AccessHydraCorpus

Milestone

Recovered alien corpse
Summary
We have retrieved the intact body of an extraterrestrial.
Detail
Few among us would ever have believed this day would come. Not only inarguable proof of life from another world, but the successful retrieval of an intact alien body, ours to study at our leisure. Returning it to our labs has been a challenge, however. Its cellular structure began to deteriorate at an alarming rate, which we believe to be due to some sort of genetically-programmed fail-safe — presumably to prevent this race's enemies from learning more about them. Fortunately, we were well-equipped enough to quickly transfer the corpse into cryogenic storage, by which point only its outermost extremities had succumbed to necrosis. More problematically, the pathologists tasked with initial assessment of the body quickly fell into an inexplicable stupor. The effect dissipated within a few hours, and did not repeat. A full postmortem may now begin.
Completes Objective(s):		Acquire an Alien Corpus
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Kill an alien
Solution
Detect an alien operative on Earth and conduct an Assassinate mission against it. It is possible assaulting alien installations on Earth or in space may also yield an alien body for study, but it is difficult to predict under what circumstances that might occur.
Description		Resolution
Now that we can finally track the aliens here on Earth, we can find out some more about them. Best way to do that is to cut up a dead one. Try to keep it mostly intact.		Well, that was satisfying. The alien walked into the ambush right on schedule and went down to rifle fire. It tried to get up, so the boys broke out the heavy weapons. Long story short, it's definitely dead. Our chief pathologist has complained about the number of bullets he's going to have to pick out. We told him to stop whining.
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They can bleed, Colonel. And they can die.
Prerequisite Objective(s)
Research Alien Movements
Can be completed by Milestone:		Recovered alien corpse
Unlocks Project(s):		Hydra Biology
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Acquire an Alien Corpus
Solution
Detect an alien operative on Earth and conduct an Assassinate mission against it. It is possible assaulting alien installations on Earth or in space may also yield an alien body for study, but it is difficult to predict under what circumstances that might occur.
Description		Resolution
We have learned all we can from remotely studying our enemy; to go further, we need an actual alien specimen. As yet, we have no idea how to protect ourselves from whatever mechanism the aliens use to enthrall humans, so our solution is to render the alien unable to enthrall us by killing it. A few of our researchers have objected to carrying out what amounts to an assassination mission, but – given how many humans have died in this conflict already – the majority of our personnel are less squeamish. It is important, however, that we do not execute this operation in a casual manner. The aliens and their human allies have no doubt become aware of our efforts, and it seems likely we are inviting retaliatory strikes when we go forward.		We have acquired an alien corpse for study, though not without casualties of our own. The target alien was neutralized with minimal collateral damage, and the recovery team arrived within the allotted window. Unfortunately, during the process of securing the alien corpse for transport, it revived and attacked. The leader of the recovery team was killed by a single blow from one of the alien's upper appendages, and two more suffered serious injuries while attempting to flee. At this point our strike team re-engaged the alien, fired on it until it went down a second time, then continued firing into the body until they ran out of ammunition. Some cautious experiments led them to conclude that the alien was finally dead, at which point the body was recovered without further incident. Shortly before he was killed, the recovery team leader, a biologist, said that the alien's facial structure reminded him of the microscopic organisms known as "hydras," which themselves are known to regenerate from injuries. In the absence of any other description for the invaders, the name has quickly proliferated throughout our research and operations divisions.
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We've taken one down, Commander.
Prerequisite Objective(s)
Research Alien Movements
Can be completed by Milestone:		Recovered alien corpse
Unlocks Project(s):		Hydra Biology
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Acquire an Alien Corpus
Solution
Detect an alien operative on Earth and conduct an Assassinate mission against it. It is possible assaulting alien installations on Earth or in space may also yield an alien body for study, but it is difficult to predict under what circumstances that might occur.
