Veil Containment, Neomuna

The Guardian decrypts the fourteenth research log from Veil Containment's archive.

Chioma Esi: Years ago, back on Venus, the Vex simulated copies of us — Maya and I. Trapped in a virtual hell. After so long, even hell can look like heaven, can't it? [chuckles] I'm tired. I'm done. Maya has to be out there. The Maya I remember. And all I want is one more moment with her. To hold her in my arms. Tell her that I love her. So she can tell me to "hush" one more time. If... if we learned anything from the Veil, it's that eventually... we all have to learn to let go. So... I made contact with the Vex. I'm ready. And it's time to say goodbye.

Osiris: In the end, Maya Sundaresh was consumed by her desire to understand and her inability to let go. She and Chioma lost everything in pursuit of knowledge. Chioma abandoned it all — sought to wipe the slate clean for future generations.

Nimbus: What did we learn from all of this?

Osiris: That the Veil is Darkness — the power of consciousness made manifest — as much as the Traveler is the Light, the power of the physical world. The implications are great. But so too are the risks. As a younger man, I may have fallen into the same trap Maya did. But now, I know better. We must proceed with caution... lest the river sweeps us away.