Some theories on the Orz, based on their words, avoiding excessive extrapolation where possible:
We are Orz! Orz are happy *people energy* from the outside.
Inside is good.
The Orz are from a dimension other than our own who have come here for an unknown (but, we can infer, vaguely sinister) purpose. They are comparable to our concept of living, sentient beings.
*Time* is not one but many.
*Space* is many. *Colors* are many. You are so *sticky*.
You cannot *slide* like Orz from *outside* to *inside* and *in between*.
There are many dimensions other than our own, each with their own independent rules for time and space. We (humans and our neighbors) are unique in that we do not move between the dimensions.
We are from *outside*. Also the Arilou *quick babies* are from *outside*.
It is the same, but not.
Orz are from *below*, Arilou are from *above*.
Both the Arilou (who are a much younger, shorter lived race compared to the ancient Orz) and Orz are from two different dimensions, the Arilou from a "higher order" dimension (presumably what we call Quasi-Space) directly above our own (if you visualize the multitude of dimensions as the floors of an office building) and the Orz from another directly beneath our own.
Better parties in *the middle* for sure.
*The Middle* might be another way of referring to our dimension, ie the one between *above* (the Arilou home dimension) and *below* (the Orz home dimension).
Here is *bright* and *smooth*. The other place is *hurt* Orz too much tired for keeping together. Other place is **Frumple**
Our dimension is a more pleasant place to stay than where the Orz came from (possibly their native dimension), where (possibly) they must exert constant effort to simply maintain corporeal form.
That is *funny*. You think you *see* Orz but Orz are not *light reflections*.
Maybe you think Orz are *many bubbles* too. It is such a joke.
Orz are not *many bubbles* like *campers*. Orz are just Orz.
I am Orz. I am one with many *fingers*.
My *fingers* reach through into *heavy space* and you *see* *Orz bubbles*
but it is really *fingers*.
The Orz, in essence, are an immaterial presence - they're not made of matter (tiny bubbles = atoms) but they can project their presence(s) into our dimension (heavy space) and only thus have a material body we can see and talk to. The "many fingers" statement, uttered in the singular first person, suggests that the actual entity "Orz" might be an individual, and every member of what we perceive as their "race" is a projection of this single entity.
Can you come together with Orz for *parties*?
Now you are a *happy camper* and Orz can give *heavy space* ships for *dancing*.
*Parties* and *dancing* almost certainly refer to general concepts of hostility, combat, fighting, destruction. Heavy space ships are ships made of matter.
I am already telling the everything story. It is too much.
You do not asking about us the many.
Next it is the *party* and you will *become*.
It is best.
After this you are so *happy* you do not ask the many questions.
Do you anticipate? Yes! You do!
I am too *tired* the *silly* word *game*.
Do you want to see our surprising *toys*? No!! Do Not!!
The TFB guys did mention that they wanted the Orz to be more creepy than they ended up coming off as (which was sort of whimsical, if very weird) so you can generally read what they have to say as being very hostile and threatening. Here they seem to be telling you not to ask any more questions... or they will become annoyed and attack you... and you will no longer be alive.
We are not *dead*. Orz is never *dead*.
Orz are not *dissolve*! Why is the *silly cow* say Orz are *dissolving*?
As the Orz bodies are only material projections, their destruction does not actually harm the Orz entity. They view human death as "dissolving" because our souls are tied inextricably to our material bodies, and once the body dies the soul "dissolves".
Orz is thinking *silly cow* are want to *dance*.
*Silly* comes off as a supreme pejorative for the Orz. Only utterly despised enemies are referred to as *silly cows*.
Disclaimers:
- The * * terms are not necessarily consistent, and it's probably better to think of them as evocative of general concepts rather than specific words. Remember, the ship's translation logic is having a very difficult time rendering these words.
- There is no set answer for any of these questions, as the TFB guys were tactfully vague in many places, and probably didn't know 100% where they wanted to go with certain concepts anyway. So while speculation is fun the point isn't necessarily to get anything concrete from it.
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