Untold Tales: The Unanswered Cry
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Every day, our understanding of the universe is reforged as new mysteries are brought to light, shifting our perception as readily as the grains of sand within an hourglass. It seems all too often that our tenuous grasp on reality is affixed in time only by the dark shadows of our collective consciousness. It is there that forgotten whispers echo just out of reach, waiting to be heard. These are Untold Tales.
Today, we travel to Bremen, where on June 20th, 2941, freelance mercenary Sera Misagaru was flying a sweep pattern along the shipping lanes that crisscross between Rytif and Bremen III, looking to pick up whatever work could be found. For the previous six months, Sera would, if the credits were right, offer to assist any ships that had found themselves in harm’s way. Although Bremen’s considered a safe system, those who make their living traversing the black learn quickly that in space, safety is a relative thing. It was there, amidst the flow of commerce, a routine operation began that was destined to become anything but.
SERA MISAGARU: It seemed like a straightforward enough job. I mean, at the time I didn’t even think twice about it. The message popped up on the boards just like you’d expect. Some poor captain had flown a little too far off the beaten path, looking to save time, and wound up running into an outlaw pack. Don’t want to hesitate too long with contracts like that. It’s not only about the credits. When you’re out there, if you keep your head on, you can actually save lives.
Sera accepted the contract and hurried to the coordinates where the distressed ship had sent its plea for help. Upon arriving, the mercenary had been prepared to do battle against a fleet of outlaws but instead, a surprise was waiting.
SERA MISAGARU: There was nothing there.
Sera Misagaru had become the most recent pilot to respond to what has become known as the ‘Unanswered Cry.’
SERA MISAGARU: Not a wreck. Not a piece of debris. Not even some floating rocks. Just nothing. And I scanned, too. After the wide sweep to make sure the whole thing wasn’t an ambush, I even narrowed my band and did a detailed once around just to make sure I hadn’t missed anything. I hadn’t. When I say there was nothing there, I mean it. The weirdest part? As soon as I arrived, the contract had cleared out from my mobi. Was like it never even existed.
All together there have been fourteen reports during the past century of pilots responding to the Solomon and its captain’s cries for help. All of them reported a similar experience: a ship in need, a contract accepted, and the discovery of an empty stretch of space waiting for them at the end.
SERA MISAGARU: At first I figured it was some twip trying to spread some grief, so I went and contacted the local guild office about it. The job wasn’t affiliated, but sometimes they hear something, you know? I started telling them what had happened, and the rep just nodded. They knew the whole story. Turns out there had been several mercs over the years who had tried to help the Solomon.
A hauling ship owned and operated by Captain Laramy Stevens, the Solomon spent an honest and industrious fifteen years servicing the area around Rytif. Then on October 21, 2794, the ship vanished. We spoke to ProtLife Insurance associate Genevieve Atrella to learn what little is known about the Solomon’s tragic fate.
GENEVIEVE ATRELLIA: Despite whatever it is that these people are claiming, the Solomon was destroyed in 2794. That’s a fact. Our records show that a salvager ship picked up the Solomon’s black box in a remote part of the Bremen system and returned it to the local authorities, who then proceeded to hand it over to us. The data on the flight recorder showed that the ship was returning with ore from a distant asteroid mining post when it was attacked by unidentified outlaws. Sadly, no arrests were ever made in the case.
Not only were the outlaws never found, neither were the Solomon and its captain. Beyond the black box, no trace of either the ship or Stevens have ever been discovered. How did the black box get removed from the ship? If it was attacked, why were there no signs there or anywhere else in the system?
GENEVIEVE ATRELLA: I personally wouldn’t read too much into the fact that no wreckage or corpse was recovered. I mean maybe the people who attacked the ship took it. Maybe it drifted away. Maybe the salvager who discovered the black box was lying. Could be that an unscrupulous scavenger got there first. A lot could have happened.
But will we ever know what really did happen? While these are all ready explanations, none help to reveal the source of the messages or why they keep sending decade after decade. Could it be that Laramy Stevens is actually still trying to call for help?
TOLOMER WINSOME: I think the Solomon is stuck somewhere. I don’t know where. Maybe in interspace or something like that. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not a scientist, but I do know there’s more in this ’verse than what we can see with our own eyes.
The oldest living person to have experienced the unanswered cry, Tolomer Winsome heard the message in 2843.
TOLOMER WINSOME: Got the call for help and I went running just like any good person would. When I found nothing there, I couldn’t shake it. I found out that there were others that heard the cry too. Different message every time, different coordinates, but always the Solomon and always Captain Stevens. I’ve been going back every year since to search. I haven’t found anything yet or heard the message again, but I just think what it would be like if I was lost like that. Sends shivers down my back every time. It’s what keeps me looking.
