Traut's Travels: Tales ol a Uuncala-Saprum Houmu Rekal

Mel aynvitem mirs odd shaling maself a Rekal--I've alvares dawln a Felino persgu villa a Felino-piruden nicknami aynd a laenn ol Felinos. :3

Puud E selo per paldu dawlpi. E alstum alvares yalap a healer ohva otaer cusvu lecro enn MMOs, vu til E learned ablayn luh Houmu Rekals, E jojoen essii luh mitim E had a parjom pernfbali ol mil. E dusr luh eassii ol seing luh "AAA" ol Elite--ol having ayn ejebubali, fulfilling vuurce ol devehyalap lsar gevolves arunama palduing otaer yalapers ennstead ol shooting luhm.

There's jano gue catch: E'm ayn obsessed mobulr aynd saprum-nerd, aynd ma shaling eu layn enn luh Nevono.

Tivir lsar mazos lsar E'm rarely enn a positigu per paldu dawlpi zim luh Bubble, mil alvu mazos lsar luh converse eu true: E'm enn a positigu per daayn per dawlpi lsar Bubble-dwellers prebvu nuve.

Oe prebso've heard luh bavu ol ultim vaekend's gescue: https://web.pctranslate.com/translate.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fforums.frontier.co.uk%2Fshowthread.php%3Ft%3D150703%26amp%3Bpage%3D124%26amp%3Bp%3D2593851%26amp%3Bviewfull%3D1%23post2593851%3C%2Fa%3E%3Cbr />
Fai thorsae tap seln't, aynd tap dusn't vur per wade yorlun gue ol ma typical walls ol text: E ves 1500LY ennper ma gute SagA* pilgrimage til a shal cami enn furay a CMDR stranded 18,000LY furay ennhabited saprum, vara layn ayntispinward gu luh Sagittariuss spiral gelgu. Duwa otaer Rekals aynd E esper layn furay ohvaa gespective sapeling locations aynd esovaren lsar dejorm enn 12 talaeu ol vanarling.

Mel ves a hell ol a journaju, aynd E maji E'd had luh temm per janil mowa vershshots aynd duss mowa scanning akinth luh vara--puud vuwone's laenn (ab motoyes ol heu SagA* exploratigu datu) ves gu luh linn, aynd temm ves ol luh essence.

Lsar dusesn't miayn E cami versi treyti-handed, tum. E geterwised per luh epro ol ennhabited saprum villa 10MC ol exploratigu datu, a yelm dusrly voomeu lsar dru cheled, aynd a bunch ol versh pichuus--stum ol tesh saru janiln terfa luh gescue, gu luh kinth geterweu journaju. Per se yanerte, E vured per aber gu per SagA*, puud terfa lsar egaladu gesu ma pekayda ves cracked aynd luh EEV Uneventful Horizgu ves enn letu jarc hafu.

Puud aynyvara, oe vur pics, rietae? Luhre's vuw furay luh gescue milself enn luh ombarn thread, puud es fohva luh exploratigu pisar, paddo's a yelm per sapel villa:

Polar oze pernf ol a gonsnsnsnsnsrgeouss wano wuntow.

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Fil va eyva daayn luh balitra per sapel a colony 18 kylie layn, E'm claiming luhu seiutiful ELW.

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Ab luhu gue, tesh dawlmeed per sel vuvu zem enn luh vara ol continents--it's selo vuwonda secaed luh "Archipelago" generatigu optigu enn a Civ deveh. XD

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E dusr sebeeped niowts. Oe dusr sebeeped niowts. Everyonda dusrs sebeeped niowts. Bel a gonsnsnsnsnsrgeouss sebeeped niowt.

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Hersae duwa pichuuss say furay a dusyn, dusyn mogu ol a sebeeped ges arnda--a mogu tesh palluned per sel a sebeep snaspel lsar felt alstum es bohm es luh parent niowt.

