[u]EDFS Andromeda[/u]

[b]Bridge[/b]

The Imperial delegation had arrived and was safely in the hangar bay, and Brandon was busy making sure the ship operated to expectations, amidst the growing conglomeration of ships and traffic, including debris, strangely. But that wasn't his problem at the moment. No, he was more nervously eying the nearby triangle shaped ship, as well as the entourage their vessel seemed to be picking up. First the Osprey, and now more, not counting strike craft. At such close quarters, with the Admiral down below and the XO off the ship, it made him nervous.

Dmitri sat up as a message came across. "Sir, the [i]Icarus[/i] responded. They say that their cyberwarfare suite...acted of it's own initiative. They're also forwarding data on our location."

Brandon frowned. "What, like an AI? But that's dumb, why would you let it do stuff on it's own? Yes, the [i]Yamato[/i] had a robot, but it was only ever for assistance. It didn't offensively act of it's own initiative." Something didn't sit right here, but given that they had no evidence to the contrary, they would have to go along with it. 

Hart looked up from the radar screen. "Sir, the [i]Icarus[/i] is moving into formation with us and the [i]Osprey[/i]."

"I see," Brandon replied with a slight frown. "Alright, let them do it for the moment. But keep everyone alert. I'm not going to let us get sucker punched if I can hep it."

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[b]Hangar of the [i]Culling of Prospero[/i][/b]

Roche, clad in his navy blue XO's uniform, a deviation from the normal standard jumpsuit, looked between the lord General and the other man as his entry was accepted, and he disembarked the Seagull to stand on the deck, the medical personnel in black on yellow jumpsuits, with equipment in hand, filing out behind him, apparently anxious to get to work, though low muttering at what they were seeing could be heard as well. "It's nothing," Roche replied. "We would expect you to do the same for us if we needed assistance, and it's an established part of maritime tradition to aid those in need, even if they may not share the same allegiance as you."

The next question caught him off guard, and he couldn't stop a puzzled look from escaping. Chaos Gods? Warpfiends? Black or White or regular kind?Any sense he had of these people was blasted away in an instance. So, he tried to tactfully phrase this as best he could. "I couldn't tell you, sadly," he replied, trying to placate. "While we do travel via warp, we are in it for minutes at most as our vessel transits the fourth dimension. No one has ever staged an attack, or been attacked, while in warp. Though given all that has been going on, it would seem reasonable to assume that you and I are not from the same universes, as it were."

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[b]Hangar of the [i]Andromeda[/i][/b]

Hijikata stood watched, arm folded behind his back, and with security personnel in blue on white uniforms ready behind him, themselves armed with pulsar rifles for defense and helmets, as the V winged shuttle landed with a hum, landing struts dropping to the deck before a ramp slid out. He was...suitably impressed. They obviously had some advanced technology, given that they didn't have the same type of characteristic landing that a Cosmo Tiger did, the ability to practically land on a dime or hover in midair as it were. 

The troops that filed out impressed as well, their armor white with grey markings, unblemished and clean, with strange black weapons that looked like rifles, though he couldn't fathom how they worked as of yet. Then a man in grey with a gold droid walking behind him, something that caught Hijikata's interest given the dearth of robotic intelligence in the Earth Federation. Certainly not one as advanced as that (It was a far cry from the famous robot of the [i]Yamato[/i]

Hijikata stepped slightly forward and nodded. "On behalf of the Earth Federation I welcome you aboard the EDFS [i]Andromeda[/i] I am certain you will not find any war criminals, and relations can proceed smoothly. At this point in time though I must ask that you refrain from touching our equipment. We wouldn't want to have an unfortunate accident. as well, I would like to request that your troops stay here for the duration of the visit. No need to provoke an accidental firefight over a cultural misunderstanding."

He stepped to the side and waved the man forward through the honor guard of Marines. "Come, let's begin the tour, shall we?" He was far from intimidated, having faced down top brass and politicians. What was one man to him, not even a Captain if he had to hazard a guess? He'd seen worse.