[b]An unnamed asteroid orbiting "Star One"[/b]

The All-Mother was quietly watching Her Arms work the asteroids after the Flare had done its job. Surprisingly, She heard the mathematical call of another being after a surprisingly short amount of time. Moreover, they were actually present in the system already, [i]Interesting, they can move that fast? Or were they already present nearby? Does that mean they have been watching?[/i] She mentally turned her "eyes" towards the origin of these new signals, as she finally listened to the interesting message that was distinctly not mathematical. Analyzing it with Her absurd processing capacity, the All-Mother mentally sighed, [i]I need them to communicate more. Still, I think I get the gist of this.[/i]

She called out across the void to the ship, basically replaying the audio of their own transmission, "We've picked up your transmission. You're not alone."

To the crew of the SS [i]Vēṭikana[/i], this could potentially seem unnatural, particularly because the star system they'd arrived in contained nothing but millions or even billions of asteroids all orbiting an aged white dwarf.