Berapli - Beacons
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Aitas
Feb 19, 2026, 2:33:40 PM (yesterday) Feb 19
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((Turei Scout Ship Starshell, near the edge of Trenvonn space))
Berapli: =/\= And who are all of you to make any claims here? =/\=
She had her suspicions, her theories, her almost-certainties. Almost.
Just as she was almost sure it hadn’t been some mere instability of Underspace that had destroyed her beacon. She bared her teeth. Apparently the Federation considered it a welcoming gesture.
Taelon: =/\= As I said, we represent the Federation, and our duties include scientific inquiry… =/\=
Orrey: =/\= More importantly. Can you tell us how you knew to come to this spot? =/\=
Berapli: =/\= And who are all of you to make any claims here? =/\=
She had her suspicions, her theories, her almost-certainties. Almost.
Just as she was almost sure it hadn’t been some mere instability of Underspace that had destroyed her beacon. She bared her teeth. Apparently the Federation considered it a welcoming gesture.
Taelon: =/\= As I said, we represent the Federation, and our duties include scientific inquiry… =/\=
Orrey: =/\= More importantly. Can you tell us how you knew to come to this spot? =/\=
The voices from the other side were a variety, and yet all so very much alike.
Berapli: =/\= It is a gaping wound. How could I not? =/\=
It bled a dark blue across her display, edges given to tendrils, to slashing teeth.
Orrey: =/\= We have reason to believe the breach in this region is an issue we all need to focus ourselves with resolving. If you would follow us to meet the other ships we have in the area we can work together to solve a problem none of us want. =/\=
Taelon: =/\= We have - we have reason to believe one of our own was involved in an incident in Underspace, and exited near this area. We’ve discovered wreckage from a Vaadwuar ship that may have been involved. We mean no harm - simply to understand what happened and retrieve our colleagues if they are in distress. =/\=
Saavei: =/\= Are you able to assist us in this, Scout Ship Starshell? =/\=
Berapli’s voice came out as a hiss, and the markings on her head began to shift, turning from violet to a darkening blue.
Berapli: =/\= The Vaadwaur? You are certain? =/\=
Orrey: =/\= Response =/\=
Taelon: =/\= We have other ships in the area, as the Doctor said. If you allow us to reconvene with them, and assist us with your own knowledge, we can be done swiftly and withdraw…=/\=
The words could have been a threat. Perhaps she would have been wise to take them as one. But she had never aspired toward great wisdom. It turned the eyes too inward for her tastes.
Berapli: =/\= I am considering your words. ::she showed her teeth again, though she mistrusted the gesture.:: But there is much knowledge it is perilous to desire. =/\=
Orrey: =/\= Response =/\=
Taelon: =/\= A-again, no harm or aggression is meant. We would greatly appreciate your assistance…? =/\=
Saavei: =/\= Turei vessel, we have received information the rift may collapse any moment, be advised of navigational hazard =/\=
Berapli: =/\= I am aware. Can you not see the beacons? =/\=
They were a light beyond the rift to her senses, a bright layer amid so many dark ones.
Taelon/Orrey: =/\= Response =/\=
Berapli: =/\= There were three in this area. Two, now. ::a thoughtful pause:: It is the rift remaining that concerns me. =/\=
Taelon/Orrey: =/\= Response =/\=
Berapli could see one of the small ships jerk before her, tugged toward what rough edges remained of the entrance to Underspace. Perhaps she could see it clearer than they did.
Berapli: =/\= It is a broken jaw, left hanging open. It will not heal, and many might catch themselves on the teeth. I am sending my readings of the rift now. =/\=
Taelon/Orrey: =/\= Response =/\=
Berapli: =/\= I would leave the Vaadwaur. But you did not destroy my beacon. =/\=
Perhaps that was not completely true. Perhaps she could have spent more time, more energy on hatred. But she was no longer young, and there was much else to pursue.
Taelon/Orrey/Saavei: =/\= Response =/\=
She directed the Starshell closer with a flick of her fingers. There were few safe paths, and she did not know if what was safe for her would hold for the Federation. She knew so little of their ships.
