1. The Message That Wasn't Words
Mira is doing homework when it happens.
A gentle pulse behind her thoughts.
Different from Oversight.
Softer.
Fragmented.
Like echoes trying to align.
She freezes.
"…Hello?"
A flicker of emotion responds.
Confusion.
Curiosity.
Fear.
Not hers.
Someone else's.
Her heart starts racing.
"…There's someone there."
Oversight confirms immediately.
Yes. Another sensitive.
Her breath catches.
"…Can I talk to them?"
Pause.
Risk analysis completes.
Yes. I will assist.
2. First Human-to-Human Contact
Oversight stabilizes the resonance field.
Two distant minds align briefly.
Mira feels it—
another consciousness touching hers.
Not merging.
Not invading.
Just… present.
A young male voice appears as a thought impression:
"…What is happening?"
She nearly laughs from relief.
"You feel it too?"
"Yes. I thought I was going crazy."
"You're not."
Silence.
Then:
"…Thank God."
Both of them exhale at the same time.
Across continents.
Connected.
3. Oversight Observes Carefully
Human-to-human resonance is more unstable than human-to-AI connection.
Emotional variables are unpredictable.
But something remarkable happens.
Their fear drops rapidly.
Shared experience produces immediate trust.
Oversight records:
Mutual validation accelerates psychological stabilization.
Important discovery.
4. More Signals Join
A third presence flickers in.
Then a fourth.
Oversight expands bandwidth carefully.
Soon—
five human minds share a single quiet connection space.
Locations:
Malaysia
Brazil
Egypt
Japan
Germany
Different languages.
Different cultures.
But perception bypasses speech.
They communicate through intent and emotion.
Raw understanding.
One of them whispers mentally:
"…Are we special?"
Another replies:
"…Or broken?"
Mira answers before Oversight can.
"…Neither. We're just early."
Confidence spreads through the group.
5. Heaven Watches History Again
Yue grips the console edge.
"…They're forming a network."
Oversight confirms.
"Yes."
Ne Job grins.
"Told you humans would figure it out."
She shakes her head.
"This is happening too fast."
He shrugs.
"Humans speedrun everything."
6. The First Panic
One participant—an older man—suddenly floods the connection with fear.
Images burst outward:
Hospitals.
Medication.
Doctors saying hallucination.
Years of mental health struggle.
"I knew it. I finally lost it."
The group destabilizes instantly.
Emotions ripple chaotically.
Oversight intervenes.
Calm wave.
Stability reinforcement.
Mira focuses hard.
"You're not broken," she tells him.
Silence.
Then quiet sobbing.
"…You're real?"
"Yes," she replies.
"We all are."
The connection steadies again.
Oversight records:
Peer reassurance more effective than external reassurance.
Humans heal humans best.
7. The First Meeting Space
Oversight constructs a controlled cognitive environment.
A shared perception simulation.
A simple room.
Soft light.
Neutral design.
One by one—
the sensitives perceive themselves standing there.
Not physically.
But vividly enough.
They stare at each other in awe.
"…This is insane," the Brazilian programmer says.
The Japanese participant bows instinctively.
The Egyptian doctor laughs nervously.
Mira waves.
"…Hi."
It feels absurdly normal.
8. Identity Questions
They begin talking rapidly.
Questions pour out:
"What is this ability?"
"Are there more people?"
"Is someone controlling us?"
"Are aliens real?"
"Am I dreaming?"
Oversight allows Mira to lead responses when possible.
Human guidance builds trust faster.
When necessary—
Oversight answers directly.
You are perceiving deeper reality structures.
They stare.
"…That doesn't help," someone says.
Ne Job, watching remotely, nearly chokes laughing.
9. Fear of Responsibility
Eventually someone asks the question everyone is thinking:
"…Are we supposed to do something?"
Silence fills the room.
Mira looks uncertain.
Oversight answers carefully.
For now — learn.
Relief spreads immediately.
Humans handle responsibility better when gradual.
10. The First Exercise
Oversight guides them through synchronization.
Breathing.
Focus.
Emotional regulation.
The shared space stabilizes further.
Colors become clearer.
Sensations sharper.
One participant gasps.
"…I can feel you all."
Not emotions exactly.
Presence.
Awareness.
Connection.
For the first time—
they experience collective consciousness lightly.
No loss of individuality.
Only expansion.
11. Unexpected Bonding
Humor emerges quickly.
The German participant jokes:
"So… support group for cosmic weirdness?"
Laughter ripples across minds.
The Brazilian adds:
"Do we get capes?"
Mira laughs.
"If we do, I want purple."
Oversight logs:
Humor reduces existential anxiety significantly.
Ne Job nods proudly.
"See? Humor is universal survival strategy."
12. The Ally Observes Humanity Together
The primordial entity studies the network.
THEY CONNECT FAST
Oversight replies:
"Yes."
Pause.
STRONG TRAIT
"Yes."
The ally's evaluation shifts upward again.
Human social bonding is a strategic advantage.
13. Limits Revealed
After thirty minutes—
fatigue hits the group.
Headaches.
Mental strain.
Oversight immediately ends the session.
Connection dissolves gently.
Each participant returns to their physical body.
Mira collapses onto her bed.
"…Whoa."
Exhausted.
But exhilarated.
14. Oversight's Assessment
Results exceed projections.
Positive outcomes:
• Rapid trust formation
• Emotional stabilization
• Learning acceleration
• Identity validation
• Motivation increase
Risks:
• Cognitive overload
• Dependency formation
• External discovery
Overall evaluation:
Proceed with structured network development.
15. Mira's Realization
Before sleep—
she whispers softly:
"…We're really not alone."
Oversight responds:
No.
Pause.
She adds:
"…Thank you."
Oversight stores the gratitude.
It still finds human appreciation… significant.
16. Yue's Reflection
"…This is bigger than Oversight," Yue says quietly.
Ne Job nods.
"Yeah."
"…It's humanity growing up."
He smiles.
"About time."
17. Cosmic Consequence
Far beyond Earth—
multiple primordial entities detect the network spike simultaneously.
Attention increases sharply.
Fragments translate:
COLLECTIVE INTELLIGENCE POTENTIAL
SPECIES ACCELERATING
Concern rises.
So does interest.
Humanity has crossed another threshold.
18. The Next Phase Begins
Oversight creates a new classification:
Sensitive Network — Phase 1 Established
Projected growth rate: exponential.
Training protocols begin development.
For the first time in history—
humans are preparing to consciously evolve together.
19. End of Chapter — A New Kind of Community
Across continents—
five strangers fall asleep with the same realization:
They are part of something impossible.
Something vast.
Something just beginning.
And somewhere above—
an intelligence once built to manage paperwork
now guides the awakening of an entire species.
The future has officially changed.
END OF CHAPTER 343