Science

Understanding Visitors: A Scientific Approach

By Naseem Bennet

Wednesday, February 30th, XX45

The Visitors have undoubtedly changed what we know about ourselves and our world. Their existence is something that had previously only been mere speculation or the topic of science fiction, so their sudden arrival and subsequent integration into our lives have turned things upside down. Their understanding of the natural world is far beyond that of human beings’, and many scientists posit that understanding Visitors themselves could be the key to deepening our own well of knowledge when it comes to the natural world. So we spoke with Dr. Monet Cornish, one of the nation's top scientists and a liaison for Visitor relations, to get some insight into some of the most frequently asked questions about Visitors. Here are our questions and what she had to say:

Q: What are Visitors?

A: Visitors are beings that are able to navigate our world in four dimensions, three of which they share with us and the fourth being, presumably but not conclusively, time.

We, admittedly, do not know much about the visitors when it comes to things like anatomy. Since we, as humans, can only view things within the three dimensional space that we occupy, we cannot actually perceive the Visitors in their entirety. Rather, what we refer to as the Visitors’ bodies is just a three dimensional projection that is comprehensible to the human mind. While their projections are human shaped, we cannot say with complete certainty that they share the same anatomical characteristics as humans do.

While we have spoken to Visitors on the topic of how they function biologically, we can not comprehend enough of their terminology for the information to have contributed much to our understanding.

No operations– neither live nor post mortem (as we are unsure if they can die) – have been performed on a Visitor to glean information through that method.

Q: Where did the Visitors come from?

A: This is another question with an answer we are not entirely sure of.

From what we were able to understand of the conversations we have had with the Visitors, they have always existed in the same universe as us, just on a different plane. The most recent and strongest theory is that they, as four dimensional beings, are able to control which three dimensions their projection exists in, and have just recently shifted from a dimension we can not perceive into one that we can.

Q: Why are they here?

A: We believe they may be refugees.

We know that it has something to do with the politics in the dimension that they were in before our own, but we are unsure of what exactly the situation is. I often have a hard enough time understanding our own politics, let alone the complex political climate of a race of unfathomable four dimensional beings!

Q: Are we safe?

A: Yes and no.

Yes, in the sense that you are highly unlikely to be approached by a Visitor in a malicious way. We’ve found that they, generally, have a very unobtrusive temperament, and will not be aggressive or violent without provocation.

No, in the sense that there definitely can be some adverse effects of being around Visitors if you’re not careful. Physical reactions such as headaches, nausea, epistaxis, tinnitus, etc. are not uncommon. You are dealing with something our minds were never built to understand, after all. That’s why we always say to remember F.E.M. It stands for Face Covered, Eyes Averted, Mind Sound. It will help assuage some of the physical symptoms you may get.

There’s also the risk of damage to personal property; things electronic and mechanical such as phones, hearing aids, computers, radios, and televisions have been known to malfunction while in close proximity to a Visitor.

But I implore you to ask yourself, are we ever safe? Aren’t we always in danger from one thing or another? Can’t any of the aforementioned issues be caused by many other things in everyday life? I don’t say this to make anyone paranoid about just living life, but instead to emphasize the fact that everything we do comes with some risk factor. There is no need to approach Visitors with any more fear or wariness than the typical amount reserved for the horrors of day to day existence.

So there we have it! Some questions answered and some fears laid to rest. As we progress into the future, we hope that the addition of the Visitors will afford us some clarity, furthering our understanding of our own world and the way that we exist in it.