The chevrons finally lock as the gate opens, and a signal comes through a hologram with a few symbols in ancient Hindi.<br/><br/>Its simply FRIENDS and PEACE and MESSAGE and NEXT OPENING and SOON Its timed repeating symbols ten seconds each until the gate closes after three minutes, the iris doesn't stop it. The signal is weakened due to the iris.<br/><br/>Something did try to get through and smashed into the edge of the gate before the Iris before the holographic message started.<br/><br/>(the thump was a unmanned scanner probe)