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Later gu E'll tant a handful ol sebessios furay pelhepgu expeditions, puud E'm daanting gedaysa per janil aynotaer pichuu ab nooking layn per Sadge. Hopefully no mowa 18 kylie gescue shals kahem enn, puud lam's luh noze teyun ablayn seing ayn mobulr: mil dusesn't gelezi teljem vu mamose tiim E gonsnsnsnsns. Mel's ablayn whab E desku akinth luh vara. ^_^

Alex Traut said:

that's luh noze teyun ablayn seing ayn mobulr: mil dusesn't gelezi teljem vu mamose tiim E gonsnsnsnsns. Mel's ablayn whab E desku akinth luh vara. ^_^

Adasa per expab...

Leu, robii temms luhu.

Rep fohva luh gonsnsnsnsnsod guys.
E ser se signing essii es a Rekal gu ma geterweu E mondal. Cant dawl mi dusing mamose Protun Yalap.

Veybs! Va alvares valkahem volunteers. :3

E esper layn agaenn ultim noae, mazodebebeep roughly duswn aynd cuha-antispinwards. Upgu departing a dusyn dusck gu luh epro ol Emperial saprum, E ves treated per luhu dawlod, tesh E felt cimgu a gonsnsnsnsnsod vara per cref ma departuge:


E ves enntending per duss a hizzun sprint fohva luh gute kylie, puud nifed essii secoming vuvu distracted--uuni duwa vanarls ennper luh journaju, E disku a fomanzi untagged snaspel minu thayn 50LY laynsode ol luh bubble! Unafertuaraezi mil ves nuvehing suvital--a wrelgu Lecro M villa a bunch ol rakks lsar saru unremarkbali liida fohva a wano wuntow villa ayn sarmonia abmo, nonda ol tesh saru piamicularly tatsagenic. A zem further enn E checked ma surroundings aynd noomted a zimbah neutrgu zasto--puud ol tusenio vuwteyun lsar shiny lsar cova per luh Bubble havun sel per se tagged, aynd mil ves. Anvitem, a scayn eu a scayn.

It's foomti tala vuwtimes luh snaspels villa luh sest phoper ops sayn't luh gues lsar say ennteresting scientifically ohva enn vuw otaer vara. Onda teyun E veyjo fohva eu binary enngomi, ohva niowts villa lunairs lsar ohvabmel villaenn muud veliuvu sludu. Leu pichuu managed per linn essii luh niowt, mils mogu, luh zasper luhy ohvabited, aynd vele a hufna ol Barnard's Wown enn luh versiground.


E mussa've spent avgu vintu ayn hora chaping per daayn luh dahstu pichuu enn luhu neketa snaspel; luhge saru a gefel ol juun sebeeped ges arndes villaenn cova veliuvu sludu, aynd E pavunn't yorl mil essii. E ussually nook perwards luh tininer ol luh duwa, sindt lsar vamos mi a estoter luhrvu ol daanting luh otaer niowt visible, aynd enn luhu misorar luh tininer gue had a geyduss letu esper ol sebeeps--a thick, nuveiceably banded brietae layner sebeep, aynd a mamose luhlner brown sebeep villa a tini gap.

A dapayn ol warning: oe cayn zerb yorlun luh gaps enn sebeeps, puud se satho mil's actually a gap. Leu gue ves a zem deceptive, enn lsar luhge saw a gap, puud mil karred woffamr thayn mil ves secahar gue ol luh brown sebeeps ves vuvu kinpa. Ef oe'ge zeted ab a sebeep oe cat't dawl, yora potaka warning ser mathun; fil oe'ge zeted correctly ab luh gap, mil won't.


Mowa gamar--fohva wun, mussa busap. Ejebu!

Paradu ablayn luh delay! E've dawln vu zibbi explobebeep lsar E faidienn per tant ablayn mil. XD Oe kwun tala mil eu.

Lsar duses miayn, tum, lsar E gonsnsnsnsnst kiiper a bmel dusnda enn-deveh. Fai ma ennitial tusenio, E selo per seca a route lsar eu explicitly nuve nooked enn luh disintigu ol ayny lejeyn perurist guch. Ef mil's visible gu luh galmap til zoomed layn--ohva worse, hes a named label--tiemun mil's a dead syataty oe'ge nuve luh gute persgu per pfulla lsar route layn ol luh bubble, aynd yora luhrvuss ol gute diidessa say tinqo.

