Obi, it looks like I may never see you again. I don't know quite how to say this but, I've loved you ever since you came to my aid, all those years ago!
[scoffs] You have the romantic soul of a slug, Merrik! [stomps on his foot and gets away, holding gun on Merrik] And slugs are so often trod upon!
TMTal Merrik
Interesting turnabout. But even if I do not deliver the Duchess alive to the Separatists, I still win. The second I'm away, I'll hit the remote and blow the Coronet to bits.
What will you do? If you shoot me, you prove yourself a hypocrite to every pacifist ideal you hold dear. And you, Kenobi, you are no stranger to violence. You’d be hailed as a hero by everyone on this ship... Almost everyone. Come on, then. Who will strike the first and brand themselves a cold-blooded killer? [Anakin sneaks up behind Merrik behind and stabs him in the chest with his lightsaber, catching the detonator before it hits the ground as Tal drops to the floor.]
Frankly, I'm surprised you're not hysterical. Perhaps if more citizens got hysterical, they'd be more inclined to speak up when the Republic tramples on their rights.
Ironic words from a man who spends his days running hither and yon, wielding his lightsaber with deadly force as if on a crusade! Why would I listen to someone who so frequently relies on violence? In my opinion, you're the one who's foolhardy.
And if you do, you'll hold the planet for perhaps a day. And if you do, you'll hold the planet for perhaps a day. Without the backing of my forces or your people, your revolution will be over before it begins. A neophyte such as you wouldn't know these things, but I do. I have other ways to accomplish our goal.
