[Tlhingan-hol] nuq bop bom: 'ay' chorghmaH Hut: <be' Qoy>

[Robyn Stewart]

This is slightly longer than usual installment, but if you've read 
this far you can handle an extra fifty words. It also includes 
violence, blood and possibly challenging ethics.

vajar flew into a rage and locked the doors either side of the crew 
after overhearing what sounded like plans to mutiny.

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jatlh 'ungya "vajar! be' DaQoylaHbe''a'? Dubopbe'."

jatlh ghutar, "HoD DagheSrup'a SoH?"

QumwI' lIS HoD 'ej pay chuSqu'. jatlh Hota'ro', "HoDma' vIHoHQo'. 
batlh nuDev. nuSaH. ngoy'. maw'be'. vajar HoD vItoy'rupchu'."

"nepchoH! nutoj!" jatlh HoD. "vIHoH! 'urmang!" pe'vIl QumwI' chu'Ha'.

ghutar ghogh Qoyqa'. QumwI'vo' luQoybe'. lojmIt wa' 'emDaq ghaHtaH. 
jatlh "ngaQtaH."

HoD tlhejmeH vIHchoHDI' 'ungya jachqa'taH. beymo' tlhoS QumwI' 
Qoybe', HoD rI'DI' Hota'ro'. jatlh "HoD, reSuj wIneHbe'. Hov 
ghajbe'bogh ram rur pegh ghajbe'bogh jaj. ma'el 'e' yIchaw'neS." 
SoQvetlh'e' pIHbe'pu' HoD.

jangpa' HoD jatlh yaS wa'DIch "Hota'ro', be'oy, HIghoS."

"lojmIt yIngaQHa'moH," jatlh Hota'ro'.

"yIpoSmoH," jatlh 'ungya 'ej jachqa'be'meH rIlwI' chopchoH.

qatlh vIngaQmoHta'? ghel'egh vajar 'ej lojmIt poSmoH. 'el ghutar, 
Hota'ro' je. ravDaq QottaH 'ungya. nIvnav yopwaH neH tuQtaH. HeDajDaq 
'Iw HuH je ngoHlu'. He'So' porghDaj. SIbI' 'ungya ghoS Hota'ro' 
tlha'taHvIS latlhpu'. ravDaq yaS wa'DIch luDech. jatlh vajar, 
"Hota'ro', taj Daghajbogh poQ."

"SoSnI'lI' taj, qar'a'?" 'ungyavaD jatlh Hota'ro'. Qochbe' 'ungya. 
taj lel Hota'ro' 'ej HoDvaD nob. HoDvaD jejmeH nagh nob ghutar. taj 
jejchoHmoH HoD. 'ungya DeS yach Hota'ro'.

"taj yItlhap," jatlh HoD 'ej taj jejqu' much. nogh 'ungya 'ej rIlwI' 
choptaH. 'oy' wab mach lIng HughDaj ghIq taj 'uchmeH ghop SIch. loj 
rIlwI' 'ay' Qav. regh ghop 'ej wuSDu'Daq 'Iw Doq tu'lu'. 'oy''a' 
SeHmeH rIlwI' chopchu'ta'.

taj 'uchchoH 'ungya 'ej taj ret'aqDaq latlh ghop lan je. 'ungya 
ghopDu'Daq ghopDu'Daj lan HoD 'ej roDaq Daq qar HotmeH taj Dev. 
jachchoH 'ungya 'a wej taj DuQchoHta'. SeH'egh. taj yuvchoH 'ach 
nechchoH. ngaDqa'moH HoD. "mInDu'," jatlh. poStaHmeH 'ungya' mInDu' 
'uchchoH ghutar. DuQ'eghmeH 'uyqu' 'ungya. DIr SIjlI' taj 'e' lubej. 
'etlh waQbe'meH joQ DevlI' vajar. DuQ 'ej tIq 'el.[43] reghqu'choH. 
boQwI'pu'Daq ghay 'Iw. jachqa' 'ungya 'ej jachchoH je latlhpu'. tIq 
'ay' vaghDIch SammeH taj tlhe'qu' vajar[46] 'ej ghaybe'choHDI' 'Iw 
taj lel. taj Say'moHmeH tlhayDaq ngoH vajar. jachbe'choHpu' 'ungya 
'ach taH latlhpu' beymey.[44] ghuHmoHmeH 'ej Sotmo' 'ej DunHa'mo' 
wanI' qaStaHvIS poH nI' jachtaH. 'oy'choHDI' HughDu' tamchoH. 
bejchuq. chaHDaq 'ungya 'Iw lulegh 'ach jatlh pagh.[45]
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SKI: vajar does as his first officer suggested.
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[43] I don't know how a single stab wound works versus with the much 
touted bIraqlul, so this is my version.
[44] Hmm. I started with <mevDI 'ungya bey, lutu'be'>, but then I 
asked myself What is the object of tu'? Do I mean tu'be'? So then I changed it.
[45] If you're not up on your Klingon culture-- I haven't watched the 
referenced episode myself-- you may need to note that I'm drawing on 
descriptions of the ritualized form of suicide that is acceptable in 
Klingon culture. Offing yourself with a disruptor is dishnourable. So 
is screaming in pain lying on the floor begging for the ritual and 
probably screaming during the ritual, but I rather suspect that 
screaming of ones companions to warn the Black Fleet of the coming of 
another warrior arose out of an attempt to protect the honour of the 
dying. Actual assisted suicide by stabbing is rarely going to match 
the idealistic ritual. 
<http://www.tvacres.com/death_misc_klingons.htm>http://www.tvacres.com/death_misc_klingons.htm 

[46] I had a point here regarding the xiphoid process but then I 
realized that I was probably wrong, and that I just wanted to say 
"xiphoid process" so I cut it down to this: xiphoid process.  
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