Berapli: =/\= How much blame would you lay upon a child for their ignorance? =/\=
She gathered the data together with a twirl of her hand, pulling in the records from the beacon as well, letting her ship twist them all together into a stream of further data to be passed on.
Taelon/Orrey/Saavei: =/\= Response =/\=
Berapli: =/\= I do not know what you can do, what your ships can do save stumbling through matters you barely know. I might tear you apart should I try to pull you loose. ::A breath. The marks upon her skull shifted back to violet.:: Should it pull you away, follow the beacons. Only then can we find you. =/\=
Taelon/Orrey/Saavei: =/\= Response =/\=
Tag/TBC
Berapli: =/\= It is a gaping wound. How could I not? =/\=
It bled a dark blue across her display, edges given to tendrils, to slashing teeth.
Orrey: =/\= We have reason to believe the breach in this region is an issue we all need to focus ourselves with resolving. If you would follow us to meet the other ships we have in the area we can work together to solve a problem none of us want. =/\=
Taelon: =/\= We have - we have reason to believe one of our own was involved in an incident in Underspace, and exited near this area. We’ve discovered wreckage from a Vaadwuar ship that may have been involved. We mean no harm - simply to understand what happened and retrieve our colleagues if they are in distress. =/\=
Saavei: =/\= Are you able to assist us in this, Scout Ship Starshell? =/\=
Berapli’s voice came out as a hiss, and the markings on her head began to shift, turning from violet to a darkening blue.
Berapli: =/\= The Vaadwaur? You are certain? =/\=
Orrey: =/\= Response =/\=
Taelon: =/\= We have other ships in the area, as the Doctor said. If you allow us to reconvene with them, and assist us with your own knowledge, we can be done swiftly and withdraw…=/\=
The words could have been a threat. Perhaps she would have been wise to take them as one. But she had never aspired toward great wisdom. It turned the eyes too inward for her tastes.
Berapli: =/\= I am considering your words. ::she showed her teeth again, though she mistrusted the gesture.:: But there is much knowledge it is perilous to desire. =/\=
Orrey: =/\= Response =/\=
Taelon: =/\= A-again, no harm or aggression is meant. We would greatly appreciate your assistance…? =/\=
Saavei: =/\= Turei vessel, we have received information the rift may collapse any moment, be advised of navigational hazard =/\=
Berapli: =/\= I am aware. Can you not see the beacons? =/\=
They were a light beyond the rift to her senses, a bright layer amid so many dark ones.
Taelon/Orrey: =/\= Response =/\=
Berapli: =/\= There were three in this area. Two, now. ::a thoughtful pause:: It is the rift remaining that concerns me. =/\=
Taelon/Orrey: =/\= Response =/\=
Berapli could see one of the small ships jerk before her, tugged toward what rough edges remained of the entrance to Underspace. Perhaps she could see it clearer than they did.
Berapli: =/\= It is a broken jaw, left hanging open. It will not heal, and many might catch themselves on the teeth. I am sending my readings of the rift now. =/\=
Taelon/Orrey: =/\= Response =/\=
Berapli: =/\= I would leave the Vaadwaur. But you did not destroy my beacon. =/\=
Perhaps that was not completely true. Perhaps she could have spent more time, more energy on hatred. But she was no longer young, and there was much else to pursue.
Taelon/Orrey/Saavei: =/\= Response =/\=
She directed the Starshell closer with a flick of her fingers. There were few safe paths, and she did not know if what was safe for her would hold for the Federation. She knew so little of their ships.
Berapli: =/\= How much blame would you lay upon a child for their ignorance? =/\=
She gathered the data together with a twirl of her hand, pulling in the records from the beacon as well, letting her ship twist them all together into a stream of further data to be passed on.
Taelon/Orrey/Saavei: =/\= Response =/\=
Berapli: =/\= I do not know what you can do, what your ships can do save stumbling through matters you barely know. I might tear you apart should I try to pull you loose. ::A breath. The marks upon her skull shifted back to violet.:: Should it pull you away, follow the beacons. Only then can we find you. =/\=
Taelon/Orrey/Saavei: =/\= Response =/\=
Tag/TBC
Berapli
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