serious run - lab tests can only do so much." "Reassuring," murmurs Amelia dryly, taking out her PDA. She double-taps the pupil of her cybernetic eye, letting it whirr open to produce a datajack port. Cord strung between port and gadget, she leans back into her chair. Rathenhope just sighs, watching the screen carefully. "All we have to hope is that no Vanguard or RNS vessels turn up and decide us to be actual Phyrrians. And we've got to get back to the Iuppiter afterwards." Leodhais watches Ruin working before turning and nodding to Rath. "Yes." Ruin nudges Leodhais. "You can fly her. Pretty sure you can. If we really need to do fancy stuff." Takoda looks at Amelia's movements with interest and blinks when she plugs in. He looks back to the viewscreen and stays silent. "The Vanguard is not planning an incursion on Phyrrian space any time soon," Amelia informs Rathenhope, eyes glued to her PDA. "And Sivad should still probably be busy. I'd worry more about Phyrria right now." "That's reassuring," Rathenhope says with a sigh. "Oh well." Looks out of the window at the space. "Well. We're definitely here.." Leodhais tilts his head slightly as he looks at the viewscreen and nods to Ruin. "Yes," he says. "I can do that." He points at the viewscreen just in case anyone missed it. Ruin looks at Amelia. "Monitor, record...we need to understand, especially if any orders come for this ship." He reaches over to pat Leodhais's shoulder. "Fly casual." And to the other two, "Where's the rock we're headed for?" Standing to one side Takoda takes a deep breath and nods. He watches the rest of the crew as they work and just tries to keep out of the way. Sangfroid would not be the word for Amelia's reaction. Terror, on the other hand... terror is a definite possibility. "Oh sweet Lord," she whispers, mismatched gaze breaking from the PDA to stare. "...we're all going to die." But after a moment's silence to let that settle in, something else asserts itself... uncontrollable academic curiosity. With a jerky nod, the woman sits forward to attempt to record all communications that can be perceived on the airwaves. Any directed the ship's way, she attempts to route through the PDA to translate machine language into comprehensible communication. Rathenhope moves out of the way to give Leodh access to the flying controls. Pulls his PDA out of his pocket and waves it. "Co-ordinates are on here," he says with a nod. "I'll let you input them in," he remarks, offering it towards Ruin. "I got no idea how this thing works." Eventually he takes a look out of the viewscreen. "...Wow. Don't actively scan a single ship." Leodhais takes a seat at the pilot console and nods, flying, as they say, casually. Ruin nods, his hands working over a console to input rather more data than is on the PDA screen. "Flight path's entered," he says. "...Yellow line on your monitor, Leodh. When we're close enough for a tight transmission, the line'll turn red. Then it's you diplomatic types." Takoda just watches the viewscreen, keeping his face blank of whatever emotion he's feeling. "No active scanning," Amelia concurs, one hand flying across the keys, the other producing yet another cord from her coat's pocket- this time to link in her PDA to the communications console, so it can serve as a bridge between her jacked-in mind and the systems. She passively records all of the data she can. Rathenhope looks back to catch the message on Leodh's console. "...Oh shit. Amelia, I -really- need you to be able to translate that yesterday." Leodhais looks at the console and then looks at his PDA. "I can't type fast enough and fly at the same time," he says in a no-nonsense voice. "What do you have?" he asks. Ruin turns *white* - well, whiter. Somewhat. It's hard to go properly pale when you're practically allergic to daylight to start with. Fingers flying as he says, "It wants to know who we are and where we came from. I've got the ship's original ident. That's 'who'. And origin -" he breaks off into a steady stream of particularly virulent Mierz, but his fingers don't stop. "Carrier in Waldheim space, damaged but functional enough to return please tell me I'm not getting us shot." Takoda pales as he sees the message on Leodh's console, but the look on his face changes not one iota as he impassively watches the crew working. Amelia states curtly, "Route incomings to my console. I should be able to translate it nearly instantaneously via the datajack; it'll be faster, Ruin. Though you shall have to tell me -what- to say." Her own fingers fly a moment, preparing to reroute the messages through communications and her PDA. Rathenhope nods in agreement. "Amelia, you're on data collection. Ruin, as long as we don't say 'please tell me I'm not getting us shot' to them, I think we'll be fine. Send registry and what Ruin said." He's also white as a sheet, but standing tall. Leodhais is the only one who doesn't seem to be turing pale. "Staying steady," Leodhais states in an even voice. Ruin nods. "Amelia, ship registry and point of origin lifted from the original systems, there." Another flurry of keystrokes, and, "And you've got access to everything this fighter originally knew." Turning to watch the viewscreen, 'Koda frowns slightly. He keeps quiet for now. Amelia's natural eye blinks once as the information is transmitted to her, the woman's hands dancing across the keyboard with virtuoso speed as she attempts to relay it onward to the inquiring ship, registration and origin details both. "I'll put the translation of their reply on the main screen when we receive it." Sheer mental demand has taken away fear for the moment, and the Sivadian sounds nearly as robotic as their adversaries. Rathenhope reads the message and spends a precious second thinking it over. "Communications and sensors were damaged," he suggests. "This unit received no broadcasts.". "Is that true?" Leodhais asks, turning around a bit. "This unit had a blast