it was the least thing you'd expected. In all of your diplomatic career for the UN in being an emissary to the Galactic Assembly, you'd never expected for a lost colony of humans speaking english.

You were briefed that the experimental ship was possibly destroyed after communications were lost, but apparently they survived and created a space faring empire for themselves

You sat in your office aboard the UNS Curiosity stationed in the orbit of a gas giant around 2,000 light years away from Earth in one of the UN's many colonies. In the meantime, the diplomatic channels were opened and in the screen of your computer was the face of a young woman surrounded by seemingly military officials and government officials, though the former is much more represented.

"Greetings, human. I am Empress Maria XXI representing the Imperium of Man and the ruler of a hundred worlds." The woman spoke with authority, her eyes narrowing with suspicion. Perhaps they thought 'Earth' is a myth, that or stories about their ancestors were forgotten and or dilluted.