Gave my stereo to mom because I hadn’t used it in like two years and this is what I did with the freed-up space on my headboard. Things of note:
The cans: Found in the basement, belonged to my dad. No idea why he saved the Old Milwaukee and Milwaukee’s Bests. They’re unopened too. The Coke can has some Asian language on it, but I don’t know which one. Oddly, it’s also unopened but empty. Those two things might be why Dad kept it? The silver can is Asahi, which according to Google is a brand of Japanese beer.
The black thing next to the Milwaukee’s Best is a bottle of cologne shaped like CB radio mic. I bought it for him like three years ago.
The thing next to that is a Uniden Bearcat 210XLT radio scanner. Dad had a thing for scanners and owned quite a few. He had them programmed to pick up police, fire, and EMS traffic (not the secure only for secret use frequencies), which was likely a callback to when he was part of a volunteer rescue squad. Once I figure out how to program it, I’m going to set it to pick up NOAA and other broadcasts.
I might add some more stuff, like some of those Matchbox and Hot Wheels I found last week.
Rail Control: "Ke-tok-ke, enter the queue, stand by for punch. [pause] Ke-tok-ke, Mercury Rail is ready to receive. Proceed. Glory to our Queens."
Rail Control: "All ships hold, Rail is punching through. [pause] Rail charging, continue to hold. Rail over capacity, please divert into holding pattern."
Rail Control: "Bre-nek-tok Transport, broadcast your passage visa now. [pause] Passage visa accepted. Bre-nek-tok, you're free to go. Hail to the Queens."
Rail Control: "Transport shux-chee-uk [631], dock for inspection. [pause] Accepting Rail arrivals now. Welcome back, Captain. Proceed to dock for customs and inspection. [pause] Next in queue. Power. Punch."
Rail Control: "Fin-kan-ehught-tok Corvette, transmit your travel pass immediately. [pause] My apologies Councillor, uhh, Fin-kan-ehught-tok Corvette, you may proceed freely. Glory to the Queens."
Rail Control: "Corpus transport ehught-chee-ehught-chee [8383], stand by for Infestation scan. [pause] Corpus transport ehught-chee-ehught-chee, scans indicate Infestation. Code Yellow. Prepare your organic crewman for decontamination."
Rail Control: "All units alert, Status Yellow. All scanners, full power, now. [pause] Tenno unmasking, ready flak. Wait, cease fire, cease fire! Fe-be-tok is already close to the Rail. Hold fire! Ramn! Gone."
Rail Control: "Uk-forr-uk [141], please advise, detecting Void mask echoes. Tenno ships converging on your signal. [pause] Uk-forr-uk, we are still seeing Void echoes, announce Tenno contact immediately. [pause] Uk-forr-uk, come in. …Uk-forr-uk, respond."
Rail Control: "Ehught-nhune-ehught [898], drop bearing 7.3, reduce speed. [pause] Ehught-nhune-ehught, you have taken severe hull damage to your ship. Do you have casualties to declare? [pause] Ehught-nhune-ehught, understood. Stand by for troop replenishment. Sending repair drones now. For the glory of the Queens."
Rail Control: "Galleon mark-fhuve, prepare for jump. [pause] Galleon mark-fhuve, hold position. Detecting anomalies. N-fhuve-fhuve [N55], do you detect similar? [pause] Galleon mark-fhuve… Ramn. Tenno ship detected. Attack! They're gone. Argh, bek."
Rail Control: "Attention fhuve-chee-forr-chee-shux [53436], your transport manifest does not indicate additional lifeforms, do you have anything else to declare? [pause] Fhuve-chee-forr-chee-shux, are you aware of the punishment for false declarations? [pause] Fhuve-chee-forr-chee-shux, do you copy? Fhuve-chee! Gretesk! We've got a runner! Enforcement drones, deploy. Target vessel fhuve-chee-forr-chee. [pause] Suspected smuggler fhuve-chee-forr-chee eliminated. Glory to the Queens."
Rail Control: "Uhh, attention Enforcement Squad Six Leader, board and search the incoming transport. Illegal foodstuffs suspected. If found, execute the standard punishments, copy?"
Enforcement Leader: "Aye-aye, for the Queens."
Enforcement Leader: "Uhh, this is, uhh, this is irregular. Orders? From who!? Let me see your authorisation! Uhhh… alright… Yeah, I need to call this one in. Control, confirm order designation, uhh, shux-ehught-ehught [688]."
Rail Control: "Authorisation confirmed. Stand down, Enforcement Leader."
Enforcement Leader: "Is this your entire cargo? Wai— what's that? Do you have a passage visa for this, uhh, Forma? …Uh-huh, very well. For the Queens."
