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Complaint
Оглавление– There’s a complaint on you, sir!
– A complaint? To who?
– To the Flight Control Center, to the base, sir!
– How did you find out about it?
– I’ve got access to the files! By chance, of course…
– Ha! What are they complaining about? And who is that blotter?
– I guess it came from a ship that wanted to outrun us into the corridor of opportunity. It had some kind of special mission. Their lady commander said…
– What The Hent! I told her that we had an emergency! According to the flight rules, a ship with an emergency has a higher priority to pass, and, in any case, the Flight Control Center decides on the priority!
– They claim, sir, that our contingency was in doubt, and that we did not wait for the Center’s decision, slipping into the corridor first…
– Of course, we didn’t wait! In the event of emergency, the decision is made by the captain, without waiting for a command from the Center! It’s a shame I can’t answer them as we haven’t received any formal complaints, have we? Otherwise I would tell everyone how they climbed with their “special mission”, creating that very emergency! But, that’s bollocks, we will fight back…
– Already done sir!
– Have you deleted the complaint?
– On the contrary, I’ve multiplied it on their behalf… The FCC spam filter has removed it, I believe, forever, sir!
– I haven’t heard any of that!
– Serving the System, sir!
– Keep up the good work, Hans!
