no_fastolfe: (Robots and ambition)
[personal profile] no_fastolfe
[A text comes across the network from the planet: It's just this, over and over]

q;;;qq;; q;;qq;q; q;;qq;q; q;;q;q;; q;;q;qq; q;;q;;;q q;;qq;;; qq;qqqqq q;;qqq;; q;;q;;;; q;;q;;;q q;;;q;qq q;;qqqq; q;;qqq;; q;;;q;qq qq;qqqqq q;;;qq;q q;;qq;q; q;;;qq;; q;;;qqqq q;;q;;;; q;;q;;;q q;;qq;qq

[It looks plenty like weird static, but if anyone decodes it to ASCII text via binary numerals, depending on which character they choose as 1 and 0, they will either get complete gibberish or:

seeking contact respond

Somebody's communicator is pretty broken, guys.]

[OOC: Do not get too attached to this goldfish.]

Date: 2012-08-12 05:11 am (UTC)
unweeping_willow: http://butterflydarlin.insanejournal.com/23001.html (what's this?)
From: [personal profile] unweeping_willow
[And that somebody gets back - in that same language - hello?

...It feels like forever ago that Willow was doing work with computer's and programming; but she hasn't forgotten; just shoved it deep inside. She recognizes the coding.]

Date: 2012-08-12 06:45 am (UTC)
unweeping_willow: http://butterflydarlin.insanejournal.com/23001.html (talking)
From: [personal profile] unweeping_willow
On the barge; we're working on it.

[If she could express how frantic she is through code, she would.]

Date: 2012-08-12 06:50 am (UTC)
unweeping_willow: http://butterflydarlin.insanejournal.com/23001.html (uncertain)
From: [personal profile] unweeping_willow
[That... takes a little extra translating, before she manages.] Soon.

Date: 2012-08-12 06:07 am (UTC)
timesbureaucrat: (working)
From: [personal profile] timesbureaucrat
[Narvin responds in kind.]

contact received what is your location

Date: 2012-08-12 06:40 am (UTC)
timesbureaucrat: (CIA)
From: [personal profile] timesbureaucrat
what are your symptoms

Date: 2012-08-12 07:20 am (UTC)
timesbureaucrat: (emotionless)
From: [personal profile] timesbureaucrat
[Damn. He knows only a little about humans, but those symptoms aren't a good sign in any species. And no medical care available.]

remain calm we are working on retrieval

["We" being "heroic Barge folks," not Narvin who is lost and tucked away in hiding. And without knowing where she is, he's not sure how they can retrieve her even if they could get past the aliens. But part of his job as Coordinator was to try to prevent the spread of panic during a crisis (even if he himself is panicking). So he automatically slips into statement of reassurance.]

Date: 2012-08-12 06:10 am (UTC)
substandard_parts: (4)
From: [personal profile] substandard_parts
It sounds like a party down there.

[Especially if you're shouting in binary. Dear heavens, woman.]

Date: 2012-08-12 06:36 am (UTC)
substandard_parts: (52)
From: [personal profile] substandard_parts
You're almost speaking Klingon there if you add a couple of pause marks. Local what?

Date: 2012-08-12 06:40 am (UTC)
substandard_parts: (12)
From: [personal profile] substandard_parts
Understood. [He stops short of saying impending demise isn't a good feeling, is it? He doesn't really know why he holds back. He'll for now blame it on the fact that she can't really do more than keyboard smash in return.]

What is your current condition?

Date: 2012-08-12 06:53 am (UTC)
substandard_parts: (pic#4417815)
From: [personal profile] substandard_parts
[Oh, that dick. Dropped people down but couldn't even supe one up? That's harsh.]

They're probably going to kill you instead of treat you.

[Emotionally unstable android makes unrestricted obvious and unnecessary observations.]

Date: 2012-08-12 08:46 am (UTC)
ladyofgotham: (Default)
From: [personal profile] ladyofgotham
[After a few tries, Barbara deciphers the message and responds in kind.]

contact received

were you captured

are you hurt


Date: 2012-08-12 04:14 pm (UTC)
technophilic: (Data diving)
From: [personal profile] technophilic
[ Oh hello there, second language mine. Satsuki adjusts her own binary into q and ; to respond in kind. ]

contact established

Date: 2012-08-12 04:53 pm (UTC)
technophilic: (Computer testing)
From: [personal profile] technophilic
[ Satsuki has parsed human communications before, so she's rather skilled at figuring out what's purposeful code and what's merely garbled attempted speech. Lucky. ]

uncertain, ≤72 hours

death toll viable escape route

Date: 2012-08-12 05:07 pm (UTC)
technophilic: (Watching from doorways)
From: [personal profile] technophilic
yes

not yet tested

[text/coded]

Date: 2012-08-14 07:30 am (UTC)
aggravating: (we'll get this don't worry)
From: [personal profile] aggravating
[Now this isn't something Tony's seen. Not in years. Decades, even.

Humans don't usually get this smart, out here. Or if they are, they learn to keep it off the air.]


Ooooh that's fun.
Do it again.

Date: 2012-08-14 07:39 am (UTC)
aggravating: (Number one with a bullet)
From: [personal profile] aggravating
[He's seen this before. Broken communicators, messing up words, spelling. Eventually, the signal will stop all together.

Out here, it's only a matter of time, but still...]


You're not gonna be fun for long huh?
Assuming you're from that ship, meaning injury or capture is probably something you're dealing with.

Location?

Date: 2012-08-14 07:45 am (UTC)
aggravating: (If you know what I mean)
From: [personal profile] aggravating
North can mean a lot of things.

Stark.

So are you playing footsie with aliens or curled up under a rock?

Date: 2012-08-14 07:51 am (UTC)
aggravating: (I'm Dynamite)
From: [personal profile] aggravating
[... Okay, what the hell.]

Location. As specific as possible. Landmarks, sun position, whatever you can give me.

How the hell do you know my name?

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