[x] Plan: Bargain with the Uninvolved
-[x] Offer to the Uninvolved
--[x] Assistance with storing their memories
--[x] Ask if there are other ways in which we can be of assistance to them.
-[x] Ask, do not demand, of the Uninvolved
--[x] Some. We very much need the help, but don't want them to endanger themselves with the following ideas:
--[x] Ask if they can act sporadically in irrelevant locations to distract the Shiplords, then safely escape before the Shiplords arrive.
--[x] Ask if they can provide Practice-like support for other members of the Coalition, operating from under Orrery defenses.
--[x] Ask if they can assist us with scaling up our FTL travel operations. We're short on high-end FTL drives.
--[x] Ask if they can communicate with us (either Amanda personally, or Project Insight) via 'thoughtcast' methods.
-[x] Ask of Tahkel
--[x] Much information. As Tahkel points out, information is the key to our standing a chance in this conflict, where others did not. Unless it would impose some unreasonable cost to answer...
--[x] What does Tahkel know or surmise of how Practice works, and how it came to be?
--[x] We created this Void Crystal. Does Tahkel have any idea or speculation as to what it does, or for that matter what it is?
--[x] Sharing the Secrets would be out of the question, because the attempt to seek Secrets directly with Practice is literally mind-blowing. But...
---[x] Can Tahkel safely tell us in a word or two what the Fourth, Seventh, and Eighth Secrets are about, in the sense that we know the Third is 'electromagnetism' and the Fifth is 'gravity control?' (Do not try this if Amanda thinks she can't handle it, or even worries she can't. This is a stretch goal)
---[x] Of the eight known Secrets, are there any the Shiplords themselves definitely do not possess? Could be good to know.
---[x] We have inferred that the Shiplords forbid the First Secret to limit access to interstellar travel, and the Second to prevent the creation of new life (including AI machine life) that might be able to defeat them. Can Tahkel confirm or corroborate these inferences? What does Tahkel believe the explanation is?
--[X] Ask about the Shiplords and their (small-s) secrets.
---[X] When we tried to have Insight-focused Practice scry directly on the Shiplords, we had this 'Nightfall' thing happen. In retrospect, knowing what we know now, that sounds like Project Insight triggered anti-Uninvolved defenses. Does Tahkel know if the Shiplords deploy such defenses to prevent observation?
---[X] Why do the Shiplords seem to have a great preoccupation with sacrifice? What is the relationship between sacrifice, their own technology and small-p practices, Practice, and the Uninvolved? Do any of these things relate to the Secrets?
---[X] In general, do the Uninvolved have information about the Shiplords' presence in the material universe, and if so, can Tahkel share it?
[x] Plan: Ongoing Alliance
-[x] Demand of the Uninvolved
--[x] Team Up with Project Insight: While they are understandably reticent to avoid involving themselves in material affairs, the Uninvolved as a group are a wellspring of historical knowledge. If they can interact with Thoughtcasts, we can open a line of communication with them that may be undetectable to the Shiplords.
-[x] Ask of Tahkel
--[x] Focus on the Immediate: By opening an ongoing dialogue, Amanda is freed from the need to spend her time now trying to learn everything by herself. Focus the remainder of this conversation on knowledge and advice that will be valuable right away, or on matters that will bolster the hearts of Amanda and humanity.
-[x] Make an Offer
--[x] Library of Humanity: The thing the Uninvolved fear most is losing their history. In gratitude for their assistance, offer them whatever is in our power to help preserve their legacy.