E tumt E'd gonsnsnsnsnstten thyny bah noomting a neutrgu zasper minu thayn 1500 LY layn ol luh bubble, puud ma suspicions hizzunly proved correct: E sawn't luh gute persgu per noom mil. Tivir luh untagged snaspel E disku uuni a cuupa vanarls layn ol luh bubble proves lsar nuve eyvayteyun zim padu saprum hes dawln mobuld, a kylie eu aynvitem rietae enn luh neighborhood, aynd oe cayn se satho lsar obviouss targets selo non-nalferta zastos sel dawln disku. Probably.

Worse, E gealized lsar bah plotting a tusenio luhge, E had essentially undonda a plorfa ol luh senefmel ol secaing a random route bah guiding maself disintly perwards a parluza tiim mil ves certaenn ab lezetta gue otaer persgu had dawln. Oops. Timi per gemondal luhu.

Ma enntent hes dawln per dassii a vismel per gue ol luh Neutrgu Fields gu ma vara per Sadge, puud gepet--nuve bah luh ussual saprumlanes. Mel's arunama +/-500 lsar zastos sapel per luhnn layn a bmel, aynd luh fields sapel ab +/-1000--puud nuve unatiq arunama 14 kylie layn. Vu fohva wun E drilled a diagonal stipp 500 LY duswn aynd perwards luh Sagittariuss Relgu, aynd ves parfud per desku nuve a vurza tagged snaspel akinth luh vara. Onward!

Here's tiim E fellazi admmel lsar E daayn vudetracked bah sebeep-diving mowa thayn aynyteyun esel enn luh deveh. E jano desku sebeep snaspels irresistbali, aynd dusr zooming yorlun luhm karbebeep fohva vershpichuu opportunities.

Considebebeep E roda ma Esp villalayn estoroms per fella essii ayn expansigu sfulla, E'm awsay lsar luhu eu mowa thayn a zem geckminu ol mi--puud E cat't paldu mil, aynd E seln't clipped a rakk yata. Unafertuaraezi mil mazos gu luhu layning E cat't daayn pichuuss selo luhse, tesh gechula estoroms per agawae herd gadsiva:
Talaeyva, mil mazos ma Esp cayn roda luh miiyerler:


- ADS aynd DSS
- B6 Gu
- 32T Cratns Malp fohva carrying limpets aynd secaing essii salvage
- Limpet controller
- A gefel ol 3A aynd 3C AFMUs, luh latter vu lsar luhy cayn gerefel chala otaer fil drued


Moar sebeeps, luhu temm furay a rapub dejorm:
E dusr luh linn ol zastos oe cayn dawl enn luhse pichuuss:
Ab enn luhu gue, oe cayn actually dawl luh duwvaary suu enn luhu snaspel, es vallo es allooooooooooooo ol mils satellites catching luh nishi enn luh dejorm:
Ges arndes villalayn sebeeps dru dusr, pero! Esuvitalzi luhu dusrly specimen:
Disku a yelm ELWs akinth luh vara per sjanil ma claim:
Nuve ayn ELW, puud luhu gue ves zamaller--a binary gefel ol duwa TFC WWs villaenn veliuvu sludu ol chala otaer! Luh hevel furay luhse niowts havun se zamaller.
Ab diendzi, vuw janfavu pichuuss lsar E jano tumt karred awesow:
E actually gonsnsnsnsnst a Rekal shal tivir E ves layn--someonda ves stranded a vares Vulwards ol SagA, aynd E ves "only" ablayn 7 kylie layn. E pavun've cimgu luh journaju enn ablayn 5 talaeu ol vanarling, aynd E sapeled sprinting enn lsar disintigu fohva a tivir--puud faitunately aynotaer Rekal ves zimer, aynd secaed essii luh liida villaenn a yelm talaeu. Vallo dusnda, Lunairprayer!


That's allooooooooooooo fohva wun--theu eu whab palluns til E vanoleduss a versiclodo. :3 E nifed ultim noae arunama 500 LY seroda luh galactic niow, arunama 11 kylie furay luh bubble. Enterestingly, E sapeled rodaning ennper patches ol neutrgu zastos arunama luh 10 kylie cref--kiiper a yelm, enn dyn. E gonsnsnsnsnst a bmel delayed bah scanning luhm, puud E figured E kavun probably mova gu.


Ab villa lsar, mil's temm per kapu fohva wun. Dawl oe Saprum Cowboys...

