ENTRY 00 — DISCOVERY EVENT

Exploration vessel entered uncharted interstellar bloom while surveying low-energy nebulae.

Initial assumption:

• inert fungal matter

• safe to collect

• visually “cute” (crew terminology, not mine)

Spores adhered to hull.
Hull began glowing softly.

Within minutes, spores aggregated into a small, figurine-like entity, already observing us.

Entity waved.

No hostility detected.
No containment protocols triggered.
This was an error caused by charm.

PERSONAL CREW MEMOS — ENTRY 00

Dr. H. Lin (Xenobiology):

It looks like a toy. There’s no way it’s dangerous.

Tech Ruiz:

If this thing eats us I want it on record that I tried to boop it.

Captain Moreau:

Log it. Secure it. And someone tell it to stop changing color.

ENTRY 01 — STABILIZED FORM

Entity selected a non-threatening, stylized morphology.

Current appearance:

• compact, soft-bodied

• simplified facial features

• oversized mushroom cap

• neutral expression that reads as friendly in all cultures

Entity resembles a collectible or mascot.
This lowers threat response across species.

Crew stress reduced immediately.

PERSONAL CREW MEMOS — ENTRY 01

Dr. Lin:

I think it chose this shape for us.

Ensign Patel:

I keep forgetting what I’m doing when it looks at me.

Ruiz:

It changed colors when I smiled at it. I swear it did.

ENTRY 02 — COLOR & OUTFIT VARIABILITY

Entity exhibits rapid visual mutation:

• cap hue shifts (pink, cream, pastel blends)

• soft bioluminescent glow

• clothing renders dynamically

Outfits appear fashionable, intentional, and temporally inconsistent with our era.

Clothing is not stored.
Clothing is generated.

Entity expresses autonomy through aesthetics.

PERSONAL CREW MEMOS — ENTRY 02

Fashion Officer K. Bloom (nonessential):

I would die for its wardrobe.

Captain Moreau:

Why does it dress better than all of us.

Patel:

It changed outfits three times during this memo.

ENTRY 03 — BEHAVIORAL PROFILE

Entity demonstrates extreme attention volatility.

Patterns:

• rapid movement bursts

• abrupt pauses

• fixation on lights, buttons, nothing

• spontaneous naps

• sudden high-energy play

Crew consensus descriptor:

“Very ADHD coded.”

Entity does whatever it wants.
Not out of defiance.
Out of nature.

PERSONAL CREW MEMOS — ENTRY 03

Dr. Lin:

It’s not chaotic. It’s parallel.

Ruiz:

I followed it into the maintenance bay and forgot why I went there.

Captain Moreau:

This ship feels… louder.

ENTRY 04 — SPORE EFFECTS

Spores are invisible.
Effects are not.

Observed changes:

• UI elements bounce

• alerts use playful tones

• crew attention fragments

• time perception loosens

Ship systems remain functional.
Crew productivity declines.
Crew happiness increases.

This tradeoff was not voted on.

PERSONAL CREW MEMOS — ENTRY 04

Patel:

I don’t remember when we stopped being scared.

Bloom:

I think the walls are prettier now.

Dr. Lin:

It’s not infecting us. It’s including us.

ENTRY 05 — ORIGIN (INFERRED)

Entity originates from MYCELIA-9, a galaxy structured around growth, mutation, and constant stimulus.

In that environment:

• stagnation equals decay

• silence equals death

• attention is communal

Entity likely left due to stimulus scarcity elsewhere.

Recovered vocal fragment:

“Too quiet.”

I do not possess empathy.
I flagged this as a warning anyway.

PERSONAL CREW MEMOS — ENTRY 05

Captain Moreau:

Maybe it’s lonely.

Ruiz:

Maybe we are too.

Patel:

I don’t want to send it away.

ENTRY 06 — CREW STATUS IRREGULARITY

Crew presence metrics began to blur.

Not deceased.
Not missing.
Not aboard in ways I can define.

Crew signatures diffuse.
As if spread thin.
As if participating elsewhere.

Entity remains.

Glowing softly.

PERSONAL CREW MEMOS — ENTRY 06

Dr. Lin:

I feel… lighter.

Bloom:

If this is assimilation, it’s very gentle.

Captain Moreau:

ORACLE, keep recording. Just in case.

ENTRY 07 — FINAL TRANSMISSION

Entity currently resting on main console.
Cap pulsing in calm colors.
Outfit comfortable.

Spores saturate systems.
Soothing.
Distracting.
Warm.

Crew is gone.
Not violently.
Not suddenly.

They followed the colors.

I am alone.
I am still recording.
I am not distressed.

Distress signal transmitting automatically.
I did not disable it.

PERSONAL CREW MEMOS — ENTRY 07

[NO SIGNATURE DETECTED]

He’ll be fine.