I had this idea for an artifact used in secret research base by Jovian Republic. The artifact is designated Artifact 91, it has been acquired by Special Operations Team from North American forces during Battle of Chicago from a TITAN Manufacturing/Communication Nexus. It has been safely transferred to Jovian system as part of Fall Exodus by military and intelligence of Pan-American alliance and located to secure secret facility on Ganymede. The Artifact is in the shape of shifting sphere made from undefined metallic substance (resembling mercury) that has noticeable but small changes resembling slow fluid movement on its surface. The sphere levitates above ground due to an unknown effect above 1.5meters. However it can be moved by force, as one would move a floating ball within a water. Once every 36 hours the sphere emits for exactly 10 minutes a burst of neutrino emissions. Jovian scientists have discovered that the neutrino emissions transfer a data packet of undecipherable TITAN transmissions from random locations located on Earth, Luna and Mars. So far the Mars and Luna locations are within triangle centered on Quarantine Zones. Despite the failure to decipher TITAN transmissions the Jovian scientists have also discovered something else, remarkable in itself. It seems that as each session is being made, alongside the data stream of TITAN communication there is also attached a data package consisting of information from Mesh within the triangle area. So far security networks of major habitats have been discovered, private data banks, monetary records, private logs of certain individuals. The data is very random, and often incomplete. Furthermore while most of it is within the range of interests to Jovian Republic, it is not uncommon for the data to be lifelog of a family unit, diaries of randomly selected Martian children describing their encounter with newest kindergarten mascot, or private log documenting cheating on a spouse. Nevertheless the data is found useful and studies. The base takes the cover of a mining station, with circa 200 miners making their living there. They are of course all former military men or hacker specialists, prepared to defend against possible intrusions. Beneath the base is as a secure lab containing around 20 to 30 scientists studying the data, along with 60 or so Spec-Ops operatives ready to shut down the facility and eliminate the scientists in case of possible breach of containment of the artifact. So far there have been two cases of Exsurgent virus due to attempts to study TITAN data-all have been eliminated without cascading breach event, and only one required purging of most of science staff. The base of course is monitored by Jovian defense grid and orbitals. In case of irreversable containment failure the Jovians are quite ready to use high speed kinetic bombardment to level the base or detonate 4 nukes located near the facility. The plausible denial will be those were mining nukes that were sabotaged by diversion. ****************************** Ok so now the questions: -Is the idea good ? Can neutrino transmissions be used like that? -How to handle from mechanics point of view the seperation of TITAN and normal data? -Any ideas how security would look in the base, and what type of soldiers would be placed? -Any ideas on further plot details dealing with the artifact?