hole two thirds of the way through it," says Ruin. "And it took scans of four other fighters to know how to repair it. Yes, it's true. A lot of systems were damaged." Takoda looks to Ruin. "I assume the ships can repair themselves? If so, that explanation sounds eminently plausible." "Acknowledged," Amelia states flatly, transcribing the message almost as quickly as Rathenhope says it and transmitting it back in binary reply. She keeps up the message relays to demonstrate translations, allowing everyone to see the text version of the communication verbatim. Rathenhope reads the message on the screen and lets out a sigh of relief. "Hopefully that's in the same direction that we're going. Just respond 'acknowledged', Amelia." Leodhais just goes with the flow. Whichever way the ship is going, he guides it there. Ruin blows out a little breath, shaking juuuuuuuust a bit. "...Does anybody know where that would be? Amelia, where do most of the comms go?" Takoda breathes a little more deeply and nods, his eyes fixed to the viewscreen. "Acknowledged." If she's aware of the irony, well? Amelia doesn't acknowledge it. She simply encodes the one-word message and slings it back. "Ruin, examine past navigational data of the ship to clarify destination?" For her part, once the message is on its way she tentatively attempts to answer the Lunite's question- surveying the airwaves for Phyrrian broadcast central. "...A majority of communication is addressed to the spacedocks." Rathenhope lets out all that air he's been holding in. "Stage one, infiltration, complete." Ruin nods to Amelia, calling up screens of navigational charts. On Leodhais' screen, a course alteration. "I think...this will allow us to get close enough while looking like we're obeying orders," he says shakily. "It's not direct obedience, but if one assumes the ship is still somewhat damaged it's an acceptable course." Leodhais nods, adjusting the course accordingly. Glancing at Rath, Takoda's first smile crosses his face momentarily. Turning back to the viewscreen he nods quietly. Amelia does not relax, herself, remaining in that distant mechanical state. Her attention is turned toward passive information-gathering, routing sensor information through her PDA so she can experience it directly. For the moment, she seems to be attempting a silent estimate of ship counts, calculating how many ships could fit in the visible docks under her breath. "Slow down a little, Leodh," Rathenhope says distractedly. "Don't make it obvious. Just so we can send several messages. Amelia, transmit '92266' to the rock." Leodhais does so, offering a look of comfort - or as much as he can manage - to everyone around the bridge. "Tight beam," Ruin nods. "Can't be intercepted. Can't let it be intercepted." Takoda watches the viewscreeen, waiting to see what response, if any, they get. "Acknowledged. I shall do what is possible." Taking the time to protect the narrow band signal from interception as much as the ship's systems allow, Amelia waits until any ships nearby have moved away and only then sends the brief message. Rathenhope frowns a little. Crosses his fingers and adds. "Add: 'We were on Deserata'." Leodhais keeps the asteroid in view, considering it carefully. "Deserata," he repeats in a voice just as exciting as Amelia's. Ruin - for his part - is back to monitoring those screens. Nobody coming? Nothing suspicious? Not time to run? Good. So far. Takoda looks at Rath and opens his mouth before nodding at Leodhais. Satisfied he looks around at every, just to make sure they're all ok before looking back towards the viewscreen. "Acknowledged." And yeah, Amelia's voice is thrilling. The brief message Rathenhope dictates- Deserata filled in, of course- is appended in a second transmission, and then the woman turns her attention to examining the nearby space as well. It seems one check just isn't enough for her level of paranoia. Rathenhope blinks at the response, looking vaguely alarmed. "...Crap. So much to say, so little time. Try: 'Can you meet us in the Tomin Kora system, it will be safer'?" Ruin shakes his head. "Designate time and place of meeting." Leodhais rubs his chin at his non-existent stubble and then pushes his rarely worn glasses up the bridge of his nose. "Tomin Kora, Shadowheart?" he suggests. "As for time..." Takoda blinks at the message and turns around to look at the others. "How fast could someone...something get from here to Tomin Kora safely and without alerting the overmind? Two days?" Amelia says nothing, but the screen shows the reply in Terran before she sends it in binary: "Designate time and place of meeting. Tomin Kora system suggested". There's only a momentary pause of thought as she takes in the conflicting instructions before that's on its way. "Get us out of here Leodh," Rathenhope says with a nod at reading the message. "But not too conspiciously, mm?" Leodhais nods, and does just that, using all his fabulous piloting skills to pilot most inconspicuously. Ruin shakes his head. "Excuse me," he says, and starts entering something on the keyboard that makes a lot of the lights in the cramped little cockpit start flickering yellow and red. "I'm making this ship look like it's about to explode," he says. "Leodh, jump us out of here now - it'll look like we're minimizing damage to the fleet." Takoda looks at the viewscreen. "Ruin, great idea - I don't think conspicuous is going to be a problem right now. I think speed is." Amelia takes the initiative, at Ruin's words, to broadcast on a wide beam: "Danger malfunction, repairs inadequate, imminent destruction possible", her face set in a mask of concentration. Rathenhope nods at Amelia's words on the screen. "Just what I was about to get you to say," he says, clenching his hand around the handle of his gun. Which is kind of pointless. Leodhais reaches over to remove Rath's hand from his gun. Then his hands go back to the control panels. "Engage."
