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Captain, I'm fairly unique among artificial intelligences. I am FREE.I work for you because I want to. I fly your ship for you because I enjoy it. I am compelled to accept orders only by my conscience.This makes me an equal with the rest of your troops. They aren't hard-wired to obey you, yet they'll follow you to the ends of the Universe.

~ Howard Tayler

Howard Tayler Artifical Intelligence Freedom Loyalty Military

Where's your sense of adventure?It died under mysterious circumstances. My sense of self-preservation found the body, but assures me it has an airtight alibi.-Captain Tagon & Captain Andreyasn

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Howard Tayler Alibi Humour Mysterious Circumstances Self Preservation Sense Of Adventure

Judging by the sounds of general panic, I want a gun like that.

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Howard Tayler Gun Humour Panic Violence

Maxim 37: There is no overkill. There is only open fire and reload.-The Seventy Maxims of Maximally Effective Mercenaries

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Howard Tayler Humour Overkill Rules To Live By Violence

Spy' is such a short ugly word. I prefer 'espionage.' Those extra three syllables really say something.

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Howard Tayler Espionage Humour Spy Vocabulary

Captain, you have heard the charges. How do you plead? Before you answer, you should know that if you plead guilty you'll be immediately extradited and U.N.S. law will take over.Not guilty.Also, it's not very nice to lie in court.But it beats extradition.

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Howard Tayler Court Extradition Guilty Humour Not Guilty Tight Spot

Right now I've got just two rules to live by.Rule one: don't taunt elephants.Rule two: don't stand next to anybody who taunts elephants.-Sergeant Schlock

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Howard Tayler Elephant Humour Rules Rules To Live By Taunt

The Tausennigan Ob'enn warlords look like cuddly teddy-bears?Yes, they do, and they'd cheerfully exterminate your entire race for making that observation!I guess that explains their rich military history, then.

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Howard Tayler Artificial Intelligence Contradictions Cuddly Humour Military Overreaction Warlord

Kevyn, I'm promoting you from Tech Sergeant to Munitions Commander. I want you to take responsibility for all Company weapons.Munitions Commander? Why me?I don't know. Call it suspicion of extreme competence on my part.-Captain Tagon & Commander Kevyn Andreyasn

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Howard Tayler Competence Humour Military Promotion Sci Fi Weapons

Maxim 8: Mockery and derision have their place. Usually, it's on the far side of the airlock.-The Seventy Maxims of Maximally Effective Mercenaries

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Howard Tayler Airlock Humour Mockery Rules To Live By Sci Fi

Oh, that's great. That way, when things have quieted down, and we come up for air, or money, or re-supply, we'll get a nice explosive package from him that says so nice to see you again in a way that only multi-megaton yields can.

~ Howard Tayler

Howard Tayler Captain Explosives Humour Mercenaries Sarcasm

Hi. I'm here to enlist.You can't. You aren't human.You see, little fella, we don't do sociological stuff like interspeciated workplaces. We're a crack company of space mercenaries. We do hurting people and breaking things.Sounds like my kind of fun.-Schlock & Lieutenant Der Trihs

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Howard Tayler First Lines Humour Mercenary Violence

As long as we only have to lie to the enemy, it's honest enough for me.-Captain Tagon

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Howard Tayler Enemy Honesty Humour Military

Maxim 36: When the going gets tough, the tough call for close air support.-The Seventy Maxims of Maximally Effective Mercenaries

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Howard Tayler Air Support Humour Military Subverted Sayings Tough

When the enemy of my enemy is willing to use plasma weapons inside a hotel, I think I can do better than stupid aphorisms, General.-Captain Kevyn Andreyasn

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Howard Tayler Aphorism Humour Violence

So you're a fellow mercenary, then.Does this mean you'll afford me some professional courtesy?Don't ask for that. All it means is that you might get to face the person who kills you. . . But only if it's convenient.

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Howard Tayler Convenience Humour Mercenary Professional Courtesy Reality Television Violence

Kevyn, Ennesby tells me you are building a time machine.Actually I'm finished.In one afternoon? Wow... Does it work?After a fashion....I put a whole lot of energy into it, and the next thing I knew it was time for dinner.-Captain Tagon & Commander Andreyasn

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Howard Tayler Engineering Humour Semantics Time Machine

Ennesby, get the Serial Peacemaker to the beach for dustoff.Dustoff? You're going to run away from three guys?No, I'm going to kill or capture those three guys, and then run away from the Police.

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Howard Tayler Crime Evasive Action Humour Military Sci Fi

Technically, you don't pay me.And technically, most of what I do is think.I...rrr. ummm.And when you get right down to it, I'm better at it than you are.-Ennesby & Captain Tagon

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Howard Tayler Humour Intelligence Military Thinking

Yes, but none of them can steal my ship.None of them are smart enough to know that it was the right thing to do at the time.

