“—and despite major ethics violations, Nibbles the space-hamster won reelection.” B’jnktl the news alien’s smile turns somber. “We turn now to the Crab Nebula, where a hydrogen extraction rig exploded off the Crab Pulsar causing the star to implode, become a black hole and threaten to envelop the Perseus Spiral Arm. We are joined by the CEO of Betelgeusian Power, Ward Hayton.”
“We are deeply sorry for the irreversible damage BP’s done to the universe,” Hayton says, “We’ve spent an unprecedented fifty trevigintillion space-dollars in holo-advertisements expressing our regret.”
“And how much has BP spent repairing the hole?”
“I’m sorry. What?”
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“Some may call me an energy company apologist, but what BP has primarily done wrong is miscalculate the necessary PR effort. You see, Betelgeusians and members of the Galactic Federation have different styles of communication. BP should have had GF PR agents and PIOs from the get-go on this incident.”
“Also, Senator Nibbles is a credit to her species and the entire Galactic Federation. How dare you imply any kind of impropriety!?”