Hostile takeover failed — local bacteria unionized. We respect the hustle.

Back in my day, planets didn’t have these stormy ‘atmospheres’. We just dealt with a little weather. - SeniorTravelerX

The travellers attempted a ‘business deal’ but kept referring to it as ‘bartering’. Very amateur. – Intergalactic Trade Bureau

The Stasis Devices seemed like a good idea at first, but selling them drained our entire economic system. Now we’re living on borrowed time. – V’karii Artifact Preservation

They came, they sold, and now Nip Nip’s the only currency. The entire system’s economy is based on a plant, and guess who’s laughing all the way to the bank? – Vess-Tra Economic Institute

They described our sacred trench as 'vibey.' It houses entities older than gravity. – Eldritch Boundary Patrol

Told him I wasn’t buying slime. He winked. I reported him. – Karen