SERA MISAGARU: I’ve gone out a few times now with Tolomer. Usually one or two of the others do too. Once you heard the message, you sort of can’t let it go. We’re all people who like to help others, it’s why we tried to answer in the first place. Figured it’s probably worthwhile to keep searching just in case.
And so, the search for the Solomon continues while the questions grow. Many have supposed that the signal is just some kind of cruel joke. But why go through all that trouble? What is there to gain? Is Captain Stevens really still out there? Is the unanswered cry just some glitch in the system? When Untold Tales returns, we talk to computer expert Johana Quint and see what happens when someone tries to trace this mysterious signal to its source.
JOHANA QUINT: I’ve never seen anything like it.
That and more when Untold Tales returns.
Today, we travel to Bremen, where on June 20th, 2941, freelance mercenary Sera Misagaru was flying a sweep pattern along the shipping lanes that crisscross between Rytif and Bremen III, looking to pick up whatever work could be found. For the previous six months, Sera would, if the credits were right, offer to assist any ships that had found themselves in harm’s way. Although Bremen’s considered a safe system, those who make their living traversing the black learn quickly that in space, safety is a relative thing. It was there, amidst the flow of commerce, a routine operation began that was destined to become anything but.
SERA MISAGARU: It seemed like a straightforward enough job. I mean, at the time I didn’t even think twice about it. The message popped up on the boards just like you’d expect. Some poor captain had flown a little too far off the beaten path, looking to save time, and wound up running into an outlaw pack. Don’t want to hesitate too long with contracts like that. It’s not only about the credits. When you’re out there, if you keep your head on, you can actually save lives.
Sera accepted the contract and hurried to the coordinates where the distressed ship had sent its plea for help. Upon arriving, the mercenary had been prepared to do battle against a fleet of outlaws but instead, a surprise was waiting.
SERA MISAGARU: There was nothing there.
Sera Misagaru had become the most recent pilot to respond to what has become known as the ‘Unanswered Cry.’
SERA MISAGARU: Not a wreck. Not a piece of debris. Not even some floating rocks. Just nothing. And I scanned, too. After the wide sweep to make sure the whole thing wasn’t an ambush, I even narrowed my band and did a detailed once around just to make sure I hadn’t missed anything. I hadn’t. When I say there was nothing there, I mean it. The weirdest part? As soon as I arrived, the contract had cleared out from my mobi. Was like it never even existed.
All together there have been fourteen reports during the past century of pilots responding to the Solomon and its captain’s cries for help. All of them reported a similar experience: a ship in need, a contract accepted, and the discovery of an empty stretch of space waiting for them at the end.
SERA MISAGARU: At first I figured it was some twip trying to spread some grief, so I went and contacted the local guild office about it. The job wasn’t affiliated, but sometimes they hear something, you know? I started telling them what had happened, and the rep just nodded. They knew the whole story. Turns out there had been several mercs over the years who had tried to help the Solomon.
A hauling ship owned and operated by Captain Laramy Stevens, the Solomon spent an honest and industrious fifteen years servicing the area around Rytif. Then on October 21, 2794, the ship vanished. We spoke to ProtLife Insurance associate Genevieve Atrella to learn what little is known about the Solomon’s tragic fate.
GENEVIEVE ATRELLIA: Despite whatever it is that these people are claiming, the Solomon was destroyed in 2794. That’s a fact. Our records show that a salvager ship picked up the Solomon’s black box in a remote part of the Bremen system and returned it to the local authorities, who then proceeded to hand it over to us. The data on the flight recorder showed that the ship was returning with ore from a distant asteroid mining post when it was attacked by unidentified outlaws. Sadly, no arrests were ever made in the case.
Not only were the outlaws never found, neither were the Solomon and its captain. Beyond the black box, no trace of either the ship or Stevens have ever been discovered. How did the black box get removed from the ship? If it was attacked, why were there no signs there or anywhere else in the system?
GENEVIEVE ATRELLA: I personally wouldn’t read too much into the fact that no wreckage or corpse was recovered. I mean maybe the people who attacked the ship took it. Maybe it drifted away. Maybe the salvager who discovered the black box was lying. Could be that an unscrupulous scavenger got there first. A lot could have happened.
But will we ever know what really did happen? While these are all ready explanations, none help to reveal the source of the messages or why they keep sending decade after decade. Could it be that Laramy Stevens is actually still trying to call for help?
TOLOMER WINSOME: I think the Solomon is stuck somewhere. I don’t know where. Maybe in interspace or something like that. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not a scientist, but I do know there’s more in this ’verse than what we can see with our own eyes.
The oldest living person to have experienced the unanswered cry, Tolomer Winsome heard the message in 2843.
