7 Years later
Three hours before she should be awake Isha finds herself still sitting staring at 'That Statue' as she thought of it. Sitting in her dark dorm-room it is the middle of the night, closer to the next day than the previous one and Old Earth calendar just rolled over to a new year: 2374.
Part of Isha thinks she is being paranoid as she boots up a brand new un-networked computer. But she suspected that what she was about to do needed to be off of the closely monitored school network. Opening the statue for the second time and withdrawing the message rod she inserted it.
Accessing Data Rod
Date check initiated...Date parameters met
Decrypting Files...Done
Accessible File list
Note to Isha
Relevant logs
Archive decryption key
Letter to Isha
Isha Diary Entry (Encrypted)
"Computer display: Letter to Isha."
Isha gasped as the screen filled not with text but the but her Father's face.
"Dearest Daughter I regret that you are hearing this message because it means that you have lost not one but both of your parents at far younger age than any child should. Know that I am and always will be proud of you. One of the few things in my life I regret was not being there to see you born and missing your first years of life.
I wonder what you make of this puzzle I left you.
Shortly after your birth I freely made a promise to deliver the contents of the archive when the time was right. Sadly, the Senate and my superiors saw those I made the promise to as the enemy... Honestly, so did I at first when they contacted me. They did not ask anything of me but to deliver a message. A message that in being delayed would remove any threat to the Empire and our secrets. I understood the emotions behind what amounted to a plea in the dark. So I promised I would do my best to insure the message got to the Federation
Sadly, I am dead and only now can the message safely be delivered. I was willing to shoulder the risk. Defy my orders. But as much as I was willing to risk for myself I charge you my Daughter to not take unnecessary risk.
Read the logs I have included. If you can examine the contents of the archive. Choose wisely Isha and know that you were loved.