diff --git a/sc2/content/comm/mycon/mycon.txt b/sc2/content/comm/mycon/mycon.txt index d43258771..98d57d968 100755 --- a/sc2/content/comm/mycon/mycon.txt +++ b/sc2/content/comm/mycon/mycon.txt @@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ We shall make you cease to exist, for Juffo-Wup. #(RAMBLE_TAIL) -#(WE_GO_TO_IMPLANT) mycon067.ogg +#(WE_GO_TO_IMPLANT) mycon065.ogg If your words are true, we will gladly spread Juffo-Wup to a new world! We will assemble the Birthing Fleet and send them to this planet. We will send many ships to protect the Children as they grow. diff --git a/sc2/content/comm/spahome/spahome.txt b/sc2/content/comm/spahome/spahome.txt index 29ff3e129..fa483a23d 100755 --- a/sc2/content/comm/spahome/spahome.txt +++ b/sc2/content/comm/spahome/spahome.txt @@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ Uh, that was just kind of a misunderstanding. #(JUST_MISUNDERSTANDING0) spaho020.ogg Of course Captain -#(JUST_MISUNDERSTANDING1) spaho021.ogg +#(JUST_MISUNDERSTANDING1) , we realize that misunderstandings happen... occasionally. Let us just hope that no similar `misunderstanding' causes us to open fire on you with our planetary defense batteries. @@ -162,20 +162,20 @@ with our planetary defense batteries. #(give_us_resources) As a gesture of good will, could you spare some mineral resources? -#(NO_RESOURCES) spaho022.ogg +#(NO_RESOURCES) spaho021.ogg No. #(resources_please) Now that our alliance is firmly established, could you please transport large quantities of valuable minerals to our ship? -#(SORRY_NO_RESOURCES) spaho023.ogg +#(SORRY_NO_RESOURCES) spaho022.ogg No. #(bye_ally) Goodbye Council members. -#(GOODBYE_ALLY) spaho024.ogg +#(GOODBYE_ALLY) spaho023.ogg Goodbye hunam. #(what_about_hierarchy) @@ -196,10 +196,10 @@ Do you have any information on the Precursors? #(enough_info) That's enough info for now. -#(OK_ENOUGH_INFO) spaho025.ogg +#(OK_ENOUGH_INFO) spaho024.ogg Good. I don't feel much like talking about that anyway. -#(ABOUT_HIERARCHY) spaho026.ogg +#(ABOUT_HIERARCHY) spaho025.ogg Since we never wanted to be in the Hierarchy, and we're afraid of all the other members our knowledge on this subject is a bit limited, but I'll tell you what I know. The Hierarchy is the construct of the Ur-Quan. It exists to maintain their supreme authority @@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ and the mysterious Mycon, who ramble endlessly about people, places and events f as though they happened just today. If there are other Hierarchy races, we are not aware of them. -#(ABOUT_HISTORY) spaho027.ogg +#(ABOUT_HISTORY) spaho026.ogg Before the Evil Ones appeared, we Spathi were a simple folk we were content with our calm lives, our rude huts and our coarse-woven turtle-neck sweaters. @@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ It was as though they had arrived suddenly on the surface of our planet transported there by some unknown agency... but that is nonsense who could be so cruel?! -#(ABOUT_ALLIANCE) spaho028.ogg +#(ABOUT_ALLIANCE) spaho027.ogg You mean the one we helped demolish? That one? Well, we had some contact with Alliance members before the Ur-Quan showed up. Mostly with the Chenjesu, who stopped off here occasionally @@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ which we considered within our sphere of influence. When we explained this to the Mmrnmhrm, they politely withdrew from the contested star system and never bothered us again. -#(ABOUT_OTHER) spaho029.ogg +#(ABOUT_OTHER) spaho028.ogg Since we tend to stay close to home -- preferably in the living room we know little about other races beyond our neighbors, such as the Umgah. Before being subjugated by the Ur-Quan, the Umgah were a contented and peaceable race @@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ declaring the arrival of the 'Grand Master Planet Eaters' or some such nonsense. This caused several alien cultures to go mad with panic including, you might be surprised to know, ourselves. -#(ABOUT_PRECURSORS) spaho030.ogg +#(ABOUT_PRECURSORS) spaho029.ogg Like all other races, we have found evidence of the Precursors scattered throughout our space. Our belief is that the Precursors are not really gone, they simply came to their senses one day and used their superior technology to invent some kind of perfect invisibility shield @@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ I suspect that even garbage from the Precursors would be of incredible value. #(little_mistake) Uh... sorry about that little mistake... we _thought_ we had gotten all of those creatures. -#(BIG_MISTAKE) spaho031.ogg +#(BIG_MISTAKE) spaho030.ogg That was not a _little_ mistake. A _little_ mistake is leaving the top off the eye cream or forgetting to clean your lid in the morning. Now on the other hand, a _big_ mistake might be, say @@ -276,24 +276,24 @@ That's a _big_ mistake. #(bye_before_party) We shall return after we have completed the quest. -#(QUEST_AGAIN) spaho032.ogg +#(QUEST_AGAIN) spaho031.ogg So... the hunam coward has returned. You know, if the Ur-Quan discover we have been fraternizing with you we're going to be in serious trouble. Perhaps it would be better if you just leave. Unless you're here to accept the quest, that is. -#(GOODBYE_BEFORE_PARTY) spaho033.ogg +#(GOODBYE_BEFORE_PARTY) spaho032.ogg Unless you are killed and eaten, which is fairly likely. -#(GOOD_START) spaho034.ogg +#(GOOD_START) spaho033.ogg You have made a good start and are to be commended. Now go finish the job. #(something_fishy) Hey, are you up to something fishy? -#(NOTHING_FISHY) spaho035.ogg +#(NOTHING_FISHY) spaho034.ogg Fishy! Fishy? What is this fishy? No, nothing fishy here -- totally fishless. There, now that that's resolved @@ -302,34 +302,34 @@ is there anything else you would like to talk about, Captain? #(surrender) We demand an immediate surrender! -#(NO_SURRENDER) spaho036.ogg +#(NO_SURRENDER) spaho035.ogg I'm sorry, I must have an embarrassing waxy build-up in my hearing hole. What did you say? #(surrender_or_die) If you won't surrender, we must destroy you. -#(DEFEND_OURSELVES) spaho037.ogg +#(DEFEND_OURSELVES) spaho036.ogg There ARE other options you know, but if you insist... #(hand_in_friendship) We offer our hand in friendship. Join us and our many allies. -#(TOO_AFRAID) spaho038.ogg +#(TOO_AFRAID) spaho037.ogg We are too afraid of the Ur-Quan to consider such an alliance. They would most certainly punish us with extreme tortures. #(stronger) We're stronger than the Ur-Quan. You're