tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Aug 06 17:39:24 1997
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Story: ghojlI' wIyya
- From: "Robyn Stewart" <[email protected]>
- Subject: Story: ghojlI' wIyya
- Date: Wed, 6 Aug 1997 17:38:00 PST
- Organization: NLK Consultants, Inc.
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Story: wIyya Learns
I took off the KLBC marker because ~mark is right: it's too long for
KLBC. It's probably too long for the listserver, but at least it
isn't a 2000 word essay on the possible uses of vegh. Beginners are
still allowed to read it and SuStel is still allowed to tell me what
I did wrong.
Recap of previous episode: Bemorian council member wIyya
is crying in a dark cage on a Klingon battlecruiser, which is
orbiting her just-conquered homeworld. A Klingon soldier has her
baby, tIllan.
***
SaQ 'e' mev wIyya. bemorngan vIttlhegh qaw: <bISaQtaHvIS qa'lIj
DaSay'moH. yISay'chu' yIQaDmoH yIlo'.> jot'egh 'ej 'IH'eghmoH 'e'
nID. pa'Hom nuDchoH.
pa' larghDI' ngo'bogh Du' qach qaw. loQ nIn largh. loQ Ha'DIbaH
largh. law'bogh lam motlh largh. largh'egh. QamchoH. Dung HotlaHbe'.
yItchoH 'ej veHmey tlha'. mo' lungaS loS HeHmey beQ. latlh veHDaq
pawpa' vaghlogh yItlaH. Dat baS Hot. ravDaq Dochmey jomlu' 'ach
leghlaHbe'mo' ngu'laHbe'. ghaytan tlhIngan puch 'oH wa' Doch'e'. bIQ
ngaSbe'. He'So'be'. HIvje' tInqu' rur. mepHey 'oH. quS 'oHlaw'
latlh Doch'e'. quSHeyDaq ba' wIyya.
tIllan je'rupqu' porghDaj. loQ 'oy'. ghaytan Soprupqu' je tIllan'e'.
rejmorgh Dabe' bemorngan 'ach bIt wIyya. chaq chIch ghaH QIH nov
be'. chaq bemorngan puqvaD SuQ tlhIngan Soj. qoy' <qa''a', ghuwI'
luQIH 'e' yIchaw'Qo'>.
Hurvo' tIllan ghogh Qoy. Qam 'ej jach <tIllan!>. lojmItHom
poSchoHlu' 'ej lubej cha' tlhIngan. be' ghovbej. chaq rap loD.
nIbmo' Hoch tlhIngan DIch ghajbe'. ghungbogh tIllan QuchHa'
luqemta'. lojmItHom ghoS wIyya 'ej montaHvIS jatlhqa' <tIllan>.
mISlaw' tlhIngan.
<nuq DIlan?> tlhob loD. tIllanDaq SIch wIyya.
<yIlan> lughmoH be' <wa' ghu ghaH.> QeHbe' be' 'ej ghaHvaD tIllan
nobruplaw'.
mIS wIyya. <tIllan> ja'qa'.
mul be' <yIlan, lan neH joq yIja'.>. QIt jatlh. <yI - lan>. wIyya
woS Hot. <jatlh. _yI - lan_>. buHchoHlaw' be'.
HojtaHvIS jatlh wIyya <yIlan>. ghu pong choHmoHlaw'ta' novpu'.
<maj!> jang be'. mo' 'eltaHvIS. <DaH nuqDaq vIlan?> monqu',
vaqba'.
mIS wIyya. choHlaw'taH. <vIlan?> jatlh.
yonlaw' be' 'ej wIyya DeSDu'Daq jachqu'bogh ghu lan. <vaj yIlan
SoH.> ghu tlhap wIyya. ghuSut lam luchoHbe'pu' tlhInganpu' 'ej
He'So' ghaH. ghungba' je. je'meH yIvbeHDaj poSmoH. SIbI'
tlhutlhchoH 'ej jotchoH.
yev be' <qatlh Hurgh?> pe'vIl cha'logh jatlh <wov!>
wovchoH pa'.
wIyya merlu'. <wov?> jatlh.
