2420.10

The individual 'Siril' was transported from the Federation Starbase 'Horizon' to Unimatrix 01. A room was prepared for it with all equipment for the experiments and access to data on previous experiments with Particle 010. The unit has been designated One of Two, Experimental Unit of Unimatrix 01.

One of Two initially presented with problems. It claimed it was unable to function without its organic needs more efficiently provided for so we installed a neural processor so it could regenerate. We also installed an ocular implant, standard exoplating, a neural processor and most of the cortical array into the new drone. The neural processor was not fully activated so as to retain its individuality for the rest of the experiment. 

One of Two failed to follow commands without resistance at first but after regenerating and a twenty-five minute period of adjustment, it seems to be adapting. 

Meridia

I'm not sure why I keep these logs anymore. Every day is the same. Hopeless. I suppose I keep them in the hope that one day, in the far future, someone will read it and avoid the mistakes of our time. I like to imagine a future where the darkness will be lifted and people will no longer die of curable diseases or hunger. That's what I like to imagine but enough with imaginings for now.

  I was examining the strange device, the one stolen from the Statue of the Dark One and have concluded it is only half there. What it did, I cannot be certain but I am sure it holds the key to... something. I think it might be some form of communications device and if that is so and we can get it to work, perhaps we can call for help. Perhaps, if there really are worlds beyond, someone will hear our cries and bring help. I know, just a dream right? But with Shelia getting worse, the curfew getting earlier and food becoming more and more scarce, dreams are all we have left.

   I was intercepted by a woman and a little girl today, both with the strange metallic outfits and shaven heads of the Order of the Dark One. Everything I've heard of that cult gives me the creeps but the flyer in the girl's hand caught my attention. There was a picture on the front that looked decidedly like my device. Could this weird cult actually have the other half of it? Ronan had went to Old Man Zonko's that morning in search of medicine for Sheila and Vieta had been out into the Forbidden lands looking for the same thing. Vieta found medicine of some kind but only for pain and not treatment. Ronan didn't find anything but he did see the woman and the girl from the cult leaving Zonko's and that makes me even more suspicious. 

   Vieta is going to sneak into the cult tomorrow and if they do have the other half of the device, we plan on stealing it. We know the risks. If the Dark-keepers catch any of us... well, something things are best left unwritten but this is the first glimmer of hope we've had in years. We cannot just ignore it. 

2420.09

We allowed a DFA Dropship into Cube 1516 for assimilation. It consisted of Delta Freedom Alliance and Romulan Star Empire individuals. 50 new units were assimilated. Although 32 were deactivated shortly after assimilation before the process complete, all new units provided data for adaptation. A new type of suite was being used by the Delta Freedom Alliance which relied on nanoprobe technology. This equipment was also assimilated. The Delta Freedom Alliance vessel proved unusually resistant to shield-draining technology. 

39 Romulan Star Empire vessels and 99 fighters were destroyed or assimilated in what the RSE and DFA  have designated 'The Battle of Visak'a'. We were able to assimilate 70% of the individuals on Visak'a, along with significant technology and data pertaining to the Delta Freedom Alliance and Romulan Star Empire. Submatrix 34 succeeded in assimilating the 'black box'. The device uses electromagnetic pulses to deactivate non-organic components inside of drones, including the cortical array. The device was assimilated and several replications of the device were brought aboard Probe 815 for adaptation. We have adjusted shielding to adapt to the device in the future. 

The planet, Pangaere, was found to be unworthy of assimilation. Data assimilated from Romulan Star Empire and Delta Freedom Alliance individuals aboard Visak'a suggest a pre-warp culture with no significant new biological or technological distinctiveness to add to our own. A virus was assimilated inside Cube 1516 from a Species 180 individual. The cube was destroyed to contain the spread of the virus. The Delta Freedom Alliance vessel escaped with its Chronoton Generator. A sphere was sent after the vessel but by the time it arrived, it had left and scrambled its warp signature. We saw the chronoton device being transported by unknown means. Insufficient data assimilated to confirm the nature of the device used. 

Unit loss was greater than expected but within tolerable means. Net gain from assimilated units in terms of technology and data was greater than losses in active drones. Increase resistance quotient associated with 'Delta Freedom Alliance' and 'Romulan Star Empire'. Resistance was futile but they are adapting. Estimates for the time until the assimilation of respective territories decreased.  

Five of Seven was successful in providing an interplexing beacon for the experimental Species 5618 unit on Horizon. The unit has been transported from Horizon and is being moved to Unimatrix 01 for Particle 010 experiments. 

2420.08

The station's Promenade has now been converted into an assimilation chamber for new drones. Data on Pangaere suggests the planet is most likely unworthy of assimilation. A device has come into circulation designated over the speakers as 'the black box that shuts down the Borg'. Priority of drones on Visak'a is now to assimilate this 'black box' and any individuals who may know about it. Two of Ten was deactivated by a species 5618 individual utilizing this box. 

Further resistance has arrived in the form of a Delta Freedom Alliance vessel and a Romulan Star Empire fleet. Probe 815 has been damaged. Cube 1516 is dealing with resistance from the new vessels. The Delta Freedom Alliance vessel is showing above average resistance to shield draining weapons. Reason unknown.