Lore
Aster Station catalogues non-human intelligence. Six months ago, the signal started answering.

World
Something out here is learning to talk.
Aster Station catalogues non-human intelligence. Six months ago, the signal started answering.
Protocol before curiosity. Nothing leaves quarantine. The station listens back.
Pick an opening. Then choose who you walk in with.
The signal has begun using names it was never given — including yours.