Dagen departed the meeting and returned to his space on the bridge. For a minute he listened to the others file out as he himself stared out the viewscreen. “Could it be that one of these things is not like the other?” he pondered.

=^= Computer, access public knowledge base on the Pallasian networks including corporate sites. Run a historical technological survey based on the past century of Pallasian development. Compare with average technological development of similar known races. Report on any deviations from standard time difference. =^= That would potentially highlight any leaps that might account for any other alien visitations having occurred. He would start there and see ..
- Dagen