TOLOMER WINSOME: Got the call for help and I went running just like any good person would. When I found nothing there, I couldn’t shake it. I found out that there were others that heard the cry too. Different message every time, different coordinates, but always the Solomon and always Captain Stevens. I’ve been going back every year since to search. I haven’t found anything yet or heard the message again, but I just think what it would be like if I was lost like that. Sends shivers down my back every time. It’s what keeps me looking.
SERA MISAGARU: I’ve gone out a few times now with Tolomer. Usually one or two of the others do too. Once you heard the message, you sort of can’t let it go. We’re all people who like to help others, it’s why we tried to answer in the first place. Figured it’s probably worthwhile to keep searching just in case.
And so, the search for the Solomon continues while the questions grow. Many have supposed that the signal is just some kind of cruel joke. But why go through all that trouble? What is there to gain? Is Captain Stevens really still out there? Is the unanswered cry just some glitch in the system? When Untold Tales returns, we talk to computer expert Johana Quint and see what happens when someone tries to trace this mysterious signal to its source.
JOHANA QUINT: I’ve never seen anything like it.
That and more when Untold Tales returns.
Jeden Tag wird unser Verständnis des Universums wiederhergestellt, wenn neue Geheimnisse ans Licht kommen, wodurch unsere Wahrnehmung so leicht verändert wird wie die Sandkörner innerhalb einer Sanduhr. Es scheint allzu oft, dass unser schwaches Verständnis von Realität nur durch die dunklen Schatten unseres kollektiven Bewusstseins in der Zeit befestigt wird. Dort ertönt das vergessene Flüstern, das außerhalb der Reichweite liegt und darauf wartet, gehört zu werden. Das sind unerzählte Geschichten.
Heute fahren wir nach Bremen, wo am 20. Juni 2941 die freiberufliche Söldnerin Sera Misagaru ein Sweep-Muster entlang der Fahrspuren flog, die sich zwischen Rytif und Bremen III kreuzen, um die gefundenen Arbeiten abzuholen. In den letzten sechs Monaten würde Sera, wenn die Kredite stimmen würden, anbieten, alle Schiffe zu unterstützen, die sich in Gefahr befanden. Obwohl Bremen als sicheres System gilt, lernen diejenigen, die ihren Lebensunterhalt durch Schwarz verdienen, schnell, dass im Weltraum Sicherheit eine relative Sache ist. Dort, inmitten des Handelsflusses, begann eine Routineoperation, die dazu bestimmt war, alles andere zu werden.
SERA MISAGARU: Es schien ein unkomplizierter Job zu sein. Ich meine, zu der Zeit habe ich nicht einmal zweimal darüber nachgedacht. Die Nachricht tauchte auf den Foren auf, genau wie man es erwarten würde. Ein armer Kapitän war ein wenig zu weit vom ausgetretenen Pfad abgeflogen, um Zeit zu sparen, und landete in einem Gesetzlosenpack. Ich möchte nicht zu lange mit solchen Verträgen zögern. Es geht nicht nur um den Abspann. Wenn du da draußen bist, kannst du, wenn du den Kopf frei hast, tatsächlich Leben retten.
Sera nahm den Vertrag an und eilte zu den Koordinaten, an denen das notleidende Schiff sein Flehen um Hilfe geschickt hatte. Bei seiner Ankunft war der Söldner bereit gewesen, gegen eine Flotte von Gesetzlosen zu kämpfen, aber stattdessen wartete eine Überraschung.
SERA MISAGARU: Da war nichts.
Sera Misagaru war der jüngste Pilot, der auf den so genannten "Unbeantworteten Schrei" reagierte.
SERA MISAGARU: Kein Wrack. Nicht ein Stück Trümmer. Nicht einmal ein paar schwimmende Steine. Einfach nichts. Und ich habe auch gescannt. Nach dem weiten Schwung, um sicherzustellen, dass das Ganze kein Hinterhalt war, schmalte ich sogar meine Band ein und machte einmal eine detaillierte Analyse, nur um sicherzustellen, dass ich nichts verpasst hatte. Hatte ich nicht. Wenn ich sage, dass da nichts war, dann meine ich es ernst. Der seltsamste Teil? Als ich ankam, war der Vertrag von meinem Mobi verschwunden. Es war, als würde es nie existieren.
Insgesamt gab es im vergangenen Jahrhundert vierzehn Berichte über Piloten, die auf den Salomo und die Hilferufe seines Kapitäns reagierten. Alle berichteten von einer ähnlichen Erfahrung: ein bedürftiges Schiff, ein angenommener Vertrag und die Entdeckung eines leeren Raumes, der am Ende auf sie wartet.
SERA MISAGARU: Zuerst dachte ich, es sei ein Trottel, der versucht, etwas Trauer zu verbreiten, also ging ich und kontaktierte das lokale Gildenbüro. Der Job war nicht angegliedert, aber manchmal hören sie etwas, weißt du? Ich fing an, ihnen zu erzählen, was passiert war, und der Vertreter nickte einfach. Sie kannten die ganze Geschichte. Es stellte sich heraus, dass es im Laufe der Jahre mehrere Söldner gegeben hatte, die versucht hatten, dem Salomo zu helfen.