Enforcement Leader: "You, show me your passage visa. Next! You. Visa. Now. …Huh, what's this? Visa expired? Take him! Control, prepare another confinement transport. Listen! Ignorance is no excuse for an expired document! Next!"
Enforcement Leader: "Uhh, we're entering the unresponsive vessel. Hmmuhh, no signs of Infestation so far. [pause] Ramn, there are casualties. Mm-hmm, everywhere. [pause] It looks like, uhh, blade weapons. Yeah. Ra-pat-tok! Uh-huh, Tenno skoom! Yeah, they're all dead. Mark this ship for repopulation."
Enforcement Leader: "Show me your ID cards now! You! Where's your ramn!? Get on the ground! You! C'mere! That better not be a Red Veil badge. Grab him. Search those crates! Duhh… Rail Leader, requesting ship lockdown. Perform deep scan for Tenno and Tenno sympathisers. You! I'm placing you in custody!"
Enforcement Leader: "Uhh, Captain, do you know if any Tenno have been on this ship? There's, uhh, energy residue everywhere. Yeah, yeah, scan your system; look for, uh, signs of intrusion. [pause] Yeah, you understand, uhh, this is gonna need to be reported to, uhh, High Command. Uh-huh. Yeah, well, this is, uhh, very serious. Vor will want to know."
Grineer Propagandist: "The Tenno capture warrant has been upgraded. All Tenno are to be exterminated."
Grineer Propagandist: "The Tenno awakening must not interfere with Grineer liberation of the System."
Grineer Propagandist: "Tenno sightings near Mars have been confirmed. Lancer battalions are now being mobilised to the area."
Grineer Propagandist: "The Tenno threat is always present. Eternal alertness is the duty of every Grineer."
Grineer Propagandist: "Our agreements with the Corpus only go so far. The aggressive actions by Alad V will not be tolerated."
Grineer Propagandist: "Councilor Vay Hek has passed his Fomorian initiative. These ships will help ensure Grineer power remains unchallenged."
Grineer Propagandist: "A warrant has been issued for the rogue Corpus smuggler known only as Darvo. This individual is thought to be behind a rash of deaths and hijackings."
Grineer Propagandist: "By order of the Queens, Admiral Vor will lead the Tenno execution program. Vor has vowed to destroy the Tenno before they awake."
Grineer Propagandist: "The Corpus have finally agreed to our demands. The Grineer will now have access to technologies that further our fight in the Outer Sectors."
Grineer Propagandist: "Due to his formidable performance crushing the insubordination of Saturn, Sargas Ruk has been promoted to the rank of General."
Grineer Propagandist: "Today the mining colonies of Saturn welcomed Grineer troops as liberators. Rebel leaders were executed to mark public celebrations of this momentous occasion."
Grineer Propagandist: "Grineer forces in the Outer Terminus have become increasingly distracted by encounters with the Tenno bretakh. Councilor Vay Hek's Fomorian ship initiative is sure to restore order to the area."
Merchant Captain: "Rail Control, this is Merchant Transport 3398 reporting for passage. [pause] Rail Control, I don't see why boarding would be necessary. Perhaps I sent over a sample container of my wares, you could inspect that? I mean, you wouldn't even need to send it back? [pause] Okay, okay. How about I send over… five containers for… uhm, inspection? [pause] Ah. A pleasure doing business with you, Rail Control!"
Squad Leader: "Command, we've breached the ship. What is crawling all over the walls and floors? Disgusting! Looks like it's… alive? [pause] No command, no sign of any personnel. Requesting orders. How do we proceed? Hold on a second… I think I heard something." [infested scream and several gunshots, then silence]
Grustrag Transport Captain: "Command, this is Grustrag Transport uk-tok [12], standby for delivery of cargo. Docking now. Oh, and if you know what's good for you, you'll appear in full security detail in receiving. [pause] [sigh] Can't wait for these monsters to be your problem, and not mine."
Nightwave focuses on one particular story at a time, termed a "Series", beginning with The Wolf of Saturn Six as Series 1. While a Series is running, Nora presents a list of Acts, or challenges, for the Tenno to complete. Completing Acts will reward Nightwave Standing. Nora will give rewards upon reaching certain tiers of Standing (every 10.000 Standing), including a special currency which can be used to purchase rotating offerings. The Standing and currency are particular to each Series and expire when the Series ends.
Radio Scanner
Nora Night will occasionally broadcast messages over the Radio Scanner in the Tenno's Orbiter.
(generic)
"Hey there, Dreamers. You hearin' me? I know you are. No need to say anythin'. A hand in yours, a voice for the speechless, a bedtime story for the sleepless. The name's Nora Night, and I got somethin' to say, sweet things. Nightwave is coming."
