Post by Mr. Durandal on Mar 30, 2008 1:25:03 GMT -5
Oberly. The town was quiet, even after what happened to Riefort. Of course the people went to church to grieve and pray for the fallen, but the attack had no impact on the small community.
Joseph Templeton moved slowly home from school. He hadn't done very well on a test and was scared about what his parents would say. When he looked up for a few seconds, there it was. A cassette tape. However, Joseph, being 16, had no idea what this was, as the tape had become obsolete in 2023. He picked it up, and carried it home with him.
At home, he gave the tape to his mother asking her what it was. She said she thought she knew what it was, but told Joseph to go to the Oberly Museum to ask the janitor. Excited, her son agreed.
Upon reaching the museum with his father and showing the custodian the tape, he told them that it was a very old way of storing information. He found the museum's tape recorder, put the tape in, and pressed play. After 4 seconds of static, the tape began.
"My name is Earat Vengard. I am an Oberly Apon. Perhaps I should explain before going on.
"My people, the Oberly Apon, are like yours in every way. However, there is one major difference. We are not from a different time, nor do we tell you of things that will come. We are from the same time period as you, but at a different speed.
"Our atoms are made up of Tacyons, tiny particles that move faster than the speed of light. They can not go any slower. As you have been trying to find a way to go faster than the speed of light, so too have we been trying to go slower than the speed of light.
"We have found a way, through the use of a gun, to slow down particles, without destroying them. We have as yet to test this out on a living thing.
"We sent this back to you in order to tell you that we exist, and that we may have found a way for you to go faster than the speed of light. The equations are listed on the reverse of this tape. However, be warned that, if you find a way to send a human to our speed, that things are very different here than in your world. We can see you, and are all around you. However, you are going to slow too interact with, and we are going too fast for you to interact with. I give my greetings to all your people and hope to one day meet you."
The three men were stunned. Never had they heard anything this outrageous before. They needed to get this to High Administrator Sangdor Maff. Rumours had it that he was alive and well, having left Riefort only hours before the nuke had struck, to go visit the High Seniority. The custodian paid a visit to the mayor and the call was made...
Joseph Templeton moved slowly home from school. He hadn't done very well on a test and was scared about what his parents would say. When he looked up for a few seconds, there it was. A cassette tape. However, Joseph, being 16, had no idea what this was, as the tape had become obsolete in 2023. He picked it up, and carried it home with him.
At home, he gave the tape to his mother asking her what it was. She said she thought she knew what it was, but told Joseph to go to the Oberly Museum to ask the janitor. Excited, her son agreed.
Upon reaching the museum with his father and showing the custodian the tape, he told them that it was a very old way of storing information. He found the museum's tape recorder, put the tape in, and pressed play. After 4 seconds of static, the tape began.
"My name is Earat Vengard. I am an Oberly Apon. Perhaps I should explain before going on.
"My people, the Oberly Apon, are like yours in every way. However, there is one major difference. We are not from a different time, nor do we tell you of things that will come. We are from the same time period as you, but at a different speed.
"Our atoms are made up of Tacyons, tiny particles that move faster than the speed of light. They can not go any slower. As you have been trying to find a way to go faster than the speed of light, so too have we been trying to go slower than the speed of light.
"We have found a way, through the use of a gun, to slow down particles, without destroying them. We have as yet to test this out on a living thing.
"We sent this back to you in order to tell you that we exist, and that we may have found a way for you to go faster than the speed of light. The equations are listed on the reverse of this tape. However, be warned that, if you find a way to send a human to our speed, that things are very different here than in your world. We can see you, and are all around you. However, you are going to slow too interact with, and we are going too fast for you to interact with. I give my greetings to all your people and hope to one day meet you."
The three men were stunned. Never had they heard anything this outrageous before. They needed to get this to High Administrator Sangdor Maff. Rumours had it that he was alive and well, having left Riefort only hours before the nuke had struck, to go visit the High Seniority. The custodian paid a visit to the mayor and the call was made...