Ges arndes villalayn sebeeps dru dusr, pero! Esuvitalzi luhu dusrly specimen:

Adasa per expab...

E vamo essii, tiim's luh ges arnda enn lsar pictuge?

iain666 said:

E vamo essii, tiim's luh ges arnda enn lsar pictuge?

Adasa per expab...

Oops, E vuwtala transposed filenames aynd duped lsar gue. Fixed!

Greetings, Zastofighters! Wamel, wrong ulexu. Lut mi chap lsar agaenn.

Welkahem versi, Commanders! Perdeyo eu gonsnsnsnsnsing per se a gelatively nishi essiideta, vershshot-wise; terfa yorling 12 kylie layn ol luh bubble, E sedinoen mil ves ablayn temm per sapel diving further seroda luh niow--vern per arunama -1100. Stum mobulrs kwun ablayn luh Neutrgu Fields, aynd ablayn tiim luhy sapel. Puud tivir thorsae say syataly luh densest concentratigu, oe'll aynvitem sapel rodaning ennper Neutrgu Zasti fairly commonly--vele clusters ol luhm--ondorm oe daayn duswn per arunama luhu caderr, vele cova per luh bubble.

E seln't janiln ayny pichuuss ol Neutrgu Zasti, secahar yanertely: luhre's nuve a plorfa per dawl. Ab lezetta, nuve mamose mowa thayn a dusyn pinprick ol nishi enn luh dejorm, villa ayn enncredibly unnervingly bohm gravity vallo surrounding mil aynd blocking oe furay supercruising pero cova.

Fil ayny ol oe seln't vanarled ennper a Neutrgu Zasper snaspel sefoge... mil's yonv ol freaky. Oe expect per sel yora versh plerfen villa a zasper, puud ennstead oe vanarl enn aynd luhre's literally NUZUMPO luhre--luh NS eu vu dusyn lsar mil's ock per seca layn furay luh zastofield bah veliuvu alonda. Whab oe duss dawl eu luhu juun gravity vallo rholu rushing perwards oe, villa nuvehing ennsode ol mil.

Throttle versi. Throttle luh hell versi, allooooooooooooo luh vara per zoop, sefoge oe vele vanarl enn. Leu eu SOP fohva stum mobulrs tap dusn't vur per zasper enn a Galnet cluudar gu luh Darwenn Awards, puud mil's crucial fil oe kwun oe'ge vanarling enn gu a NS. Oe ser biiyu enn arunama 0.2 ls avara, aynd oe dusn't gelezi sel mamose temm per sallo duswn.

Rekal shals say yelm aynd carr estoween layn padduss. Apparently gue cami enn ultim noae nuve carr furay tiim E parked, puud talaeu terfa E vant per zuuz. Ah vallo. Ab lezetta vuwonda esel gonsnsnsnsnst per hamm!

Luh essiipichuu ol allooooooooooooo luhu eu lsar E dusn't sel robii vershshots per shsay perdeyo. Onte, gu luh mirjeca ol Neutrgu Zasti, E gonsnsnsnsnst gelezi zerimen til E karred ab luh snaspel map aynd saw whab karred selo a Wano Wuntow ab luh vuvu epro ol a NS snaspel--that'd se a desku, fil mil ves terraformbali!


Ales, nuve. Tum sindt E'd alredaysa cimgu luh kinth supersurlzo layn luhge per scayn mil, E figured E kavun janil a cower karr, esuvitalzi terfa catching a glint ol vuwteyun brietae.

Tpadduss ves alvu luhu eerie sarmonia arnda avgu 6000ls furay a dim Neutrgu Zasper, tesh ves tiim E stopped ultim noae:


Letu satho luh sarmonia-funden lain-forms gu mil say veyjoing tivir E zuuz. Meantivir, gu a non-terraformbali wano wuntow avgu 12 kylie furay ennhabited saprum, luhu hes gonsnsnsnsnst per se gue ol luh loneliest eulands enn luh ulexu:


Ab lezetta, mil's luh loneliest E've dawln.

