"Ja ja, I understand that. Now if you would be so kind and search for that report."
The hangar overseer turned away from Sittlingen and started typing on his computer.
Sittlingen looked over to the screen and uneasily tapped his fingers on the desk.
"There it is Herr Leutnant. The 90-ARKM-N45 with the serial number E57326214, assigned to Gefreite Annemarie Franck, destroyed during Scramble Nr.03-2607819."
"Open up the after action report, I want to know how it got destroyed."
"Jawohl Herr Leutnant." The overseer started typing again. "Fell to capital ship defense fire on an incursion with Liberty forces."
"WHAT?! How in the Kanzler's name is that possible?! A wraith, so agile, so nimble, the pinnacle of snubcraft engineering, shot down by sluggish capital ship weaponry?!"
"Uh, I don't know Herr Leutnant, you should ask Frau Franck that que..."
"Oh, that I will. Danke Feldwebel. Weitermachen!"
Sittlingen turned around and headed straight for his office.
Not even five minutes later the speakers in the pilot quarters started rambling: