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Research Alien Methods
Solution
Research the "Alien Methods" project when it becomes available.
Description		Resolution
We have a list of missing victims. While we continue to hunt for signs of alien activity, we should search for patterns among the abduction reports.		Our alien visitors appear to be working their way up the food chain. Early disappearances were pets and farm animals, and would have gone unnoticed but for their quantity. However, within two weeks they'd moved onto humans. Early victims appear random and opportunistic – the aliens were clearly grabbing whoever they could find – but more recent victims have tended to be richer, influential, and more powerful. The aliens aren't abducting humans for food or for fun. They want people who are important. We need to learn why.
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Colonel, we believe the enemy is not abducting people randomly.
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Investigate Alien Abductions
Can be completed by Project:		Alien Methods
Unlocks Project(s):		Common Cause
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Research Alien Methods
Solution
Research the "Alien Methods" project when it becomes available.
Description		Resolution
All evidence suggests that the aliens are abducting human subjects. But why? Are they trying to communicate? Studying us? Hunting us? Or do they have some other purpose, something so truly alien that it is wholly beyond our understanding? We have many questions and few answers. For now, all we have to go on is the abductions themselves. Our analysts have proposed a more detailed study of the abduction data, in the hope of discovering some patterns or avenues of research.		The earliest disappearances were limited to lower-order mammals, unremarkable if not for their frequency. The first confirmed human abductions occurred within 14 days of the crash; since then, they have steadily grown in number. The initial victims were primarily from rural areas and appeared to have been selected semi-randomly, with little in common but for their location. The second wave of disappearances, however, contained a disproportionate number of individuals of high socioeconomic status – police chiefs, wealthy business owners, local legislators, etc. The pattern suggests the alien arrived on Earth with a plan in mind for establishing influence, and that it proceeded to adapt its tactics first to our local ecology, and then to our social structure. That indicates there is no hope that our visitor's intentions are peaceful. From now on, we must act on the assumption that we are at war. As news of these abductions continues to spread, others are likely to draw the same conclusion.
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Commander, we know the alien didn't come in peace.
Prerequisite Objective(s)
Investigate Alien Abductions
Can be completed by Project:		Alien Methods
Unlocks Project(s):		Common Cause
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Research Alien Methods
Solution
Research the "Alien Methods" project when it becomes available.
Description		Resolution
We have gathered a huge amount of data and reports concerning these so-called "alien abductions." Winnowing accurate information from the chaff of exaggerated and sensationalist stories will take time.		The earliest disappearances were all of lower-order mammals, unremarkable except in their frequency and number. Over a period of 10-20 days after the crash-landing, these animal disappearances ceased and human disappearances began. Early human disappearances followed no obvious pattern, but later ones have included a disproportionate fraction of individuals with high socioeconomic status. The mood among the research team is bleak. It seems our hopes of co-existence and information exchange are to be dashed. The aliens appear to be at the very least unconcerned with our welfare, and may well be actively hostile.
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Director, our hopes of peaceful first contact with our visitor dwindle with every report.
Prerequisite Objective(s)
Investigate Alien Abductions
Can be completed by Project:		Alien Methods
Unlocks Project(s):		Common Cause
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Research Alien Methods
Solution
Research the "Alien Methods" project when it becomes available.
Description		Resolution
Given that our attempts to communicate with the aliens have come up against a blank wall, our only viable avenue of investigation appears to be the data we have gathered on the alien abductions.		Early abductions were all of lower-order mammals, unremarkable except for their frequency. Over a period of 10-20 days after the crash-landing, animal abductions ceased and human abductions began. Early human abductions appear to have been random and opportunistic, but later ones have included a statistically disproportionate number of individuals with high socioeconomic status, suggesting the aliens have adapted their methods and are now solely concerned with acquiring high-value targets. Unfortunately, the most likely explanation for this behavior is that the aliens intentions towards us are hostile – intelligence gathering at least, and hostile takeover or extermination at worst. Given their technological superiority, this is a worrying prospect.
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The aliens seem to be targeting people in positions of authority.
Prerequisite Objective(s)
Investigate Alien Abductions
Can be completed by Project:		Alien Methods
Unlocks Project(s):		Common Cause
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Research Alien Methods
Solution
Research the "Alien Methods" project when it becomes available.