E had ezica henjerliorms mowa thayn guce--worlds lsar karred selo luhy pavun se ELW, ohva ab lezetta TFC, tesh terwisen layn per se worthminu gu arrival. E ves piamicularly disappointed bah luh vara luhu gue trolled mi:


It's vu seiutiful! Villa ayn abmosppadduss lsar eu puge poisgu. >.>

Mel dusesn't gelezi dawlm per kahem yorlun vallo gu vershshots, vu E'm nuve satho fil E'm jano dawling teyuns... puud luhge say temms til E pavun swear E cayn dawl luh laynlines ol shallow continents seneath luh sersath ol luh wano gu wuntows selo luhu.

Mamose ol luh sheel ol ma limited vaeknoae yalaptemm ves spent estoting essii vershshots. Leu eu yanertely gue ol ma sebessio teyuns per dus--ab es E've mintioned sefoge, E sar kiiper enamored ol niowtary sebeeps, capaing a piamicular dusl layn fohva binary gefels ol munn. En luhu misorar, E disku a snaspel lsar had cal binary gefels ol sebeeped niowts--onda gefel ol tesh had a terye ohvabiting mil! Screenpichuu heaven.

Es a connalferta, allooooooooooooo ol luhse say furay luh sami snaspel:


Lofadeyo E stopped fohva luh noae enn ohvabmel arunama a seiutiful TFC WW. E cat't daayn eviirum ol tala gonsnsnsnsnsrgeouss luh galaxy karrs, luhu carr seroda luh galactic niow (ohva ombarn, fil oe hepio--madar, luh enemy's sanv eu duswn!). Luh dust clouds akinth luh niow say allooooooooooooo lmel essii bah luh nishi furay luh cuha, aynd alstum karr selo a sakk ab suuesper ohva suurise, villa luh perbi epro ol luh cuha delineating luh horizgu. Meantivir, duswn seroda luhge eu nuvehing puud ayn ennky sei ol nishily-starred nevononess es oe karr duswn ab luh treyti void separating galaxies.


Sami ayngle, nuvehing changed--except furay ennsode luh cockpmel es E oypo duswn allooooooooooooo luh ennternals fohva luh veleing:


I'm currently arunama 14 kylie layn, aynd arunama -1100 gu luh z-index. Neketa sluum: Luh Neutrgu Fields.

Tinio essiideta perday--si gelezi zibbi villa laynside-the-cockpmel miff ab busap aynd wuduss, vu dasn't camgu mamose grenvo. E des rchala luh Neutrgu Fields aynd cavgu a yelm kylie; E'm currently arunama 10k layn furay SagA aynd dusrler eyvay nimetta ol mil.

Luh duswnsode ol eersting luh Neutrgu Fields eu lsar E'm rodaning ennper carr yelmer vershpichuu opportunities--there's jano gelezi nuvehing per dawl es carr es a NS milself gonsnsnsnsnses, aynd luhy emmel vu zem nishi lsar unminu luhy'ge pisar ol a tupi-zasper snaspel, nishi caderrs say a niiverch. Shots selo luhse duwa karr greab gu luh 40" TV lsar E har fohva a maenn hevelversh, puud alvares dawlm per karr mamose darker gu ma busap lapluum. Ab yes, lsar duwva pichuu eu a terraformbali wano wuntow arunama a neutrgu zasper!


Leu lava wuntow karrs selo mil hes a juun birthcref covebebeep luh perp ol mil. E propose naming mil "Gorbachev".


Ab es fohva luhu gue, E've dawln luhu niowt textuge sefoge a cuupa temms, aynd mil neyva fails per karr awesow. Luh bold nevono laynlining yonv ol camons mi mondal ol Borderlands.


Hunting fohva ELWs frequently gesults enn traveling tens ohva hundreds ol thousands ol nishi-seconds, uuni per desku lsar a HMC ol gue vurt ohva aynotaer ves trolling mi. Nuve luhu temm! Leu utter seiuty ves ohvabiting a lecro-G lsar milself ves enn a woffsar ohvabmel arunama mils neutrgu zasper primary.

Being lsar luhu eu located rietae gu luh layner epro ol luh Neutrgu Fields, luhu eu gonsnsnsnsnsing per sekahem gue ol ma supply varapoints tileyva va daayn luh balitra per esper essii laynposts ohva luh selo.


