Sam Rivera is suspected of engaging in cosmic communication with alien intelligences, as they adjust the cosmic translators and respond to the alien messages.
He watched as Sam Rivera adjusted a complex array of cosmic translators, their expression a mixture of anticipation and awe. "It's a form of communication stretching well beyond words. We need to respond in kind—the whole array of human expression might be at play here." "We have provisional confirmation of the signal’s intent—initiation. We’re being brought into a broader spectrum of cognizance."