try to call your mother forward, she has had more practice at talking to them.

You should probably just introduce yourself and your mother, tell it you have a similar job to it, and then maybe just ask it if there are any medicines around here.

I am uncertain medicines that work on one species would work on another. For example, in human's chocolate can induce euphoria. In dogs it can induce death.

I agree on the statement of who you are and what your job is. Show your commonalities and make peaceful talk of your cultural similarities and differences.

do not talk of the minnara though. even you with being use to them were unsure about them when younger. to a being who has never encountered the idea of another thing living within it could be frightful.
and for the medicine ask if it has seen plants that seemed strange.

point at yourself and say your name, point at your mother and say hers. Introduce yourself... It is wondering if you are able to talk and it needs to see that you can talk but just differently then it.
Start by talking to it in your own language, we want it to understand there is difficult communicating, not think you are stupid because you speak its language badly. Say something in your language, then stop and try repeating it in their language.

"can you help us? our leader has asked us to find things to use as medicine. have you seen any odd plants or animals?"

Ask to be introduced to its people, make friends with them, trade medicine knowledge.

It seems very friendly so far. I say we visit their nest and offer to trade medical knowledge.

how about agree to have some people meet it at this spot at a later time since you both know where this location is, and explain that you are on a schedule.

Tell it you have a important task right now, but you'd like to meet again at this place later on.

>>312740
Query: Would it be acceptable for multiple candidate species to be accepted from a single planet? I can't see any reason that would make this unacceptable.

No. We can't have every animal that become allies with the Zatrai gain the Minarra and tail clubs if we want to be the dominant species of the planet. The Minarra's a secret weapon.

>>312740
Designate any sapient non-candidate species that becomes allied with the candidate species as a potential candidate and begin an evaluation period. They should be evaluated over a minimum of one generation for likelihood of long-term compatibility with the primary candidate species and any existing secondary candidate species. If a high likelihood is determined, designate potential candidate as a secondary candidate and attempt to influence them by all available means to integrate socially with the primary candidate in a mutually beneficial manner, extending benefits and responsibilities after that process has been substantially completed. If no high likelihood of mutual compatibility is determined, designate potential candidate as a non-candidate and extend no benefits or responsibilities.

>>312754
I don't think Tail-Clubs are going to be particularly useful beyond the Dirt Age, but I am somewhat ambivalent on the subject of the symbionts. I'm gonna wait for more arguments before properly voting, but put me down for a tentative "Yes".

The tail clubs were a naturally-occurring feature of this species. The things that could be considered "benefits of being the candidate species" are the Minarra, communication with the 'Godstone', and the probability manipulation to help them survive/thrive.

>>312756
Sounds pretty good. They can have the benefits, including the Minarra, if and only if they can integrate into the society, and if they do so, they are also considered a candidate, on the same level as the Zatrai.

On a different note, is it possible for us to move ourselves over land?

yes yes. they must prove themselves.

ISLHC 2011/06/13(Mon)20:19 No. 312991 ID: 679e7a
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((In other words, if you okay this, you'll have the option to switch focus to a member of another species in a later chapter.))

Make it so.

>>312992
Return on resource investment must be positive, and analysis of interaction must indicate that return on resource investment will remain positive with a high probability, given increasingly close cooperation with the primary candidate species while being subject to probability manipulation favoring peaceful integration angled towards mutual benefit. This projection will need to be made with a sufficient quantity of data that it is reasonably reliable.

Essentially, only approve a secondary candidate species if we are close to certain that it will not backfire on us and disrupt the primary candidate species' development in an undesirable fashion.

>>312992
This is a solid plan.

ISLHC 2011/06/14(Tue)10:10 No. 313149 ID: 679e7a
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((You can't just go being sesquipedalianally loquacious like that! That's my endearing character trait!))

Aiaka 2011/06/14(Tue)10:11 No. 313151 ID: 679e7a
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((In other words, take this opportunity to ask her questions, suggest any unusual courses of action, et cetera.))

perhaps the silent air beast was a demon such as that which struck the godstone. if that is the case, then the godstone must of protected you from it, for they are foes.

>>313151
How long will it be before your egg hatches?

((Any other business, or should I move on?))

What form did the demon's attack take? Was it a straight beam of light, or a roundish blast (and if so, did you see any projectile)?

Did it swoop downward to attack, or did it remain high in the air?

>>313377
Oh! Aiaka! Have you started naming your Minarra yet? And if so, what are some of their names?

An egg...who's the father?

>>314012
look back, it says it earlier.

Aiaka 2011/06/19(Sun)12:59 No. 315109 ID: 679e7a
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((Aiaka hasn't named her Minnara, mainly for lack of good names. She's got a couple dozen of the things!))

so it wasn't destroying everything but beaming them up? That is probably really bad.

A couple names for the Minnara:

Nirzz
Mici
Lirra
Grota
Relfa
Torrzi
Alfra
Ionia
Burka

((Pick two to four kana that sound good when you put them together. Female names have hard sounds in them, male names have soft sounds in them. There are 'neuter' words, with hard and soft sounds, but they're not used for names.

Yes, that does mean that the Minnara are mostly male bugs.))

>>315148
So, like these?:
Fasha
Shila
Losra
Cholu
Quara
Zorma
Loji
Rovu

Meh, that's enough.

continue on.

Voting for Burka. We're naming the Queen only, not every single one of them.