8-601: Spanial, Control
He looks to Jennie to make sure she isn’t freaked out about the idea, then receives her nod and fiddles with his console.
On the screen the gold ship twists, and three flashes of light emerge from the weapon ports.
Ipan exclaims, “they’re firing!” then follows with, “It’s wide, way wide, 45° off our course…”
Unknown vessel…we mean you no harm. If you can hear us and understand, please respond…We have no desire to disrupt your ships or your lifeforms, we simply wish to communicate… and take safe passage through your airspace…
The ship begins turning end-over-end then activates its thruster.
There is another burst of static across the speakers.
Ipan says, “Contact 2 is decelerating.”
“What does that mean? Was that a warning shot? Should we stop?”