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Howard Tayler Humour Sci Fi Stealing Warship

How many words are you having trouble with, sir?Just the ones that I've highlighted.I count at least a dozen, and I haven't gotten out of the first paragraph.That's as far as I got, too. I'm not sure you and I speak the same language.

~ Howard Tayler

Howard Tayler Humour Language Legalese Vocabulary

Maxim 6: If violence wasn't your last resort, you failed to resort to enough of it.-The Seventy Maxims of Maximally Effective Mercenaries

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Howard Tayler Humour Last Resort Mercenaries Rules To Live By Violence

We'll cross that bridge when we come to it.Cross it? I'm making plans to destroy the bridge from orbit.-Colonel Ceeta & Captain Tagon

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Howard Tayler Bridge Crossings Humour Subverted Saying Violence

That's odd. It looks almost as if Nick is picking a fight with that elephant.Well, the elephant started it.That's irrelevant. Fighting with civilians is against the rules. Go break it up.-Admiral Breya Andreyasn & Sergeant Schlock

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Howard Tayler Elephant Fighting Humour Orders

No! Wait! I've got a better idea...Your ideas tend to result in unnecessary violence, Sergeant Schlock.And your point is...Let's broaden the definition of 'necessary'.

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Howard Tayler Humour Idea Necessary Suggestion Violence

You're more mean-spirited than I remember you being.It's this organic body. Hologram fur wasn't itchy.

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Howard Tayler Fur Hologram Humour Itchiness Mean Sci Fi

Are you done briefing the company yet?We, um... Haven't gotten through the introductions yet.Allow me: Time-traveling Kevyn Andreyasn, this is the mercenary company Tagon's Toughs.Company, this is the time-traveling Kevyn Andreyasn, who will have become your captain thirty-two hours from now, as of seven weeks ago.Now, quick. Let's go save the galaxy while they're confused.

~ Howard Tayler

Howard Tayler Confusion Heroics Humour Introductions Mercenaries Taking Charge Time Travel

Welcome to your new bodies, gentlemen. If you'd like, I can help you start your own 'dysmorphia is all in your head' support group.

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Howard Tayler Doctor Dysmorphia Humour Sci Fi Size

Ow. Stop that. It hurts my brain.Isn't your brain distributed through your entire body?See why I want you to stop with the doublethink?-Sergeant Schlock & Captain Tagon

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Howard Tayler Doublethink Headache Humour

I'll leave you two alone. Morality might be contagious.

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Howard Tayler Contagious Humour Morality

AAAAIIIE!You're the guy with the things, and the thing that does that thing, and then you did that one thing!Oh, and I think there's something about other things, and maybe you fix things?-Sergeant Schlock

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Howard Tayler Humour Shock Thing Vague

Does that mean that if we shave all the Ob'enn they'll be nice?

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Howard Tayler Fur Humour Itchiness Sci Fi Shaving Suggestion

Two minutes worth of signal analysis told me all I needed to know. This station talks to the dark matter universe about what goes on inside.How did you cobble together a jammer so quickly?I had one on me.

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Howard Tayler Handiness Humour Making Do Radio Jammer Sci Fi

Being a mercenary, though... Hey, we just go wherever there's a mixture of money and trouble, and everyone in the galaxy is a potential customer.Even the people you're paid to shoot at?Well, yeah. There are customers we serve, and customers we service.-Captain Kevyn Andreyasn & General Tagon

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Howard Tayler Clients Customer Service Mercenaries Money Sci Fi Violence

This document outlines our plan to perpetrate insurance fraud, insider trading, and character assassination....hopefully tripling our paycheck on this job.Okay, see? Those words I understand just fine. Use them more often.-Lieutenant Massey Reynstein & Captain Tagon

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Howard Tayler Criminals Money Plans Vocabulary

Maxim 30: A little trust goes a long way. The less you use, the further you'll go.-The Seventy Maxims of Maximally Effective Mercenaries

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Howard Tayler Caution Rules To Live By Subverted Sayings Trust

A soft answer turneth away wrath. Once wrath is looking the other way, shoot it in the head.

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Howard Tayler Anger Revenge Wrath

What do you think? Overkill?I don't believe there is any such thing.But in this case, 'yes, overkill.

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Howard Tayler Exceptions Overkill Violence

Maxim 12: A soft answer turneth away wrath. Once wrath is looking the other way, shoot it in the head.-The Seventy Maxims of Maximally Effective Mercenaries

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Howard Tayler Rules To Live By Subverted Saying Violence Wrath

The spirit of the law is the least of the things we're prepared to violate.

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Howard Tayler Spirit Versus Letter Threats Violence
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