We assume that an alien intelligence will want to talk to us.

He considered it almost unworthy, but who could know for certain what an alien intelligence might do?

Soon after, she is once again possessed by the alien intelligence known as the Mara.

He also knew how wrong it was to judge an alien intelligence by its exterior features.

Soon or late, it should be almost inevitable that some alien intelligence would finally seek us out.

S comes to understand its nature as a medium containing an alien intelligence.

This alien intelligence had been isolated for hundreds of years.

He could test for himself how this alien intelligence performed.

What did her opinions matter, when set against actual testimony from another alien intelligence?

An alien intelligence would have had to assume he was talking with his companions.