The Last Announcement

The last public broadcast on Rilanga television which aired right before the end of the Final War.

Purpose

The recording shows a special report by the famous anchorman Ut Revi, informing all Rilanga citizens about a wave of missiles heading for the population centers.

Document Structure

Clauses

The report begins with Ut Revi informing the citizens that the Ran-E-Zu Confederation fired multiple long-range missiles towards both the Zugderi and Zugnur Seas.
He then proceeds to talk about how the military was already working on intercepting these missiles and everybody should stay calm. However, while delivering the government's recommendations about the precautions that people should take, his voice breaks and he goes off script.
The broadcast ends with Ut Revi urging everyone to run to their families and hold them tight because there was nothing left that anyone could do. He is cut off mid-sentence by a "stand by" screen mentioning technical difficulties.

Publication Status

This recording is publicly accessible for all Rilsu citizens. It is featured in countless documentaries about the Final War, and everyone graduating from school has seen it at least once as part of their history classes.

Historical Details

History

Several survivors recorded this broadcast while watching it from inside their shelters. Most of those recordings were kept secret before the Peace Conference because people feared prosecution.
When the Rilsu gathered historical documents and artifacts relating to the Final War, all known recordings were reviewed for completeness as well as audio and video quality. The four best ones were carefully preserved and the storage media containing them are now exhibited in the Denfa Sasmi Museum. Their contents are part of the museum's public database.

Public Reaction

Many people living in the shelters watched the original broadcast while it aired. When the famous anchorman - also known as the "Voice of the Union" - went off script, some reacted with confusion and disbelief while others began to panic or freeze in shock.
Soon afterwards, rumors came up regarding the "stand by" card. People speculated whether there were truly technical difficulties, whether the missiles hit mid-sentence, or whether the authorities wanted Ut Revi to shut up. Government officials later confirmed that it was the latter and that the missiles did not hit until six minutes after the broadcast was interrupted.

Legacy

To most Rilsu, it is a painful reminder of the turning point in their species' history. However, many admire Ut Revi for speaking his true mind at the last moment, abandoning the government's propaganda to remind the people of what they were about to lose.

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The Last Announcement

Rilangun

Ropiblure mi nis, lul va duris mi ledi. Munto mizti regva hasdolre kofo o regsa nu ruvusre uda rere. Vil be dof hab dozalreda mi alal rok irero nozre vuk o tamak lul rolgul tundureda. Git lul regva zug dedo nohos mi salingi regra vebure si utgi.

Pa ire nedsi regsa pinabre gu. Lul regva singlas guf rukere tagag zugrero faf.

Kofo tug ialo sil tati lul regva kespireda nu dozalreda zazrefe, ire rubetre sil pu si padgu regsa iblare. Hamesi maka regsa defrevo, di nol mi sevi lihogre. Lul regsa iza si umengli regsa atirevo, di...

Di lul regsa...

Nuva. Bogu regsa madirevo. O lul regsa dovegu regsa nompirevo, lul regsa reg sib, sia zaf ire dezti! Regra regsa vuprevo si zasdi, di regsa nulogre gu! Puf rempa palre sil kere regsa dore. Nu mat lenva zem regsa hafrevo, nutgefa -

English

Nightly greetings, my fellow citizens. We interrupt the regular program to bring you this special announcement. Four minutes ago multiple long-range missiles were detected heading for the Union's territories. They are targeting the population centers on both of our seas.

But you need not be concerned. Our military forces have already launched countermeasures.

For the unlikely event that these missiles should get past our defences, it is recommended that you seek a sheltered place. Stay inside and preferably in a cellar room. Put on your filters masks and...

And your...

No. Forget that. Run to your spouse, your children, whoever is close! Hold them tight and don't let go! There's nothing else you can do. Savor these last, precious moments before -

Close

by Kathrin Janowski

Alternative name(s)

Zem Rovosru

Type

Record, Transcript (Communication)

Medium

Digital Recording, Video

Authoring Date

1 NZR, Taprunoma 32, 25:20 - 25:23

Authors

• Ut Revi

by Kathrin Janowski

by Kathrin Janowski

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