Die Salomon, ein Schleppschiff im Besitz von Captain Laramy Stevens, verbrachte fünfzehn Jahre lang ehrliche und fleißige Arbeit im Dienste der Gegend um Rytif. Dann, am 21. Oktober 2794, verschwand das Schiff. Wir sprachen mit dem ProtLife Insurance-Mitarbeiter Genevieve Atrella, um zu erfahren, was über das tragische Schicksal der Salomonier wenig bekannt ist.
GENEVIEVE ATRELLIA: Trotz allem, was diese Leute behaupten, wurde die Salomon 2794 zerstört. Das ist eine Tatsache. Unsere Aufzeichnungen zeigen, dass ein Bergungsschiff die salomonische Blackbox in einem abgelegenen Teil des Bremer Systems abgeholt und an die örtlichen Behörden zurückgegeben hat, die sie dann an uns übergeben haben. Die Daten auf dem Flugschreiber zeigten, dass das Schiff mit Erz von einem entfernten Asteroiden-Minenposten zurückkehrte, als es von nicht identifizierten Gesetzlosen angegriffen wurde. Leider wurden in diesem Fall nie Verhaftungen vorgenommen.
Nicht nur die Gesetzlosen wurden nie gefunden, auch der Salomo und sein Kapitän wurden nicht gefunden. Jenseits der Black Box wurde noch nie eine Spur von dem Schiff oder Stevens entdeckt. Wie wurde die Blackbox vom Schiff entfernt? Wenn es angegriffen wurde, warum gab es keine Anzeichen dafür, dass es dort oder irgendwo anders im System gab?
GENEVIEVE ATRELLA: Ich persönlich würde nicht allzu viel darüber lesen, dass keine Wrackteile oder Leichen geborgen wurden. Ich meine, vielleicht haben die Leute, die das Schiff angegriffen haben, es genommen. Vielleicht ist es weggetrieben. Vielleicht hat der Bergmann, der die Blackbox entdeckt hat, gelogen. Könnte sein, dass ein skrupelloser Aasfresser zuerst dort ankam. Es hätte viel passieren können.
Aber werden wir jemals wissen, was wirklich passiert ist? Während dies alles fertige Erklärungen sind, hilft keine, die Quelle der Botschaften zu enthüllen oder warum sie Jahrzehnte nach Jahrzehnt weiter senden. Könnte es sein, dass Laramy Stevens eigentlich immer noch versucht, um Hilfe zu bitten?
TOLOMERE GEWINNEN: Ich glaube, der Salomo steckt irgendwo fest. Ich weiß nicht, wo. Vielleicht im Zwischenraum oder so. Verstehen Sie mich nicht falsch, ich bin kein Wissenschaftler, aber ich weiß, dass in diesem Vers mehr steckt, als wir mit eigenen Augen sehen können.
Tolomer Winsome, der älteste lebende Mensch, der den unbeantworteten Schrei erlebt hat, hörte die Botschaft 2843.
TOLOMERE GEWINNEN: Ich bekam den Hilferuf und bin gerannt, genau wie jeder gute Mensch. Als ich dort nichts fand, konnte ich es nicht schütteln. Ich fand heraus, dass es auch andere gab, die den Schrei hörten. Jedes Mal eine andere Botschaft, andere Koordinaten, aber immer der Salomo und immer Captain Stevens. Seitdem gehe ich jedes Jahr zurück, um zu suchen. Ich habe noch nichts gefunden oder die Nachricht noch einmal gehört, aber ich denke nur, wie es wäre, wenn ich so verloren wäre. Schaudert jedes Mal über meinen Rücken. Das ist es, was mich zum Schauen bringt.
SERA MISAGARU: Ich bin jetzt ein paar Mal mit Tolomer ausgegangen. Normalerweise tun es auch ein oder zwei der anderen. Sobald man die Nachricht gehört hat, kann man sie irgendwie nicht mehr loslassen. Wir sind alle Menschen, die gerne anderen helfen, deshalb haben wir versucht, überhaupt zu antworten. Ich dachte mir, dass es sich wahrscheinlich lohnt, für alle Fälle weiter zu suchen.
Und so geht die Suche nach dem Salomo weiter, während die Fragen wachsen. Viele haben angenommen, dass das Signal nur eine Art grausamer Witz ist. Aber warum machst du dir all die Mühe? Was gibt es zu gewinnen? Ist Captain Stevens wirklich noch da draußen? Ist der unbeantwortete Ruf nur eine Störung im System? Als Untold Tales zurückkehrt, sprechen wir mit der Computerexpertin Johana Quint und sehen, was passiert, wenn jemand versucht, dieses mysteriöse Signal zu seiner Quelle zu verfolgen.
