driftfleet | A call in the dark

[It won't be long before the Marsiva leaves the system. Not once has the fleet's Host Ship gone near the green, mysterious planet, choosing instead to keep it only at the far edges of her reach. All the while, the party deck has remained open and welcoming, tempting passengers to stay and try their luck for last-minute prizes.

And just when it seems like the fleet may leave the Lagan system without incident- a sudden rush of energy flares out across the green planet's surface and beyond, rippling far past its atmosphere until it reaches every ship in the fleet. The energy buffets the hulls and scrambles the instruments for one or two very dramatic minutes - just as it had before, but much more powerful in its reach. The wave is still invisible, save for a confusing warp in the way light describes shapes, but those who are sensitive to various energies--psionic, magical, life-force, or otherwise--will be able to feel an overwhelming force comb through their entire being, before the phenomenon passes over and ends.

However, unlike last time, this wave of energy is not silent. Across both the speakers of every communication device and console, and in the minds of anyone sensitive to the energy, comes the message:]

Yei equoa seh ouat ti unduo ti akun. Yiat deht quoi yiat seh kiskhan. Yiaht seh yesui ti yiat seh enduan, tal yei vissai atuav yei ti esat yiat lehir hanui. Esat yiat lehir evess. Esat yiat lehir illua tal giskat deht. Wes sahat lehir enila yei, wes yei vissai seh nan sahat ista, sahat yayet quoi adaht woru vitsahn. Hanui gisketi ideht yesui ti tokia gisketi ideht uaru, tal adrifa deseht adtah.

[Those who had been investigating the wreckage's systems may notice that this message is the very same as the one coded in the distress signal. Perhaps the Virsua was trying once last time to communicate.]

[OOC: Feel free to use this post as a mingle--either for broadcasts over the network or in-person interactions. The Marsiva is still within range of the planet for another day or two, so any in-person threads can be on the planet's surface, aboard various ships or stations, or in the Marsiva's party room.

For those who had learned a translated word before, now is a great chance to put that knowledge to use!

While the mods continue to sort out the upcoming happenings with the Drift Fleet, we thought a final themed mingle would be fun to play with in the meantime. Enjoy!]

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You could? It just blared over all the speaker and devices for me.

[He's not sensitive to this kind of stuff, so that might be why. Still, it made his ears ring, so people who are sensitive hearing it...]

You okay over there?

Yeah, I'll be fine.

I thought it was just supposed to be a ship distress signal. Why would the planet broadcast it like that?

[There's a small pause, only for Clay to think about this.]

My theory? Because it's important for us to know it. Only a few people heard it a few weeks ago, and now that we're leaving, it's making everyone hear it.

If it came from the ship, and if that ship is linked to Atroma at all... then maybe it's got something to do with us.

[Yeah now that he thinks about it...that does make sense. Still...]

...I hate magic sentient places.

[WHY DO I ALWAYS RUN INTO THIS SHIT]

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I'm starting to be not so fond of them, too.

[I MEAN IT'S COOL THAT IT'S A PLANET BUT this is getting weird and creepy]

At least we're almost done with this one.

[He sighs, then tries to be cheerful]

Maybe next time we'll something astronomically cool. Like...a binary star system!

[!!!!!!!!!!!!!!]

Oh man, if we came across a binary star system, we could figure out the mass of the stars involved! It'd take a lot of work, but I think with the equipment we have, it could be entirely possible!

Of course, it also depends on what kind of category it is. They could be eclipsing binaries, visual, spectroscopic, or astrometric. With the last one, it'd probably be a little harder to calculate them, especially the one that can't be observed as well -

[He could go on and on.]

[Ah, that's much better. Allen can only barely follow what he's saying, but it's usually better when Clay gets excited by space rather than not]

Ha, sounds like a lot of work! Which category would you prefer to see?

Eclipsing!

That means the orbit plane of the two stars are so close to our line of sight that they literally eclipse each other! We could even tell the distance to other galaxies, and though the accuracy rating is small, the fact that there's even any at all is huge! If we could actually see one of those...

[There's a pleased sigh on his end. Oh, the fact that he's here means that there's a chance he could see it, and not just through Youtube or a telescope...!]

[It was calming, in a way. Listening to Clay get as happy as he does about something in space. Easier to focus on Clay's excitement than the worry about the message that still needed decryption]

Maybe one day we will. I think it'd be romantic to see two stars dance around each other.

Ha, I never thought of it that way! You would think two stars dancing around each other's romantic!

[Meanwhile, Clay's thinking about them more scientifically. Still, it is romantic in that sense, and the fact that Allen took the time to learn what binary star systems are, especially considering how he felt about space before he met Clay... The way they're communicating makes it hard to see the smile on Clay's face, but it's definitely in his voice.]

You're right, though. We could watch them from our place; the best view in the fleet!

Well someone has to!

[And you know, bring balance to your overly scientific mind. But yeah, he may have cracked a few books about space since meeting Clay.]

But yeah, I like the sound of that.

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