Velka wasn’t sure she could break their operational security by exposing that they were from a different Galaxy. It wasn’t exactly outside of her orders to say where they were from the neighboring galaxy but she had to run it by the JIIC senior chief on board. * at a later time….* she thought as she keyed the command console send a message back to the Abh vessel.

 “ We are allied with another people that use a similar language to yours. The “Terran’s” are the people we have mistaken you with. We will seek out these worlds and see if they fit our needs, we will be sure to maintain contact with any of you people we meet".

Velka then scrolled down to the message sent by the “Roman” people, still wondering what to make of the message. They did not have much experience in the ways of diplomacy it seems, was that information? a Threat? or both? To the Velka and her JIIC handlers it sure seemed like a threat, it didn’t seem like they were two keen on “ Peaceful Relations”. Velka tapped a series of commands into the console and replied to the Roman vessel 

“ We are not sure who you are used to dealing with, but our people don’t respond well to threats. As far as first impressions go, you are not making a good one, we will cooperate with whoever we deem necessary”. 

Velka sent the message and sighed, keying the intercom for the engineering compartment “ What is the status on our jump drive?” she said flatly, trying to hide the annoyance in her voice.  “ Fitting the final coolant hose now” a crewman said “ Five minutes, then try the drive. The five minutes went by quickly before a green status light light up, signifying that the drive was ready.