"YOU DID WHAT?" As an experienced diplomat he had learned to never raise his voice at another species, humans were the exception.
"Well, ehm... we traveled faster than light?" said the human, as he started to more intently study his non-existent shoelaces.
"AND BLEW UP A SUN!" It had first been mentioned on page 46 of 47 under the heading 'Negative Environmental Impact'.
"Well yeah, unintended side effect." The human seemed to straighten up a bit and with an almost chipper voice said, "But don't worry, we got a fix".
"Oh, well. So you wont blow up anymore suns then?" It seemed like a unnecessary question, but suspicious was always called for when a human used the term 'don't worry'.
"Kind of."
"...do I even want to know?"
"Figured out a way to make miniature suns!" At the mention of this the human seemed to almost beam with pride.
"Of course you did." He regretted having ever even spoken to a human. "Why are you even here?"
"We need to borrow an engine." At the mention of this he looked slightly shameful, strange.
"Another one, you need another to accelerate the testing?" Seemed reasonable, if they managed to figure out the ehm, kinks then that would be the logical next step.
"No of course not, just need one. The first one was lost." How humans could he even say stuff like that with a straight face was one of universe mysteries.
"Lost? Its as big as a planet and puts out energy comparable to a red dwarf!"
"What can we say, it was there before the jump and gone after the jump. Clearly it was misplaced somewhere in between." His tone of voice suggested that this was something that just happened, like rain.
"Like perhaps inside the exploding sun?" Knowing the humans that was the most likely place for them to 'lose' it.
"No, we checked there"
"How in the hell did you check inside an exploding sun?" He wasn't even angry anymore, normal logic seemingly never applied when dealing with humans.
"We fired a moon at it and it went clear out the other side. Well, some of it." He seemed almost, proud? of this solution.
"...just take another engine." At the moment he just wanted the human gone, oh the reports he would have to write. How can one tiny project create so much trouble.
"Take? No sir, we will borrow a new engine and return the first one." Then he added, almost as an afterthought, "As soon as we know where it is."
"Sure you will, now if you would please. I need to painfully and violently throw myself into some walls."
"Uh, why?"
"Cause it was I who proposed this research cooperation from the beginning, and at this point I'm not sure if I'm going to get a medal or shot."