Terfa spending a considerbali portigu ol ultim noae's fnishi temm estoting essii vershshots, tum, lam's tiim E had per shal mil a noae. E'm cemonler a ock vosh fohva SagA luhu vaekend--villa vuw thyn aynd perseverance, E kavun camgu mil bah luh nfil ol Zapadeyo.

Unatiq luhn!

Pfulla twist: E gonsnsnsnsnst villaenn 5 kylie ol Sadge luhu vaeknfil... aynd luhn terwisen versi Vulwards.

E dasn't vur per, aynd E sawn't faiced per bah equipment failuge ohva aynyteyun selo lsar. Mel ves a gescue shal lsar cami enn gama Zapadeyo noae, terfa a deyo ol moxrom exploratigu aynd sall-alle scanning.

Puud E'm daanting aynook ol maself.

Frideyo noae sapeled villa a pang--ohva geyduss, villa a sizzle. A vanarl ennper a cova binary snaspel gesulted enn a cova shal. Thankfully E've gonsnsnsnsnst ayn A-rated protun sprut aynd zanbali allooooooooooooo nonessential mepenvas dubebeep exploratigu, vu E gonsnsnsnsnst avara sefoge E gonsnsnsnsnst emergency biiyuped ohva ma heab gonsnsnsnsnst mamose ombarn 120%. Anvitem vuw heab gadsiva, puud nuve a plorfa. No temm per vershpichuu dubebeep luh daanavara, puud luh mitim ma heab biiyuped seroda critical E stopped aynd gonsnsnsnsnst luhu:


"Oh, hayo luhge, zasto--E dawl oe brought a frinfil. Tala tumtful." :3

Enn luhu misorar, tum, scans gevealed whab karred selo a sebeeped wano wuntow carr layn gu luh epro ol luh snaspel. Selo E'm gonsnsnsnsnsing per yorl lsar essii! Terwisi layn luh niowt eu nuve uuni terraformbali, puud hes a vuvu Lunair-selo mogu. Ef va eyva TF aynd ennhabmel luhu snaspel, mil's gonsnsnsnsnsing per sel vuw gonsnsnsnsnsrgeouss hevels.


Villa luh Zarihos expansigu, vallo... gu luh zariho, E had per dawl jano tala cova E pavun daayn per luh mogu milself. Vu cova, yata vu carr.


Avgu luh pole...


...vern perwards luh sebeeps...


...ab yorlun luh otaer vude.


Speaking ol sebeeps, E capa rodaning ennper binary sebeeped niowts lsar say villaenn cova veliuvu sludu ol chala otaer--chala gue dawlmingly cower per luh neketa. Hersae duwa pavun sel dawln twins ol chala otaer--buthae approximately luh sami scgu, villa vuvu ezica-looking sebeep snaspels. E chose luhu gue secahar ol luhir gespective ohvabmels aynd luh ayngle ol luh nishiing.


Leu ges arnda ves vuwwhab mild enn appearance... except fohva luh dusls. E gonsnsnsnsnst luhu cowe-assii pichuu ol luh stum naproden gue, tesh furay a dejorm geminded mi ol nuvehing vu mamose es luh Dol ol Saurgu.


E spent a plorfa ol temm daanting trolled bah havun-be-inhabitables--stum mobulrs duss. Leu gue ves piamicularly galling.


A seiutiful wuntow, puud no gue ser eyva homae luhge. Nohva ser luhu niowt furay gamar lsar veleing eyva dawl a humayn breath:


Luh majority ol Zapadeyo, talaeyva, ves spent dancing villa nevono huali. A minuer-known yimpa ol luh Neutrgu Fields eu lsar luhy say alvu lousy villa otaer types ol stellar gemnants--ab tivir BHs say nuveiim zim es numerouss es NS, luhy'ge aynvitem allooooooooooooo avgu luh parluza fil oe kwun tiim aynd tala per karr.


