What if *you* were on a First Contact team?

Let's say, as a matter of theory, that YOU are on a First Contact team. The space aliens have arrived and somehow, you get to be on the study and interact team. How cool is THAT?!

Various specialists are on the team (medical doctors, public relations gurus, multi star generals, blah blah blah, and FINALLY, a few normal regular citizens picked by random.

Are you skilled enough to be a specialist or are you one of the random regulars?

You know nothing except that at least one space alien has arrived. I am head of the contact team (I love being me!).

Ladies and gentleman, I don't have to remind you how top secret this meeting is. That is why you have all been micro chipped and thats why you are all under a federal quarantine.

So far, we have one alien in, let's say, custody.

*IT* literally snuck up on a US astronaught while he was doing a space walk on Alpha. The poor guy almost went into cardiac arrest.

He tugged our astronaught back to the main hatch and, ladies and gentlemen, this alien actually knocked on the hatch like it was a neighbor or something.

Needless to say, initial contact was extremely intense.

The alien has a longgated head that narrows toward the bottom. It doesn't have hair but it does have SOMETHING that is fine like hair that protrudes from all over the body. I believe it has a sensory feature to it.

It has three eyes spaced evenly apart near the top of the head. Unlike ours, each of their eyes is completely independent of the other. It can view a wider spectrum of color and it has a telephoto lense to some extent. It also has three eyelids. The eyelid that touches the eye acts as some type of filter; it's used for underwater sight. The eyelid that protrudes the furtherest is also the thickest; it's a blackout lid. The middle eyelid, I don't know. But each eyelid operates with full independence of the other 8 lids. They apparently function on a need to basis. These things do not produce tears but they do understand the cleaning features of tears and also the sadness they represent.

Directly below each eye is an ear opening. Three ears. Like you and I can close our eyes, these things can close their ears for total mute. They can also magnify a sound in one ear by reducing the sound levels in the other two. And yes, they can hear a wider range of tones then a human being.

I tested their hearing in all three ears at the same time and these things can literally listen to three different people talking about three different things. They can retain that information. So their capability of audio input is absolutely awesome.

As I understand it, their brains have three separate sections and each one is like a independent mind of it's own. As I understand, we haven't done an X-ray yet, the three brains do not touch each other.

Back to the face, below each ear is a unique opening, like a mouth but it doesn't look like a mouth. One is used as a food receptor. One is used to inhale. It doesn't exhale. It inhales but it doesn't convert or express what it sucks in. The third is for communication.

Each *mouth*, if you will, is independent. Since their ability to speak is independent to their ability to breath, these things don't have to stop speaking to take a breath. If my wife and daughters had that ability, my god!

And yes, they can eat and talk at the same time. Their mouths are somewhat of a triangle shape. Their communication mouth is the most unique looking.

It appears to have three tongues but they don't look like tongues at all. Each tongue has three prongs, similiar to a fork.

Their speech is the most wonderful sound you have ever heard. They can reach higher and lower tones then you and I. And they can hit the dog pitch.

Their torso is very slender. Three arms, one directly under the rows on their face. Each arm has a three fingered hand. However, the flexibility in their hands and fingers is almost painful to watch. They have many more joints then we do. And they are not double jointed. More like ball jointed. The flexibility is incredible.

Their legs are not much different from their arms. Three of them, each with a foot, each foot with three looong toes. Long. With similiar flexibility found in the arms.

My biggest problem with these things was trying to figure out which side was the front. I lean more toward the communication side but I would think that breathing and eating would be just as important.

Here is where they become really unique. They have three sexes. Each sex with it's own required function in the reproduction process.

Sex A carries what we would call the semen. Through intercourse, it is passed into sex B. "B" somehow activates the semen and then, passes it into sex C. C then has an encounter with the same A sex creature that started the process. The same type of semen is passed but this is not activated. The process then verifies that the activated and non activated semen are of the same DNA structure. If it is, then the process is carried to term. If not, the creature somehow sanitizes itself inwardly. This is a biological process. Then the waste is absorbed into the womb. The way I understand, this somehow makes the womb better, for lack of a better word. Trying to keep this simple.

They don't have marriages per say but they do obviously form these required triple partnerships. Once sex C completes this process, I'm not sure if the three stay together or go their separate ways. We haven't got that far yet.

Their original planet was consumed by the resident star billions of years ago so they measure days in astrological units. And did I mention that they do not sleep? They don't sleep, nap, snooze, nothing. They are always awake and always ready to go.

They can outrun the fastest man on earth and I would imagine if they learned our professional sports, they would be the best at what ever they competed at against us.

I feel they have capabilities that are threatening to us. Very threatening. On a staggering level. However, they do not seem to express hostility. At least not yet.