JOHANA QUINT: Ich habe noch nie so etwas gesehen.
Das und mehr, wenn Untold Tales zurückkehrt.
Heute fahren wir nach Bremen, wo am 20. Juni 2941 die freiberufliche Söldnerin Sera Misagaru ein Sweep-Muster entlang der Fahrspuren flog, die sich zwischen Rytif und Bremen III kreuzen, um die gefundenen Arbeiten abzuholen. In den letzten sechs Monaten würde Sera, wenn die Kredite stimmen würden, anbieten, alle Schiffe zu unterstützen, die sich in Gefahr befanden. Obwohl Bremen als sicheres System gilt, lernen diejenigen, die ihren Lebensunterhalt durch Schwarz verdienen, schnell, dass im Weltraum Sicherheit eine relative Sache ist. Dort, inmitten des Handelsflusses, begann eine Routineoperation, die dazu bestimmt war, alles andere zu werden.
SERA MISAGARU: Es schien ein unkomplizierter Job zu sein. Ich meine, zu der Zeit habe ich nicht einmal zweimal darüber nachgedacht. Die Nachricht tauchte auf den Foren auf, genau wie man es erwarten würde. Ein armer Kapitän war ein wenig zu weit vom ausgetretenen Pfad abgeflogen, um Zeit zu sparen, und landete in einem Gesetzlosenpack. Ich möchte nicht zu lange mit solchen Verträgen zögern. Es geht nicht nur um den Abspann. Wenn du da draußen bist, kannst du, wenn du den Kopf frei hast, tatsächlich Leben retten.
Sera nahm den Vertrag an und eilte zu den Koordinaten, an denen das notleidende Schiff sein Flehen um Hilfe geschickt hatte. Bei seiner Ankunft war der Söldner bereit gewesen, gegen eine Flotte von Gesetzlosen zu kämpfen, aber stattdessen wartete eine Überraschung.
SERA MISAGARU: Da war nichts.
Sera Misagaru war der jüngste Pilot, der auf den so genannten "Unbeantworteten Schrei" reagierte.
SERA MISAGARU: Kein Wrack. Nicht ein Stück Trümmer. Nicht einmal ein paar schwimmende Steine. Einfach nichts. Und ich habe auch gescannt. Nach dem weiten Schwung, um sicherzustellen, dass das Ganze kein Hinterhalt war, schmalte ich sogar meine Band ein und machte einmal eine detaillierte Analyse, nur um sicherzustellen, dass ich nichts verpasst hatte. Hatte ich nicht. Wenn ich sage, dass da nichts war, dann meine ich es ernst. Der seltsamste Teil? Als ich ankam, war der Vertrag von meinem Mobi verschwunden. Es war, als würde es nie existieren.
Insgesamt gab es im vergangenen Jahrhundert vierzehn Berichte über Piloten, die auf den Salomo und die Hilferufe seines Kapitäns reagierten. Alle berichteten von einer ähnlichen Erfahrung: ein bedürftiges Schiff, ein angenommener Vertrag und die Entdeckung eines leeren Raumes, der am Ende auf sie wartet.
SERA MISAGARU: Zuerst dachte ich, es sei ein Trottel, der versucht, etwas Trauer zu verbreiten, also ging ich und kontaktierte das lokale Gildenbüro. Der Job war nicht angegliedert, aber manchmal hören sie etwas, weißt du? Ich fing an, ihnen zu erzählen, was passiert war, und der Vertreter nickte einfach. Sie kannten die ganze Geschichte. Es stellte sich heraus, dass es im Laufe der Jahre mehrere Söldner gegeben hatte, die versucht hatten, dem Salomo zu helfen.
Die Salomon, ein Schleppschiff im Besitz von Captain Laramy Stevens, verbrachte fünfzehn Jahre lang ehrliche und fleißige Arbeit im Dienste der Gegend um Rytif. Dann, am 21. Oktober 2794, verschwand das Schiff. Wir sprachen mit dem ProtLife Insurance-Mitarbeiter Genevieve Atrella, um zu erfahren, was über das tragische Schicksal der Salomonier wenig bekannt ist.
GENEVIEVE ATRELLIA: Trotz allem, was diese Leute behaupten, wurde die Salomon 2794 zerstört. Das ist eine Tatsache. Unsere Aufzeichnungen zeigen, dass ein Bergungsschiff die salomonische Blackbox in einem abgelegenen Teil des Bremer Systems abgeholt und an die örtlichen Behörden zurückgegeben hat, die sie dann an uns übergeben haben. Die Daten auf dem Flugschreiber zeigten, dass das Schiff mit Erz von einem entfernten Asteroiden-Minenposten zurückkehrte, als es von nicht identifizierten Gesetzlosen angegriffen wurde. Leider wurden in diesem Fall nie Verhaftungen vorgenommen.