<nom cha'logh yIjatlh> QIj be'. <wov! wov!> wov pa' net ghur.
Daj wIyya <wov! wov!> 'ej wov pa' net ghurqa'. mon wIyya. bellaw' je
tlhIngan. Quch tlhInganvam neHqu' wIyya. lIH'egh 'e' nID. Hot'egh.
<wIyya> jatlh.
Haghqu' tlhIngan be'. loDvaD jatlh <*'eqIl*! yama'vaD yIjatlh. pa'
wovmoHlaHmo' qama'ma' wIy ya ghaH'e' 'e' Qub.> wIyyavaD mon.
<bItlhaQ, nov.>
tlhutlhtaH tIllan. bej neH be'. bIt wIyya 'ach nISbe' nov be'.
tamtaH. latlh DopDaq ghu Qay wIyya.
He'So'qu' ghu. ghuSut lam Hot wIyya 'ej be' bej. bemorngan Hol lo'
<chay' vISay'moHlaH?> ghuSut teqchoH wIyya.
yajlaw' tlhIngan be'. puchHey 'ang. loDvaD jatlh "ghu Sut ghajnIS.
lIngwI' yIghun> puch, lIngwI' Say'wI' je much tlhIngan be'. puchDaq
vay' lanlu'pu'DI' chu'wI'Daq 'uy'lu' 'ej lojchoH Doch. bIQ, Soj,
Sut nap joq lInglaH lIngwI'. Hujqu' Soj, 'ach SoplaH. Ha'DIbaH tlhol
'oHlaw'. ghunta'DI' loD, ghuvaD Sut lInglaH je.
puqDaj QorghtaHvIS wIyya, bejtaH tlhIngan be'. <nge'qa' 'e'
Hechlaw'> Qub wIyya. nI'meH poH QIt vang.
jatlh loSbogh loD <tugh, *tew'Iq*. qatlh bIratlh? mapaS.>
jang be' <jISaHbe'. nIteb yIjaH.> mej loD.
je'lu'DI' 'ej Say'DI' 'ej QuchDI' ghu QongchoH. loQ SaQ ghaH, loQ
Dap jatlh. wIyyavaD jatlh be' <vI'uch vIneH. HInob> ghu tlhap.
'IQchoH wIyya. be' bej. ravDaq ba', ghu 'uchtaHvIS. mIv teq 'ej ghu
qotlhmeH jIb lo'. <muvaq> Qub wIyya. <ghaHmo' jIbwIj 'IH 'ej
DaH munuS.> 'ach naSbe'law' tlhIngan. wIyyavaD jatlhtaH. 'Ij wIyya
'ach yajbe'chu'. tlhIngan parHa'law' tIllan. morghbe' 'ej tInbogh
SuvwI' moHDaq QongchoH. Quchlaw' be'. ghuDaj QIHqangbe' be'vam Huj
'e' wuq wIyya. <chaq tIqmo' jIbwIj tIghchaj vIwem> ghu' laj.
pay' mon 'e' mev be'. QeHlaw'. qaSlaw'pu' pagh 'ach ravDaq
Qongbogh ghu lan 'ej Qam. pe'vIl qam pep. ghu nach DungDaq HuS
tlhIngan DaS 'ugh. puq gho' 'e' Hechlaw' tlhIngan!
Supqu' wIyya. tlhInganDaq vo'egh. ro mupqu'. pumchoH tlhIngan.
pumbe'meH rav'e' gho' 'ach toD'eghlaHbe'. pumtaH. DubDajDaq pumqu'.
mo' HeH mup nach. QeHqu'bejbogh tlhInganDaq ba' wIyya. puq
QanmeH vanglI' 'ej Qubbe'. nach muplu'pu'mo' QIt vang tlhIngan.