Okay, do you have any questions? Please state your qualifiying title and your question. And try to keep it simple. We have regular people to.

ummm, heres a question. Youd have to kill me before youd ever put a microchip in me. Can I still see the alien?


Other than that I dont really have a question. Interesting Idea for a thread. Interesting sounding alien. Well, actually I would have a question or two for the alien.

1. Whats it like where your from. What is your society like?

2. Is your civilization a peaceful one or is it more like Earth's.

3. Are you capable of helping us straighten out our issues here on earth. If so are you also willing?

I would qualify best as regular folk by the way.

I would love to be on a team like this, but like I said, when it comes to microchips youd have to kill me first.

nice thread, star and flag

[edit on 17-8-2008 by gimme_some_truth]

[edit on 17-8-2008 by gimme_some_truth]

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very nice post bro..excellent imagination

i would love to be on the team,but i would pass on the microchip..heh


i would probably be one of the regular folk and i would ask them if they could please help us remove the dark cabal that controls planet earth.


(^_*)

The fact that you have studied this entity in quite a bit of detail and the fact that he had met astronauts I think I would be on the 3rd contact team.

One question if I may. You say that the aliens measure time Astrological units, From what I can find this is just another way to say astronomical units. Now my question is why would aliens from elsewhere in the universe use a measurement based on the distance from earth to the sun? Or am I just missing something here?

this thread should be in the CREATIVE WRITING forum as there is NO conspiracy in the OP's imagined & made up prose.

LOL I signed up to be a first contact via some website on the internet, it was a long time ago and I forget the website now. OMG you brought it all back....so if this is for real I'd better prepare myself for a rude awakening LOL!

This is extremely imaginative, lots of detail, interesting senses etc.

I do have a question

If real; (I do have an open mind) do these creatures have any ESP qualities? If so can they communicat with mediums? Unless they have learnt English and other laungages. Or do they have like a translator box of some kind.

I am guessing communication is not very simple as you don't know if the three sexes stay together or not.

Do they lay eggs or are the creatures able to give birth?

If these guys aren't for real you should so get these cretures animated in a film or an animated kids cartoon. If they are real then its probably not such a good idea in case they are offended lol

Brilliant post

This is an excellent piece of writing.
For the sake of the OP I would be a normal curious human and my question would be.. what drew their attention to our planet and what prompted them to let us know they were here?

Reply to gimme_some_truth:

"1. Whats it like where your from. What is your society like?"

A decision has been made to call this alien race the Tripidions. From what I understand, their original base planet was consumed by their resident star billions of years ago. The process was natural. The majority of Tripidions live on spacecraft. Resources to build these crafts are mined from various planets however, hospitable planets are few and far in between. They stated our Earth has been terraformed twice but would not elaborate. Like bees or ants, these are very busy aliens. Always working, always occupied. Always focused on a goal.

"2. Is your civilization a peaceful one or is it more like Earth's."

The Tripidions primary goal is the multiplication of their species. Although they occupy various planets, they have somewhat of a homeless mentality. Not homeless like a man living under a bridge, homeless in the sense that their home is gone and you can't go back to it. Despite the fact that they certainly do have SHELTER, they don't consider it home. It's kind of a constant state of sadness in this regard. When pressed about whether they have war, it was stated that they have been in a state of war with a rival race of beings longer then life has existed on earth. When asked if they were winning or losing, they compared it to water riding up and down a beach. The lines of battle are constantly moving.

"3. Are you capable of helping us straighten out our issues here on earth. If so are you also willing?"

It stated that a catastrophic event is going to engulf the planet in a way that will be unifying and separating in concurrency. They are here to assist us but they don't think all of the earth will appreciate their involvement.

You shouldn't worry about the microchip. It's a very useful tool. It contains all of your medical history, your dental and psychological history, credit history, legal history. All with the scanning of the chip. The best feature is that if you are ever misplaced, you can be found instantly.

It's very useful. Don't think about it so muh. It's trivial.

I'll answer more questions later tonight (12 hours or so).

However, this thread is solely for the purpose of entertainment. No hidden agenda here. Just having alittle fun while our real world swirls down the toilet.

Originally posted by Genfinity
However, this thread is solely for the purpose of entertainment. No hidden agenda here. Just having alittle fun while our real world swirls down the toilet.

I'm glad you said that! Your story, although for entertainment purposes only, is far more interesting and believable than many of the stories on here that some claim are true... and they get 100's of believers!

I would be an average Joe Schmo in the First Contact Team. A chip wouldn't bother me because I have nothing to hide, though I can understand people objecting. I'd be willing to be chipped to experience such an event. Small trade off... so long as it doesn't lead to endless calls from data miners & telemarketers at the exact moment I'm sitting down to dinner.. Grrmph! I hate that!

