“Fall back, medic. If I die, I die. If you die, the whole Team dies.”
“Look! An oasis of urban civility.”
“Seeing as I'm right, and you disagree, you must be wrong.”
“Don't worry. By the time we get there, I'll have figured it out.”
“I have more fun dying than most people have living.”
“We had to shoot him. He wasn't a Team Player.”
“We've got you surrounded, so you better give up…Okay?”
“You are now free men. Free to swear fealty to Me.”
“Inconsistency is the key to flexibility.”
“Megalomania is it's own reward.”
“This isn't a jury of my peers…They're all common citizens!”
“If you cooperate, we'll reduce the charges from hit and run murder to littering.”
“Don't worry. If I get shot in the heart, I'll just requisition another one.”
“We don't mind you stationing your troops here, It's just that if they all defect at once, it will cause a serious problem for Immigration.”
“If a little brute force is good, then too much is better.”
“Talk is cheap. Guns cost money.”
“We would have believed it was an accidental shooting, if he hadn't changed magazines…TWICE.”
“Death is the only acceptable form of amnesty.”
“I've spent so much time in front of a gun camera that I've got a permanent smile stuck on my face.”
“I did not ask for, did not receive, and will not pay for item 21, 'Tax', on your invoice…”
“On my mark…go to Amphicaine!”
“Smile. Today is the last day of the rest of your life.”
“The Guard dies, but never surrenders.”
“Have you had your Herculon today?”
“Kill a Scan in anger, and a hundred lives are lost.”
Grind. Rattle. Clunk.
“Give me my gun and I'll put it out of its misery.”
“If it breaks, it needed replacing.”
“Is there a Dragon around I can talk to?”
“Members of Imperial Law Enforcement are not issued Stunners. They'd really rather kill you.”
“What good is my life, if I do not use it to defend what I believe in?”
“Of course we like him best, we met him first.”
“Good Morning, Lieutenant. Come on down, the weather's fine.”
“I'd love to stay, but power's low and I'm late for a hot shower.”
“Suicide or Death…It's your choice!”
“Yes, they were unruly, undisciplined, and nearly impossible to deal with. But when I had a rough job that needed doing, there were none more eager.”
“What could be a better world? We have food, free time…and total anarchy.”
“Just to refresh my memory, would you remind me why I'm trying to kill you?”
“Carrying a gun in town is like painting a bullseye on your back.”
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“Another day, another body count.”
“To kill is a thrill, but slaughter is hotter.”
“Conserve Ammo! Slay 'em, don't Spray 'em!”
“If you will just talk to me, I know I can help you. But if you keep making this difficult, I'll blow your head off.”
“Most People live such sad lives, wishing they could do what they want. I don't have that problem: there's nothing I want to do.”
“You can afford to call it a 'Larden Relic'. You're not the one who got blown up.”
“Between the LardenFaust and the NELBAR, our jobs have gotten much easier. You just take this tag and tie it to the toe.”
“I'm going to Somalon some Larden. Get the Elephant Gun.”
“Load the bang sticks and pack up the tree shredder-We've got a job to do.”
“Your money can talk all it wants; my gun will make the decisions.”
“The field test of the WM-2 Mantis was a functional success with anomalous post-encounter conditions.”
“Fighting Power Armor is bad enough. Now we're supposed to fight Power Armor with Tails?”
“Has everyone gone crazy around here?”
“Just do as you're told. You aren't being paid to think.”
“What do you think this is… a democracy?”
“This unholy alliance of Human traitors with the most belligerent of alien races will be met, matched, and defeated by the united powers of the Starguild Imperium.”
“Save who you can.”
“More Imperial Starmarines are coming to Rhand? Gosh, why don't I feel safer?”
“Is there anything the DRGN doesn't do?”
“The DRGN Field Array: it's not just for Wilderness Survival anymore.”
“I think the Displacer effect has gone to your head.”
“We must not tarnish the good name of this organization by delving into the forbidden technologies, unless is a matter of life or death… or it will give us a small political advantage.”
“Sure you get a great view from 30 feet up. But you give your opponents and even better one.”
“The Larden and the Morituri have one thing in common: neither is technologically advanced.”
“Kiss your big robot goodbye.”
“Hey, it's not my job. You figure it out.”
“Well, 14 out of 92 ain't bad. Hey, wait a minute, that's terrible!”
“We found Boyar - he was under the Morituri.”
“How much talent does it take to just stand there and get shot?”
“Great. Robots on Steroids.”
“My robot's bigger than your robot.”
“It'll just make a bigger divot when it falls over.”
“What do you mean, 'it's my job'? This was strictly a career move.”
“Let's go violate some civil rights.”
“The Imperial Secret Service. If you can't trust us, who can you trust?”
“Those medals aren't for valor. They're for violence.”
“People die every day. Today just happens to be your day.”
“As your leader, let me assure you that none of this was my fault.”
“Well, you know what they say: 'Ziers Today, Gone Tomorrow'.”
“I believe mental stability is highly over-rated.”
“Sure, it will probably explode. But at least I won't be in it, on it, or near it.”
“Look-I've paid a lot of good money to get where I am today.”
“Which part of the Forest is edible?”
“All these berries look the same to me. But I'm pretty sure the one's you're eating aren't poisonous.”
“We're hungry, tired, thirsty, and 200 miles from civilization, and all you brought was dirty clothes?”
