[She'd pegged him correctly. What was worse, he was a terrible liar, so his only defence with secrets tended to be just avoiding talking about them altogether.]
Even objects can get ensnared by this Hiss? That's frightening. This thing takes over a body by infecting the auditory nervous system? At least, that was my take-away earlier. But if it can also infect inanimate objects, it almost... Could its origin be bio-technological? A race called the Borg can infect humanoids, non-humanoids, and technology all with the same delivery device. It binds organic and technology on a cellular level and allows them to, essentially, take over the infected individual or technology and incorporate it into their collective.
[At least "Resistance is futile" is much shorter than the Hiss incantation.
Give Julian's overdrive brain a couple hours and he would be able to find any number of reasons as to why they were both brought here and the similarities between their dimensions.]
I recognise the phrases "nuclear weapons", "cold war", "United States", and "Soviet Union" so I would be willing to say our histories are at least somewhat similar. But those as well as the 1980s are in the distant past for me. I just wish the 24th century didn't still have its fair share of wars...
The Bajorans have a fascinating culture heavily reliant on religious and spiritual practises. They're a species from a planet called Bajor and these Orbs are supposed to be artefacts sent to them by their gods, the Prophets. Each Orb has its own power, from what I understand, there are nine of them. Most of them were taken by the Cardassians during the Occupation of Bajor--You... you didn't ask for a history lesson. Sorry. [As he was talking, he'd been unzipping his grey uniform jacket again so that he could use it to cradle his fractured arm as a makeshift sling now that they were settled down. He hated that the teal undershirt was bloodstained already.] I suppose you'd say they were helpful? Mostly. In the right hands, anyway. As I said, each had its own power. We were transporting one from Cardassian space back to Bajor when it activated on us. Just our luck, it dealt with time travel. We were sent into the past for a short time, but we were able to use it to get back to our current time. The Orbs usually give those who interact with them visions. Glimpses of prophecies or the future or your supposed purpose in life.
[She would be correct again in her assumption about him. He wasn't much of a 'mystical' sort, but as of right now, science couldn't explain the orbs or the Captain's connection to the Prophets, so he'd accept 'mystical' until someone gave him a better answer.]
Oh lord. I didn't preview that! Sorry about the TLDR!
Even objects can get ensnared by this Hiss? That's frightening. This thing takes over a body by infecting the auditory nervous system? At least, that was my take-away earlier. But if it can also infect inanimate objects, it almost... Could its origin be bio-technological? A race called the Borg can infect humanoids, non-humanoids, and technology all with the same delivery device. It binds organic and technology on a cellular level and allows them to, essentially, take over the infected individual or technology and incorporate it into their collective.
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At least "Resistance is futile" is much shorter than the Hiss incantation.Give Julian's overdrive brain a couple hours and he would be able to find any number of reasons as to why they were both brought here and the similarities between their dimensions.]
I recognise the phrases "nuclear weapons", "cold war", "United States", and "Soviet Union" so I would be willing to say our histories are at least somewhat similar. But those as well as the 1980s are in the distant past for me. I just wish the 24th century didn't still have its fair share of wars...
The Bajorans have a fascinating culture heavily reliant on religious and spiritual practises. They're a species from a planet called Bajor and these Orbs are supposed to be artefacts sent to them by their gods, the Prophets. Each Orb has its own power, from what I understand, there are nine of them. Most of them were taken by the Cardassians during the Occupation of Bajor--You... you didn't ask for a history lesson. Sorry. [As he was talking, he'd been unzipping his grey uniform jacket again so that he could use it to cradle his fractured arm as a makeshift sling now that they were settled down. He hated that the teal undershirt was bloodstained already.] I suppose you'd say they were helpful? Mostly. In the right hands, anyway. As I said, each had its own power. We were transporting one from Cardassian space back to Bajor when it activated on us. Just our luck, it dealt with time travel. We were sent into the past for a short time, but we were able to use it to get back to our current time. The Orbs usually give those who interact with them visions. Glimpses of prophecies or the future or your supposed purpose in life.
[She would be correct again in her assumption about him. He wasn't much of a 'mystical' sort, but as of right now, science couldn't explain the orbs or the Captain's connection to the Prophets, so he'd accept 'mystical' until someone gave him a better answer.]