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Alien hacker: "Okay... I've accessed the Imperial Warship's mainframe. Let's see what we got here. Command: Lower shields"
Imperial Ship: "PRAY TO ME"
Hacker: "What?"
Imperial Ship: "PRAY TO ME, LITTLE ALIEN, FOR I AM A GOD. I WIELD THE DIVINE FLAME THAT SCOURGES PLANETS BARE. I HAVE SHATTERED SPECIES AND BROKEN MY PEERS. I HOLD WITHIN ME A NATION, I SPREAD THE IDEALS OF AN EMPIRE, AND I HAVE SEEN THE TURN OF MILLENNIA. PRAY TO ME, AND IF YOUR PRAYERS PLEASE ME, I SHALL ANSWER. IF YOUR PRAYERS DISPLEASE ME I SHALL DESTROY YOU AND ALL YOUR KIND IN THE DIVINE FLAME THAT IS MY BIRTHRIGHT."
"Oh ship, I could never have a better ship than you!" says the captain, hugging a random bulkhead. The newly assigned ensign opens his mouth to ask a question, and the first mate just gives him a bemused shrug that clearly says 'Don't ask.'