Pilau: And who might I be speaking with?
Mik: Mik Neshkitaim. Commissioner of the Frellan Planetguard. Identify yourself and your reason for being in this area.
Pilau: I don’t see why I should, since I’m not a Shanian citizen and your jurisdiction is lightyears away.
Mik: You should comply with my requests because I have contacts in a nearby Schori outpost, whom I will not hesitate to alert to your presence here.
Pilau: That seems a little extreme, not to mention a little illegal.
Mik: As you have observed yourself, Shanian law does not apply this far from the Empire. I can do as I please, and it would take a mere five minutes for me to contact a Schori officer- hardly extreme.
Pilau: Whatever, lady, I’m just here on a research trip. I got data on stars if you wanna hear it. Very boring. Lots of math.