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[vrituom]

Talking about receiving a message you can't translate, not specifically this one.

[warfares]

I can translate several languages.

[vrituom]

The universe is bigger than that.

( even earth has more than a few )

[warfares]

Then it's fortunate that so far the majority of the species here speak Basic.

[vrituom]

Aliens?

( because god there's always one. not including her )

[warfares]

Depends on your definition.

[vrituom]

There's one definition.

[warfares]

There are several, though they broadly refer to a similar concept, just to varying degrees.

I am human, as a matter of fact. Not a native of this planet. Nor, I suspect, are you.

[vrituom]

Did you just figure that out?

[warfares]

Strictly speaking none of us are natives.

I doubt even the natives truly are - at least not originally.

[vrituom]

What are you talking about?

[warfares]

Think about it.

[vrituom]

They came to this planet then. And what, killed whoever was here before?

( she knows nothing about that possibility-- )

[warfares]

It's been done before.

[vrituom]

( grumble grumble so much for living peacefully. not that it happened on earth. aliens why )

Who are they?

[warfares]

If I knew that I'd be off this rock already.

[vrituom]

I doubt it.

[warfares]

Your faith in my abilities are heartening, truly.

[vrituom]

Knowing where we are would be more useful.

[warfares]

As would knowing how they take us.

[vrituom]

Maybe not.

[warfares]

No?

[vrituom]

There's more than one way to travel.

[warfares]

I'm well aware.

Granted, teleportation has only ever existed as a theory before now and even then there's the matter of how they were able to target whatever machine they used.

( assuming that is what this is. it's a reach but an educated one. the alternatives really only get more grim from this point on. )

[vrituom]

( say theory again. she's heard enough of that word lately )

Yeah, branch out.

( even if she's familiar with similar devices and impossible things. not actually going to discuss her own experiences )