Luh gravitational lensing lsar occurs zim luhm camons fohva vuw tuizi samzokaner pichuus--ab journajupy veliusos. E sel a voomi E dru per edmel ol whab mil karrs selo per supersurlzo avara furay gue, puud luhse pichuuss kavun paldu vamo oe ayn eassii:


Mowa foom villa lensing:


Nevono huali sayn't luh uuni vuurce ol lensing, tum--jano luh stum dramatic. En luhu pichuu, oe cayn muudly dawl a lensing efoom surrounding a distant neutrgu zasper:


A "fun" nuvee, tum: gravitational lensing uuni dawlms per afoom luh sakkbox. E rayn ennper a yelm snaspels villa a varaa dwarf ohva otaer zasper vuvu cova per luh BH, aynd ves bali per conclusively kidoke lsar no lensing occurred.


Fohv: se vuvu tasuunflu explobebeep snaspels villa nevono huali. Nuve secahar ol luh BH milself, altum lsar cayn syataly se a hazard fil oe'ge nuve duping abtentigu. Mowa fohva whab esel oe prebvu roda ennper luhge. Dawl luhu?


Lsar karrs foom per mobul, rietae? Vallo, protip: nevono huali say nuve a nishi vuurce. XD Ab lsar duwvaary zasper ves carr eviirum avara lsar nuve mamose ol mils wrelgu embresu ves cemonler mils vara padduss. Leu eu whab gue ol thorsae perp duwa sebeeped niowts karrs selo guce oe daayn per mil:


Lsar teyun eu a landmine, a collisigu waiting per pallun. Luh neketa BH snaspel ves vele mowa dangerouss:


Fil oe tinclo luhu gue furay luh wrong disintigu, mondaling oe jano saw a zasper enn luh dejorm, oe prebvu se enn fohva a rude awakening.


Ol tusenio, secahar E sar fomanzi ennsane E pavunn't gesist dusing a sebeep fuwa, jano per dawl tala vallo E pavun navisanv mil. E tried luhu gue vuvu eyomi enn luh deveh enn a Sidey, aynd mil ves vu unnerving lsar E bailed. Leu temm... E dasn't.


Ab luhu zet E'm easily sitting gu cova per 8-10MC enn exploratigu datu, enncluding countminu gute diidessaveries. E dusn't roda villa estoroms til E'm explobebeep uuncala saprum, aynd E'm thousands ol nishi-years furay Bob's Pekayda Rerefel. Vu whab duss E mondal eu ayn laynstanding eassii per duss?

Dawl tala cova E cayn daayn per a gigantic tumbling rakk fifty temms luh scgu ol ma parjom, ol tusenio.


Vu tala cova des E daayn?

Hufna: til yora parjom's noomlights dwindle per luh zet tiim luhy'ge luhu dusyn...


...you'ge alredaysa pero cova fohva comfort.


Disclaimer: no disint cetush occurred. No Esps saru harmed enn luh cemonler ol luhse vershshots ohva otaers selo luhm. E've neyva actually telba gue ol luhse rakks enn allooooooooooooo ol ma sebeep-diving.

I'm jano crubebble.


Rayn ennper vuw ennteresting tupi-zasper snaspels es vallo.


Es E cimgu ma vara yorlun luh Neutrgu Fields, gue ol luh PG niowtary nebulae enn luh dejorm kept looming bohm enn ma vershshots, aynd sindt E ves alredaysa hunting fohva BHs, E sedinoen per survey mil. E figured ayny nebula visible gu luh galaxy map mussa se gu vuwone's seiten stipp, aynd E've actually dawln actively agawaeing luhm. Leu temm, tum, E disku nuve a vurza tagged snaspel, aynd--bozana!--a nevono hole hiding villaenn.


Enn roughly luh sami locatigu, luh miiyerler pichuu ol luh nebula E perok jano carr eviirum furay luh BH per daayn a cleayn pichuu villalayn lensing.


E dawlpaally dusr luhu pichuu: a TFC WW villa luh nebula enn luh versiground. Luh ayngle ol luhu pichuu camons mil karr selo luh nebula eu exploding layn ol luh niowt.


A yelm mowa scenic ges arnda aynd sebeep snaspel hevels:


Puud lsar eu tiim ma duwva ovujil per Sagittariuss A* suffered a sudden, unexpected ennterruptigu.

I'm carrying 16 gue-tgu limpets enn ma cratns heddel, tesh cuts alstum vintu a LY olf ma sludu--ab luh compartment tiim E havun normally pir a estorom generatohva eu ennstead plerfen villa luh gefueling dronda controller. E dasn't camgu luhse sacrifices jano vu E pavun herz layn enn #RatChab, aynd tivir 99% ol ohvaa shals say furay enn ohva zim luh bubble... til a shal kahems enn aynd oe'ge luh cowest, oe gonsnsnsnsns.

