Alien Review - to Rescue Silouen

Thanks to those of you who have emailed regarding Sil.

Well, now that the party's over, we can get back to work.
Before I do, I thought I would take a few minutes to describe to you what
happened with Silouen.

As many of you already know, Silouen is back with us and not too much the
worse for wear.
Our people have, shall I say, a terrible history with those "living" holes.
They are not found in your Orion spur much to your benefit.
These holes Do frequent the larger areas of the Sagittarius and Perseus
arms, however.
And some of them have been responsible for the destruction of whole living
solar systems.
Some of these planets were home to friends of ours.

So it is easy to understand why Sil "committed suicide."
In the note, Sil reminded us of the many friends we had lost, and how
important it was to try to gain more of an understanding about these living
holes.
While Silouen did not expect to return, it was clear that the mission of
flying into the hole and trying to transmit data back to us was foremost in
Sil's mind.

We all thought that Sil was lost.
It was your very own Nightbat who snapped us out of it.
Returning to the Perseus arm early, after being prompted by Nightbat, some
of us formulated a plan to rescue Silouen from the living hole.
Sparing you the details, the plan once implemented included great and heroic
acts on the part of Nician (who found a weakness in the hole's defenses),
Ollie (who flew me into the hole) and others involved, and the plan was
successful.

Pros Pere has placed Silouen on an 800-year probation for careless acts
which placed fellow crewmembers in great jeopardy and peril.
And the Proz also staged an awards ceremony, where Silouen, Ollie and others
received our highest decorations for courage, for valor.

We know a great deal more about these living holes now, thanks to Sil.
We know how to destroy them if necessary, but we are also looking into ways
to communicate with them.
They have no thought as to whether a star system is inhabited or not, and we
hope to be able to eventually encourage them to feed only on uninhabited
systems.

Many thanks to Nightbat for helping us to get past our grief and to go back
and rescue Sil.
Nightbat, you are truly a boon and an inspiration, both to us and to your
people.

Well, I must return to my work.
All this makes me think of the numerous times I have witnessed human
courage.
Many of you sometimes wonder how you would behave in a crisis.
You All have it in you to show bravery and valor in the worst of times.
Even in the present, with acts of heroism being performed frequently by your
astronauts, with acts of bravery shown daily on Both sides of your world
battles and conflicts, and even in the every-day personal trials you each
suffer, there is No Question that Valor is a deeply saturated human
instinct.

We are honored to know you.

Darla