A call in the dark

[thespaceopera]

[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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[goldenglasses]

I wouldn't be surprised if it was magical.

[Although the pulse is a different story.]

I'm alright now. I have to admit, took me a bit by surprised, but I'm alright. [Nursing the last bit of a headache, but he'll recover.]

[wolfehawke]

Good, I'm glad.

[Which just supports his idea that even the pulse is magic of some sort. Vash isn't a mage or magically inclined as far as Adalwolfe knows, so he's recovered quickly. Wolfe on the other hand is nursing a migraine so bad he should probably be lying down. But there's work to be done that might have a time limit on it, so he's not about to abandon the translation now because he feels like he's going to lose his lunch and his head's in a vice.]

[goldenglasses]

If I can figure out more of this message I'll keep you updated.

[Vash may not have been hit as hard as Wolfe, but he couldn't agree more about not being able to leave this translation alone.]

[wolfehawke]

Great, just add things to the sheet as you find them out. I'll keep monitoring the post here to see whatever other things people have to add.

[goldenglasses]

Hopefully we'll be able to translate this message soon. So far the words can really be a warning, threat, or perhaps even something kind if we only had the last few missing words to add a bit more context.

And if you're taking guesses I think lehir means "can" but this is only a guess for now.

[wolfehawke]

That makes sense.

[He types away a bit, then leans back to look at the message again.]

I wish we knew more. I want to help these people. Anyone desperate enough to send out a distress call like this is definitely in over their head.

[goldenglasses]

Yeah. I would hate to ignore someone's cry for help just because I didn't understand their language.

[wolfehawke]

Right, exactly. So we'll just keep working on this and hope we don't get too far away before we can actually do something about it. I'd say maybe another pass into the atmosphere would help since that seems to be when the message was caught, but if it causes another pulse I'm not so keen on that.

[goldenglasses]

Well, I could take the ship around through the atmosphere myself. If you stay on a different ship while I do we could test that theory.