Nicht nur die Gesetzlosen wurden nie gefunden, auch der Salomo und sein Kapitän wurden nicht gefunden. Jenseits der Black Box wurde noch nie eine Spur von dem Schiff oder Stevens entdeckt. Wie wurde die Blackbox vom Schiff entfernt? Wenn es angegriffen wurde, warum gab es keine Anzeichen dafür, dass es dort oder irgendwo anders im System gab?
GENEVIEVE ATRELLA: Ich persönlich würde nicht allzu viel darüber lesen, dass keine Wrackteile oder Leichen geborgen wurden. Ich meine, vielleicht haben die Leute, die das Schiff angegriffen haben, es genommen. Vielleicht ist es weggetrieben. Vielleicht hat der Bergmann, der die Blackbox entdeckt hat, gelogen. Könnte sein, dass ein skrupelloser Aasfresser zuerst dort ankam. Es hätte viel passieren können.
Aber werden wir jemals wissen, was wirklich passiert ist? Während dies alles fertige Erklärungen sind, hilft keine, die Quelle der Botschaften zu enthüllen oder warum sie Jahrzehnte nach Jahrzehnt weiter senden. Könnte es sein, dass Laramy Stevens eigentlich immer noch versucht, um Hilfe zu bitten?
TOLOMERE GEWINNEN: Ich glaube, der Salomo steckt irgendwo fest. Ich weiß nicht, wo. Vielleicht im Zwischenraum oder so. Verstehen Sie mich nicht falsch, ich bin kein Wissenschaftler, aber ich weiß, dass in diesem Vers mehr steckt, als wir mit eigenen Augen sehen können.
Tolomer Winsome, der älteste lebende Mensch, der den unbeantworteten Schrei erlebt hat, hörte die Botschaft 2843.
TOLOMERE GEWINNEN: Ich bekam den Hilferuf und bin gerannt, genau wie jeder gute Mensch. Als ich dort nichts fand, konnte ich es nicht schütteln. Ich fand heraus, dass es auch andere gab, die den Schrei hörten. Jedes Mal eine andere Botschaft, andere Koordinaten, aber immer der Salomo und immer Captain Stevens. Seitdem gehe ich jedes Jahr zurück, um zu suchen. Ich habe noch nichts gefunden oder die Nachricht noch einmal gehört, aber ich denke nur, wie es wäre, wenn ich so verloren wäre. Schaudert jedes Mal über meinen Rücken. Das ist es, was mich zum Schauen bringt.
SERA MISAGARU: Ich bin jetzt ein paar Mal mit Tolomer ausgegangen. Normalerweise tun es auch ein oder zwei der anderen. Sobald man die Nachricht gehört hat, kann man sie irgendwie nicht mehr loslassen. Wir sind alle Menschen, die gerne anderen helfen, deshalb haben wir versucht, überhaupt zu antworten. Ich dachte mir, dass es sich wahrscheinlich lohnt, für alle Fälle weiter zu suchen.
Und so geht die Suche nach dem Salomo weiter, während die Fragen wachsen. Viele haben angenommen, dass das Signal nur eine Art grausamer Witz ist. Aber warum machst du dir all die Mühe? Was gibt es zu gewinnen? Ist Captain Stevens wirklich noch da draußen? Ist der unbeantwortete Ruf nur eine Störung im System? Als Untold Tales zurückkehrt, sprechen wir mit der Computerexpertin Johana Quint und sehen, was passiert, wenn jemand versucht, dieses mysteriöse Signal zu seiner Quelle zu verfolgen.
JOHANA QUINT: Ich habe noch nie so etwas gesehen.
Das und mehr, wenn Untold Tales zurückkehrt.
Every day, our understanding of the universe is reforged as new mysteries are brought to light, shifting our perception as readily as the grains of sand within an hourglass. It seems all too often that our tenuous grasp on reality is affixed in time only by the dark shadows of our collective consciousness. It is there that forgotten whispers echo just out of reach, waiting to be heard. These are Untold Tales.
Today, we travel to Bremen, where on June 20th, 2941, freelance mercenary Sera Misagaru was flying a sweep pattern along the shipping lanes that crisscross between Rytif and Bremen III, looking to pick up whatever work could be found. For the previous six months, Sera would, if the credits were right, offer to assist any ships that had found themselves in harm’s way. Although Bremen’s considered a safe system, those who make their living traversing the black learn quickly that in space, safety is a relative thing. It was there, amidst the flow of commerce, a routine operation began that was destined to become anything but.
