THESE GUYS SUCK!

SPACE DATE 2235.072

We were supposed to transport a trade delegation from the Mercado Empire to the conference on Caligulus III, but everything seemed to go wrong.  I gleamed over the species dossier Dr. Rena gave me, but she still should have reminded me of the salient details.  For one thing, when we transported down to their station, I was taken aback by their pungent odor.  Then, when I made an innocent comment about it to their queen, she gets all insulted.  They need to add to the species profile that they have NO sense of humor!  Commander Powell referenced their political profile and praised the great works of Lord Kuballa, who the outdated records said was the current ruler of the Empire.  It turned out to be 40 years out of date, as Kuballa is now reviled as a genocidal dictator.  You would not believe the screaming!  Then to top it all off, when we finally got the delegation on board, it turned out that their species was highly allergic to the nitrogen in our air supply.  They exploded almost immediately upon arriving on board.  I'm going to have Lt. Jayda send the report on this one to GU High Command.