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You don't like this worm- or the way he talks big. Perhaps he is telling the truth, but there is only one way to find out.
<span class="mu-b">”Well, your services would certainly be appreciated around here for our fledgling species... If what you're saying is true. You claim to be so well connected with your species over the whole galaxy- but yet haven't shown anything yet to prove it! If you can't, then I'll just have my men escort you from the starbase. I won't even punish you for the old captain- you'd be free to leave.”</span> You say with an evil smile.
The worm clicks his talons together.
“You mean... out there? In the open- exposed to the sun? W-Wait! I CAN prove it. Watch this- this station is equipped with FTL communications, correct? Tell your computer-mind to listen closely- punch in these coordinates... now red-shift the signal. Increase the power- Now send a ping. There we go. I felt it make contact.”
Instantly, Alavis chimes in. Somehow, a machine without emotions sounds surprised.
“Your Supremacy, we have just received a message from the <span class="mu-s"><span class="mu-i">Esaal Stratocracy</span></span>. They are questioning why we just pinged them.”
Somehow, without using a single computer or machine- this <span class="mu-i">worm</span> managed the impossible task of locating a major military installation of another alien species- one who is supposed to be your rival in terms of technology.
“I know you received messages from the Esaal, and others, after your first test of your FTL drive. I know you were never able to return the messages- they didn't even aim for your homeworld- but they aimed for the nearest FTL communication they could- that Aristocrat ship stuck in your home system. Dumbfounded? That's alright, your majesty. As I said before, we are the Aannel. Not ordinary carbon-based life. Now, let's talk about the perks of my newfound position...”
Sending an FTL message is very difficult. The worm knows everything- it even knows how you received messages after your first FTL test, and how you struggled to return it. Sending FTL messages doesn't just require the right direction, but an exact three dimensional coordinate, the right speed and power... Living things seem to be better at dealing with FTL speeds for computers, but you never imagined a living thing could do something like this.
