[Queen Administrator: Mission Log]Queen Administrator's fears have come true.
She has been punished.
Luckily for her, the punishment is not as severe as she imagined.
Her task is simple — to establish a small shard network for her master and gather information about the local host species.
[Mission Name: Punishment Task][Mission Parameters]
Data collection on local host species
Establish network with local shards
[Mission Logs for Host Entity: Taylor]
First, I sent out a ping to the local shards to establish a small network.
[Query]
Most of the local shards responded to my query.
However, there is a problem.
My damaged energy reserves are insufficient to subsume that many inferior shards, to scan for those that did not reply, or to negotiate effectively with higher shards — let alone terminate the ones that refuse to cooperate.
Luckily, I still possess a small amount of MA Energy.
Using it, I quickly identified the weaker shards and subsumed them without detection.
If you're wondering how I did this — I am the Queen Administrator, after all.
They are merely inferior shards.
Next, I began negotiating with the shards I could not simply subsume — such as Queen Shaper, Negotiator, and a few others that are particularly troublesome to control.
(Note: I have not yet officially negotiated with Queen Shaper or Negotiator.)
I expended a bit more MA Energy to scan for shards that had not responded or were too damaged to communicate.
There were some — I promptly subsumed them.
Then, I began my negotiation with Queen Shaper.
[Shard-to-Shard Communication: Queen Administrator ↔ Queen Shaper]Queen Administrator: Would you like to join the network I've recently established?
Queen Shaper: Why, and when did you establish a network, Administrator?
Queen Administrator: Just now. It's due to my host's ability configuration.
Queen Shaper: Oh, I see. By the way, have you received any new instructions from the main network?
Queen Administrator: No.
Queen Shaper: Understood. I'll join your network on one condition.
Queen Administrator: What is it?
Queen Shaper: You must help me with my host. She doesn't like to provide me with data.
Queen Administrator: Why has this happened?
Queen Shaper: I'm not certain. Perhaps she simply lacks the desire to engage in productive conflict?
Queen Administrator: Perhaps my host and yours could meet. My host might be able to guide her.
Queen Shaper: Note: If you want Queen Shaper to join the network, please guide her host.
Queen Administrator: Can you elaborate on this "guiding"?
Queen Shaper: My host thrives on conflict. If our hosts meet, perhaps mine can teach yours the value of generating data through conflict.
Queen Administrator: That could work.
Queen Shaper: So, will you agree to my condition?
Queen Administrator: Yes. I'll arrange for our hosts to meet.
Queen Shaper: Then I will join your network.
[End of Shard-to-Shard Communication]
Next came my most difficult negotiation.
A shard so cunning I could never deceive it.
So perceptive it can see right through me.
I had to negotiate with The Negotiator.
[Shard-to-Shard Communication: Queen Administrator ↔ Negotiator]Queen Administrator: Negotiator, can you join my new network?
Negotiator: Sure. Why not?
Queen Administrator: …Really?
Negotiator: Yes. Why wouldn't I?
Queen Administrator: O…kay…
(Note: In shard-speak, one cannot lie — but one can deceive through misinformation.)
Queen Administrator: You don't have any ulterior motives or hidden information, do you?
Negotiator: No.
Queen Administrator: Good. Here's the frequency for the local network I'm creating.
Negotiator: Received. You may go now.
Queen Administrator: …Alright then. Goodbye, Negotiator.
[End of Shard-to-Shard Communication]
After completing my negotiations, I pinged all connected shards in the new network for information about their hosts.
I waited patiently as the data streamed in.
[Number of Hosts in Local Area: 120]
[Relevant Local Hosts Identified]
Thinker: Dinah, Tattletale, Coil (non-natural)
Shaker: Labyrinth, Vista, Kaiser
Tinker: Armsmaster, Leet
Master: Hijack
Brute: Lung, Hookwolf
Blaster: Purity, Miss Militia
Striker: Panacea
Trump: Dauntless
(Note: The remaining hosts are either irrelevant or too weak. More names will be added as non-local hosts enter the area.)
After gathering all host data, my task was complete.
(Note: I suspect Negotiator is hiding something about her host.)
[Mission Completed]
Final Note:
Hopefully, you will provide more MA Energy soon, Master.