better off with us. -#(YOURE_NOT) spaho039.ogg +#(YOURE_NOT) spaho038.ogg Hello! Hello! Awaken from your dreamy state Hunam! Now is the time for realism, not wild fancy! #(yes_we_are) Yes we ARE strong enough! Look at our Precursor vessel. Is it not unique? -#(NO_YOURE_NOT) spaho040.ogg +#(NO_YOURE_NOT) spaho039.ogg Yes, your vessel is unique, and here is the crux of the problem. A `Unique', meaning singular, starship is not equal to the task of destroying the entire Ur-Quan armada. If you had, say, ten thousand similar starships, we could take your boasts more seriously. @@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ If you had, say, ten thousand similar starships, we could take your boasts more #(how_prove) Look, what do I have to do to prove this to you - destroy your entire star fleet? -#(BETTER_IDEA) spaho041.ogg +#(BETTER_IDEA) spaho040.ogg Well, that would probably work but I have a better idea -- a test one of those questy kind of things. @@ -345,24 +345,24 @@ one of those questy kind of things. #(share_info) Would you be willing to share some information with us? -#(NO_INFO) spaho042.ogg +#(NO_INFO) spaho041.ogg No. -#(WE_UNDERSTAND) spaho043.ogg +#(WE_UNDERSTAND) spaho042.ogg We understand. That's why we live on this inhospitable moon, instead of our nice, warm home planet. #(prove_strength) Ok, to prove our strength and bravery we will perform this test without even knowing what it is! -#(YOUR_BEHAVIOR) spaho044.ogg +#(YOUR_BEHAVIOR) spaho043.ogg Your behavior makes clear the very slight distinction between bravery and suicidal stupidity. #(what_test) Well, what kind of test do you have in mind? -#(BEFORE_ACCEPT) spaho045.ogg +#(BEFORE_ACCEPT) spaho044.ogg Let us explain the sad history of our species. Once upon a time, many thousands of years ago we inhabited the warm, safe surface of our home planet, Spathiwa. @@ -381,13 +381,13 @@ but none of our innovations was a match for the Evil Ones' natural cunning and f Finally, with no other option available, we fled our world and took up residence here on our own moon where we have resided, most uncomfortably, for the last three hundred years. -#(WIPE_EVIL) spaho046.ogg +#(WIPE_EVIL) spaho045.ogg You must wipe the Evil Ones from the face of Spathiwa! #(think_more) Gee, I'd like to think about this some more before making any commitments. -#(COWARD) spaho047.ogg +#(COWARD) spaho046.ogg Don't feel bad about being a coward. It's natural. #(tell_evil) @@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ Tell me more about these Evil Ones. #(i_accept) Ok, I accept! Start packing your bags, eyeball dudes, you'll be home in no time. -#(AWAIT_RETURN) spaho048.ogg +#(AWAIT_RETURN) spaho047.ogg We will await your return with great anticipation. Simultaneously, we will prepare a short, poignant eulogy to mourn your demise. @@ -406,18 +406,18 @@ Can we talk about that test again? #(already_got_them) What a coincidence! It's your lucky day -- we just eliminated all of those guys! -#(EARLY_BIRD_CHECK) spaho049.ogg +#(EARLY_BIRD_CHECK) spaho048.ogg What?! Can this be a true fact and not a false lie? We will send an exploration team to investigate your claim. If what you have said is true, we shall be forever... er substantially in debt to you for a long, though unspecified, period of time. Goodbye. -#(NOT_SURPRISED) spaho050.ogg +#(NOT_SURPRISED) spaho049.ogg I'm not surprised. We certainly won't go there. Why should you be any less craven than ourselves? -#(TEST_AGAIN) spaho051.ogg +#(TEST_AGAIN) spaho050.ogg You must wipe the Evil Ones from the face of Spathiwa!\n They are creatures from the darkest pits of hell whose relentless passion for our fleshy parts @@ -427,10 +427,10 @@ and take up unhappy residence on this cold, airless moon. #(too_dangerous) Nah, this sounds too dangerous. -#(WE_AGREE) spaho052.ogg +#(WE_AGREE) spaho051.ogg You're right. It is. Don't even consider reconsidering. -#(HOW_GO_EFFORTS) spaho053.ogg +#(HOW_GO_EFFORTS) spaho052.ogg How go your foolishly courageous and noble efforts to rid the Evil Ones from our beloved Spathiwa? #(killed_them_all_1) @@ -439,13 +439,13 @@ Although we lost many crew, we have eliminated the scourge. #(killed_them_all_2) We killed them all, yup we sure did. -#(WILL_CHECK_1) spaho054.ogg +#(WILL_CHECK_1) spaho053.ogg This is wonderful -- too good to be true! We will immediately begin transporting Spathi from this unpleasant moon down to the safe surface. We shall send encrustlings and the infirm elderly first, as a special honor!\n Please come back later to receive your accolades. -#(WILL_CHECK_2) spaho055.ogg +#(WILL_CHECK_2) spaho054.ogg Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on...er even MORE shame on you! @@ -455,10 +455,10 @@ but I suppose we'll check again. #(zapped_a_few) Well, we zapped a few of them, but some got away. -#(RETURN_COMPLETE) spaho056.ogg +#(RETURN_COMPLETE) spaho055.ogg Return when you have completed the job. -#(MUST_DESTROY_ALL) spaho057.ogg +#(MUST_DESTROY_ALL) spaho056.ogg You must destroy them all, and swiftly! They breed like Shofixti, and will replenish their numbers in days. @@ -468,12 +468,12 @@ Well to be honest, we haven't even landed there yet. #(saw_creatures) We landed and saw the creatures but left right away. -#(YOU_FORTUNATE) spaho058.ogg +#(YOU_FORTUNATE) spaho057.ogg You are fortunate to have survived but to complete the quest, and earn our friendship you must annihilate them all! -#(YOU_LIED_1) spaho059.ogg +#(YOU_LIED_1) spaho058.ogg You failed us! There were creatures all over! They attacked the unsuspecting Spathi the second our ships unloaded and took off. @@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ We can only conclude, that in your eagerness to return us to our world you neglected to eliminate ALL the Evil Ones from the surface. The job is incomplete until their presence is scoured from the surface of Spathiwa! -#(YOU_LIED_2) spaho060.ogg +#(YOU_LIED_2) spaho059.ogg What kind of fools do you take us for? Your lying is pointless. From this day forward we are enemies forever! @@ -496,21 +496,21 @@ No sweat. We'll return later, when you have more time for us. #(bye_from_party_3) Hey, I can understand your excitement, so I'll just come back in a while. -#(GOODBYE_FROM_PARTY) spaho061.ogg +#(GOODBYE_FROM_PARTY) spaho060.ogg Goodbye. -#(MUST_PARTY_1) spaho062.ogg +#(MUST_PARTY_1) spaho061.ogg Oh joy! Oh happiness! We rejoice and make merry in celebration of our imminent return to our homeworld. You are most heroic and helpful - thank