01-24-2026, 01:19 AM
The viewscreen flashed to life, displaying a rather smug-looking Orion male with thick black hair. His scarred face might have been handsome at one time, but now it just looked mean.
“Nice try, Starfleet,” he sneered. “But unless Riani has become a Federation colony in the past 24 hours, you have no jurisdiction here. If you had an extradition order for this individual, you would have produced it instead of wasting my time. Now, if you’re finished making threats, we’d like to be on our way.”
The Orion captain crossed his arms impatiently, but did not disconnect the comm link.
== For Brooks ==
With his insight developed over years of experience, Brooks sensed some apprehension beneath the Orion captain’s hostility. He was not eager to test Aquila’s might.
== For Coppola ==
Aquila’s tactical sensors would see that the shuttle’s shields emitters had come online.
“Nice try, Starfleet,” he sneered. “But unless Riani has become a Federation colony in the past 24 hours, you have no jurisdiction here. If you had an extradition order for this individual, you would have produced it instead of wasting my time. Now, if you’re finished making threats, we’d like to be on our way.”
The Orion captain crossed his arms impatiently, but did not disconnect the comm link.
== For Brooks ==
With his insight developed over years of experience, Brooks sensed some apprehension beneath the Orion captain’s hostility. He was not eager to test Aquila’s might.
== For Coppola ==
Aquila’s tactical sensors would see that the shuttle’s shields emitters had come online.