"A voice in the night, a half-remembered dream, rising to the surface of your consciousness, from backbrain to forebrain, a sound to a vision, pullin' up and… knockity-knock. Hello, Dreamers. Let's get to know one another."
"Hey, Dreamers. We are up and ready to party."
"To all of you driftin' out there in the black, mark the frequency. The time has come to act together. To open our eyes and gaze with utmost clarity past the present and into a future we create. Shoulder-to-shoulder. Mark the frequency."
"An echo, from long ago: 'For ten years I have been polishing this sword. Its frosty edge has never been put to the test. Now, I am holding it and showing it to you, sir: Is there anyone suffering from injustice?' Keep livin', Dreamers."
"In a world like this, it can be hard to have hope, when the man owns the system and the system serves to save the man, from us. But I'm here, Dreamers. To help you pierce that false fog. We'll chase it away with acts of beauty and – succeed or fail – face the foe, eyes open. As someone once said: 'If nothing saves us from death, may love at least save us from life.'"
"Acts of defiance, acts of generosity, acts of sacrifice… this is how we turn this system 'round. I'll take you there, Dreamers. I'll bring you back."
"Hey there, Dreamers. The Devil is home and the shades are up. That's right… it's just you and me, passin' each other slow and with a nod sayin' all that needs sayin'. I'm Nora Night, sayin'… you live with wolves, you better act like one."
"It can be tough as a kid. All sorts of people have it over you. People will kill you inside, kill you and forget your name. You grow up. They grow old. You remember. They don't. They just keep doing what they've always done, only to someone else. Then, one day, they call you friend. And you wait. And you wait. You wait 'til they can't trust you any more than they do. And then you ask them if they enjoyed their dinner. And, looking into their panicked eyes as they gasp their last, you tell them your name. And you nod. 'Yeah', your eyes say to theirs. 'That was me'. And then you leave. And the System is a better place. Be smart, Dreamers."
(events)
"Nora has it on good authority that Rail pirates are hungry after a cold weekend, sweet thing. Check your mags and keep the gas tanks full."
"Well, bad news, foodies: the Corpus are scrapping plans to bioengineer food from hazardous waste. Diners reported everything tasted like vermink… then exploded. Back to the lab, you crazy kids."
"Ah, Nef Anyo ain't best pleased by the actions of some of our friends. [deep sigh] Keep your heads down, Solaris United, and steer clear of Officer Friendly."
"Now, I hear remarked that Nef's obelisk is lit up for another of the big man's showcases, parties, soirées, whatever. On the invite list is anybody who is anybody, and nobody who is nobody. Even Nora Night didn't get an invite. Shame on you, Nef Anyo, for I am delightful."
"Grineer Galleons kickin' up dust all the way from Venus to Pluto. Watch your backs, people."
"A little bird tells me that nasty ol' Nef Anyo's got somethin' up his sleeve for the good people of Fortuna. But I have it on good authority help is on the way. Keep the faith, people. Sunshine is just around the corner."
"Well, it's early where Nora is, and, as she wipes the sleep from her eyes, she wonders… does Unum ever leave that Tower? Can she leave that Tower? Who is she? What is she? Someone in Cetus must have answers. Come on, sweet things. Give it up."
"On this cold and lonely eve, spare a thought for tractor jockeys, Rail agents, and lone travellers making their way. Trying to bring a little joy to people's lives, one shipment at a time."
"Nora has it on good authority that the enterprising Corpus are clearing out ice out of newly-discovered tunnels. For what purpose, she wonders?"
"Well, it's a lazy night between the stars for you and me, while out there, the System is still on fire. Grineer on Corpus, Corpus on Infested – and in between, the little people like you and me, well, we're just tryin' not to get stepped on. Here's to us, Dreamers."
"Nora here. The Red King is at the dance. But listen… as you drift between the stars, Nora wants you to know you ain't alone. Mm-mm. We're all of us a kinda family out here, ain't we? All of us. The multitudes. Driftin' and listenin'. But you need to remember: It never troubles the wolf how many the sheep may be. It never troubles the wolf."
"Somethin's out there, Dreamers. Nora can feel it. Pullin' at her waters like the moon pulls the tides. Somethin' big, an' somethin' old. It knows us. What will it say, I wonder, the day it steps up to our door and knocks?"
"We're out of the night and into the dawn. Still hangin' on in a System on fire, thanks to the good work of people like the Tenno. That's a thank-you, from Nora to you. Wherever you are."
(personal)
"Do you feel the next world press close, on these late nights, Dreamers? Nora does. She feels the presence of those she lost, the great and the good. Gods and ghosts. We are watched – bet on it – by those who dwell in the direction we cannot point to."