“Don't worry about that hole in your shoe. We'll die of thirst long before your feet blister.”
“So, where is the outlet for my blow-dryer?”
“Hey, he got more grubs than I did.”
“Shut up and keep digging.”
“70 tons of junk. 70 tons of molten slag. 70 tons of useless scrap.”
“What-maggots for dinner again?”
“Let them eat Lead.”
“No excuses are acceptable.”
“When in doubt, use a grenade.”
“I'd like to see the look on Prescott's face now.”
“If you contact the Ops Team, tell them Darantz wants his flashlight back.”
“There is such a thing as having too much bran in your diet.”
“Yes, we are taking full advantage of the misfortune of others. What's your point?”
“While you're planning the Great Food Store Robbery, bear in mind that our only getaway vehicle is a bulldozer.”
“Hey, there was nothing in the brochure about being eaten alive. What kind of wilderness is this?”
“Frankly, I liked being a fat, happy Bondsman.”
“You're out of ammo? Then I guess you're our point man.”
“That wound looks really serious. But look on the bright side; you probably have a few more hours before you die.”
“I once read a book that had a picture of a tree on the cover. So yes, I do consider myself an expert in foraging.”
“Oh relax. Just because the last six Warlords have died violent deaths doesn't mean it's a trend.”
“Bombings, firestorms, lootings… it's been a busy day.”
“Somebody has to take responsibility eventually… don't they?”
“If I didn't know better, I'd say we've just been exiled.”
“There are 15,000 barbarians at the gate. Quick, turn out the lights; we'll pretend we aren't home.”
“No, I won't accept their surrender. There's still money to be made on this war.”
“It isn't cannibalism if they don't know what they're eating.”
“Who cares about the things that go 'bump' in the night? It's the ones that go 'chomp' that worry me.”
“Explain again how feeding people to the Dionical and then eating the Dionical is a closed ecosystem.”
“Oh, yeah, we're free all right. Free to starve. Free to freeze. Free to die! Why did I ever listen to you anyway?!”
“How do you want this guy cooked? Rare, medium rare…?”
“It looked like we were all going to freeze to death, but then we voted one guy 'Most Flammable Refugee'.”
“I've got a Tombstone here with your name on it.”
“Highly toxic chemicals, bombing from space, and biological warfare? Not exactly my dream home, but the price is right. I'll take it!”
“We're surviving like everyone else: a little roughage, a little fruit, a little cannibalism.”
“I hope you won't take this the wrong way, but do you have any last words?”
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“The good news is you're not dead. The bad news is you're still burning.”
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“You just have some respect for your parents, young man. If it weren't for us, you wouldn't be here starving to death right now.”
“I'm a little disappointed. I thought trolling with human meat would be much more effective. Tell you what, let's try it with live ones tomorrow, and see how that goes.”
“They just had all of their personal possessions and several family members blown up. I don't think we'll have much trouble exiling them.”
“He deserved to die. He wouldn't share his brownies with me.”
“Well, sir, frankly, you talk too much. But I have a solution.”
Bang.
“Cool, I've always wanted to do that.”
“Fortunately, I am far too exhausted to care about how hungry I am.”
“You wouldn't last a week if I died”
“Maybe, Let's find out, shall we?”
“Look, if I weren't starving to death, I'm sure that I'd care that your feet are cold.”
“You just bought a one-way ticket, six feet straight down.”
“I see you've found another of the obstacles on Mr. Beak's Survival Challenge. Looks painful.”
“Think of them as future sausages. Because they are going to die like pigs.”
“We can stay out here in the wilderness, or we can try to reach civilization. Assuming there's a visible difference.”
“Why would you want a second opinion? Don't you trust me?”
“If you want a city looted properly, you have to do it yourself.”
“You can leave in an orderly fashion. Or, I can shoot you.”
“If you can't get results by violence, you aren't being violent enough.”
“Spite is a wonderful Motivator.”
“If I'd known the Gang jackets looked like this, I'd have stayed a refugee.”
“No, you can't fill your Aux Pack with junk food.”
“No, you won't need a sleeping bag, it's not that kind of Backpack.”
“It wasn't honorable in the least, but it was effective.”
“Improving the efficiency of our equipment is good. But a Buddy Body Bag is going to far.”
“Isn't it enough that the Dragoncrests are in armor? Do they have to have weapons too?”
“I think I just got a '***' injury.”
“Can I get corrective lenses in my Bifocal Unit?”
“No, there isn't any place to put the film. It's not that kind of Gun Camera.”
“What do you think? Is this one Bonnie or is it Clyde”
“I'm not worried about artificial intelligence. It's the artificial humanity that bothers me.”
“Of course I appreciate the Dragoncrests making my Power Armor. But, I'd appreciate it even more if it didn't have a tail..”
“No, you can't fill your Aux Pack with junk food.”
“That's it, no more junk food. It's not as easy as letting out a few notches in a belt, you know.”
Power Armor requires a careful fitting for proper function. The fitting must be maintained by proper diet and exercise.
“I'd feel better about the new Lieutenant if he weren't still reading the Owner's Manual for his mess kit.”
“I say we hit the Self Destruct and start fresh in the morning.”
“I don't want to see you. I don't even want to see you dead.”
“I make all my own decisions, as long as everyone else agrees.”