[b]-Planet Edocea, Gakk System, Noviran Socialist Union-[/b]

[quote=@SgtEasy]
We greet you Noviran Socialist Union. We, the Fay'Ran Jik Democracies, extend our thanks. We have been separated from our fleet due to problems with our FTL drives. We ask you to let us escort a ship carrying a diplomat to talk about future relations between our people. We also ask to allow us for two armed guards to escort said diplomat as we have had problems with other species in the past. To the bonds of our countries!
[/quote]

Colonel Matarahi, waiting patiently for a minute, received a message in reply, astonishingly enough in the Catopian language, confirming the idea that they had some sort of universal translation software.

"Premier?" Sahria looked up from the papers on her desk and straightened her glasses. "Yes, have they responded? What do they say?"

The Colonel read it out to her, tripping slightly on the alien name.

"Those requests seem reasonable. I want you to meet the diplomat in orbit, and to attempt to cultivate positive relations. That they are a democracy speaks well for them, though it is not necessarily a guarantor of peacefulness. Please inform me as the situation develops, and especially if they prove to be hostile."

"Very well, Premier. Thank you for this opportunity."

The Premier nodded, and terminated the video feed.

The Colonel composed a reply, which read:

[hider=Reply to the Democracies]
This is completely understandable. Our FTL drives appear to be encountering similar difficulties. We agree fully with your request, and await your arrival at the space station in orbit around this planet.
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With that, the Colonel departed the command center and rode the space elevator up to orbit.

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