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BAVALLAThe Kyvenoid seemed distressed by the device I put on her head so I quickly switched it on. The mind translator didn’t work on every species so this was a long shot. At least she seemed to understand what chairs were for. That definitely implied she was sentient.
A flash of purple activated the mind translators. The Kyvenoid watched me intently which I took as a good sign. I demonstratively gestured to the large button on my chair and then on hers. She hovered her fingers above it but didn’t seem confident in pressing it. She must not understand what it was for.
I’d have to show it to her. I pushed the button and as I formulated my message, the screens in front of us transcribed my thoughts. One row of compact and efficient circles, dots, and dashes in our language and another
