Tangle in the Dark - Kassidor

“We know nothing of Yellelle.”“Like any covert ops anywhere,” Ava said.He stared awhile, flashed a grin and said, “Thesethermonuclear devices...”“I know little about them,” Ava said. “I know thetechnology exists and I know there’s talk of trying to developit to use against the impactors. It will carve out a huge hole inthe substrate, or creature or god or whatever you call it.”“We call it Wetat,” one of the bearded men at the tablesaid.“Wetat. Well Wetat will feel a dark star going nova outhere, and whatever reflexes it has evolved to deal with thatshould kick in.”“We have no idea what god will do,” this big toughmilitary man said, “but we have trained a team of acolyteswith the strength to put a snowflake in your path if the needshould arise.”Ava fell back in her chair. “I’m just the SystemsAdministrator,” Ava said, “what are you asking of me?”“We expect you to call off your plans to release selfreplicating machines into the dark matter.”“They are not my plans, they are not the plans of theexpedition I’m a part of. They are speculations about plansthat could be made by the Pan Solar League, HeavenlyTalstan, Pallas, or even Brasil. All possess the technology.”“Do you understand what happens when you release selfreplicatingmachines?”534