//File 0.1 - Helios//

Helios concluded his thought with a simple, 'Hmm.' Which was just about the extend of his concern as he toggled to receive the call. "Hello Jase something up?" I mean one should not be concerned about something one knew nothing about best to just collect the information and move forward.

Helios listened okay casual question posed, forensics lab, probably no rush. He then gauged the remaining of what he planned to do here with the time it would take to get to Kowloon then he posed the next logical question, "Okay thanks Jase, can I assume then that he will be expecting me to contact him?" It was probably a safe assumption but Helios tended not to assume as that generally led to issues.

Helios listened the thought of the nano-fish passed through his mind along with the revulsion of what folks were doing to animals and themselves. He knew it was simply a sign of the times, much like dying your hair strange colors, or getting meaningless decorative tattoos but really mixing machines with biology just wholly unnatural and went against the way things were meant to be. Still it was what it was and he did his best to comfort those animals that had to go through that horrid experience. "Okay thanks Jase," he about to ask about the fish but Jase would not really be able to answer the question he wanted to know so dropped it, "I will catch up with you later, take care."

Once he had finished the call with Jase, he had his Commlink put a call through to this Hong Sai Yuk to see what was what and more importantly when. Doing favors for folks as long as it did not affect his bottom line was always good business. Of course, if he could get paid doing it that was even better. The question was going to be was this a favor or a paying gig or both.

Helios thought about that expert witness thing, such a shame he would not be able to capitalize on that aspect but he could at least give things a look see and if necessary inform them then that he was not available to be a witness. Besides what could they possibly need to know about bugs that they needed an living expert for. "Sure however I am currently not in the area how long are you going to be there and-or would tomorrow be a better time. Either this evening or some time tomorrow is fine by me."

"Alright I will be there later this evening, see you then." With that Helios went back to checking to see if he could gather reagent related herbs. Once that was done it was on the Kowloon.

Helios thought for sure he would have found something viable here but perhaps others had come before him and picked the useful herbs already. What he had was not really worth the trip or his time, still maybe he could trade it at an herb dealer for some cheap tobacco at least get something good out of a wasted day but that would be later for now he had an appointment to keep. However, first he needed to recall his pet, it was not really getting any easier to bring Arianr through the gauntlet that separated the spirit world from the real world and there was always a bit of risk involved with it but he truly disliked going any where without her. So he sat down quieted himself and reached out for her and helped her come to him once more. Once she was with him again they headed out to Kowloon.

The lower inside of Helios' snap-up calf-length light gray hooded coat was textured to allow Arianr and other spiders something easy to hold onto but there was also a special long horizontal pocket that Arianr and other spiders could climb into and out of fairly easily for safer and easier travel.

He made his way to Tung Chung and picked up a transport that would take him to Kowloon's Ares Research facility and then just sat back and relaxed. It would not be an overly long trip but rest was still good since he was not sure how late of night it would be.

Helios nodded to the guards statement and then proceed to enter the grounds proper. He continued to catalog everything he sensed as he walked as there was no such thing as too much information at least not as far as he was concerned.

He acknowledges that he is Helios with a short bowing nod then responds, "Yes, and I hope that I will be able to help you. Still perhaps you could explain a bit more about this curiosity prior to my examining it. I find it interesting that you would need any help, as I have heard you are quite proficient at what you do." Okay so it was a slight exaggeration but he could not imagine anyone being incompetent and working for Ares so it should at least be a safe statement and one that might make the other feel good about themselves.

Helios listened intently to what Hong was saying, as most folks simply did not realize that what was being referred to as insect spirits were in actuality not insect spirits at all but completely alien spirits that simply manifested into something that resembled insectoidal were actually not insect spirits at all. As insect spirits such as the bee spirit and the scarab spirit were just the same as the other spirits of this world but, that was the key, these spirits were not of this world in fact their realm was so far removed and alien from this one that no mage had actually ever explored that realm which many agree might be a good thing. Further the intrusion of these alien spirits was exactly the reason spider had chosen to manifest and begin finding agents as her spiritual webs were not enough to stop these spirits since they were finding ways to contact meta-humans and get them to pull them willing across which allowed them to bypass those protective spiritual webs and now they needed to hunted down and exposed so that they could be eradicated. Of course was also proving to be highly difficult.

