Dylan Hunt quotes from Andromeda

Elssbett

You're starting a war.

Dylan

No, YOU are starting a war. I'm just re-arranging the sides.

Dylan

Well, here's the happy groom now. I feel like I should have prepared a toast.

Beka

I think I've got one: Here's to Gabriel. Be nice to Rommie, or I'll rip your head off.

I killed him, Dylan. I loved him, and I killed him. [Crying]

Dylan

You had no choice.

No, I didn't. Because I'm a warship, and warships only know how to do one thing, and that's kill. We don't have hearts. We don't have empathy. We're killers. We're attack dogs. And I'm afraid. The Balance of Judgment went insane, the Pax Magellanic went insane, and I don't want that to happen to me.

Dylan

You're forgetting something. The Balance of Judgment had no captain, no crew. The Pax lost her captain. Why do you think warships have captains in the first place? I'm your heart, Rommie. I always will be.

[Calming Down a bit] These physical reactions. I didn't know Harper was so good.

Dylan

The Commonwealth needs you, Andromeda. The crew needs you. I need you. So, permission to chop yourself into pieces is officially denied.

If the universe is a manifestation of the Divine, could not the slipstream be the very mind of God?

Dylan

Well, if that's the case, then I'm afraid God had a seizure and forgot all about Tarn-Vedra.

Beka

And here comes God's little brain surgeon.

We needed a Plan B. You always have a Plan B.

Dylan

Yes, but my Plan B's work.

Dylan

It's a little-known law of thermodynamics – The Conservation of Optimism – there's only so much to go around.

Beka

In that case, it's simple – lower your expectations.

Dylan

You're right. I officially declare this glass 12% full.

Beka

That's the spirit.

This is the engineer. You may have noticed the lack of a sudden drop in environmental pressure. Though this is a good thing, it, err, may not last, so enjoy the oxygen while you can.

Tyr

Harper, what's going on?

I don't know. I mean, umm, my current theory is that... somehow... an older version of Andromeda's personality profile may have been reactivated and is now taking over the ship.

Dylan

How did you figure that out?

I think the key thing right now is to repair the problem. We can worry about minor details like assigning blame later.

Dylan

Do you regret it? Signing aboard with me?

Beka

Risking my life? Battling Nietzscheans and Restors and Magog and half the lunatics in the galaxy? All for a cause that's been dead for over 300 years? I wouldn't have missed it for the world.

Dylan

Beka, I may not make it.

Beka

Don't be ridiculous. You're too stubborn to die. We all know that.

I deployed Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum.

Dylan

How are the lads?

Efficient, as usual. They drove off the first wave of the Magog assault ships.

Dylan

Yeah, but the Magog can always send more. Magog suck.

Dylan

[As they're being shot at by Nietzscheans who have declared that they only want Tyr] Anything you want to tell me?

Tyr

No, not particularly.

Dylan

We'll save the conversation for later.

Dylan

Tyr, any ideas about what might change their minds about killing us?

Tyr

Killing them first?

Dylan

It sure would be easier with another helping hand.

Beka

Yeah. Unfortunately, one of them is slowly starving to death and the other one is out betryaying us.

Dylan

We don't know that.

Beka

Well, somehow, I don't think Tyr took all of our guns for Nietzschean "Show and Tell".

Dylan

With Tyr, you never know.

Peerpoint Drift is a den of thieves. I say let the Than blow them up.

Dylan

Well, that is why you are not conducting the negotiations.

Tyr

(about the Than and Chichin in negotiations) Would you like me to kill them for you?

Dylan

(weary) Yes. (Tyr moves toward the door) Wait I'm just kidding. I've got a better idea, next time I offer to broker peace talks between a Chichin gangster and a Than warlord, just kill me.

Tyr

Alright.

Dylan

Kidding. Again.