SD 12-01-01 - "Charteause Ship" #1 - The 'Tornado of Censorship' broke up just in time for another problem to drop in our laps - we're under attack, and by Federation starships!
It seems our so-light-green-it-hurts color isn't just seen as the ship equivalent of being out of uniform, but worse. The captian of the lead ship accused us of being an intruder masquerading as a Starfleet vessel, "No Federation captain would ever paint his ship charteause!" I tried to talk, but Phiuse decided to return fire during the pause in hostilities, and the chase was on. We had to duck into a thick nebula for cover. But how long do we have to hide, and what else can we do to convince them?
I heard about a similar incident in Earth's Second World War. A U.S. submarine in the Pacific was painted pink by it's crew as some kind of joke. While they intended to get rid of it before shipping off, an enemy bombing run forced them to ship off while still pink. The Japanese saw it briefly, and used it in their radio propaganda. When a U.S. fleet saw the sub, they assumed it was part of some Japanese stunt and fired at it.
I wonder how the sub got them off their backs? If only I could remember.