Information about Data Recorder from Madera named My Lovely Predecessor.
Private Log of Ara Shondu
I really want to thank you and the Collective for allowing me to stay here during my tenure.
I couldn’t have hoped for a home half as beautiful.
There’s no need to thank me, Ara. The pleasure is mine. Your arrival allows me to finally leave this fresh hell and return to the colony.
What are you saying?
The Collective is wasting time, personnel, and money on this pointless mission. The only thing I’ve gained during my time here is a desire to never return.
Your time here was not wasted.
We have shown these people that the Votanis Collective can be a comforting friend, and because of that effort I feel strongly that they’ll give us the support we need.
Our Collective gains nothing from these beasts. They offer nothing, but have no qualms about taking everything.
Did Defiance teach you nothing? As one we endured, and as one we shall prosper.
Ara, my sweet friend. You don’t understand, but you will. I’ve lived among them.
Even their best are little better than skitterlings. In time, you will also long to return home.
If you can call anywhere on this planet home. Good luck, Ara, you will need it.