Description		Resolution
We have a great list of names, each one a missing person. Its size is dispiriting. There are many reasons the aliens could take so many people, and very few are good. Already we are hearing murmurs; some say that war is the only option, others that the aliens will inevitably conquer us. Perhaps both are correct. For now, let us hope that somewhere in this great list lie the answers we seek.		The alien abductions follow a clear pattern. At first animals were taken – dogs, pigs, goats. After nine days these abruptly ceased and from then on all disappearances were human. This gradually transitioned into a third wave of abductions, this time directed at important or influential targets, particularly in the media, political, and technical spheres. The most likely explanation for this pattern is that the animal abductions were for broad-based biological study (Earth-general), the second wave was for narrow biological study (human-specific), and the third represents an attempt (or the beginning of a larger-scale attempt) to gain influence. There is no plausible "friendly" explanation for these actions. Discord is spreading. The more vociferously pro- and anti-alien elements within our ranks are engaging in angry arguments, even coming to blows. Both have demanded that we change our official policy to one more amenable to them. I have stated that we are still attempting to hold a middle-ground position; I am sure this will satisfy neither. I fear our organization will shortly start losing members from both its wings.
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Chancellor, we must understand the alien motives and attempt a proper first contact before it is too late.
Prerequisite Objective(s)
Investigate Alien Abductions
Can be completed by Project:		Alien Methods
Unlocks Project(s):		Common Cause
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Research Alien Methods
Solution
Research the "Alien Methods" project when it becomes available.
Description		Resolution
The disappearances are, unfortunately, continuing. Though we have already made it clear that these events are most likely the work of human agents, some members of our faction have been privately expressing unease. In light of this, the Council has decided to conduct a more thorough investigation, in the hope of settling the matter.		Our investigators have accumulated a great deal of data on the "abductions," first of animals and later of humans. We still have discovered no conclusive proof that implicates the aliens, and as such our official position remains that human extremists are the most likely culprits. However, enough rumors of alien involvement have surfaced that convincing people of this may be difficult. In times such as this, people are fearful, and can be easily swayed by demagogues. We will do what we can to present a more factual, sensible view, but the challenge may be a difficult one. The eagerness with which some people will believe messages of hate is depressing. One would have thought that humanity's past would have taught them better, but then, those who do not learn from history are condemned to repeat it.
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We are still receiving mixed information from our field investigators, Commissioner.
Prerequisite Objective(s)
Investigate Alien Abductions
Can be completed by Project:		Alien Methods
Unlocks Project(s):		Common Cause
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Study Their Methodology
Solution
Research the "Alien Methods" project when it becomes available.
Description		Resolution
The aliens are not so different from us. Yes, they are far greater than we are, at least in some respects. But to view them as fundamentally "other" is a mistake. Had our positions been reversed – a matter of perhaps only a few thousand years – then we would be the ones looking down upon their planet now, just as they look down upon ours. The true question is: Were that the case, would we be acting as they were? Would we be approaching them with open hands, in peace? Or would we be far more brutal than they could ever be? To this question I have no answers, but I suspect it would be the latter. We have the potential to be nobler than the emissaries, and also the potential to be far worse.		The disappearances began with animals, then moved onto humans. The early disappearances follow no pattern that we can discern, but over time, they became focused on the rich and the powerful. Unfortunately, it seems clear that those humans who disappeared did not do so by choice. It appears that the aliens are, for now, seeking control rather than understanding. This is discouraging, but not unexpected. We knew that the aliens were searching for something, but it is clear now that they do not understand what they are searching for. They are, for now, treating humanity as hostile, and it is easy to understand why. To them, there is no visible difference between a human who understands them and one who hates them. The temptation must be great to simply use their natural superiority to exercise direct control. Still, we knew from the beginning that our task would not be easy. The choice of the emissaries to act as they have done means that many will die ... including, perhaps, us. But death in a worthy cause is not to be feared. The plants may die, so long as the garden survives.
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Superior, it is upon us to show our nobility to the emissaries.
Prerequisite Objective(s)
Investigate Their First Contacts
Can be completed by Project:		Alien Methods
Unlocks Project(s):		Common Cause
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