Command bridge, frigate Taam Yim
Approaching Venterran Strike Fleet 501

"It is rather simple, really. You only need to tell it what you want to do, and the computer figures out how. Even a mammalian child should be able to navigate." Eeract, the captain of the Treecuu frigate smirked.

Special Emissary Tiro shook her head. She knew it was classical insectoid humour to make fun of the helpless young mammalian offspring. Where they needed many years, insectoid offspring were basically grown-ups only weeks after hatching.

"If it's so easy, what did you do all those years at the Academy?"

A notification of an incoming transmission appeared on Eeract's monitor that was mounted to his command seat and interrupted them. Tiro, seated behind Eeract, leaned forward.

"They have detected us?"

"Apparently." Eeract instructed the computer to display the transmission on the big view screen. The message was clear, even though the grammar was worse than when the avians of Bicaan spoke Treecuu.

"Eeract, respond that we will comply and wait for them here. Transmit our diplomatic code."

Eeract made the frigate come to a full stop. The colourful warp distortions on the view screen were replaced by millions of tranquil stars.