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The Meaning in the Message Part 5

Defeat the Q’Nuz for good.

Overview

Warp required1
Operations level34
Warp for completion25
Warp via superhighway1
Completion via superhighway25

Costs & rewards

Mission rewards

3★ Interceptor Parts
Objective ID684,709,398
Amount220
3★ Survey Parts
Objective ID684,709,398
Amount220
Dilithium
Objective ID684,709,398
Amount227,000

Objectives

Objective 1

ObjectiveTake the fight back to the Fay.
DestinationGawen

Objective 2

ObjectiveDefeat Fay vessel.
EncounterFay Vessel
Opponent strength418,676
DestinationGawen

Objective 3

ObjectiveDefeat Fay vessel.
EncounterFay Vessel
Opponent strength418,676
DestinationGawen

Objective 4

ObjectiveDeconstruct the Fay.
DestinationGawen

Objective 5

ObjectiveReturn to the Jen’rik system.
DestinationJen'rik

Dialogue

Mission dialogue

Objective ID
1,587,170,611
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Pike
Dialogue
That looks like a smile of victory on your face.
Objective ID
1,587,170,611
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Uhura
Dialogue
Yes, Sir. I’ve figured out how to scramble the language centers of the Q’Nuz.
Objective ID
1,587,170,611
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Pike
Dialogue
And thus scramble their power.
Objective ID
1,587,170,611
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Uhura
Dialogue
That’s the plan, Captain. I’ve put together a runic algorithm that we can transmit across this system. If it works, they won’t be able to talk to each other at all.
Objective ID
1,587,170,611
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Pike
Dialogue
You’re saying each individual will be cut off from the other.
Objective ID
1,587,170,611
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Uhura
Dialogue
That’s right, Captain.
Objective ID
1,587,170,611
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Pike
Dialogue
An ‘own medicine’ recipe if I ever heard one.
Objective ID
1,587,170,611
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Uhura
Dialogue
We should transmit from as close to the center of the system as possible. The signal will emit as strong pulse waves.
Objective ID
1,587,170,611
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Pike
Dialogue
Sounds like it might be painful.
Objective ID
1,587,170,611
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Uhura
Dialogue
It will.
Objective ID
1,587,170,611
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Pike
Dialogue
The best life lessons often are. Ortegas, take us as close to the star as you can. Uhura, get ready to transmit your pulse.
Objective ID
1,951,726,710
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Pike
Dialogue
Open a channel.
Objective ID
1,951,726,710
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Pike
Dialogue
Hey there, Fayfolk! Which one am I talking to? Elawyn or Gorwen? You guys are all just so beautiful, it’s hard to tell.
Objective ID
1,951,726,710
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Elawyn
Dialogue
Do not mock us, human. Your species have been the playthings of our kind for millennia. Your simple minds make you easy to toy with.
Objective ID
1,951,726,710
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Pike
Dialogue
But why? What kind of pleasure do you get from dismantling people’s basic concepts of truth, or turning them against each other over what flavor of chip they prefer?
Objective ID
1,951,726,710
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Elawyn
Dialogue
I imagine the same pleasure humans get from watching monkeys dress up like people. And of course, it’s much easier to feed off you when you are distracted.
Objective ID
1,951,726,710
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Pike
Dialogue
Ah, classic divide and conquer, huh?
Objective ID
1,951,726,710
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Elawyn
Dialogue
We do not so much divide as point out the separation that already exists.
Objective ID
1,951,726,710
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Pike
Dialogue
You just enjoy poking wounds. You’re sadists. And your games end today.
Objective ID
1,951,726,710
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Elawyn
Dialogue
Brave talk, little mayfly. Let us see if there is any power behind your words. Open fire!
Objective ID
1,951,726,710
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Pike
Dialogue
Battle stations!
Objective ID
2,030,961,143
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Pike
Dialogue
Status update, Uhura!
Objective ID
2,030,961,143
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Uhura
Dialogue
Almost there, Captain. I just need a little more time.
Objective ID
2,030,961,143