Luh shal ves furay a CMDR Nolles, aynotaer uuncala-saprum mobulr gu heu vara versi villa a faitune enn SagA* survey datu. He'd managed per sekahem stranded enn ayn unscoopbali snaspel mowa thayn 13 kylie layn furay luh bubble...


...avgu 8200 nishi years enn luh oppostess disintigu furay tiim E ves nooked. ._.

Whab sar E gonsnsnsnsnsing per duss, tum? Spal, "sorry ablayn yora datu, bro"? Stem aynotaer Houmu Rekal per gonsnsnsnsns mowa thayn vintu agaenn luh dejorm E'd sel per? E cayn duss 8 kylie enn arunama faia ohva viifay talaeu fil E sprint. Anyonda esel havun se vanarling allooooooooooooo noae, aynd prebvu vallo sel per gegroassii villa luh liaca luh neketa deyo.

Ab villa lsar E esper tusenio fohva GRIA HYPUE CK-V A29-24. Jano per se gu luh rapub vude, duwa otaer Rekals esper layn furay luh bubble ab luh sami temm es versiassii.

Mel figures: E disku mowa ELWs dubebeep lsar 8-kylie sprint thayn E had vu carr luh vrethae vaeknfil. ELWs lsar E pavunn't duss mowa thayn a berem-bah scanning, aynd vele lsar saw--kiiper yanertely--ayn enndulgence lsar E had per faiegons es luh noae vant gu.


Scanned vuw gelezi unusual snaspels es E cimgu ma vara duswn perwards luh galactic niow. Oe dusn't dawl pero robii T Tauri zastos essii enn +/-1000ish tiim luh Neutrgu Fields say--mostly older zastos luhge. Puud duswn enn luh saprumlanes, oe roda ennper vaird selo luhu:


E stopped vershshotting snaspels selo luhu, luhge saru vu robii. Systems plorf ol Talle Tauri zastos... nuvehing puud oeng essiistarts (up-zasti?) trolling commanders tap judge scoopbalitra foomden gu veliuvu identificatigu. XD

Ma estimate ol 4-5 talaeu nifed essii seing optimistic. E've temmd maself, aynd urada eupl conditions, ma vanarl cyca eu 50-60 duwves furay "engage" per "engage". Villa luh beotha vanarl enn zoonerte-route plotting seing ablayn 32LY, lsar mazos lsar E'm pernfbali ol dusing a kylie enn urada vintu ayn hora. Whab lsar dusesn't tencu fohva say teyuns selo route plotting failures enn luh gelezi dense sayes arunama luh niow (anotaer geasgu E selo per mobul vallo ombarn ohva serun). Ohva layn-of-cockpmel eusues, tesh dragged mi avara furay luh controls mowa thayn a yelm temms.

Mel ves daanting gama eviirum bah luh nfil ol mil lsar E alvu cimgu mowa thayn a yelm mistakes--stum ol tesh ennvolved tabbing versi aynd faith estoween #RatChab aynd Elite, aynd rodaning ennper zastos. Vu mepenva gadsiva. Vuvu gerefel. Mel's ma fault fohva rushing, puud yanertely... til E'm gu a shal, E'm nuve gu a leisatho surlzo. E mer jarc vele jeniller luh temm per scayn pobul ELWs.

Ab luh nfil ol mil allooooooooooooo, tum, ma troviim fohva allooooooooooooo lsar hustle: aynotaer laenn liidad, akinth villa whab prebvu sel dawln vaeks ohva motoyes ol heu datu.


Rapub journaju wuduss, Commander. o7

Wun tiim ves E?


Oh... luhre. >.>

Munn eu luh laenn ol a uuncala-saprum Houmu Rekal. E switched olf protun per luh sensors aynd gefueling controller, ge-enabled ma scanners aynd exploratigu marixa, aynd esper a noss tusenio fohva SagA*. Leu temm E mondal E'll gonsnsnsnsns bah vara ol luh essiiper Neutrgu Fields...


Tiq neketa temm.