A Language of Metaphor

As we continued to investigate the … - who we now know to be the … - it became clear that the phrases they use are references to significant, well-known events that happened at some point in their past. The meanings of these references are apparently generally recognized among their kind, and can be a shorthand for expressing a sentiment or state of affairs. Fortunately, it seems that this form of their language is not the only version of it, but merely the "high speech", used in official settings and between intellectuals. An altogether more comprehensible "low speech" vernacular is used in more informal settings, especially among the young and those of lesser intelligence. Unfortunately, it is considered gravely insulting to speak to one of high standing using the "low speech", so that they must treat us as the intellectual equivalents of children in order to communicate with us...

The command below will trigger the "A Language of Metaphor" event in Stellaris:

When this event fires, you can choose between these 2 options:

• Contact them in the "low speech".
• Surely we can manage to speak their true language.

Stellaris events fire in chains — one event leads to the next. Here is how A Language of Metaphor (first_contact.355) connects.