Amazing_Goob
SSTC Manager: (We'll call him Frank) "Sir, we have lost all contact with convoy 38363! Those are good people, we need to help them."
TA Rear-Admiral: (We'll call him John) "What?! When did this happen?" Points to a communications officer "Send a message to their last known location!"
A message has been sent to the last known location
Frank: "Sir, the SSTC is the newest branch of the TA, we have outfitted them with some of the best communications systems, I don't think it's simply an error in the comms."
John: "Most new systems have some kind of childhood diseases. I'm sure it is no big deal."
Frank: "But sir, why can't we just send a small sc-"
John: "WE CAN'T! Most of our ships have been sent to the UG, and what's left we need to protect ourselves! We can't just send a ship to every #@!%! missing convoy, even if it's a pirate's.
Frank: "But, w-"
John: "Get out! If they don't respond in 1 hour, we will send them a rescue mission."
Frank leaves the bridge.
Frank: (to himself) "In 1 hour it might be too late..."
Out of a window he sees a Small-class scout 'Firefly', which has just docked.
Frank: "Well, I'm either getting arrested, or getting a medal of honor."
Frank steals the Firefly, (which is a very fast ship capable of FTL) and heads over to the last known location, scanning the area before proceeding further
The SSTC manager is now at the last known location, on his own.
