Battle Beyond the Stars - Fear of Violence Among Heroes
Cayman: [''Shad and the mercenaries arrive on Akir, seemingly deserted'']
HAIL THE CONQUERING HEROES!
Shad:
I'm sorry. I think they must be afraid.
Cayman:
Afraid? Of what?
Shad:
Of you. They're not accustomed to violence or violent forms.
Saint-Exmin:
That's a hell of a note!
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Battle Beyond the Stars - Introducing Gelt and Earth in Dialogue
Cowboy: [''Upon seeing Gelt's ship approach'']
Here comes somebody else. Who's that?
Shad: [''Switching over to Gelt'']
Do you want your name used?
Gelt:
My name is Gelt.
Cowboy:
Where ya from, Gelt? I'm from Earth. Know where that is?
Gelt:
I was born in space.
Cowboy:
Oh, well, put in between us. I'll cover you.
Cowboy:
Okay, you keep a scanner on our tail.
Gelt:
I always do.
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Battle Beyond the Stars - A Quest for Revenge Against Sador
Cayman: [''Upon meeting Shad for the first time'']
I'm only in this for Sador. I want his head.
Shad: [''Surprised'']
Oh. Well, you're welcome to it.
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Battle Beyond the Stars - Conflict Over Priorities in Battle
Saint-Exmin: [''Having just bested Shad and Nell in a dogfight'']
The Valkyrie are great warriors. In our youth, we must leave home and fight in many battles until we have proven ourselves.
Shad:
Well, you've proven yourself to be a pain in the neck. So why don't you just... fly off?
Saint-Exmin:
But I wish to fight.
Shad: [''Exasperatedly'']
My PLANET is in danger, and you're playing TAG with me! Your ship is like a toy; you have no firepower.
Saint-Exmin:
It's one of the fastest in the universe.
Shad:
Well, the Varda teach us that "swift rain is little rain.
Saint-Exmin:
But I WANT to join.
Shad: [''He breaks off communications with her'']
But we don't want you, we don't need you, and we won't have you, so go count your coup somewhere else.
Nell:
You were a little harsh, weren't you?
Shad:
You saw her. She was PLAYING with me.
Nell:
Yes... and she WON.
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Battle Beyond the Stars - The Struggles of Huddites in the Galaxy
Shad:
Did you know that there's a form in the black galaxy who's children have no immune system till the age of five cycles? That means that the slightest trace of infection they would rot just like fallen fruit.
Talking Android:
I have heard of them. The Huddites.
Nanelia:
Who asked you?
Shad:
When they reach the age of five cycles, all the relatives gather together in a special room, and they watch while the child tears and bites at this plastoid with its teeth and nails, till it breaks out into the arms of its parents, feels their skin for the first time, feels the wetness on their cheeks for the first time.
Talking Android: [''To Nanelia, realizing what Shad's up to'']
It's horrible out there. Forms preying on other forms. Death.
Shad:
Most of them never do develop immunities. They die shortly afterwards, but the Huddites still feel that the breaking out ceremony is very beautiful.
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Battle Beyond the Stars - Identity in Clones and Facets of Existence
Nestor 1:
We are Nestor.
Shad:
All of you?
Nestor 1: [''Speaking of himself and the four behind him'']
This is but a facet. These are but facets. There are hundreds of thousands like us at home and scattered throughout the universe. We are Nestor.
Shad:
You're clones.
Nestor 1:
In a manner of speaking. We share identical consciousness. What one sees, all see. What one knows, all know.
Shad:
And all of you want to help us?
Nestor 1:
These five facets, yes. Four of us are required to operate this ship.
Shad:
What about the fifth?
Nestor 1:
We always carry a spare.
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Battle Beyond the Stars - A Chance for Success on the Surface
Cowboy: [''After seeing Gelt blast a ship'']
Beautiful. I love to see a pro work!
Shad:
He's got a lot of practice. Nell, I think we may have bought ourselves a chance! Let's head to the surface!
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Battle Beyond the Stars - The Value of Life in Warfare
Saint-Exmin: [''After a dogfight against the Malmori'']
Shad, did you see me on the monitor? There was a drone right on my tail. I pulled out; he smashed into an asteroid!
Shad: [''Grimly'']
Let me tell you something. This may just be a game to you, but these are my people.
Saint-Exmin:
I'm sorry. I forgot about your Varda. I am from a warrior race. We EXIST for battle. Our creed is to live fast, fight well, and have a beautiful ending.
Shad: [''Looking her in the eyes'']
NO violent ending is beautiful.
Saint-Exmin: [''Smiling'']
You've never seen a Valkyrie go down.
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Battle Beyond the Stars - A Meal for the Fallen Comrade
Gelt: [''Gelt dies'']
What a place to end up - a minor planet in a third-rate galaxy.
Shad:
Have somebody prepare a meal.
Crew member:
A meal?
Shad:
Full course, then bury it with him.
Crew member:
Bury it?
Shad:
That was our arrangement: A meal and a place to hide.
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Battle Beyond the Stars - Mercenary Motivation Amidst Wealth Disparity
Shad: [''In Gelt's lair and treasure chamber'']
I'm hiring mercenaries to protect against an invasion, but food and shelter is all we can offer in payment. All of our wealth is in our culture.
Gelt:
I could buy your planet ten times over with what I've gathered in this room: plutonium, cadmium, qualine crystals... I've been very well paid for my work.
Shad:
I'm sorry. I've wasted your time.
Gelt:
NO! Wait. Listen to the rest of it, I sleep with my back to the wall... when I CAN sleep. I eat serpents seven times a week. There's not a major city in this galaxy where I can show my face, or spend my wealth. Right now, your offer looks very attractive to me... A meal, and a place to hide.
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Battle Beyond the Stars - Embracing Life Through Conflict and Resolution
Saint-Exmin: [[w:Valkyrie|Valkyrie; ''She implodes her ship'']
I am Saint Exmin of the ]. It's been a very enjoyable fight.
Shad: [''Quoting Saint-Exmin, mesmerized by her action'']
Live fast, fight well, and have a beautiful ending.
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Battle Beyond the Stars - The Varda's Lesson on Forms and Functions
Shad:
The Varda teach us that each form has its function.
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Battle Beyond the Stars - The First Law of the Varda Explained
Shad:
The First Law of the Varda is to use greater force against itself.
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Battle Beyond the Stars - The Enduring Impact of Life and Goodness
Shad:
Nanelia, the Akira believe that no form ends until all the lives that it has touched are ended, until all the good that it has done is gone.
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