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Pike
Dialogue
You’ve got it.
Objective ID
2,030,961,143
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Pike
Dialogue
Alright people, let’s keep fighting!
Objective ID
621,338,984
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Pike
Dialogue
I hate to interrupt a genius at work…
Objective ID
621,338,984
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Uhura
Dialogue
Captain! I didn’t see you there.
Objective ID
621,338,984
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Pike
Dialogue
Sorry. My Mom always used to say I moved like a cat. What have we got, Uhura? You found a way to beat them.
Objective ID
621,338,984
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Uhura
Dialogue
I’m getting there, sir. I believe the Q’Nuz don’t just use language; they kind of are language.
Objective ID
621,338,984
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Pike
Dialogue
What does that mean for us?
Objective ID
621,338,984
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Uhura
Dialogue
That they can be manipulated by language, just as they manipulate others with it. It’s kind of like the mythology of magical spells.
Objective ID
621,338,984
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Pike
Dialogue
Magic?
Objective ID
621,338,984
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Uhura
Dialogue
Well, not literally, although I can’t explain it. But I think if I can just find the right words, we can come out of this fight on top. I just need more time.
Objective ID
621,338,984
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Pike
Dialogue
Then we’ll give it to you.
Objective ID
621,338,984
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Pike
Dialogue
Helm, this is Pike. Move us into the best tactical position to take these guys down.
Objective ID
684,709,398
Phase
dialogue_end
Character
Pike
Dialogue
That’s the thing about those old fairy tales. They always had a dark side.
Objective ID
684,709,398
Phase
dialogue_end
Character
Uhura
Dialogue
The truth bleeding through?
Objective ID
684,709,398
Phase
dialogue_end
Character
Pike
Dialogue
Bleeding through? No, I think it was all pretty front and center. They’re warnings, or morality tales, boiling down those more opaque aspects of human nature.
Objective ID
684,709,398
Phase
dialogue_end
Character
Uhura
Dialogue
But the Q’Nuz aren’t human.
Objective ID
684,709,398
Phase
dialogue_end
Character
Pike
Dialogue
Well, that’s also something to remember about stories.
Objective ID
684,709,398
Phase
dialogue_end
Character
Uhura
Dialogue
What’s that?
Objective ID
684,709,398
Phase
dialogue_end
Character
Pike
Dialogue
Sometimes, the monsters are just monsters.
Objective ID
684,709,398
Phase
dialogue_end
Character
Pike
Dialogue
I guess it all comes down to how you interpret these things.
Objective ID
684,709,398
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Pike
Dialogue
What’s the matter, Gorwen? You seem upset.
Objective ID
684,709,398
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Gorwen
Dialogue
Wrhwidjdjjkshyddhdjdkkdkdaarx!!!
Objective ID
684,709,398
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Pike
Dialogue
Come again?
Objective ID
684,709,398
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Gorwen
Dialogue
Futhnalcjsrmkkdhfaeqqqzkklgmmaaajii!!!
Objective ID
684,709,398
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Pike
Dialogue
Nope, sorry.
Objective ID
684,709,398
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Spock
Dialogue
The Q’Nuz are in complete disarray, Captain. As the lieutenant surmised, they are unable to talk to one another. This has rendered them essentially powerless.
Objective ID
684,709,398
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Pike
Dialogue
Good. That means they can’t fly out of here to manipulate other cultures with polarizing slogans and memes and whatnot anymore.
Objective ID
684,709,398
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Gorwen
Dialogue
Gyhhtterrkkuhsdthnskchdfh!!!
Objective ID
684,709,398
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Pike
Dialogue
Oh, are you still there? Spock, close the channel. It’s pointless anyway. We need to get Uhura’s algorithm out to the wider galaxy and free it from the Q’Nuz’s meddling propaganda for the foreseeable future..
Objective ID
684,709,398
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Spock
Dialogue
Very good, Captain. Might I suggest we return to the Jen’rik system?
Objective ID
684,709,398
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Pike
Dialogue
Why the hell not. Ortegas, get us out of here!
Objective ID
684,709,398
Phase
dialogue_start
Character
Ortegas
Dialogue
It will be my pleasure, Captain.