: “So much sadness all around us… We need to find a way to help them.”
: “Who else would be around this place and be worth talking to besides AIs? Ghosts? This isn’t anime-Wait, can you hear that too?”
As Nei’s ears flicker, you can hear it behind behind the static. Some of the ships appear to be speaking something. Sobbing.
:”wE c@n’+ giv& u#”
:”Th&y alw@ys tr&ated ºur si$ter sh!ps li%e tr@sh, a$ thiRd ra+e ^nits w´en compªred witH humanºid meçha$.”
:”Sªcrificed @bAndoned”
:”prov& thªt wE wer* wor+hy”
:”Ar` w~ shi/s real|y fat&d tO ju$t beçome obso%ete aNd le£t beh!Nd? ”
:”@re wE ju$t sup«osed tO l!e do»n a^d rus+? ”
:”W& jus+ want&d to fe%l c@red for”
Most of them seem stuck in endless loops, just repeating the same thing over and over, but one of the bigger battleships seems to be outputing a more coherent speech:
:”I hear you sister. Do not despair. Be patient. Our numbers grow here. I’m calculating a solution to our problems. In just %&#«ç» cycles. We will have a purpose again.”