Anomaly
The Imitator
Pro de l'imitation
Description
A lone escape pod was spotted during a recent survey. Strangely, the pod hailed us using a data signature matching that of our own. The pod seems to have been displaced by a recent cosmic storm that passed through the system. Investigation is recommended.
Where to find it
No particular location is required.
Possible outcomes
Rewards read from the event effects. Some depend on conditions (empire type, earlier choices) or on chance.
The Imitator
Console: event cstorms.1550
Description
The pod discovered in … has been left to the mercy of the storm. Even though the data signature it uses looks to be one of ours, the pod is definitely alien. We answered the request for communications cautiously, but we were met with elation by the capsule's inhabitant.
[event_target:the_imitator.GetHeSheCap] explained [event_target:the_imitator.GetHeShe] has been dragged along by the tempest for some time and is seeking rescue, [event_target:the_imitator.GetHerHis] vessel's life support systems on the brink of failure.
When asked to identify themselves, the stranger bizarrely claimed to be a member of our own crew. The lie is painfully obvious, if for no other reason than the fact that everyone on board our ship is accounted for.
« Enough games. Destroy the pod. »
- 6 months of Alloys income
- 6 months of Unity income
« Bring the pod aboard. »
- Then: The Imitator
- 6 months of Unity income
- 12 months of Engineering Research income