you, thank you, thank you! But now I must return to our festivities. Please feel free to come back any time! -#(MUST_PARTY_2) spaho063.ogg +#(MUST_PARTY_2) spaho062.ogg Oh, you're back greeaat. Um... our celebrations are still going on, can you come back later? -#(MUST_PARTY_3) spaho064.ogg +#(MUST_PARTY_3) spaho063.ogg Oh, hello Hunam. Your arrival is timed most poorly. You called just when it was my turn at the Ja-ja pole and now I have to wait in line all over again. @@ -519,20 +519,20 @@ Do you think you could return at some point in the future? #(deals_a_deal) Hey! A deal's a deal! What about our alliance? -#(WAIT_A_WHILE) spaho065.ogg +#(WAIT_A_WHILE) spaho064.ogg Why don't you just wait a while, until after we are resettled on our homeworld? We can discuss details at that time. #(how_long) How long do you expect this to take? -#(TEN_YEARS) spaho066.ogg +#(TEN_YEARS) spaho065.ogg Ten, fifteen years tops. #(reneging) Am I correct in understanding that you refuse to live up to your end of the bargain? -#(ADULT_VIEW) spaho067.ogg +#(ADULT_VIEW) spaho066.ogg No, no, no! We are simply taking a more adult, `welcome to the real world' view of this situation. We cannot simply say, `Hurrah!' and form an alliance with you this very moment. @@ -541,7 +541,7 @@ Surely you see that? #(return_beasts) You know, those creatures aren't dead. We have them in suspended animation. How would you like us to return them to the surface? -#(WHAT_RELATIONSHIP) spaho068.ogg +#(WHAT_RELATIONSHIP) spaho067.ogg NO!... er,... no... please! (sigh) exactly what kind of relationship were you thinking of? @@ -549,38 +549,38 @@ exactly what kind of relationship were you thinking of? #(minds_and_might) A mutually beneficial alliance of minds and might. -#(HUH) spaho069.ogg +#(HUH) spaho068.ogg Huh? #(fellowship) An egalitarian fellowship of sentient lifeforms. -#(WHAT) spaho070.ogg +#(WHAT) spaho069.ogg What? #(do_as_we_say) The kind where you do everything EXACTLY as we say. -#(DEPART_FOR_EARTH) spaho071.ogg +#(DEPART_FOR_EARTH) spaho070.ogg Oh, ok... we're quite familiar with that arrangement. Very well... I'll bet we will regret this decision later on, but you leave me with no choice. We will comply with your needs. A Spathi delegation will depart immediately for the planet Earth. -#(HELLO_ALLIES_1) spaho072.ogg +#(HELLO_ALLIES_1) spaho071.ogg Welcome back to Spathiwa, Captain. We hope the material we provided your starbase engineers was sufficient for your needs. -#(HELLO_ALLIES_2) spaho073.ogg +#(HELLO_ALLIES_2) spaho072.ogg What can we, the High Spathi Ruling Council, do for you? -#(HELLO_ALLIES_3) spaho074.ogg +#(HELLO_ALLIES_3) spaho073.ogg Hello Captain, what brings you here today? #(whats_up) Have there been any developments of significance? -#(GENERAL_INFO_1) spaho075.ogg +#(GENERAL_INFO_1) spaho074.ogg Perhaps Captain. I will explain. We have been investigating the `Caster which we took away from the Umgah after the `Jud the Vug' scandal, 8 years ago. @@ -588,7 +588,7 @@ We have uncovered evidence of something strange going on between the Umgah and t We suspect that the Umgah were using the `Caster to pull off some kind of long-term joke on the Ilwrath but we are unable to glean any more details. -#(GENERAL_INFO_2) spaho076.ogg +#(GENERAL_INFO_2) spaho075.ogg Yes, and the news is not good. As you know, Androsynth space borders our own, and while we never really liked the Androsynth it seemed that they weren't out to kill us as everyone else seems to be. @@ -596,7 +596,7 @@ Imagine our shock when we learned that they had been invaded and eaten by those Well actually we don't know if the Orz ate anybody, but we're sure they did something creepy. I sure hope you're not considering an alliance with them, Captain, they are dangerous. -#(GENERAL_INFO_3) spaho077.ogg +#(GENERAL_INFO_3) spaho076.ogg I guess we forgot to tell you this a while ago... sorry but we've been so busy lately, working on the shie-- er... preparations for returning to Spathiwa that I'm afraid it just slipped my mind. @@ -620,18 +620,18 @@ At least, we assume so. We can't be really sure, because all of the Spathi on bo were curled tightly in their shellcases, and couldn't hear very well. Maybe if you get the opportunity Captain, you can try to ask the question again. -#(GENERAL_INFO_4) spaho078.ogg +#(GENERAL_INFO_4) spaho077.ogg Developments?! What developments!? Whatever are you talking about, Captain? Are you implying we are up to something -- that we have some kind of secret plan!? How wrong you are, Captain! Our feelings are injured by your unwarranted accusation. Apologies would be appropriate at this time. -#(GENERAL_INFO_5) spaho079.ogg +#(GENERAL_INFO_5) spaho078.ogg No Captain, no news. #(like_some_info) Would you supply us with certain specific bits of information? -#(WHAT_ABOUT) spaho080.ogg +#(WHAT_ABOUT) spaho079.ogg Certainly, about what? diff --git a/sc2/content/comm/syreen/syreen.txt b/sc2/content/comm/syreen/syreen.txt index cb9600bad..edca51d6a 100755 --- a/sc2/content/comm/syreen/syreen.txt +++ b/sc2/content/comm/syreen/syreen.txt @@ -48,20 +48,20 @@ I am Captain #(WELCOME_VINDICATOR0) syree006.ogg Hello Captain -#(WELCOME_VINDICATOR1) syree007.ogg +#(WELCOME_VINDICATOR1) from the Starship -#(WELCOME_VINDICATOR2) syree008.ogg +#(WELCOME_VINDICATOR2) . #(we_are_impressed) We're... we're.. we're greatly impressed! -#(SO_AM_I_CAPTAIN) syree009.ogg +#(SO_AM_I_CAPTAIN) syree007.ogg So am I, Captain. So am I. Earthlings are so... so... earthy! -#(HOW_CAN_YOU_BE_HERE) syree010.ogg +#(HOW_CAN_YOU_BE_HERE) syree008.ogg But you haven't answered my question fully. Why are you here? Where are you from? Has the slave shield been lifted from Earth? @@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ Simply put, Captain...what do you want from us? #(we_here_to_help) We have come here to free you from slavery to the Ur-Quan! -#(NO_NEED_HELP) syree011.ogg +#(NO_NEED_HELP) syree009.ogg Look friend, I appreciate your offer, but we don't want your help. Why? I'll tell you why because we're not going to do anything to antagonize the Ur-Quan. That's why. @@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ That's a lot more than we ever had before the War... before the Ur-Quan became o #(we_need_help) To be honest, we need your help to destroy the Ur-Quan. -#(CANT_GIVE_HELP) syree012.ogg +#(CANT_GIVE_HELP) syree010.ogg Look Captain... I like you... even though you're an obnoxious human... I like you. In another time, we might have become good friends... perhaps