Why? To feel nothing but the faintest hope? Well...
"AI."
"Yes, [Fren]?"
"What about these messages?"
"These were locally saved messages. The [ERROR! Token not found] messages recorded by [ERROR! Data lost]."
"Why is there only part of the last message here?"
"That is the last saved message."
"Is there a radio in this ship?"
"There is a damaged radio on board."
"Can we send messages?"
"Currently unavailable. The receiver functions but relaying is currently una-"
"Any incoming signatures?"
"Four. Two from the planet, two from the following coordinates." The AI recites a string of numbers you can not fathom. "None of them felin in origin, three known."
Three known signatures...
"What signatures are these?"
"1. Kriiik exploration fleet. 2. Nation military frequency. 3. Background radiation. 4. [REDACTED]."
"What are the... the Kriiik?"
"An alien species. Nomadic, semi-feudal, not considered dangerous. Hostile to felin."
"And this Nation?"
"Military forces. Danger unknown. Not hostile to felin."
"And this... redacted?"
"[ERROR: User not authorised]. Assessment: you can send one SOS message to one of the frequencies."
"Wait, you said we can't send messages."
"An SOS prerecorded message can be sent via bouy in the general direction of the source."