Board Thread:Fun and Games/@comment-5135903-20130919182126/@comment-5135903-20130928110309

I know. I just wanted everyone to know that I was genuinely ill, rather than just not bothered. Anyway, I like to be regular with these things! So on with the roleplay!

 DreadVolt 

Relenting, the AI says,

"Okay, let's not kid anyone here, we both know you're an intruder. Probably an extracolonial, and I really have no idea what to do about you guys. Give me a Dynochuk or a Bogkleave any day, but extracolonials?! 'Clerge! Just tell me who you are, eh?"

Obviously,  Phelaholiim isn't as cold and calculating as your typical computer.

 Darwol 

Passing into the airlock, the atmosphere is reconstituted, and any stray dust particles (which appear to have accumulated significantly around your body after your long journey) are removed electrostatically.

The tall blue person, apparently the same one you saw walk off earlier (now recognisable as a Chironian), arrives with the other Skrax. Both are still in their suits, though their bubble-like helmets are off now. The Chronian speaks in CCL (Colonial Common Language),

"Why are we taking in this tunnel-dweller, again?"

The Skrax who escorted you replies,

"No, no, no! This isn't a tunnel dweller."

"Er, Chourheeg... we found it in a tunnel!"

"Yes, but this kind of technology isn't what you'd expect to find of tunnel-dwellers, it's too... er... functional!"

"Functional?"

The other Skrax buts in,

"Couldn't we just ask it?"

"Indeed!"

replies the first Skrax. It stand up straight on its four legs, and starts marching around officially and decisively, it's back tentacles whipping around in an excited, animated fashion,

"We'll need a complex, tiered system of communication sessions to remove the language barrier. We will start with rudimentary terms, likely logical and mathematical concepts, then build up from there, into fundamental terms, which can be built up into a more complex word system. From there it's easy sailing, with exhaustive sessions of phrase construction and grammar.

Of course, we'll have to meet half way, with we ourselves... recording equipment... computer systems to detect repetition and create correlation graphs... sleep therapy... biscuits are of utmost importance due to..."

He isn't pausing. This is time melting away. Something had better happen soon, or this could go on for a long time...

 Wanraknasdan 

I apologise for the delay, but before we start, could you clarify what a "Kaoom fighter with plasma cannons" is?

 Fishmeal 

As you approach, you make out that the pyramid is, in fact, some sort of transmission tower. There is a building made up of several modular, silver, tube like cylinders connected together side by side; there are small circular windows, and it looks like there's nobody home.

At the ends of two of the cylinders are large, circular quick-relase hatches, each about 1.5 metres across. CCE 4.18 is painted onto the centre of the hatches, surrounded by the CIC emblem.