Alternative Communication

The power to communicate through alternative, unique or non-standard means. Opposite to Omni-Communication and Omnilingualism.

Also Called

 * Alternative Language
 * Non-Standard/Unique Communication/Language
 * Starfish Language

Capabilities
User way of communicating/language is so radically different and/or alien that they may be physically impossible to understand or overhear. Their method of communication may not just be merely non-verbal but also entirely unique to them, such as communicating through various natural phenomena, supernatural or metaphysical means, and/or even methods that truly abstract (like dreams or memories) or that have no basis in the physical/tangible world.

User may also be able to hide/disguise their method of communication so that no one outside of their own kind may be able to understand or speak with them unless they chose too.

Applications

 * Alien Mind
 * Communication Shift
 * Formless Mind
 * Mind Words
 * Telepathic Static
 * Unknown Inducement
 * Unpredictability

Associations

 * Communication Manipulation
 * Linguistic Manipulation
 * Time-Space Synesthesia

Limitations

 * Users of Telepathic Translation and Linguistic Assimilation might be able to figure their method of communication.

Known Users
See Also: Starfish Language.
 * Cloakers (AD&D)
 * Werewolves (Luger Code 1951)
 * The Vajra (Macross Frontier)
 * Deoxys (Pokemon)
 * Whale Probe (Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home)
 * Crystalline Entity (Star Trek: TNG)
 * Chaotic Space Entities/Aliens (Star Trek Voyager)
 * Kid Chaos