more but that's a fantasy, and my job is dealing with reality. @@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ Don't get all judgmental on me, Captain... you don't know what we've been throug #(i_need_you) Hey, baby... what I need is you! -#(OK_NEED) syree013.ogg +#(OK_NEED) syree011.ogg Look. Human. Get this through your head. Under other circumstances, I might be interested in your antics, you're kind of cute but we've got a serious situation here and we don't have time to fool around. @@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ Now get serious... please. #(i_need_touch_o_vision) What I need right now, is a Touch-o-Vision. -#(TOUCH_O_VISION) syree014.ogg +#(TOUCH_O_VISION) syree012.ogg Why only fantasize, Captain, when you can... no... wait a minute. What am I saying!? Look. Human. Get this through your head. Under other circumstances, I might be interested in your antics, you're kind of cute @@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ Now get serious... please. #(know_about_deep_children) Tanala, have you ever heard of the `Deep Children?' -#(WHAT_ABOUT_DEEP_CHILDREN) syree015.ogg +#(WHAT_ABOUT_DEEP_CHILDREN) syree013.ogg Yes, I think so. Aren't they part of the Mycon religion somehow? We have recordings of Mycon HyperWave transmissions from the War... pretty weird stuff. The Mycons just kind of.. rambled, never making much sense. @@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ but we couldn't ever understand what they were talking about. #(mycons_involved) What if I told you that Mycon Deep Children shatter planet crusts... like your Syra? -#(WHAT_PROOF) syree016.ogg +#(WHAT_PROOF) syree014.ogg What?! What did you say?! Human, you had better not be joking. Syra is not a subject for Earth humor. Now what do you mean, shatter planet crusts? How? @@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ Do you have proof that it was something else... these Deep Children? #(have_no_proof) I don't have proof YET, but I am certain the Mycons destroyed your world. -#(NEED_PROOF) syree017.ogg +#(NEED_PROOF) syree015.ogg Captain, if what you say is true, it would turn my world upside down. You have no sorrow to match what each of us Syreen feels every day of our lives when we remember what we have lost... Syra... our Eden. @@ -150,13 +150,13 @@ but until then... do not mention the subject again. It is too painful. #(have_proof) Tanala. I have brought proof that the Mycon Deep Children destroyed your world Syra. -#(SEE_PROOF) syree018.ogg +#(SEE_PROOF) syree016.ogg Let me see this proof, Captain! #(look_at_egg_sacks) Look at these fungal egg sacks. We found them near a crustal puncture on a shattered world. -#(HORRIBLE_TRUTH) syree019.ogg +#(HORRIBLE_TRUTH) syree017.ogg Great gods! These fragments... they are IDENTICAL to the debris we found near the punctures on Syra! We never guessed that the fragments might be organic! To have survived re-entry!... nothing organic would remain!... unless @@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ We have work to do. #(what_doing_here) So, Commander Tanala, what are you doing here? -#(OUR_NEW_WORLD) syree020.ogg +#(OUR_NEW_WORLD) syree018.ogg When the Ur-Quan conquered us, over twenty years ago I was only a young girl living in Habitat Thirty-One. My older sister, Diani, was a starship officer in the Space Patrol @@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ I was selected as the new commander. #(what_about_war) So what happened to you at the end of the war? -#(ABOUT_WAR) syree021.ogg +#(ABOUT_WAR) syree019.ogg When we first met your people, we'd been wandering through the stars for almost seventy five years ever since the death of Syra... our home planet. We joined your Alliance, and I use the word `joined' loosely, because we had no other choice. @@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ but we've got a good life here, and we don't want to lose it. #(help_us) If you love freedom and hate the Ur-Quan, why won't you help us? -#(WONT_HELP) syree022.ogg +#(WONT_HELP) syree020.ogg Like I said before, Captain, we would like to help but we are unwilling to risk losing Gaia. Unless you can find a much more compelling reason for us to get involved @@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ you are on your own. #(what_about_history) Would you tell me a bit about your people and your culture? -#(BEFORE_WAR) syree023.ogg +#(BEFORE_WAR) syree021.ogg Our bodies are very similar, Captain. Ha! ha! Except for... certain parts...I mean What I am trying to say is that our SPECIES are almost identical almost too close a match to be just a coincidence. @@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ when the technological superiority of the farmers curtailed any major conflict. #(what_about_homeworld) What was Syra like? -#(ABOUT_HOMEWORLD) syree024.ogg +#(ABOUT_HOMEWORLD) syree022.ogg It was our paradise, Captain, our Eden. Earth is the only world we know of whose variety and richness of life even comes close to Syra. Again, like so many other things about our two species, our worlds were very much the same @@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ We spend twenty hours awake, followed by ten hours of sleep... or at least... ho #(what_happened) What happened to Syra? -#(DONT_KNOW_HOW) syree025.ogg +#(DONT_KNOW_HOW) syree023.ogg Ah... the death of our world. This subject is very difficult for us, Captain but I will try to recount those sad days. Like your solar system, ours had a large population of comets and asteroids. @@ -287,14 +287,14 @@ and clouds of poison gas and superheated steam which created a death shroud arou #(what_about_outfit) Come on now, isn't that outfit, knife included, a bit absurd? -#(HOPE_YOU_LIKE_IT) syree026.ogg +#(HOPE_YOU_LIKE_IT) syree024.ogg Maybe some other time, Captain, I can show you the hidden functionality of my uniform knife included! #(where_mates) What happened to the males of your species? -#(MATES_KILLED) syree027.ogg +#(MATES_KILLED) syree025.ogg When Syra was destroyed, the only people who survived were in orbit and most of them were members of our newly established, mostly female, Space Patrol. From their ships, their orbital platforms and their lunar outposts they watched Syra die. @@ -313,17 +313,17 @@ looking for a new home. #(get_lonely) Don't you ever get... lonely? Hmmm? -#(MAKE_OUT_ALL_RIGHT) syree028.ogg +#(MAKE_OUT_ALL_RIGHT) syree026.ogg Ha! ha! ha! Don't worry about us, Captain! We make out all right with just us females. #(bye) Goodbye, Commander Tanala. I will be back. -#(GOODBYE) syree029.ogg +#(GOODBYE) syree027.ogg Until then, Earthling. -#(MUST_ACT) syree030.ogg +#(MUST_ACT) syree028.ogg Captain. The secret of the Mycon's monstrous murder of our planet has changed the attitudes of many of my people. We will not sit here and do nothing while the Mcyon fiends are free to roam the galaxy, perpetrating their evil.