Ship's Log · 4/24/2026
An afternoon at an Earth marketplace
Session log · Tape
An afternoon at an Earth marketplace
- Source
- Outdoor market, temperate Earth city
- Initiated by
- Mukk-01
- Duration
- 00:23:11
[AMBIENT: birds, market stalls, chatter, distant music]
MUKK-01:
Recording. Early expedition. We are observin' earthlings at a weekend marketplace. This is field tape three. Mukk-17, remain close.
MUKK-17:
MUKK-17 IS CLOSE. Mukk-17 is so close. Mukk-17 can hear you breathing.
MUKK-01:
Slightly less close.
MUKK-17:
understood.
[AMBIENT: walking, nearby earthling conversations]
MUKK-01:
Notice the earthlings to our left. They are engaged in commerce. Two parties — a vendor, a buyer. Observe the exchange. The rhythm of it.
MUKK-17:
the VENDOR is smiling. the BUYER is looking AT A THING. the vendor is PLEASED about the thing. the buyer is CONSIDERING the thing.
MUKK-01:
Adequate. Continue watchin'.
[AMBIENT: nearby greeting between two earthlings — "hey! how's it going!" — "oh hey Brian, good to see you!"]
MUKK-17:
what was that?
MUKK-01:
A greetin'. Earthlings exchange greetings when they recognize one another. The use of the name reinforces the social bond.
MUKK-17:
what was the NAME?
MUKK-01:
I did not catch it clearly. A common Earth name, I think. We should move on.
MUKK-17:
Mukk-17 heard it. Mukk-17 heard it CLEARLY. it was the most BEAUTIFUL name.
MUKK-01:
Mukk-17, please focus on the commercial observation.
MUKK-17:
Mukk-17 is going to have that name. Mukk-17 has DECIDED. that is Mukk-17's name now. from this moment.
MUKK-01:
Mukk-17, that is not how names work on Earth.
MUKK-17:
Mukk-17 doesn't CARE how names work on earth. the earthling said the name and now the name is Mukk-17's. hello i am BRAIN. Mukk-17 is a Mukk called BRAIN now.
MUKK-01:
Mukk-17.
BRAIN:
BRAIN.
MUKK-01:
…I will discuss this with the captain.
[AMBIENT: Brain introduces themself as "Brain" seventeen further times over the next nine minutes. The commercial observation portion of the expedition was not completed.]