Thomas Adams Audio Logs

**Thomas Adams Audio Logs** are collectibles found in ReCore. Scattered across the different zones of Far Eden, they can be pick in any orders each one unlock the next entry of the logs.

They we're recorded by Mandate scientist Thomas Adams, and describe the invention of Corebots and the beginning of the Dust Devil outbreak.

## Description

*Brillant Mandate scientist, creator of the Core A.I. But first and foremost, Joule's loving father. Why did Adams create the Prismatic Cores, and what secret might they hold?*

## Transcript

### Log 1

"*Hey Joule. Sorry about the other day. I've been preparing for your launch a long time. But when your ship finally left Earth... Well, I haven't cried that hard since your mother died.*

*I know I can't talk to you directly since you're already in cryo sleep. And even if I could, the communication lag would just get worse the farther you got from Earth. So I thought: why not record some messages and send them to you for when you woke up? Consider them half-official, half-private.*

*Well guess your old dad can't mope around forever. We've got lots of work to do—research to make sure the Far Eden project succeeds. I'm gonna do all I can to support you and the other heroes on that ship. And that includes Mack,who I hope is sleeping close beside you. Until next time: love you, kiddo.*"

### Log 2

"*When the Mandate discovered Far Eden, they called it a new horizon for humanity. But all I knew was that it would be the place that would take my daughter away from me.*

*Don't get me wrong, Joule, I was so proud, watching you compete to become a member of the Far Ewen team. And I knew: you leaving was partly my fault. Since you were little, seemed all we did was talk about space—about how incredible it would be to explore other worlds. And you're so much like your mother. Brave, kind, a little reckless. Earth was too small for her. And, I guess, too small for you too.*

*What makes me happy is that we'll be able to work together, even though we'll be far apart, to test my new invention: the Core A.I. If we succeed, we won't just have built humanity a new home. We'll have revolutionized the relationship between humans and artificial life!*"

### Log 3

"*Joule, you'll be happy to know that I'm keeping up our tradition of Friday movie night. Although, without you here, the living room is a mess. I really need to pick up all this popcorn and pizza and whatever that is...*

*The old monster and sci-fi movies are the best, don't you think? Remember 'Frankenstein'? '2001'? I always wondered: why do we think that our creations will inevitably turn against us? Kinda crazy, but those movies had a big influence on my research. I thought: what would it take to make artificial intelligence more human? Would we have to take out a human brain and put it in a robot head?*

*All kidding aside, the Core A.I. I designed for the Mandate is pretty revolutionary. Maybe they'll make a movie about it some day? One with a happy ending, of course.*"

### Log 4

"*Those evil robots in the movies we used to watch would always say: 'Humans are imperfect and dangerous! They must be destroyed!' But that makes no sense. I mean, the robots are imperfect too, right? Otherwise, why would they attack us?*

*What I mean is: perfection... it's the wrong goal. What really matters is balance. So when I started to design the A.I. for the Cores, I didn't try to make a single, perfect intelligence. Instead I designed three separate personalities: a brave one, a fearful one, and a cheerful one. To keep 'em straight, because you know how messy I can be, I gave 'em different colors: red, yellow, blue.*

*My hope was they, together, these personalities would form a balanced group. They wouldn't be perfect... But they wouldn't try to destroy us either.*"

### Log 5

"*Balanced or not, the Cores would be pretty worthless if they just sat around all day. I needed to pair them with another invention—something that would turn them into the construction force Far Ewen needed.*

*Turns out the personality data at the heart of each Core was really flexible. They quickly adapted to the frames another Mandate scientist had designed. Combine my Cores with his frames and: bingo! That's how the Corebots were born!*

*First one we made the K-9 type: great for search and survey; always eager to blaze a trail into the unknown. With its strength and size, the AP-3 Corebot is perfect for excavation and cleaning obstacles. The SP-DR: nothing better for doing tricky, high altitude work. For material and personnel transport, the T8-NK can't be beat. And the FL1-R is the ideal surveillance platform.*