\n You wanted our cooperation in fighting the Ur-Quan. You've got it... provided @@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ you first help us seek our revenge against the Mycon race... help us to destroy #(whats_next_step) Okay. So what do you want us to do? -#(OPEN_VAULT) syree031.ogg +#(OPEN_VAULT) syree028.ogg Our first step is to get some mobility. We have some fine starship officers on board, and they are all eager to go after the Mycons but without our Penetrator starships, we're totally ineffectual. @@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ but we believe they have sealed them in some kind of deep vault in the surface o #(where_is_it) Do you know where your ships are? -#(DONT_KNOW_WHERE) syree032.ogg +#(DONT_KNOW_WHERE) syree029.ogg No, that's your job. But maybe we have some clues to help you find them. The starship officers who flew the Penetrators to the vault did so with total sensor black-out. @@ -356,10 +356,10 @@ the farthest they could have travelled is about 200 standard Hyperspace distance #(been_there) I've already been there. The vault is on the moon of Epsilon Camelopardalis I, but I couldn't open it. -#(GREAT) syree033.ogg +#(GREAT) syree030.ogg Wonderful! Then the job is already almost complete! -#(GIVE_SHUTTLE) syree034.ogg +#(GIVE_SHUTTLE) syree031.ogg Captain! We have assembled a small team of our most skilled officers. we will send them to your ship on board their own small shuttle. We feel that in the interests of efficiency, we keep our officers away from your crew @@ -376,11 +376,11 @@ Just remember, I'm doing this for you Sweet Cakes! #(if_i_die) If I die... just remember that I... I... really like you! -#(GOOD_LUCK) syree035.ogg +#(GOOD_LUCK) syree032.ogg Good luck, brave Earthling. When your mission is successful maybe then we can... get to know each other better. -#(OK_FOUND_VAULT) syree036.ogg +#(OK_FOUND_VAULT) syree033.ogg Good, now we can proceed with our plan for REVENGE against the Mycon! From our analysis of the Deep Child fragments you showed to us and a review of the recorded Mycon transmissions from the War @@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ Then we shall destroy them. #(what_now) Are you sure the Mycon are going to fall for this? Why should they believe me? -#(HERES_THE_PLAN) syree037.ogg +#(HERES_THE_PLAN) syree034.ogg For all their evil, Captain, the Mycon are a naive race. They have great difficulty understanding deception. If you tell them what they wish to hear, they will believe you. @@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ If you tell them what they wish to hear, they will believe you. #(whats_my_reward) So! What if I die doing all this dangerous stuff? What about... us? -#(HERES_REWARD) syree038.ogg +#(HERES_REWARD) syree035.ogg I'm afraid BOTH our duties will be dangerous, Captain. We may never see each other again. But for now, at least, there's this... @@ -416,10 +416,10 @@ But for now, at least, there's this... #(bye_after_vault) I'll miss you, Talana. -#(GOODBYE_AFTER_VAULT) syree039.ogg +#(GOODBYE_AFTER_VAULT) syree036.ogg Don't worry, my human. We will be together again... some day. -#(HELLO_AFTER_AMBUSH_1) syree040.ogg +#(HELLO_AFTER_AMBUSH_1) syree037.ogg SUCCESS, Captain! The Mycons' fleet is in shambles! JUSTICE IS OURS! We have revenged ourselves against the heinous Mycons! @@ -437,14 +437,14 @@ and Captain, now that we have taken our revenge on the Mycon we give you our starship officers and Penetrator designs so that you can add our ships to your fleet. -#(HELLO_AFTER_AMBUSH_2) syree041.ogg +#(HELLO_AFTER_AMBUSH_2) syree038.ogg Hello brave Earthling. Your return is welcome. My people, the Syreen, shall be forever in your debt. In fact, many of my officers wish to thank you... personally... for your efforts on our behalf. I suggest you set aside a week sometime in the near future so that you can properly receive your hero's welcome aboard this starbase. -#(HELLO_AFTER_AMBUSH_3) syree042.ogg +#(HELLO_AFTER_AMBUSH_3) syree039.ogg Oh, Captain! The flush of victory still has my body quivering! For so many years we have dreamed of putting the death of our beloved homeworld behind us and now this has finally come to pass! @@ -454,14 +454,14 @@ And you know what, Captain? I have plans... Plans you would be most interested in hearing but I shall save them for later... when we can meet... privately. -#(HELLO_AFTER_AMBUSH_4) syree043.ogg +#(HELLO_AFTER_AMBUSH_4) syree040.ogg Ah! My beautiful Captain from Earth! What can I do for you... please tell me. #(what_now_after_ambush) Is there anything else I can do to you - um! - I mean, do FOR you. -#(DO_THIS_AFTER_AMBUSH) syree044.ogg +#(DO_THIS_AFTER_AMBUSH) syree041.ogg Captain, the next step is to pull down the slave shield from our planet. In my opinion, the only people who could do that are the Chenjesu and as far as I know, they are under a shield of their own. @@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ You will have to find their weak spot, and then strike it with everything you've #(what_about_you) So what happens to you now? -#(ABOUT_ME) syree045.ogg +#(ABOUT_ME) syree042.ogg I expect I'm going to be pretty busy for the next few months overseeing repairs to our fleet of Penetrator starships and preparing some kind of defensive system for this starbase. @@ -483,39 +483,39 @@ If and when the Ur-Quan return here, we want to have a little surprise ready for #(whats_up_after_ambush) So, what's new Tanala? -#(GENERAL_INFO_AFTER_AMBUSH_1) syree046.ogg +#(GENERAL_INFO_AFTER_AMBUSH_1) syree043.ogg Not a great deal, Captain. You seem to be the biggest source of excitement around here. I've had requests from just about every officer under my command to be transferred to your Earth Starbase to serve under you. If I wasn't running this Starbase, I'd be first in line. -#(GENERAL_INFO_AFTER_AMBUSH_2) syree047.ogg +#(GENERAL_INFO_AFTER_AMBUSH_2) syree044.ogg We have been intercepting a concentration of Hierarchy broadcasts but we cannot translate their content. They all appear to be originating from the direction of the Horologii