Description		Resolution
Our attempts to learn from the aliens from a distance have, unfortunately, reached their limit. To further advance our understanding of the aliens and the methods by which they can influence human populations so effectively, our research teams have requested direct examination of an alien specimen. While regrettable, ethical concerns about a member of a species bent on infiltrating our society must in this instance be ranked below the cause of scientific progress. Addendum from research team: Given the level of influence the aliens appear capable of exerting upon humans, we feel that for this first step a deceased alien might be preferable to a live one. It is important, however, that we carefully consider the timing of the operation, and alert all of our stations to be ready for reprisals from the aliens and their human allies.		The mission was a success! Though some casualties were sustained, fortunately no essential personnel were harmed. Our scientists are absolutely fascinated at the prospect of examining a species that has evolved outside of Earth – not only that, but a sapient, and in all likelihood more advanced one! This has the potential to absolutely revolutionize our understanding of biology, just as the alien technology will revolutionize our understanding of physics. A lively competition is underway as to which of our teams should be allowed to name the new species. Various taxonomies have been proposed, though in the meantime, our less educated personnel have apparently begun to refer to the alien species as "hydras," after the mythical creature. In any case, we should begin our autopsy immediately.
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Our biologists are ready to begin their autopsy on what the strike team brought home, Director.
Prerequisite Objective(s)
Research Alien Movements
Can be completed by Milestone:		Recovered alien corpse
Unlocks Project(s):		Hydra Biology
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Kill an alien
Solution
Detect an alien operative on Earth and conduct an Assassinate mission against it. It is possible assaulting alien installations on Earth or in space may also yield an alien body for study, but it is difficult to predict under what circumstances that might occur.
Description		Resolution
Now we have the ability to effectively track alien movements, we should acquire one for study. We see no reason to take the additional risk of keeping it alive. We should, however, consider our timing of this operation carefully. We do not know how the aliens regard us as a competitor, but it is possible our assets will face retaliation from the aliens or their supporters.		The operation was delegated to our security division, which accomplished the mission to our satisfaction. We have acquired an alien corpse and transported it to a dedicated research facility for autopsy. Note: The alien was accompanied by several humans who appeared to function as its bodyguards; we have reason to believe that they may have had links to the faction identified as the Servants. Their bodies were disposed of.
Quote
A satisfying result. Let's see what we can learn from the autopsy.
Prerequisite Objective(s)
Research Alien Movements
Can be completed by Milestone:		Recovered alien corpse
Unlocks Project(s):		Hydra Biology
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Access an Alien Corpus
Solution
Detect an alien operative on Earth and conduct an Assassinate mission against it. It is possible assaulting alien installations on Earth or in space may also yield an alien body for study, but it is difficult to predict under what circumstances that might occur.
Description		Resolution
While our attempts to contact the aliens continue, we will pursue a parallel, more aggressive approach. Any long-term truce with the aliens will require us to be able to effectively defend ourselves against their ability to subvert humans, and doing this will require us to understand their biology. An autopsy on a corpse is a necessary first step. This unfortunately will require us to produce such a corpse ourselves. This step is a risky one. It will certainly damage our relations with pro-alien factions, and it carries the extreme danger of antagonizing the aliens directly; We are uncomfortably aware of how vulnerable we still are. But we desperately need to know more.		The operation was as ugly and bloody as we expected. The alien was protected by human bodyguards, which our team was forced to engage. I say "forced," but in truth, this was our decision. We now have both human and alien blood on our hands, and I fear this is only the start of a long and dark road. The aliens and their supporters will view us as terrorists, and I cannot say they are entirely wrong. We took casualties as well, of course. On my insistence, our team announced their presence to the alien and its bodyguards and offered terms of surrender. The offer was ignored and the negotiator who made the offer was killed in the ensuing firefight. The second-in-command of the team has flatly told me that they could have completed the mission without casualties had they been authorized to strike first. I would like to say I regret the order, but in all honesty, I would give the same command again. Still, we have our corpse. I hope the information our biologists can glean from it is worth the price we paid.
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We have secured an alien corpse, Chancellor. I only hope the price was worth it.
Prerequisite Objective(s)
Research Alien Movements
Can be completed by Milestone:		Recovered alien corpse
Unlocks Project(s):		Hydra Biology
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