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Questions/Question 286

Since Rowan’s been piecing apart the code for the synthrofos would they (or anyone they’ve shared it with, I know Saturn has the info at least) be able to trace any more details about who/what sent the mysterious message: where it was sent from, from what device, etc? (Even if it’s Info that they can’t read yet and will need to decipher with more info later)

The original message will always remain visible only within Kelesis, so any attempt to track or decipher it would have to occur within the city. And to do so would feel like they were getting somewhere, following very definite leads... but in sort of the same way that all Kelesian electronics give off satisfying whirs and clicks and beeps, but there's nothing sensible inside them. All vibes, no sensible progress....

It might even transmit things like signal received! 😏 and entry unlocked! 😎 and long strings of 0s and 1s, that don't translate into anything at all. If there's an underlying truth it seems to be that it's... from Kelesis. There is no device it was sent from.

Prodding at it for too long at a time, and the Syntrofos will abruptly short out and become temporarily unusable... but it'll heal itself once they're outside Kelesis, with no lingering harm done.