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 Quick short story, it's kinda adjacent to the space opera. Sorta. Never Punt an ET. The first rule they hammer into you when going outside the Sol system is 'do not punt the ET'. Even if they are annoying. Especially if they are annoying. No matter how much you want to pick up the ET by whatever and drop-kick them away, as far as the local gravity allows. No matter how much the local law types thought the puntee deserved it or how much they are laughing you will be deported back to Sol, There you will spend the rest of your sorry life working off the deportation charges and EarthSec will keep an eye on you forever as well. There are benefits mind. An entire subculture exists around punting ETs, never mind the legalities and ethics. And as someone bold enough to do it freestyle, while the Goverment takes a dim view, the same cannot be said for the people. The current ET in question was a Franeck, sort of like a hexapedal, feathered avian about the size of a cat if you'v...