CSO Lt Trix 12603.16

    There are no First Contacts without at least a few socially awkward exchanges until each side learns enough about the other to interact properly.  There is a bit more of that here I have to say. The beings come from one of the most homogeneous worlds with life I've ever seen. The others at this level were barely lived on, a smattering of microscopic life forms and such in the earliest stages of the planet's development. But this world is a fully functioning sentient society. They achieved Warp velocity and joined the community we call the galactic travelers. And yet I can only detect slight differences between these beings and the fauna microorganisms that flitter about the planet. Initial Tricorder reads them as around 98% shared DNA between the Yelothans we talk to and the microorganisms. Margin of error means it is possible the species are actually the same, maybe at different stages? And the only plant I am detecting is a type of algae that is apparently amphibious. That's maybe 3 life forms on a fully formed planet. That doesn't happen naturally.

    The beings seem to have a form of touch telepathy that allows them to share information and such with what they call "The Merge". I have not met a lot of non verbal sentient species but there are a few. Some, like the Betazoids, learned spoken language to make others more comfortable around them. Not everyone can deal with having someone "speak" directly into their minds after all. But the light flashes is a fairly interesting one.  Certainly there are questions, like "is there a way to whisper?", but for a society that seems very open perhaps that is not that big of an issue.