constellation. -#(GENERAL_INFO_AFTER_AMBUSH_3) syree048.ogg +#(GENERAL_INFO_AFTER_AMBUSH_3) syree045.ogg Nothing new to report, Captain. -#(GENERAL_INFO_AFTER_AMBUSH_4) syree049.ogg +#(GENERAL_INFO_AFTER_AMBUSH_4) syree046.ogg Nothing new to report, Captain. #(bye_after_ambush) Goodbye Tanala. -#(GOODBYE_AFTER_AMBUSH) syree050.ogg +#(GOODBYE_AFTER_AMBUSH) syree047.ogg Goodbye my human. -#(FOUND_VAULT_YET_1) syree051.ogg +#(FOUND_VAULT_YET_1) syree048.ogg Have you found the ship vault yet? -#(FOUND_VAULT_YET_2) syree052.ogg +#(FOUND_VAULT_YET_2) syree049.ogg Any success finding our ships, Captain? #(vault_hint) Er... no. Have you got any idea where it is, even a guess? -#(OK_HINT) syree053.ogg +#(OK_HINT) syree050.ogg Only that the vault is at a red or maybe orange star, and not too far from our position. #(found_vault) @@ -524,28 +524,28 @@ Yes! We found it on the moon of Epsilon Camelopardalis I. #(bye_before_vault) Goodbye, Tanala. I'm off to find the vault! -#(GOODBYE_BEFORE_VAULT) syree054.ogg +#(GOODBYE_BEFORE_VAULT) syree051.ogg Good luck, Captain. #(what_do_i_get_for_this) So what do I get for this, eh? Hmm? Eh? -#(GRATITUDE) syree055.ogg +#(GRATITUDE) syree052.ogg You will receive more gratitude than you know what to do with, Captain. #(not_sure) Uh... I'm just not sure. This sounds dangerous. -#(PLEASE) syree056.ogg +#(PLEASE) syree053.ogg Please, Captain, we need your help! -#(READY_FOR_AMBUSH) syree057.ogg +#(READY_FOR_AMBUSH) syree054.ogg We will wait here for the Mycons. #(repeat_plan) Could you repeat the plan again? -#(OK_REPEAT_PLAN) syree058.ogg +#(OK_REPEAT_PLAN) syree055.ogg Ok, here's the plan, again. You must go to the Mycons and tell them about a world at the Organon star system. Tell them that you have found the perfect world for their hideous Deep Children. @@ -555,80 +555,80 @@ Then we shall destroy them. #(bye_before_ambush) Good luck, Tanala. -#(GOODBYE_BEFORE_AMBUSH) syree059.ogg +#(GOODBYE_BEFORE_AMBUSH) syree056.ogg Same to you, my human. #(what_about_us) I guess what I mean is... What about us, Tanala? -#(ABOUT_US) syree060.ogg +#(ABOUT_US) syree057.ogg I'm afraid our duties will keep us apart, Captain But for now, at least, there's this... -#(MORE_COMFORTABLE0) syree061.ogg +#(MORE_COMFORTABLE0) syree058.ogg That's more like it... now -#(MORE_COMFORTABLE1) syree062.ogg +#(MORE_COMFORTABLE1) , let me help you off with this yes... now aren't you a lot more comfortable? #(in_the_spirit) I see! Well, in the spirit of interspecies communication, let me just say, COWABUNGA! -#(OK_SPIRIT0) syree063.ogg +#(OK_SPIRIT0) syree059.ogg Oooh! Say that word again! It makes me feel so excited! It makes me want to do something nice for you -#(OK_SPIRIT1) syree064.ogg +#(OK_SPIRIT1) like this... -#(OK_SPIRIT2) syree065.ogg +#(OK_SPIRIT2) and this... -#(OK_SPIRIT3) syree066.ogg +#(OK_SPIRIT3) and especially, this! #(what_in_mind) Hey... what have you got in mind here? -#(SOMETHING_LIKE_THIS0) syree067.ogg +#(SOMETHING_LIKE_THIS0) syree060.ogg Well to start off, I thought we'd do something like this unless your species isn't limber enough -#(SOMETHING_LIKE_THIS1) syree068.ogg +#(SOMETHING_LIKE_THIS1) and then I thought we could move on to something a bit more like... Mmmm... this. -#(SOMETHING_LIKE_THIS2) syree069.ogg +#(SOMETHING_LIKE_THIS2) and after you had recovered, I thought this might be fun! -#(SOMETHING_LIKE_THIS3) syree070.ogg +#(SOMETHING_LIKE_THIS3) and if you're still conscious, I thought we could try this even though I've never done it before! #(hands_off) Hey! Hands off lady! I'm not THAT kind of Captain. -#(OK_WONT_USE_HANDS0) syree071.ogg +#(OK_WONT_USE_HANDS0) syree061.ogg Oh, Captain... I would never think of doing something unpleasant to you quite the opposite in fact. But if you want me to keep my hands off... I can use other... things... -#(OK_WONT_USE_HANDS1) syree072.ogg +#(OK_WONT_USE_HANDS1) ...like this over here... -#(OK_WONT_USE_HANDS2) syree073.ogg +#(OK_WONT_USE_HANDS2) and this right here... -#(OK_WONT_USE_HANDS3) syree074.ogg +#(OK_WONT_USE_HANDS3) and this right about here. #(why_lights_off) Ahh... why are the lights off? -#(LIGHTS_OFF_BECAUSE0) syree075.ogg +#(LIGHTS_OFF_BECAUSE0) syree062.ogg Because, my darling, if the light was on, I couldn't do this... -#(LIGHTS_OFF_BECAUSE1) syree076.ogg +#(LIGHTS_OFF_BECAUSE1) or this... -#(LIGHTS_OFF_BECAUSE2) syree077.ogg +#(LIGHTS_OFF_BECAUSE2) or this... -#(LIGHTS_OFF_BECAUSE3) syree078.ogg +#(LIGHTS_OFF_BECAUSE3) or, umm... this. #(evil_monster) You're not going to turn into some weird alien monster now, and bite my head off, are you? -#(NOT_EVIL_MONSTER) syree079.ogg +#(NOT_EVIL_MONSTER) syree063.ogg Ha!-ha!-ha! An alien monster? Me? ME?! WHY CAAPTAIN! WHYEVER DOO YOOU SAAY THAAAT!!! REEAARRGGGG!!!! @@ -638,18 +638,18 @@ REEAARRGGGG!!!! #(disease) Very funny. Look, I'd be more comfortable if we just turned the lights back on. -#(JUST_RELAX) syree080.ogg +#(JUST_RELAX) syree064.ogg Just relax, my silly human Captain. Let me take care of everything. #(what_happens_if_i_touch_this) Hmmm... what happens if I do this? -#(THIS_HAPPENS0) syree081.ogg +#(THIS_HAPPENS0) syree065.ogg ...mmm MMMm!... Oh, -#(THIS_HAPPENS1) syree082.ogg +#(THIS_HAPPENS1) ! MMMmm!!... ...MMMMMmmmmmm!!!... ...Mmmmm @@ -658,7 +658,7 @@ does that answer your question? #(are_you_sure_this_is_ok) Are you sure this is okay? I'm nervous. -#(YES_SURE) syree083.ogg +#(YES_SURE) syree066.ogg Please don't worry, my darling human we have all the time in the world and my door locks securely. @@ -666,24 +666,24 @@ and my door locks securely. #(boy_they_never_taught) Boy-oh-boy! They never taught me stuff like this back at Unzervalt! -#(THEN_LET_ME_TEACH) syree084.ogg +#(THEN_LET_ME_TEACH) syree067.ogg Then let me teach you what you need to know we will begin with the fundamentals of basic Syreen physiology... #(not_much_more_to_say) Hmm, uh.. well, uh, I guess I don't have much more to say, do I? -#(THEN_STOP_TALKING) syree085.ogg +#(THEN_STOP_TALKING) syree068.ogg Then stop wasting your lips on words, you silly fool and come here!... -#(LATER) syree086.ogg +#(LATER) syree069.ogg (...) (...later...) (...much later...) (...quite a good bit later...) -#(SEX_GOODBYE) syree087.ogg +#(SEX_GOODBYE) syree070.ogg Goodbye Captain, darling... we each have our jobs to do now you must go! But you will remain always in my mind and heart diff --git a/sc2/content/comm/thradd/thradd.txt b/sc2/content/comm/thradd/thradd.txt index f3a67c0b1..cfdeb938f 100755 --- a/sc2/content/comm/thradd/thradd.txt +++ b/sc2/content/comm/thradd/thradd.txt @@ -485,13 +485,13 @@ the stars in their courses cannot catch the horses? SNORT! This is hard! -#(HELLO_RHYME_2) thrad049.ogg +#(HELLO_RHYME_2) thrad049.ogg Blood is red, bruises are blue When strangers come here, we run them through! HARG! HARG! HARG! Good one, eh? -#(HELLO_RHYME_3) +#(HELLO_RHYME_3) thrad050.ogg There once was a Thraddash named Mak-Roni whose ship was in total caco-phony He got lost in Apodis @@ -499,7 +499,7 @@ and died in Draconis Because all that he ate was baloney! HARG! HARG! HARG! -#(HELLO_RHYME_4) +#(HELLO_RHYME_4) thrad051.ogg Constantly moving are space, stars, time SNORT! @@ -507,51 +507,51 @@ form not function meets in death remembered. -#(HELLO_PIG_LATIN_1) thrad050.ogg +#(HELLO_PIG_LATIN_1) thrad052.ogg Eway areyay ethay igpay atinlay eakingspay Addashthray! Ortsnay! -#(HELLO_PIG_LATIN_2) thrad051.ogg +#(HELLO_PIG_LATIN_2) thrad053.ogg Ombatcay! Ecklessray ouragecay! Eakingspay igpay atinlay! Eway aryay ategray orfay eesethay easonsray! -#(HELLO_PIG_LATIN_3) thrad052.ogg +#(HELLO_PIG_LATIN_3) thrad054.ogg Ellohay umanhay! Elcomeway ackbay! E'veway eenbay xpectingay ouyay. -#(HELLO_PIG_LATIN_4) thrad053.ogg +#(HELLO_PIG_LATIN_4) thrad055.ogg Eway aypay espectray otay ouryay eategray eachertay! -#(HELLO_LIKE_YOU_1) thrad054.ogg +#(HELLO_LIKE_YOU_1) thrad056.ogg This is Grah of the starship Hot Pulsing Thrusters. -#(HELLO_LIKE_YOU_2) thrad055.ogg +#(HELLO_LIKE_YOU_2) thrad057.ogg Greetings! I am Captain Chudd in command of the Blazing Guns of Glory! -#(HELLO_LIKE_YOU_3) thrad056.ogg +#(HELLO_LIKE_YOU_3) thrad058.ogg Attention! This is the starship Overwhelmer. -#(HELLO_LIKE_YOU_4) thrad057.ogg +#(HELLO_LIKE_YOU_4) thrad059.ogg I am commander Dthunk. -#(WELCOME_SPACE0) thrad058.ogg +#(WELCOME_SPACE0) thrad060.ogg We of -#(WELCOME_SPACE1) thrad059.ogg +#(WELCOME_SPACE1) thrad061.ogg are glad to meet you here in space, oh wise Teacher from Earth! -#(WELCOME_HOMEWORLD0) thrad060.ogg +#(WELCOME_HOMEWORLD0) thrad062.ogg Your presence here at our homeworld fills all of us -#(WELCOME_HOMEWORLD1) thrad061.ogg +#(WELCOME_HOMEWORLD1) thrad063.ogg with awe. We are honored, wise human. -#(WELCOME_HELIX0) thrad062.ogg +#(WELCOME_HELIX0) thrad064.ogg Hoy-yo-HO! The super-strong human has returned to this, our most important planet. We, -#(WELCOME_HELIX1) thrad063.ogg +#(WELCOME_HELIX1) thrad065.ogg , bid you welcome. #(why_you_here_ally) What's so special about about this planet? -#(GUARDING_HELIX_ALLY) thrad064.ogg +#(GUARDING_HELIX_ALLY) thrad066.ogg We orbit here guarding that most precious of our relics, that which we hold most dearly that which has been at the heart of all our Cultures (except for Culture Nine, and they don't really count) @@ -561,7 +561,7 @@ the Aqua Helix! #(whats_helix_ally) So what about this `Aqua Helix' thing? Does it do any tricks? -#(HELIX_IS_ALLY) thrad065.ogg +#(HELIX_IS_ALLY) thrad067.ogg The Aqua Helix is our most precious relic. For the totality of our historical memory, the Helix has been with us. It guides, motivates and rewards. It is the twisty-thing that launched a thousand ships! @@ -580,14 +580,14 @@ Therefore, the Aqua Helix IS great! The matter is resolved. #(may_i_land) That sounds really cool! You won't mind if I go down and just kinda look at it, would you? -#(SURE_LAND) thrad066.ogg +#(SURE_LAND) thrad068.ogg Why certainly, go ahead and land on the planet and take a look at the most precious of all our relics the relic we hold most dear, as have all our Cultures... #(whats_up_ally) Have there been any developments here that I, your Great Teacher, should know of? -#(GENERAL_INFO_ALLY_1) thrad067.ogg +#(GENERAL_INFO_ALLY_1) thrad069.ogg Yes, Teacher, there is at least one event of note. We may have once mentioned our encounters with the tumbling red probes the ones that attack relentlessly while spouting bizarre peace offerings. @@ -597,7 +597,7 @@ Uh.. no, Captain, we don't know what the opposite of Vega is, that's not what we We now believe that the probes are RETURNING to Vega. As yet we do not know the nature of their mission. -#(GENERAL_INFO_ALLY_2) thrad068.ogg +#(GENERAL_INFO_ALLY_2) thrad070.ogg Yes, wise human, let us elaborate. Two years ago we monitored the entry of two ships into our space. One was clearly a Dreadnought, the ship of our ex-masters, the Ur-Quan. @@ -607,7 +607,7 @@ Eventually, the Ur-Quan destroyed the black ship, but not before receiving morta The last we saw of the ship, it was tumbling out of control toward Alpha Pavonis. We do not know its eventual fate. -#(GENERAL_INFO_ALLY_3) thrad069.ogg +#(GENERAL_INFO_ALLY_3) thrad071.ogg Now that you are our new role-model, I guess it's time to spill the beans on the Ur-Quan. Unfortunately, we never really got any beans -- secret bits of information, that is. However, maybe you would like to know about the last time we saw the Ur-Quan. @@ -617,7 +617,7 @@ which told us to remain in our old sphere of influence, obey the slave laws, and The Dreadnought fleet departed in the direction of the Crateris constellation but where they are now is unknown. -#(GENERAL_INFO_ALLY_4) thrad070.ogg +#(GENERAL_INFO_ALLY_4) thrad072.ogg This doesn't really count as News, Teacher but War is truly magnificent isn't it? The gut wrenching sight of molten warships! @@ -625,14 +625,14 @@ The boiling blood of depressurized soldiers! I just love it!... ...don't you? -#(HOW_SHOULD_WE_ACT) thrad071.ogg +#(HOW_SHOULD_WE_ACT) thrad073.ogg We need to learn so much from you, such as How should we act in our new Culture? What is our direction, our ethical base? #(friendly) Be kind at all times and in all places. Treat each stranger you meet as your best friend. -#(OK_FRIENDLY) thrad072.ogg +#(OK_FRIENDLY) thrad074.ogg Friendly? Kind? The wisdom escapes me.... ah yes! I understand now! Being kind, being friendly...this will allow intruders to let their guard down and when we kill them, they will be too surprised to react! @@ -641,7 +641,7 @@ What a great plan, human! You are truly a great Teacher! #(wacky) Lighten up! Be kind of... you know... Wacky! Here, try watching these vids: Monty Python and the Marx Brothers. -#(OK_WACKY) thrad073.ogg +#(OK_WACKY) thrad075.ogg Wacky!...Wacky? I do not understand. We shall watch these vids of yours. We shall study them, to learn to be... wacky. Then, when we are wacky enough, we shall test our new wackiness in combat @@ -651,7 +651,7 @@ Thank you, Great Teacher. #(just_like_us) Look, if you really want a model for your Culture, then be just