"How the-, nevermind. Raise our shields 20% more, lower power impact on on the cannons by 15% so we can fire more. Send out ships now! Pari, the second the drive is ready, jump to the nearest UNSC post. Someone, Alert the crew!"

"Aww shit. They emp'ed us! Pry open the door and rush to the slip space drive, the second we get power, we're jumping!"

"No, just falling back. We barely survived this encounter, without the slip drive, we wont survive the next one. We're moving forward."