"I would rather die, than allow the violation of our founding principles!" Corvan slammed a fist down on the table.
It rippled under the impact, absorbing the shock and transmitting it to feed the power storage of the craft. Nothing was wasted aboard a Danofear ship.
His first in command subconsciously scratched at an antennae, "Captain..."
"I won't hear it, Torv! Threat of war, threat of extermination. We will not give up our privacy, our sense of self-determination, simply because some backwards space cops think a spy has infiltrated our ranks."
Torvandu considered his captain, and clenched a fist slowly, "You would doom us all. You would kill us, as surely as I can piss in a bucket, just because you won't let them look through a tiny bit of metadata on the crew?"
"If we let anyone take our right of self-determination from us then -"
"They're not! It's just data!" Torvandu exploded, launching to his feet. "Don't do this, captain. We deserve better than to fight some war over your sense of justice. People matter more than a couple of damn rules!"
The wall exploded behind them.