*I know you have all this information in your Crawler's database. But the main thing to remember is: the Core A.I.'s flexibility doesn't just mean they can adapt to different frames. They'll also form strong bonds with any human they meet!*"

### Log 6

"*Like I said, you can't have a Corebot without a frame. And the scientist who invented the frames is, of course, your mission leader and chief scientist, Dr. Julius Roldán.*

*Did I ever tell you how he and I met? It was first Mandate conference, for all the research groups around the world, working on the Dust Devil crisis. There were hundreds of people there, and Julius just happened to sit next to me. He told me he linked my 'Robby the Robot' t-shirt. And then he cracked a crazy joke about robotics researchers and their armies of killer robots.*

*He was outspoken, ambitious—the exact opposite of me. I felt like a geek hanging out with a rock star. But ever since that day, Julius was more than my colleague, he was my friend.*"

### Log 7

"*Dust Devil... When your mom got infected, she wasn't afraid of dying. She was only afraid of leaving you. I told her not to worry—that even if something happened to me, I'd make sure you had someone to look after you. And that someone was Mack, the dog you always wanted. Just without any fur to trigger my allergies.*

*Your mom... her concern was the catalyst for my Core research. Sometimes your own desire to do something isn't enough. You need something to push you. And now there's another push coming...*

*The news broke today of a Dust Devil outbreak. The first one in over a decade. I might have to take a break from these messages for a while, Joule. Things are going to be busy. Give Mack a hug for me.*"

### Log 8

"*Hey Kiddo. Sorry for the delay. We're all working around the clock. But I'm proud to say the Mandate teams are really pulling together. We all know that the work we do today will decide if there's gonna be a tomorrow for millions of people all around the world.*

*New antibiotics are going into trials all the time. Working so fast, there's... there's the risk of side effects, but the alternative is even worse. I have no idea how many people have died from the outbreaks. Information is tight now, even for the Mandate employees. I just hope the council doesn't go overboard.*

*We're never going to make progress if we stop trusting each other. Besides, they can't hide the fact they're building more Ark evacuation ships. I just hope it doesn't cause a panic...*

*They say necessity is the mother of invention. And do I ever feel the need to come up with a breakthrough now. A flash of genius would be nice, but I'll settle for madness. I wonder if this is how Dr. Frankenstein felt, waiting for lightning to strike?*"

### Log 9

"*The panic I was worried about? It's happening, Houle. And it's bringing out the worst in us. It's like the final act of all those sci-fi movies we used to watch.*

*Dust Devil's mutation rate has increased—it' s changing too fast for the drugs to keep up. The Mandate is starting to shut down facilities, and the staff members are all scrambling to make sure they've got seats on the evacuation ships.*

*Joule,when your team left Earth, you were heroes. But the Mandate leadership... they're cowards. We're the ones who need to stand and fight, not run away! At least, that's what I told them, right before they shut down my lab.*

*So I'm back home now, out in our garage, right where I started my Core research in the first place. I'm going to do all I can to save the people who don't have a place on the ships. What kind of mad scientist would I be if I didn't?*"

### Log 10

"*I guess this is how it feels to be the last human being on Earth. Radio, TV, the internet—most communication channels are down. Which isn't all bad. At least there are no more internet trolls to worry about!*

*The truth is, Joule, I had to call in my last favor with the Mandate comms team to get this message to you. But that breakthrough I needed? It happened! And I'm sending the results to the evacuation fleet along with this message. I can't say more about it. I don't know who I can trust. Maybe not even Julius...*

*While this message makes its way to you, across the vast dephts of space. I'll be here. In the garage. I finally have time to sort through all my junk, toss things away. But the memories I'll keep: your mom bringing me coffee after I stayed out here all night. You, borrowing my tools, trying to build your own movie monsters. I miss those days so much.*

*But it's time for me to say goodbye to this world, Joule. Hopefully find my way to another one. Whatever happens, never forget how proud I am of you. I'll always be there. I promise.*"