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[SocialParasite]

One of the MAYDAY texts makes reference to phasmids, which are stick and leaf bugs.

[drizjr]

[INFO] "Phasmidia Elegans"

[astashenko]

http://www.wordsmith.org/anagram/anagram.cgi?anagram=Phasmidia+Elegans

If anyone wants to pick through that go ahead, heh. There are probably better tools but I'll look through it a little.

A SAGA ENDS HELP MII ?

[toad]

P. elegans

[hotblack]

Don't for get the wider mention of phasmids.

[toad]

P. elegans

[catherwood]

Re: [INFO] "Phasmidia Elegans"

[Vol]

I've set Anagram Genius loose on this "Phasmidia Elegans" thing and here are some interesting anagrams it came up with :

* "a misleading shape"
* "I'm a pleasing shade"

Probably doesn't mean anything, but I might as well let you guys know

[drizjr]

"Phasmidia Elegans" anagrammatized ---> Signal ship, Mae Dae.
ok, ok, I know it's a stretch, but I had to try.

[STKenyan]

anagrams

[ninjamatic]

sorry if this is trout.

[Paradoxic]

It suggests, the mayday stories that is, that there are two 'things' with one voice. At least, that is what I get out of it.

[MonkeyHumanHybrid]

I found the following while searching for information on Phasmidia Elegans:

http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3230/is_1_33/ai_69759773

which contained the following info (in the 2nd paragraph):

'The basis for separating them into classes is determined by the presence or absence of a phasmid, a small sensory organ, probably a chemoreceptor located on the suffice of the nematode.'

Further searching reveals that the Phasmidia subclass posesses a phasmid, the Aphasmidia subclass does not.

If you take Phasmidia Elegans as being a worm of the nematode family, then the reference to the becoming a 'phasmid' could mean that The Operator is becoming a sensory organ of some kind.

I tend to think that the phasmid reference is more stick insect oriented and to me suggests that The Operator needs to remain camoflaged for the time being by not moving (like a stick insect).

EDIT : The camoflage aspect of the stick insect has already been mentioned elsewhere in the forums. Apologies, this is my first time here.

[qasimodo]

[SPEC,Connection] Survival rule #3

[guest]

ok, i'm a little tired but i'm gonna take a stab at this. I think this is most definatly halo 2 related as stated earlier in the thread. In halo, didn't the master chief take the AI in order for it to avoid being in the covenent hands? If so, this may just be another AI behind enemy lines. A downed ship. Hence, all those startup scripts where it's attempting to boot or access a file and it's only followed by a "fail"
either it's being bypassed, it's been damaged, or it's been taken out.

another thing was the memories. A memory arose and then was taken away. Then i remember reading something about a referal to the queen and how she takes things and made them her own. She would sacrafice her most trusted and with her new eyes etc etc.

also, there's another thing that's been itching at me, with all this "tide" and "spiders" reminds me of the flood. Maybe they weren't as wiped out as ya thought?

anyways, that's my take on the situation right now, Ships AI is captured, is trying to fight, somehow regains power/consiousness and sends out a signal, but shortly after the signal is put down by whoever it's captors is. It tries to fight off it's captors but ultimatly will continue failing. This AI needs help and it needs help fast, or the covenant are going to penetrate the AI's memory and give all it's diagnostics on earth and the fleet to the covenent creating an invasion of earth

and if i'm right, then i'm saying it now. Damn I'm good, lol