Across the Expanse: Day 65

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Author’s note: Until I manage to put the time into actually developing an alien language I’m just gonna put said language into wingdings because it looks kinda like alien script. If anyone has any better alternatives please let me know.

Day 65

Amy: Hey.

Jim: What’s up?

Amy: Looks like we can open up this room, let’s give it a shot.

Jim: Got it, about time we found one.

Amy: Lets see here… there and what we have is- oh wow.

Jim: This room is massive, but all it has is that podium there… and what do you know, its got a space for the key in it.

Amy: Care to give it a go then?

Jim: Gotcha… wait you’re not coming in with me?

Amy: Well you said to be cautious right?

Jim: … fair point. Hopefully I don’t get eviscerated here.

Amy: Eh, you’ll be fine.

Jim: Anyways…

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…

There, key’s in… and nothing’s happening.

Amy: Maybe it’s not high enough clearance?

Jim: *Sigh* Yeah that could be it, makes me wonder why they decided this would be the beacon to send out.

Amy: Enough to discover but not tamper probably, since we powered this thing on I’m surprised no Timeless Ones have shown up yet actually.

Jim: Well we are half a galaxy away from their planet you know, odds are a signal from the Fringes wouldn’t really reach them.

Amy: Well I wouldn’t really want some of them to just show up you know?

Jim: True, that would be very-- whoa.

Amy: What’s up?

Jim: The podium just pulsed with this light and-- what is going on?

Amy: Hold on let me get closer…

???: ●♓♐♏♐□❒❍⬧ ♎♏⧫♏♍⧫♏♎

Amy: What the hell was that?

Jim: I don’t know, but the translator doesn’t recognize it. I can only assume is Faar’Shar.

Amy: Well now the wall is starting to flicker around with some crazy symbols. That’s just brilliant.

Jim: So the walls are a screen, noted.

Amy: Awfully calm there Jim.

Jim: Better than panicking.

???: ♍⍓♍●♓■♑… c⍓♍l♓n♑… cy♍lin♑...cycling… voice match confirmed. Species identification in progress…. Species Identified: Humans.

Amy: Uh… Jim?

Jim: I don’t think we should be talking right now.

???: Do not be alarmed, this one is merely the ship operation program ♋❍♋❒♋♓⧫♒.

Amy: The what now?

???: It seems there is not an adequate translation for the ship located in this one’s database. Please, feel free to assign a designation to this one as you see fit.

Jim: How about the Wraith?

Amy: Wraith?

Jim: Yeah, I mean this is pretty much a ghost ship isn’t it? Seems fitting to me.

Wraith:  Designation accepted, now, how may this one be of help to you?

Amy: Awfully helpful for a first impression, don’t you think?

Wraith: This one’s purpose is to serve those in possession of the Master Key.

Jim: You mean this egg?

Wraith: Correct.

Jim: Well if this is supposed to be the Master Key why does it only open certain doors?

Wraith: It has not been fully unlocked yet, from a brief scan it appears that only the ignition and low level security clearance functions have been activated.

Amy: Are you capable of unlocking the rest of the key’s functions?

Wraith: Affirmative, would you like for this one to unlock the Master Key?

Jim: Please do.

Wraith: Understood, unlocking…

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Done.

Jim: Thanks Wraith.

Wraith: You are very welcome. Now, is there anything else you would like to know?

Jim: Do you know what circumstances led you to be left on this moon?

Wraith: Searching… it appears that is a blank space in my memory banks.

Jim: You don’t remember or is that information removed?

Wraith: The information has been removed, however, I am not detecting organic material aboard this vessel aside from the two in this room right now. Any trace of the crew seems to have vanished.

Amy: Yeah, definitely a ghost ship.

Jim: You can’t imagine why a Faar’Shar vessel would have ended up here? Half a galaxy away from their planet?

Wraith: Half a galaxy? Please explain.

Jim: Currently the Faar’Shar are located on a planet in the center of the Galaxy, you are currently located in a mining station located in the Fringes of Coalition Space.

Wraith: So the colonization was a success?

Jim: Colonization?

Wraith: Ah, I realize the Colonization was executed before Humans acquired the ability of space travel. It appears there is a lot that this one does not know.

Jim: And there is a lot that I do not know… Tell you what, you tell us what you remember of what happened here and we’ll give you a crash course in history. Sound fair?

Wraith: ...agreed. 

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