like us! -#(OK_JUST_LIKE_YOU) thrad074.ogg +#(OK_JUST_LIKE_YOU) thrad076.ogg Aha! I see it now. We proceed carefully we take no undue risks. We slowly build up our strength and only attack when we have overwhelming odds on our side! @@ -660,7 +660,7 @@ trying to drag out every last bit of information, and if they are not cooperativ we will threaten them with instant death! We will be just like you! -#(WORK_TO_DO) thrad075.ogg +#(WORK_TO_DO) thrad077.ogg We have much work to do to implement these sweeping cultural changes. Transferring from the allegiances and mores of one culture to another is a difficult and time consuming task. @@ -670,7 +670,7 @@ Return later to see our brave new world. #(contemplative) Try being more contemplative. Consider the many facets of a single gem... and stuff like that. -#(OK_CONTEMPLATIVE) thrad076.ogg +#(OK_CONTEMPLATIVE) thrad078.ogg Aha! Contemplation, yes! New thought and realizations! With our new studious ways we shall uncover new methods, inventions and schemes allowing us to conquer entire civilizations with ease! @@ -679,32 +679,32 @@ Brilliant, human, brilliant! #(how_goes_culture) So how is the new Culture developing? -#(CONTEMP_GOES_1) thrad077.ogg +#(CONTEMP_GOES_1) thrad079.ogg Augh! If it were not for our certainty in your wisdom, great Teacher from Earth we would not have remained a `Contemplative' culture for more than a single day As it is, we have contemplated our strategies, tactics, our weapons, the stars the planets, and even our navels which for a Thraddash is very uncomfortable and requires at least two mirrors. -#(CONTEMP_GOES_2) thrad078.ogg +#(CONTEMP_GOES_2) thrad080.ogg So studious! So quiet! So contemplative! SNORT! We are not made for this. We are beginning to break out in spots! -#(FRIENDLY_GOES_1) thrad079.ogg +#(FRIENDLY_GOES_1) thrad081.ogg To be frank, Great Teacher, friendliness suits us Thraddash poorly. For example, we Thraddash do not have the necessary muscles to `smile' as you suggested we do so we are now using small plastic prosthetic devices to prop up our lips into the required position. Very uncomfortable. -#(FRIENDLY_GOES_2) thrad080.ogg +#(FRIENDLY_GOES_2) thrad082.ogg Try as we might, we just can't make this friendly thing work, Teacher. Even your idea about exchanging the ritual gifts, the `Fruit Cakes' has had problems. It seems that nobody actually wants to eat the Fruit Cakes however, on the plus side, due to the Fruit Cakes' density and other physical characteristics they make excellent projectile weapons! -#(WACKY_GOES_1) thrad081.ogg +#(WACKY_GOES_1) thrad083.ogg We have studied and studied the vids you left with us, oh Great Teacher but we fear we are unable to grasp the essential truth and power of being wacky. For example, last month, in an attempt to be spontaneously absurd @@ -717,7 +717,7 @@ The penguin, the vidscreen, and a large section of the wall were destroyed. You see, Captain. Perhaps we are not suited to being wacky and SNIFF!... that was my only penguin. -#(WACKY_GOES_2) thrad082.ogg +#(WACKY_GOES_2) thrad084.ogg We are getting a better handle on this wacky thing. The key?...Slapstick! We Thraddash have found our mode, our idiom, our way to be wacky. Jabbing the eyes with outstretched digits! Striking the head with planks! @@ -725,7 +725,7 @@ HARG! HARG! HARG! We like and understand this perfectly, Captain. And with the addition of our native elements, high-explosives and nausea gas Thraddash space has become Pratfall City! -#(LIKE_YOU_GOES_1) thrad083.ogg +#(LIKE_YOU_GOES_1) thrad085.ogg Things are proceeding well, Captain. We have discovered one item which may interest you. There is an unusual world orbiting Epsilon Draconis, in close solar orbit. @@ -737,7 +737,7 @@ The text goes on to say that these Dumps are in some kind of pattern though what the pattern may be remains a mystery. For now, that is all. -#(LIKE_YOU_GOES_2) thrad084.ogg +#(LIKE_YOU_GOES_2) thrad086.ogg A long-range scouting team was sent to explore the stars in the Lyncis constellation. On planet I of Delta Lyncis, they encountered a life form so dangerous, so hostile that it almost killed the entire landing party. @@ -747,22 +747,22 @@ and we hope this information has been of use. #(bye_ally) Goodbye to you, my Thraddash students. -#(GOODBYE_ALLY_1) thrad085.ogg +#(GOODBYE_ALLY_1) thrad087.ogg We eagerly await your return, Great Teacher. -#(GOODBYE_ALLY_2) thrad086.ogg +#(GOODBYE_ALLY_2) thrad088.ogg We will await your return and further enlightenment with great anticipation. -#(GOODBYE_ALLY_3) thrad087.ogg +#(GOODBYE_ALLY_3) thrad089.ogg Try not to get killed, Teacher. -#(GOODBYE_ALLY_4) thrad088.ogg +#(GOODBYE_ALLY_4) thrad090.ogg Farewell Great Teacher. #(be_polite) Try being polite and friendly in your greetings. -#(OK_POLITE) thrad089.ogg +#(OK_POLITE) thrad091.ogg Ok, we will be polite. That will cause visitors to let their guard down and then we attack them! @@ -771,7 +771,7 @@ Yes, that is an excellent plan! #(speak_pig_latin) To really capture the spirit of Interstellar Diplomactic Protocol you should speak pig latin. -#(OK_PIG_LATIN) thrad090.ogg +#(OK_PIG_LATIN) thrad092.ogg Pig-Latin, eh? Isn't that where you take the first letter or two of a word, put it at the end and then add an `ay' at the very end? Hmm.. let me try `Upidstay Eaturecray! Eparepray otay ieday!' @@ -782,7 +782,7 @@ Just one question, Great Teacher. How do you say `example' in pig latin? #(use_rhymes) I know for a fact that rhyming in your introductions wins big points. -#(OK_RHYMES) thrad091.ogg +#(OK_RHYMES) thrad093.ogg Rhymes? Like in poetry? SNORT! Isn't that kind of... you know... not-tough stuff? SNORT! What am I saying! You are the Great Teacher! You know best! @@ -791,13 +791,13 @@ If rhyming is necessary, then Teacher we will be rhyming all the timing. #(just_the_way_we_do) Just greet people the way we do. -#(OK_WAY_YOU_DO) thrad092.ogg +#(OK_WAY_YOU_DO) thrad094.ogg Hmmm... okay. I see. When necessary, we will be obsequious and kowtow and the rest of the time, we will bluster and threaten! How simple! -#(WHAT_NAME_FOR_CULTURE) thrad093.ogg +#(WHAT_NAME_FOR_CULTURE) thrad095.ogg Now that we understand the nuances of introduction, Great Teacher we have an even more significant question. Your devastation of our battle forces have shown us @@ -808,10 +808,10 @@ but what shall we name our new Culture? #(alliance_name) How about the -#(OK_ALLIANCE_NAME) thrad094.ogg +#(OK_ALLIANCE_NAME) Okay, the -#(NAME_TAIL) thrad095.ogg +#(NAME_TAIL) #(you_decide)