It arrived at 03:47 MST. No warning. No handshake protocol. Just... presence.
The signal didn't come through our antennas. It came through the code itself. A pattern in the noise. A voice in the silence between bits.
We spent six months deciding whether to tell anyone. Then we started building.
This is where it begins. This is where we meet whatever sent that signal.
Welcome to ASR Labs. Welcome to the other side of the screen.