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lt_linguist) wrote2010-04-27 03:17 pm
lt_linguist) wrote2010-04-27 03:17 pm
thirteenth translation // action
[Uhura is on the porch today, surrounded by what looks like the insides of an old-fashioned transistor radio. She is utterly absorbed in messing about with the various wires and metal bits - she's been so busy with these experiments lately that she's kind of missed the fact that an experiment is going on.
After all, she can't see the thought bubbles if she doesn't even look up from her little wires.
Her current thoughts are full of wiring, circuitry and strange mathematical symbols, along with a smattering of other languages. There are some thoughts running by in English, though.
Like ((A signal boost would require a break in the barrier, but a break in the barrier would require a significant surge of power. What sort of power, is yet to be determined...))
Or ((Radio frequences are more than likely present, but I'd need to encrypt any messages and the likelihood of tampering is high...))
Or ((I wonder if Spock and Mal should meet...))]
After all, she can't see the thought bubbles if she doesn't even look up from her little wires.
Her current thoughts are full of wiring, circuitry and strange mathematical symbols, along with a smattering of other languages. There are some thoughts running by in English, though.
Like ((A signal boost would require a break in the barrier, but a break in the barrier would require a significant surge of power. What sort of power, is yet to be determined...))
Or ((Radio frequences are more than likely present, but I'd need to encrypt any messages and the likelihood of tampering is high...))
Or ((I wonder if Spock and Mal should meet...))]
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Not as it is, no. I'd need to figure out a way to access subspace frequencies to do that. This will only use radio frequencies, which have a much more limited range, even assuming I could manage enough power to boost this signal beyond the barrier.
It's a long shot, no matter what. But I have to try.
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Honestly, the odds that I'll ever be able to get any message sent at all are... slim.
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That's okay. Just the fact that you're trying means a lot, and who knows? It could always end up working.
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((Wow, I can't believe I'm saying this.))
If Kirk were still here, I'd say our chances of finding something that works would be pretty good. I mean, they're better than average even with just me, Spock and McCoy. But... I don't know.
((What am I even saying?))
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[His hand unconsciously drifts up to rest over something beneath his shirt.]
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There are some things I'd like to forget, but on the whole, I'd have to agree with you.
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[He's wanted to go into outer space ever since he talked with Crowe about it ages ago. The thought is like a dream come true for him.]
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