Goddamn, I'm literally made of numbers and their language still manages to give me a headache which is impressive considering I don't even have a head" said Silver's voice from behind him. However, once Silver finishes refining the translation index I provided to better fit Terran languages and operating systems, it will help smooth communications out significantly" replied the ambassador.
"Yes, they are one of the more unique life forms we have so far encountered. Once one of our linguistics AIs noticed that, we found a way to convert their text-matrices to something approximating a differential equation, allowing us to 'solve' for meaning in a form more analogous to our own written formats." It is patterned based on the branch of mathematics Terrans call 'linear algebra'.
Their written language is somewhat easier, and is actually what allowed us to crack their spoken language. A good comparison might be an orchestra where every instrument was playing a different song, but the effect is harmonious rather than discordant. "They use multiple spiracle-like organs to generate different sound patterns simultaneously, with the pitches, rhythm, and tempo all affecting it's meaning. "They sing to each other? And what do you mean by multi-banded?" asked the admiral, intrigued. Their spoken language is highly contextual, information dense, multi-banded, and, well, sort of "sung" to each other." said Ambassador Hool. We've been in contact with them for over a century, and STILL haven't entirely perfected our understanding of the Weaver's language. Even with the translation index Hool gave us, it's still hard to parse what they are sending" replied the AI. "Keep your panties on, these spiders are weird. The tactical display lit up with the words "ESTABLISHING BATTLEFIELD CONTROL, STANDBY".Ī minute or so passed before he began to wonder what was taking so long. "Alright Silver, send a greeting and link us in to the Weaver's Battlenet, lets see how things are going" said the admiral. Now however, the fleet was finally at the edge of the system and within communication range. The lessons continued until the void wolf pack had taken approximately 50% casualties at which point the remaining creatures fled, while emitting electromagnetic "howls" of various frequency. Since the point had not yet been made, the admiral had ordered the ship to target "the next biggest one". However the creatures were either slow learners, or determined, and continued their approach. "Discouraging them", had consisted of first locating the biggest, meanest looking one of the critters, and shooting it in the face with a kinetic round from the spinal gun of a battlecruiser a lesson to the others that ships were not prey. It would be unfortunate if the creatures were to bother the Weaver colony later, or decide to harass the fleet in the middle of combat. The fleet had dropped out of FTL for about an hour earlier that day to "discourage" them from following any further. With the exception of the pack of Void Wolves that had been trailing the fleet for the last three days. They had spent a week in transit, with the voyage having been mostly quiet.
The Terran fleet that arrived in the Weaver system was relatively small consisting of one dreadnaught, four battlecruisers, two missile frigates, and eight corvettes, along with several support vessels and troop transports. Thank you for your time, thank you for reading, and I hope you enjoy it! I have placed the "Next" button in my comment for that chapter, it SHOULD be at the top if you sort it for "top comments". Unfortunately, I cannot do anything about it, as I went past the 40K character limit on that post, and it will not let me edit it. Just a heads up, I am VERY aware that on Chapter 12 (next chapter) the "Next" button is broken.īeing spammed by numerous, well meaning people has a way of doing that lol.