Kila: Well, Richard, this planet is on the edge of the Schori—Krexian Empire, So once they discover there is life on it, they will want it. However, according to intergalactic salvage laws established by Frederick the Vague in 1920, the right to decide which agencies may approach new species... ...belongs to the first one to lay eyes on it in person.
Pilau: Yeah, on paper. You and I both know that if I report this to the League of Planets they’ll start immediate negotiations with the planet on my terms and dismiss any legal objections you make as female hysterics or some quirk of your species. No one cares that much about that law anyway. There’s a reason Frederick II was called ‘The Vague’.
Richard Ferris: What if I say I found them?
Pilau: I don’t recommend it. You’re small, squishy and edible.
Richard Ferris: I’m not THAT edible.
Kila: Why do people make these dumb laws if no one follows them? Do they get sick joy from being ignored?
Pilau: I did say IF I report this to the League.