Favourite Quotes from Showing the Flag |
Hurrying her way down the crowded starport concourse,
her mathematically attuned mind calculated a precisely 97.28% chance of
a personal warp core breach before she could make it all the way back
to the Galaxy-X. "StarDock, this is Lt. Copperpot," Chuck spoke up finally. "I have several boxes of my personal effects that also need to be transported." "Copy, Lieutenant," the StarDock voice chimed. "We've been informed to expect you to come with a great deal of baggage." "I hope you mean that literally and not as
a psychological double entendre," Chuck grinned, satisfied with himself. "GEEZE! You're gonna get us in trouble with
the ICLU! Them commies are just LOOKING for an excuse to slap me into
a 'Sexual or Cultural' Sensitivity class!" "BLAZING BALLS OF NEPTUNE! I CAN'T EVEN SCREAM
AT CORGAN WITHOUT AN ENGINEER SCREWING THE POOCH? I'LL SNAP ALL THEIR
NECKS!" Bhrode bellowed. "As for the sleeping question," he began, "No, I couldn't. I had a rather disturbing dream involving our favorite CO, a certain marine lady deathstrike and a bag of corn chips." *SOUNDS BAD. I WOULD AT LEAST WANT POPCORN IF I WAS FORCED TO WATCH THAT LITTLE SHOW* *Curtis and Ella Reaching over for the nearest tactical crewman he snarled, "Bring me the head of Doctor Quick. If you can't bring me his head his heart will do." "H-his heart sir?" "Yes, cut it out of his chest with a spoon." "Why a spoon?" "Because it's dull you twit it will hurt
more." Rebecca's eyes fell back to Lys, and promised
slow, horrible deaths by means too gruesome for the 'R' rating of this
narrative. ~ All in a day’s work aboard the Galaxy.
Terrify a few innocent crewmen, escort some drunken Klingons through the
halls while trying to watch out for assassins that might be after them,
and, on top of it all, I get to watch my commander throw up something
that looked like tainted reactor coolant in Ten Forward. I thought days
like this only happened on Deep Space 9. ~ "WHO THE FUCK DESIGNS A SHIP WITH RETRACTING
ACCESS LADDERS?!" he shouted into the nothingness with incredulous
rage. Not very well versed in the art of cursing, Rebecca
was making a valiant neophyte’s effort at making her cussing as
unique and effective as possible. While not exactly High-Art as the Klingons
sometimes held swearing, to any who were familiar with the redhead’s
usual silent demeanor, it would have been quite shocking material indeed. "I'm ONLY ten! What do you want from me?
BLOOD?" =/=”Yo! The room temperature is thirty five
degrees… standard galactic celsius.”=/= The deep voice of
Sylvester Stallone announced over the room speakers. Much to James’
chagrin, he set the voice to action hero so that the Princess could hear
a true warrior’s voice. Little did she know that it was an old fashioned
movie star, but she didn’t need to know that! "You look like sixteen Klingon midgets in
loincloths beat your ass. You remind me of. . . " Brhode begins to
say to Savoie. "Worst case?" Curtis began, "Complete
core shut down, possible breach, Brhode riding our butts, Marines dislocating
our vital organs, and a partridge in a pear tree. But on the other hand,
the bug could just pop in, say hi, and head off to some other system. James whispered to Victor's ear, "My Klingon is rusty, but I think she was commenting about your ass." Victor nodded without looking away from the diplomatic party. "More likely she was calling me one, sir." *Corgan to Krieghoff, during one of their stints as escorts to the Klingon Entourage. Everywhere one looks there are various exotic
coffee’s and teas being served, to the exclusion of almost everything
else. I mean come on, cant a guy get a decent Diet Dr. Pepper anywhere? ... "Poor, poor guys... You could have been
in a lounge with girls, beer and friends... However you are here - with
me, my friendly hands and even drunk girl woudn't kiss ya now... And beer
in your condition will surely take no effect... Well, dear corpses, there
is at least one positive side of your... condition. At least you're away
from that Big Guy with five pips himself... Better than my position, no?" mused Vladimir, washing his hands... “You told me you’d cut out your own beating, pulsating heart and eat it before you left me. . .. .You promised me you’d swim a river of blood, pus and bile . . . that you’d rip out the festering eyeballs of a Tyborrean Gort-Dragon with you TEETH before you left my side!!!” “Yeah well, all that stuff about blood and pus. .. that’s what we humans call Pillow-Talk babe.” *Princess Devorah and Dr.Quick. “I was a young warrior woman!” “Weakness? “ Quick chuckled a bit, “Au contrair my bumpy headed babe. . . . If I remember correctly you had me in a headlock and crying mercy to my dear Aunt Matilda. Heck, I had to crawl out of your bed with two fractured ribs and multiple contusions. “I was playing hard to get.” *More Quick and Devorah Again, thanks to Mekaela for going through the
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