Qubqa'laHchu'pa' tlhIngan Hugh 'uchqu' wIyya. voQchoH. Suv tlhIngan
'ach HoSmoHlI' ghuDaj Qob 'ej Suvqu' wIyya. ravDaq nach mupmoH
voQtaHvIS. vulchoH tlhIngan. voQ 'e' mev wIyya. rIHbe' ghu.
tlhIngan taj pu' je lel. Qub wIyya. <tlhIngan vIHoHchugh muHoHbej.>
mo' tlheD 'ej 'och bej. SaH pagh. latlh lojmIt poSmoH. pa'HomDaq
luch tu'lu'. nom mo'Daq chegh. tlhIngan DeSDu' luH 'ej mo'vo' yIt.
'ugh tlhIngan 'ach luHlaH. latlh pa'HomDaq tlhIngan lan. ngo'bogh
luch lamDaq pu' So'. vulbogh tlhIngan qel. montaHvIS tlhIngan jIb
tay'moH. DaQ chevmeH taj lo'. taj So' je. luchpa' mej 'ej lojmIt
SoQmoH. mo'Daj 'el. lojmIt SoQqu'moH 'ej Qongbogh ghu retlhDaq Qot.
SKI: wIyya gets her baby back and learns some useful things,
such as how to turn the lights on in the room, and how to turn the
lights out on a Klingon warrior.
Translation:
Wiyya stopped crying. She recalled a Bemorian saying: "Crying
cleanses the spirt. Cleanse it well, then dry it off and use it."
She calmed herself and tried to fix up her appearance. She started to
examine the room.
The smell of the room reminded her of an old farm building. she
smelled little bit of fuel, a little bit of animal, a lot of ordinary
dirt. And herself. She stood up. She wasn't able to touch the
ceiling. She started to walk and follow the boundaries. Four flat
walls enclosed the cage. She could take five steps before reaching
an edge. Everywhere she felt metal. There were things installed on
the floor but she couldn't identify them because she couldn't see
them. Probably one was a Klingon toilet. It didn't have water in it
and it didn't smell. It resembled a really big cup. It was some
sort of plastic. Another thing appeared to be a chair. wIyya sat on
the chair thing.
Her body was overdue to feed Tillan. It ached somewhat. Probably
Tillan was good and ready to eat, too. Bemorians aren't worriers,
but Wiyya was anxious. Perhaps the alien woman would deliberately
hurt him. Perhaps Klingon food was poisonous to a Bemorian child.
She prayed "Great Spirit, don't let them hurt my baby."
She heard Tillan's voice from outside. She stood and cried out
"Tillan!" The hatch was opened and two Klingons watched her. She
definitely recognized the woman. Perhaps the man was the same. She
couldn't be certain because all Klingons are identical. They had
brought an unhappy, hungry Tillan. She approached the hatch and said,
smiling, "Tillan." The Klingons appeared confused.
[The next bit is untranslatable, at least by me, in a way that makes
any sense. The Klingons are confused because the baby's name sounds
like "Put them down" and the mother's name sounds like "tactical
station tactical officer" (I swear I didn't do this on purpose I
just made up Bemorian names and the Klingons misunderstood them I
was trying to get *away* from Klingons. They were supposed to do a
cameo in the first episode and then go away. Damn Klingons
never do what you want them to. petaQpu' captured my main
character.) wIyya is confused because she thinks they've changed her
baby's name. Anyway ... she gets the screaming baby back.]
The Klingons hadn't changed his diaper and he reeked. He was also
obviously hungry. She opened her shirt to feed him. He immediately
began to drink and calmed down.
The woman paused. "Why is it dark?" She forcefully said "wov"
twice. The room became light.
Wiyya was surprised. She said "wov?"
"Say it twice fast," explained the woman. "wov! wov!" The room
became brighter. [yes, the Klingon for this is awful, if someone has
a better idea I'd like to hear it. wovqu' pa' won't work because it
isn't very bright yet.]
Wiyya tested it. "wov wov" and the room's brightness was increased
again. wIyya smiled. The Klingon seemed pleased, too. Wiyya very
much wanted this Klingon to be happy. She tried to introduce herself.
She touched herslef and said "Wiyya."
And at this point, Qov gets tired of translating and hits the send
key.