Now at first glance Helios was looking at a Flesh Form that bizarre mixture of alien spirit and meta-human however that was fairly well documented since the fate filled incident in 2055 that ripped apart the very fabric of the spirit world leaving a gapping hole of nothing. Sure it rectified the current situation to some degree but it mostly just sent it underground since without the presence of magic these alien spirits just went dormant rather than being eradicated as some believe. So what had them so perplexed he eyed the thing shifting his sight to the metaphysical to see what it revealed. Were there actually two spirits here some how merged, as that would truly be some what new and extremely abnormal from what he understood although not outside the realm of possibilities since there were Forms which appeared completely as normal meta-human bodies but only housed one of these alien spirits and since the events of Chicago these alien spirits have been striving for these types of mergers. In doing so perhaps they created an even newer hybrid form.

As he examined the spirit realm he said, "Yes Spider made herself known in response to this incursion in order to help in getting the presence of these alien spirits removed as they do not belong here but I would express that we are not dealing with just normal insect spirits but completely alien spirits that simply manifest insectoid appearances. Perhaps to just add confusion into the mix, hard to say. Now I know that may seem like a rather fine line to make but it is a very necessary one. This is because what they have done thus far may only be scratching the surface of what they could be fully capable of doing. There are believed, by some, to be greater horrors out there but what if these are just the beginning tendrils of those greater horrors. Which is to say what if those most unspeakable horrors begin by extending very small pieces of themselves that simply take the form of these insectoid like spirits and then once they have a strong enough grasp they manifest in much bigger ways. Now while that last bit is mere speculation, it is worth keeping in mind when dealing with these things, which is to say we really do not know the full extent of what it is we are actually dealing with as of yet and perhaps if we are lucky enough we never will."

Nods a thank you to Darius then replies to Mizawa, "Well it is as I said it is just they do not impel me as I am more than willing to further the purpose to which they contacted me for. It was an agreement we entered into and all things considered I see no reason why I would want to break our agreement. These alien spirits are not at all a good thing to have existing here where they should not be."

Helios then prepares himself just in case as alien influenced minds were never a pretty thing to delve into. The ruin the wreck on someone's psyche was just horrible but then again he was hoping his speculations were true and this was not a true alien influenced individual. Once he was prepared he touch the creatures forehead and stepped inside.

Even in incomprehensibility there could be clues Helios held up a finger as he closed his eyes to indicate he needed a moment. He then compared some of the incomprehensible imagery with other imagery he had obtained from alien spirit influenced minds to see if there were any similarities. He also compared this with other failed attempts against other minds he had probed to see if there were any similarities there. The difficulty of clearly reading an unconscious mind was basically about the same as clearly reading a conscious mind just for different reasons so not getting a clear reading was no surprise. Still he tried to discern what he could from the limited information he had obtained for within this may lie a clue.

At the specific blip tone that identified the sender, Helios tapped his commlink for later retrieval since letting it pass through to him meant he would be allowing those here direct access to that message and since he did not now what it contained it was better to wait until he was outside to receive said message.

Helios nods to Hong's comment and says in Sperethiel, "I see, well sometimes if spun correctly I have seen recognition for such discoveries equate to increased funding and respect, neither of which I can really use but I am sure it might help you and your facility which is why made the offer."

To Mizawa's comment, after committing the phrase to memory, Helios said in Sperethiel, "Pardon me Mizawa what did you say?"

"You made a comment that I was wondering if you would expound upon. The normal alien spirits were susceptible to the various tools that are known to affect them adversely but this creature was not affected by those tools or just less affected by them?" Helios found this bit of information to be a rather disturbing detail and not minor in the least regardless of the answer.

"So it appears that some agent is working on creating a merger that removes the inherent weaknesses while keeping most of the strengths. I do not have to explain to you all just how bad that could end up being as I think we are all quite aware of the consequences if said agent succeeds on reproducing this," Helios points at the bug man, "on a larger scale. Still all of this does not answer the question of why did it come to Hong Kong? Why not just stay in Japan and under the radar?" Helios exams the creature visually again does it appear to be an ant or a beetle or something else hybrid?

"Well I hope that what little I could provide proves to truly be helpful in your investigation of this." Helios gestures to the creature. He nods in accession to the statement about the confidential agreement and could not imagine whom he would even share this information with other than other active bug hunters which he currently was not aware of. "If my path takes me to neo-Tokyo I will sure to get in contact with you and if I happen to stumble across any additional information I will be sure to send it your way."

He gives a respectful bow to each person present and leaves with his escort. He thanks them once more for the enlightening opportunity and reassures them of his adherence to confidentiality. He also injects that they should feel free to call on him anytime in regards to these kinds of things. He then makes his way out of the facility. Once clear of the grounds he receives the message from Missy and makes his reply.