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Voices from Heaven ([personal profile] thespaceopera) wrote in [community profile] driftfleet2016-11-13 10:27 pm

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!]
exothermia: (To run from)

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[personal profile] exothermia 2016-11-14 08:04 pm (UTC)(link)
[Erik sounds a bit groggy... And a lot terse.]

Uaru means 'whole'.
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[personal profile] uprightness 2016-11-14 08:36 pm (UTC)(link)
[ no, you know what, let's start with: ]

Erik? you ok?
exothermia: (But all will be okay my friend)

voice

[personal profile] exothermia 2016-11-15 11:34 am (UTC)(link)
Yes.

[What's a little magnetic scrambling, really.] I hadn't thought that other people would understand different parts of that language.
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[personal profile] uprightness 2016-11-17 06:43 pm (UTC)(link)
It seems most of us only understand one part of it.

[ because anything other than that would obviously be too easy. ]

I haven't met anyone who got more than one word.
exothermia: (Tell you I'm sorry)

voice

[personal profile] exothermia 2016-11-19 08:34 am (UTC)(link)
How convenient. [He sounds unimpressed. Of course it's being fed to them in bits and pieces. Nothing could be straightforward, could it.]

I daresay if that's happening, there are enough people here to have feasibly heard every word of the message.
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[personal profile] uprightness 2016-11-25 02:04 pm (UTC)(link)
Those were my words.

[ the driest of agreements, this is. ]

I'll try and contact all the captain, have them ask their crews, it might be the fastest way to complete the puzzle.
exothermia: (Death is another place)

voice

[personal profile] exothermia 2016-11-26 03:26 am (UTC)(link)
Probably. There's no way of knowing how many people understand it.