[Tlhingan-hol] nuq bop bom: 'ay loSmaH wej

[Qov]

The continuing saga of Klingons continues.

Yesterday the captain asked ghutar why his spacesuit contained a lot 
of blue ice.

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jatlh ghutar "taDchoHpu'pa' 'ellaw', HoD."

"'a qatlh 'ellaH? chay' logh Sut chevlu'pu'?" jatlh HoD

"vIpe'." jatlh ghutar. qoghDaq taj HuSDI' ghutar, tlhoS beppu' vajar, 
'ach Hung yaS nuH nge'chugh, Ha'qujDaj nge'. logh Sut QIHlaH 'etlh 
yanbogh SuvwI' po' vaj pe'pu'mo' ghutar yay'be' HoD.

"bong Dape''a'?" jatlh HoD.

"ghobe' HoD. chIch vIpe'ta'. DujwIj vIHubmeH." jatlh ghutar

nuqjatlh? boHchoH HoD. taghqa', jatlh "ghutar ne', wo'vam 
Datoy'laHtaHmo' jIbel. DaH lut naQ HIjatlh. potlh Danopchugh vaj 
HughlIj vISIj. tlhegh DatoS 'e' Daqaw'a'?"

"lu' HoD." jatlh ghutar. ravDaq QottaH ghutar 'ej lut ja'chu'.

"tlhegh vItoStaHvIS, ngaDHa'mo' tlham tlhoS HoS choHwI' vIchagh. logh 
Sut poghmey vItuQtaHmo' HoS choHwI' vI'uchqa'DI' tlhegh vI'uchHa' vaj 
jIpum. Som Qargh vIvegh. ghIq Duj bIngDaq jIHuStaH. 'IH Hovmey. vIHo' 
'ej Som vIlegh. QIH vIleghmo' qaQum 'e' vInID 'ach bIjangbe'."

mIv nuD HoD. loj QummeH DuQwI'. "bIDo'." jatlh HoD. "QummeH DuQwI' 
wItlhlaw'pu' Som HeH jej. yInSIplIj chevlaH."

"tlhegh vItoSqa' 'e' vInID 'ach SomDaq vIHbogh vay' vIleghpu'mo' 
jIyev. SomDaq vIH bIQtIqHey SuD. SomDaq chuch SuD law tu'lu' 'ej 
vIHmoH vIj tuj. vIj vIbejtaHvIS pay' wanI' vIbejbogh vItlhoj. bo'Degh 
maw' Da vIj. tlhe' 'ej tlhe'qa'," DelmeH ghop joqmoH 'e' nIDDI' 
ghutar 'oy'qu'choH nItlhDu'Daj taD. vIj Heghbat Delta'bogh Hota'ro' 
vIbejlI'. tlhe'qu'. tajvajDaj tIn law' wa' bID gho tIn puS. chaq 
javmaH vatlhvI ghoDaq tlhe'. 'a jatlhpu' Hota'ro' lagh mevlaHbe' 
DeghwI', 'ach vIjDaq chaq mevmoH vay'. Daqaw'a'?"[41]

qawchu' HoD.

"vIj vIghoSmeH tlheghwIj vItoS, ghIq vIvo'eghmeH Som vIpup. 'a vIj 
vISIchmeH, tlhoy tIqHa' tlheghwIj 'e' vItlhoj. vaj vIvo'eghpu'DI' 
tlhegh vIpe'. vIj vIQeqchu'. Duj tlhammo' vIj retlhDaq SomDaq 
vIQotlaH. DIngchoH Duj, 'ach vIj vI'uchmo' jIpumbe'."

ghutar nejmeH DIng Duj 'e' qaw HoD. 'ach taHmeH ghutar qaghbe'.
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SKI: ghutar started to explain how he ended up where the first 
officer found him.
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[41] And this, finally, is why I needed such an elaborately 
distinctive malfunction in the beginning of the 'ay''a', and so much 
chatter about it.