If I had questions to ask them, the questions would be the same as I had mentioned in a thread from a couple of weeks ago:

I'd ask them, how did everything come from nothing? Was there ever a 'nothing'? Is nothing a something? How many zero's does it take to make a 1? ... stupid stuff like that?

Refreshing thread Genfinity!
Star & Flag!

IRM

[edit on 18/8/08 by InfaRedMan]

Yes I would like to be on the team if the microchip was removed from my body as soon as the mission was completed.

I would like the position of mediator between the alien and the humans. This would also include taking care of the aliens needs and being his friend.

If he feels sadness and other emotions he will certainly need a friend.

Good story.

If i was the first contact team i would be looking for female humanoid looking aliens ASAP...its all good being the first to contact...but the first to also have sex with an alien? sorry i couldn't pass that opportunity so technology,why are you here? how did you find us,whats the meaning of the universe etc would have to wait....say what you like about my mindset..but thats what i would be doing...Show them how we unevolved,with slight animal and barbarian tendencies roll....

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LOL, that appeals to my warped sense of politically incorrect humor Lethil! However having said that - did you read about their weird biology? Man if that didn't throw a cold, damp cloth over your loins, nothing will!!!

IRM

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I would be a civilian taking the role of a Dj, hopefully. So i could pump out the beats and get them partying in their pants!!! just got an image of that. weird. he he

Anyway on a serious note, I would kindly ask them to GET ME THE F**K OUTTA HERE! I want to explore the Universe and everything in it. Im sick of this rat race, the lies, the corruption, the murdering of innocent people, everything! and unless they can fix it all I never want to come back!

Someday maybe in the future I'll be going to my mate, " do you remember that great thread on ats we read all those years ago ....". As the spaceship begins to leave the atmosphere

Nice work on the imagination front and good thread.

P.s if i knew how to give you a star i would.

Originally posted by gimme_some_truth
Youd have to kill me before youd ever put a microchip in me.

Here's my prediction. Someday, you'll willingly choose, and possibly demand, that the microchip be implanted in you. There will just be too many advantages to having it implanted.

Originally posted by kcfusion
I would be a civilian taking the role of a Dj, hopefully. So i could pump out the beats and get them partying in their pants!!!

just got an image of that. weird. he he

Anyway on a serious note, I would kindly ask them to GET ME THE F**K OUTTA HERE! I want to explore the Universe and everything in it. Im sick of this rat race, the lies, the corruption, the murdering of innocent people, everything! and unless they can fix it all I never want to come back!

Someday maybe in the future I'll be going to my mate, " do you remember that great thread on ats we read all those years ago ....". As the spaceship begins to leave the atmosphere

Nice work on the imagination front and good thread.

P.s if i knew how to give you a star i would.

And there we have a human being! thousands of years until now and its still the same philosophy,look for outside help!

I wouldn't want to be on the first contactee team. everybody will think they're crazy and the government would most likely attack the masses with subliminal messages telling everyone that we're the anti-christesess or some mumbo jumbo of that sort.

I highly doubt the aliens, or God's, or whatever, will do a mass contact without the knowledge that the masses wouldn't go into hysteria.

You all know it would happen.

If however I was randomly selected, meaning abducted, into being a first contactee, I'd sh*t myself, and then do everything in my power to crush the iron curtain of deceit.
This world is full of disgusting grime, mainly humans. I think we were better off as apes.

Originally posted by Genfinity
I feel they have capabilities that are threatening to us. Very threatening. On a staggering level. However, they do not seem to express hostility. At least not yet.

Okay, do you have any questions? Please state your qualifiying title and your question. And try to keep it simple. We have regular people to.

The first thing I'd do is trying to find out what ticks them off so they don't use any of those threatening capabilities on me. I would ask them about their religion, philosophy, how they believe the universe came to be.

I'd like to know what kind of threatening capabilities are we talking about? Like venomous spit, a psychic deathray shooting out of their 3rd eye or just incredible physical strenght?

Title: Out the Box Thinker

Sounds to me the OP is setting up his character species background in the new game coming out SPORE . You ask the questions, he fills in his new character's history. haha

Since you didn't touch this subject. My question to "it" would be.....

"What do you eat and do I look tasty?" Also, take note if it has claws or sharp teeth. No mention in the OP.

That would be enough for me.

Lethil

This is fantasy so of course i'm entitled to not have to do anything about the state of the world.
Anyway Im sorry but if you have some BIG plans that are going to take down the powers that be...... forget about it lol, we dont have control over anything!!!! Whats really scary is that they could wipe us all out in the morning, (or by a well coaxed fresh new war against a technologically weak country, who are always freezin, oh and with a serious pile of nukes and willing to use them) while we sleep in our beds if they wanted to. So please get down off your high horse. There is nothing we can do that would affect them in any way! It is only ourselves we can help but we wont!