SERA MISAGARU: It seemed like a straightforward enough job. I mean, at the time I didn’t even think twice about it. The message popped up on the boards just like you’d expect. Some poor captain had flown a little too far off the beaten path, looking to save time, and wound up running into an outlaw pack. Don’t want to hesitate too long with contracts like that. It’s not only about the credits. When you’re out there, if you keep your head on, you can actually save lives.
Sera accepted the contract and hurried to the coordinates where the distressed ship had sent its plea for help. Upon arriving, the mercenary had been prepared to do battle against a fleet of outlaws but instead, a surprise was waiting.
SERA MISAGARU: There was nothing there.
Sera Misagaru had become the most recent pilot to respond to what has become known as the ‘Unanswered Cry.’
SERA MISAGARU: Not a wreck. Not a piece of debris. Not even some floating rocks. Just nothing. And I scanned, too. After the wide sweep to make sure the whole thing wasn’t an ambush, I even narrowed my band and did a detailed once around just to make sure I hadn’t missed anything. I hadn’t. When I say there was nothing there, I mean it. The weirdest part? As soon as I arrived, the contract had cleared out from my mobi. Was like it never even existed.
All together there have been fourteen reports during the past century of pilots responding to the Solomon and its captain’s cries for help. All of them reported a similar experience: a ship in need, a contract accepted, and the discovery of an empty stretch of space waiting for them at the end.
SERA MISAGARU: At first I figured it was some twip trying to spread some grief, so I went and contacted the local guild office about it. The job wasn’t affiliated, but sometimes they hear something, you know? I started telling them what had happened, and the rep just nodded. They knew the whole story. Turns out there had been several mercs over the years who had tried to help the Solomon.
A hauling ship owned and operated by Captain Laramy Stevens, the Solomon spent an honest and industrious fifteen years servicing the area around Rytif. Then on October 21, 2794, the ship vanished. We spoke to ProtLife Insurance associate Genevieve Atrella to learn what little is known about the Solomon’s tragic fate.
GENEVIEVE ATRELLIA: Despite whatever it is that these people are claiming, the Solomon was destroyed in 2794. That’s a fact. Our records show that a salvager ship picked up the Solomon’s black box in a remote part of the Bremen system and returned it to the local authorities, who then proceeded to hand it over to us. The data on the flight recorder showed that the ship was returning with ore from a distant asteroid mining post when it was attacked by unidentified outlaws. Sadly, no arrests were ever made in the case.
Not only were the outlaws never found, neither were the Solomon and its captain. Beyond the black box, no trace of either the ship or Stevens have ever been discovered. How did the black box get removed from the ship? If it was attacked, why were there no signs there or anywhere else in the system?
GENEVIEVE ATRELLA: I personally wouldn’t read too much into the fact that no wreckage or corpse was recovered. I mean maybe the people who attacked the ship took it. Maybe it drifted away. Maybe the salvager who discovered the black box was lying. Could be that an unscrupulous scavenger got there first. A lot could have happened.
But will we ever know what really did happen? While these are all ready explanations, none help to reveal the source of the messages or why they keep sending decade after decade. Could it be that Laramy Stevens is actually still trying to call for help?
TOLOMER WINSOME: I think the Solomon is stuck somewhere. I don’t know where. Maybe in interspace or something like that. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not a scientist, but I do know there’s more in this ’verse than what we can see with our own eyes.
The oldest living person to have experienced the unanswered cry, Tolomer Winsome heard the message in 2843.
TOLOMER WINSOME: Got the call for help and I went running just like any good person would. When I found nothing there, I couldn’t shake it. I found out that there were others that heard the cry too. Different message every time, different coordinates, but always the Solomon and always Captain Stevens. I’ve been going back every year since to search. I haven’t found anything yet or heard the message again, but I just think what it would be like if I was lost like that. Sends shivers down my back every time. It’s what keeps me looking.
SERA MISAGARU: I’ve gone out a few times now with Tolomer. Usually one or two of the others do too. Once you heard the message, you sort of can’t let it go. We’re all people who like to help others, it’s why we tried to answer in the first place. Figured it’s probably worthwhile to keep searching just in case.
And so, the search for the Solomon continues while the questions grow. Many have supposed that the signal is just some kind of cruel joke. But why go through all that trouble? What is there to gain? Is Captain Stevens really still out there? Is the unanswered cry just some glitch in the system? When Untold Tales returns, we talk to computer expert Johana Quint and see what happens when someone tries to trace this mysterious signal to its source.
JOHANA QUINT: I’ve never seen anything like it.
That and more when Untold Tales returns.
Today, we travel to Bremen, where on June 20th, 2941, freelance mercenary Sera Misagaru was flying a sweep pattern along the shipping lanes that crisscross between Rytif and Bremen III, looking to pick up whatever work could be found. For the previous six months, Sera would, if the credits were right, offer to assist any ships that had found themselves in harm’s way. Although Bremen’s considered a safe system, those who make their living traversing the black learn quickly that in space, safety is a relative thing. It was there, amidst the flow of commerce, a routine operation began that was destined to become anything but.
