ZendikaroftheWest
"Initiating first contact. Well then, you will have to choose between the digital interaction or the in-person procedures. Note that the latter option is a lengthy process where your representative's privacy, body and biology will be completely violated and your ship will be put under surveillance if you are a private person. Again if the latter option is chosen, the first contact must take place outside the GBE border."
Dumb
Fair enough. Craftmanship by hand is very rare these days, limited to almost only hobbies.
The_Devil_Incarnate
As they approached the border they were met with a military presence. The nearest station was the civilian stations and military installations near the fleet. The Royal Navy defense fleet stood there with tiny interdiction nodes scatter across the border. Patrol vessels constantly move away from the borders and warp out, as an equal amount warp back in with the infamous THUD and regroup with the fleet. The fleet was centred around two cruisers.
"More bogey's sir. A smaller civilian ship with two frigates."
"What again?"
// transmission start //
”Unidentified ships you have arrived at the border of the Galactic British Empire. We are currently in lockdown. Please identify yourselves.”
// transmission end //
