We Are Legion (We Are Bob)

Riker receives a faint audio transmission from Earth. He and Homer respond and make contact with Colonel George Butterworth of the United States of Eurasia (USE) Army. Butterworth is in an underground military installation and is initially suspicious of Riker.

Over three weeks of negotiations, Riker earns Butterworth’s trust by proving he is not aligned with FAITH. Butterworth describes the catastrophic aftermath of the recent wars, estimating the total surviving human population is less than 20 million. He reveals that his group has plans for colony ships but lacks the resources to build them. He requests Riker’s assistance, and Riker agrees to help.

Bob arrives in the Delta Eridani system. He discovers a habitable planet, Delta Eridani 4, and detects stable lights on its night side. His AI, Guppy, suggests they are fires.

After setting up manufacturing operations, Bob deploys exploration drones to the planet’s surface. The drones confirm that the lights are campfires tended by an intelligent, non-human species resembling a cross between a bat and a pig. This is humanity’s first contact with an alien intelligence, so Bob begins a detailed observation.