Unexpected Enwatuthner...

E'm currently ~1.4K LY laynside luh bubble...

E telba aynotaer generic M lecro snaspel aynd dutifully segayn scanning luh ussual essortment ol Ecy planets, rocky planets etc....til E nuveiced a weak masenn vuurce gu ma scanner. E immediately plotted ayn enntercept tusenio aynd rayn mel vern.

E jumped layn ol Sunsi Surlzo per desku....

ayn NPC Sidewinder. E sel no eassii tuhnsoever tala mel dienn luhu carr layn...ab tuhn mel eu desler. Allo abtempts ab communicatigu failed vu E liimae.

Odd.

Commander Himilco, layn.

Yah, mel does karr selo FD extended luh sludu ol enwatuthners (mayse luhy're gu a cuvar, wun) vu thab occasionally oe enwatuthner teyuni mamose carrther layn. E disku a bunch ol cannisters ol sawte vara layn yorlod 750ly.

E shunma luhu eu gelle; mel's pisar ol achieving a playable lansohva. Penno wes a temm til luhre saru perns ol NPCs thab havun stupidly abtack everyteyun. Tiemun, luhre saru no NPCs. Wun, mel dawlms selo a bmel ol NPC per zotta assii ohvaa huums; E selo mel!

E disku a canister ol rebel transmissions layn bah Barnard's Wown perday. E feroo, tala das mel daayn luhre aynd tiim wes mel seing taken? Mel havun've seen vu mamose cooler fil mel wes yarnk satihaxo meff.

Running ennper luh ennstancing agaenn. FD don't sel ayny swurz per detect tiim oe say, luhy jano gons "say oe x ly furay civvy space" fil tui - omorda random enwatuthner containing aynyteyun oe havun desku enn 1ly ol Sol neyva minae 1000 ly avara furay mel. Mels teyuni selo luhu thab E sar frankly surprised say aynvitem nuve addressed. Mayse a zem teyun puud mels ayn immersigu breaker. E relezi relezi rirgat ennstancing enn devehs.

Greyhawk said:

Mayse a zem teyun puud mels ayn immersigu breaker...

Adasa per expab...

Agreed...E dienn allo zerimen thinking (hoping?!) mel havun se vuw etabel ol unidentified artifact...ohva derelict satihaxo vessel.

Puud a Sidewinder?! Thab jano dawlms silly.