MrLeftHand Several ships of all three classes move closer to the newcomer, but keep a respectful distance. Only the Assault-Class ships have weapons armed, but the Assault- and Explorer-Class ships have shields up.
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"Confused: There must be some errors in translation, either that or your primary energy source has overloaded. Either way, it seems you are trying to request something from us?"
"ERROR: YOUR INTENTIONS ARE CONFUSING - YOU HAVE REQUESTED AN ALLIANCE AND THREATENED US IN THE SAME SENTENCE. WE DO NOT KNOW HOW TO RESPOND TO THIS PROPERLY, I'M AFRAID..."
"In your transmission, it seems evident that you want us to make you 'A station to make factories,' if you provide us with the schematics of your product, we will respectfully comply with your request - you have definitely provided enough funds to warrant such a request... and then some! So long as your intentions are benign towards the Collective, of course."
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