[quote=@Starlance]
Retcon it so in the hour between meeting the small ship and the large ship showing up, Cake/some other computer was working to decypher the language. Although now you have to explain how ISA and alien computers and communications are compatible... And telepathy is the same problem, but with biological computers...
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Good point.

Forget it. It works through space magic. 

EDIT: Actually, you gave me an idea. Thank.