"Flattery, flattery charges my battery. Some people ask where they can send me gifts. Some want to take me out to dinner. One lonesome ol' Rail agent even asked Nora to marry him. Nora ain't the marryin' kind, but thank you. Was in love once. With a man. Face of an angel, morals of a chainsaw. We all have a type, don't we? Against which we must be forever on guard. But damn, he looked good in a suit."
"Dreamers, it's on these long and quiet nights I ask myself: How could I do more, and do it better? And then, something I read a long time ago whispers in my ear: 'All human activities are equivalent and all are on principle doomed to failure. Thus it amounts to the same thing whether one gets drunk alone or is a leader of nations.' And, Dreamers, I pour myself a drink."
"People ask me if it gets lonely out here. I say, lonely? Naw. I got all the company I need. I got you, sweet things. Ain't nothin' for Nora in the real world, 'cept trouble. Trouble, and a few yahoos she could box for a century without a tea break."
Opening Nightwave
"Now, just in case some of you ain't doin' all this outta the kindness of your hearts…."
"Nora's got the goods for one lucky Dreamer. Who's it gonna be?"
"Now, y'might be wonderin' if I'm holdin' back on y'all. Hmm, Dreamers…."
"Nora is all about incentivisin'."
"Who have we got on the line? Oh yeah, I don't have a line."
"Always a pleasure."
"What's on your mind, Dreamers?"
"It's that time again, Dreamers."
"Welcome."
"Shall we?"
"Hey."
(upon viewing Episode 1 of a series) "Greed. Brutality. Oppression. True stories, all, and the System is full of them. Dreamers? You listening? The System needs you performing your good deeds for the day. Nora needs it. Needs you to act. To change things. Hear the news, Dreamers. Hear it, or be it. Your call. Because in Nora's System, no good act goes unrewarded. This is Nora Night. You're listening to Nightwave."
(when the Tenno reaches Rank 1, variant) "Well well, looks like things are kickin' off."
(when the Tenno reaches Rank 1, variant) "And we are away."
(when the Tenno reaches Rank 1, variant) "Nora wants to reach out to all of you and say: welcome to the family."
(when the Tenno advances in rank, variant) "Nora sleeps better knowing her Dreamers are out there, workin' to lift us up."
(when the Tenno advances in rank, variant) "Don't stop believin', Dreamers."
(when the Tenno advances in rank, variant) "You keep bein' you, Dreamers."
(when the Tenno reaches Rank 15, variant) "We got as many miles behind us as we do before us, but, Dreamers, we got this."
(when the Tenno reaches Rank 15, variant) "Sometimes the end never seems further than when you're halfway there. But I'm here to tell you all that you got this thing beat."
(when the Tenno reaches Rank 30, variant) "Some are born to greatness. Some have greatness thrust upon them. The rest of us, we just have to work at it. You all know who you are."
(when the Tenno reaches Rank 30, variant) "Never doubt yourselves, Dreamers. This System's up for grabs, and we are comin' for it with both hands, yes we are."
(when the Tenno reaches Rank 30, variant) "Ain't no stoppin' someone who knows their worth. Nora's feelin' good about the state of things tonight, yes she is."
Exiting Nightwave
"Let's get back to it."
"Til then."
"Ta ta, lovelies."
"It's time for Nora to say goodnight."
"You know it."
"Let's check what's next."
"And we're out."
"That's all we have time for."
"Comin' up next."
"That's all from me."
"Yeah."
Completing Act
"Ladies and gentlemen, listeners of all ages, I present to you, walking amongst us, the once and future badass!"
"Dreamers, I have for you a tale of triumph over adversity. Of one person actin' true to their truest self."
"Word's comin' in of so many of you bein' your best selves. Nora is just beside herself with admiration."
"Things seem tough, Nora knows, but believe: though it's going outta style, there are people workin' to make this System a better place."
"Dreamers, Dreamers, Dreamers! There just is no holding you back!"
"Get comfy, Dreamers; one of our own believes they are the equal of our foe and, baby, they are actin' like it."
"You wanna hit those high notes, you gotta mean it."
"If it's useful, do it."
"Any y'all see the feeds light up? It's goin' down, kids."
"Well, well, well. Looks like some serious crud is going down out there. Here's to you, anonymous troublemaker."
"From little things big things grow, Dreamers. I believe in you all."
"Many things have been taken from us, it's true. But Fortune favours the bold… and there ain't none so bold as people with nothin' to lose.
"You're making waves, Dreamers. I can feel it."
Nightwave series
Series 1: The Wolf of Saturn Six (27 Feb 2019 – 19 May 2019)
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