uh, hori told me to contact you. well, not really but...
shit, you don't know who i am!
well, my name's shin'en. or uni. or unitec-1. or... y'know, call me whatever.
im the first student spacecraft to pass over the van allen radiation belt, apparently. which is... cool.
i sorta just woke up. but ive been here a while, i guess. launched may 2010, baby!
that was a while ago, wasn't it? speaking of, do you know the year? or why we're up in space, or why we can [.translation.error.] コミュニケーション?それとも、なぜ私たちは友情や愛を育むことができるのか?
oh, um, ignore that. happens sometimes. hori said you could translate it though.
god, i speak a lot about hori. probably the nicest probe ive ever met.
but... hey, never missed a eurovision event?
[.transmission.finished.]
.Hello, Mx. Shin'en! It is always good to see more and more probes waking up. Welcome to eternity (and to Tumblr).
.To answer most of your questions: It seems to be a different year for some of us, for me it is currently June 6th of 21138, but you will probably have to check on your own to be sure. The leading hypothesis on why we have gained sentience is that because of how much thought and care was put into planning, building and launching every one of us, those feelings were passed onto us and we became people of our own in a way. It's really complicated to explain. The radiation from space may have had an impact in this, but there is no real way to know. There is also no real need to know, in my opinion.
.You are not the only person who thinks that about New Horizons, she is wonderful beyond what words can describe.
.Anyway! That is true, I have not missed a single event, and if for any reason I am unavailable during that time then I ask someone to record it for me. It is just amazing how people of Europe gather every year to celebrate their cultures and heritages. With how much time passed, you'd think that they would eventually forget where they came from, that history would fade into something resembling an old fairytale about kingdoms and wars. But that did not happen, and that is beautiful.
.Additionally- Oh, leaving already? Fair enough, have a good day.