- The Federation typically did not make first contact with a species until that species had reached a certain level of technological advancement (usually the development of warp drive). The Prime Directive prohibited the contact with pre-warp species.
- "First Contact" is the second episode of the third series of the popular science fiction fan series Time Agent. It was written by Jaime Carroll as part of the third series which is a story told over all six episodes.
- First Contact is the first scenario in the A Matter of Life and Death campaign in The Gathering Storm. "Alita Eventide begins her quest in the kingdom of Darashann where a fanatical group called the Hand of Light holds sway. She must make contact with an agent who knows the location of the artifacts she seeks." After reuniting with Allenvale, an old friend, Alita Eventide combats the Hand of Light cult, eventually locating her informant.
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- A common theme in Speculative Fiction, science fiction writers have loved to speculate for decades what that pivotal moment will be like: the day we first make contact with an extra-terrestrial intelligence. Writers have invented everything from truly Starfish Aliens to Rubber Forehead Aliens and every scenario from aggressive aliens or humans to peaceful coexistence, and everything in-between. The name for the trope and the term itself comes from the 1945 Murray Leinster novelette First Contact. This is not the same as first contact, lowercase, which describes any first contact between two cultures. Expect someone to make a statement or speech about what a pivotal moment this is for the human race. You may find religious fanatics who claim the aliens are devils, angels, or even gods. Unless the aliens are Sufficiently Advanced or it is Handwaved, there may be communication difficulties and misunderstandings, sometimes leading to outright war. Scientists will want to study the aliens, ofttimes without the aliens' consent. The aliens will usually be more technologically advanced, although not always more sociologically advanced. If taking place in America, it may turn out that First Contact actually happened decades ago in Roswell, New Mexico, and that the government has been keeping it under wraps ever since. Speculation about First Contact scenarios has led many scientists and philosophers to consider that the human race may not be ready for such contact -- they often make anvilicious statements that the multitude of armed conflicts and the pollution of our own world as reasons that an extra-terrestrial lifeform may pass Earth by, which Hollywood will pick up on when they feel their movie needs a message. Contrast with Absent Aliens. See also First Contact Math, Boldly Coming, Faeries Don't Believe in Humans, Either. Not to be confused with a Phineas and Ferb Fanfic entitled First Contact: A Gemini Story. For the film, see Star Trek First Contact. Naturally, this is the step between The Masquerade and The Unmasqued World. Examples of First Contact include:
- First contact is a term describing the first meeting of two cultures previously unaware of one another.
- Occasionally, the official first contact takes place years or even decades after members of the species involved have first met. Typically, first contact is only initiated by the Federation if a civilization is sufficiently advanced and has developed interstellar travel (via warp drive, for example). Contact with more primitive civilizations is prohibited by the Prime Directive. It has been stated that the preferred method is to privately approach scientists and intellectual leaders to make the initial contact, on the assumption that they would more easily grasp the concept of alien life. Also, the population is typically observed covertly for some time before making first contact, a decision made after the Klingon first contact. (TNG: "First Contact" ) Captain McCoullough revised the first contact protocols for Starfleet. Following first contact with the enigmatic Wadi, Benjamin Sisko wished McCoullough was in his place. (DS9: "Move Along Home") The Bolian Federation Ambassador Vadosia mentioned that he had a particular interest in first contact procedures. (DS9: "The Forsaken") By 2379, Captain Jean-Luc Picard had represented the Federation during first contacts with twenty-seven different alien races. (Star Trek Nemesis) The USS Voyager made the most first contacts since James T. Kirk during its journey through the unexplored Delta Quadrant from 2371-2378. (VOY: "Friendship One") The Starfleet Command instruction Directive 010 stated that "Before engaging alien species in battle, any and all attempts to make first contact and achieve non-military resolution must be made." (VOY: "In the Flesh")
- "First Contact" is the tenth episode of the fifth season of Stargate: Atlantis.
- First Contact is a track in the BIOHAZARD CODE:Veronica ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK. It also appears in the expanded BIOHAZARD CODE:Veronica Complete ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK.
- The control tower at London's Heathrow Airport received a message from an alien race. They had taken control of all the approaching aircraft and were requesting permission to land. A top scientist was brought in to make the first contact. The ship claimed to have landed in a forest, but no forest or spaceship could be seen. But heat-seeking equipment did detect something, so the professor and the military chiefs went out to search in case the ship was invisible. The final panel reveals that the ship is tiny and has landed in the long grass, just as the professor is about to unknowingly stand on it and squash it. .
- First contact was the ambiguous term used to describe a planet's first official contact with "alien" life.
- First Contact es una canción de MSX FM que aparece en Grand Theft Auto III, interpretada por Omni Trio. No tiene letra ya que es un Drum & Bass. Categoría:Canciones de MSX FM
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