SERA MISAGARU: It seemed like a straightforward enough job. I mean, at the time I didn’t even think twice about it. The message popped up on the boards just like you’d expect. Some poor captain had flown a little too far off the beaten path, looking to save time, and wound up running into an outlaw pack. Don’t want to hesitate too long with contracts like that. It’s not only about the credits. When you’re out there, if you keep your head on, you can actually save lives.
Sera accepted the contract and hurried to the coordinates where the distressed ship had sent its plea for help. Upon arriving, the mercenary had been prepared to do battle against a fleet of outlaws but instead, a surprise was waiting.
SERA MISAGARU: There was nothing there.
Sera Misagaru had become the most recent pilot to respond to what has become known as the ‘Unanswered Cry.’
SERA MISAGARU: Not a wreck. Not a piece of debris. Not even some floating rocks. Just nothing. And I scanned, too. After the wide sweep to make sure the whole thing wasn’t an ambush, I even narrowed my band and did a detailed once around just to make sure I hadn’t missed anything. I hadn’t. When I say there was nothing there, I mean it. The weirdest part? As soon as I arrived, the contract had cleared out from my mobi. Was like it never even existed.
All together there have been fourteen reports during the past century of pilots responding to the Solomon and its captain’s cries for help. All of them reported a similar experience: a ship in need, a contract accepted, and the discovery of an empty stretch of space waiting for them at the end.
SERA MISAGARU: At first I figured it was some twip trying to spread some grief, so I went and contacted the local guild office about it. The job wasn’t affiliated, but sometimes they hear something, you know? I started telling them what had happened, and the rep just nodded. They knew the whole story. Turns out there had been several mercs over the years who had tried to help the Solomon.
A hauling ship owned and operated by Captain Laramy Stevens, the Solomon spent an honest and industrious fifteen years servicing the area around Rytif. Then on October 21, 2794, the ship vanished. We spoke to ProtLife Insurance associate Genevieve Atrella to learn what little is known about the Solomon’s tragic fate.
GENEVIEVE ATRELLIA: Despite whatever it is that these people are claiming, the Solomon was destroyed in 2794. That’s a fact. Our records show that a salvager ship picked up the Solomon’s black box in a remote part of the Bremen system and returned it to the local authorities, who then proceeded to hand it over to us. The data on the flight recorder showed that the ship was returning with ore from a distant asteroid mining post when it was attacked by unidentified outlaws. Sadly, no arrests were ever made in the case.
Not only were the outlaws never found, neither were the Solomon and its captain. Beyond the black box, no trace of either the ship or Stevens have ever been discovered. How did the black box get removed from the ship? If it was attacked, why were there no signs there or anywhere else in the system?
GENEVIEVE ATRELLA: I personally wouldn’t read too much into the fact that no wreckage or corpse was recovered. I mean maybe the people who attacked the ship took it. Maybe it drifted away. Maybe the salvager who discovered the black box was lying. Could be that an unscrupulous scavenger got there first. A lot could have happened.
But will we ever know what really did happen? While these are all ready explanations, none help to reveal the source of the messages or why they keep sending decade after decade. Could it be that Laramy Stevens is actually still trying to call for help?
TOLOMER WINSOME: I think the Solomon is stuck somewhere. I don’t know where. Maybe in interspace or something like that. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not a scientist, but I do know there’s more in this ’verse than what we can see with our own eyes.
The oldest living person to have experienced the unanswered cry, Tolomer Winsome heard the message in 2843.
TOLOMER WINSOME: Got the call for help and I went running just like any good person would. When I found nothing there, I couldn’t shake it. I found out that there were others that heard the cry too. Different message every time, different coordinates, but always the Solomon and always Captain Stevens. I’ve been going back every year since to search. I haven’t found anything yet or heard the message again, but I just think what it would be like if I was lost like that. Sends shivers down my back every time. It’s what keeps me looking.
SERA MISAGARU: I’ve gone out a few times now with Tolomer. Usually one or two of the others do too. Once you heard the message, you sort of can’t let it go. We’re all people who like to help others, it’s why we tried to answer in the first place. Figured it’s probably worthwhile to keep searching just in case.
And so, the search for the Solomon continues while the questions grow. Many have supposed that the signal is just some kind of cruel joke. But why go through all that trouble? What is there to gain? Is Captain Stevens really still out there? Is the unanswered cry just some glitch in the system? When Untold Tales returns, we talk to computer expert Johana Quint and see what happens when someone tries to trace this mysterious signal to its source.
JOHANA QUINT: I’ve never seen anything like it.
That and more when Untold Tales returns.
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