It's a little-known law of thermodynamics – The Conservation of Optimism – there's only so much to go around.
In that case, it's simple – lower your expectations.
You're right. I officially declare this glass 12% full.
That's the spirit.
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S1 E15Unfinished Business
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.
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.
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.
Do you regret it? Signing aboard with me?
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.
Beka, I may not make it.
Don't be ridiculous. You're too stubborn to die. We all know that.
To hell with the odds. All that matters in life is that we try. Promise you'll try.
Where there is life, there is hope!
I deployed Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum.
How are the lads?
Efficient, as usual. They drove off the first wave of the Magog assault ships.
Yeah, but the Magog can always send more. Magog suck.
Well, on the bright side, the Worldship was heading towards the known worlds anyway, before you just didn't know about it. At least this way, you can face it head-on.
That was such a warship thing to say.
Twenty worlds, joined into a single structure, manipulated by artificial gravity and powered by an miniature sun. I guess it's true what they say: No matter how powerful you are, there's always someone bigger and stronger than you – I just never thought it applied to me.
Say it won't happen again. You have to promise to me, Beka, that when this is over, I will either be heading home with a crew aboard, or not at all.
It's not impossible, it's just really unfair.
Reverend Behemiel! [Slaps Rev] You dead?
RRev
Tyr Anasazi of the Kodiak Pride. Clearly I am not in heaven.
[As they're being shot at by Nietzscheans who have declared that they only want Tyr] Anything you want to tell me?
No, not particularly.
[Almost hit by a gunshot]
We'll save the conversation for later.
Tyr, any ideas about what might change their minds about killing us?
Killing them first?
It sure would be easier with another helping hand.
Yeah. Unfortunately, one of them is slowly starving to death and the other one is out betryaying us.
We don't know that.
Well, somehow, I don't think Tyr took all of our guns for Nietzschean "Show and Tell".
With Tyr, you never know.
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