Batou quotes from Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex

Motoko

Cover us! Snow and I will storm the building!

Batou

So, what am I? Her backup?

Ishikawa

Look on the bright side, pal: this means you've earned her trust now.

Motoko

Sounds like Dejima's declared itself an autonomous region.

Daisuke

Hmm.

Batou

You figure Kuze's behind it?

Daisuke

So far, there's been no evidence of Kuze himself, but it's a safe bet it's him. He's cleverly making affected use of the net to divulge the refugee's intentions to the media.

He's the Che Guevara of the refugee residential district. At least that's what the Nonial Press is calling him.

Batou

Great, another intangible hero. The thing I don't get though is, Kuze started it as one of the Individual Eleven, correct? Why did the refugees welcome the guy with open arms? Does he really have some kind of special ability like investigations of The Major and Ishikawa suggested?

Motoko

To get the answer, we'll just have to capture him and ask him in person. You also have to realize it's only due to his involvement that we can even step in here like this.

Daisuke

That's right. The first order of business is to put the bricks on this situation by apprehending Kuze, the suspected leader of the refugees. We'll worry about getting the authority to challenge the C.I.S. afterward.

Motoko

Batou, you and the others go on ahead and gather information on how extensively the refugees are armed. Ishikawa and I will dive the refugees' net and rendezvous with you after we've pinpointed Kuze's location.

Roger!

Batou

Section 9, looks like things are starting to turn ugly here.

The top brass don't seem to think so. I admit we're always hard up here on the field. More than a few of them are itchin' to pass operation command over on to the self defense army. I'm guessing you guys are here as part of them right?

Batou

We just came as part on an independent op.

Huh, must be nice to pick your jobs with no strings attached.

You'd think but we gotten haul our own ass' out of the fire.

It's a lot livelier here than I had heard.

Batou

The refugees have been building up this high rise slum for over twenty years. That's why I don't find it strange they refer to the place as their castle.

Motoko

Batou.

Batou

What's up?

Motoko

We have Kuze's location. It's a camouflaged harbor on the north east edge of Dejima. There's a retro-fitted fishing trawler anchored there. He's probably aboard it.

Saito

That's not like you, Major. Are you sure?

Motoko

He spotted me at the last minute. We're currently circling above the harbor. He hasn't gone anywhere yet. We'll grab him before he escapes. Meet up with us at the harbor ASAP.

Roger!

Batou

Major, what the hell's going on? You never screwed up like this before. Kuze's not here, and we've just lost one of our own damn rookies. In an ambush by a handful of armed refugees!

Motoko

I know. Sorry, because he was never even here to begin with.

Batou

Huh?

Motoko

Kuze is securing a deal with the Russian mafia for plutonium. He's in Etorofu.

Batou

[holding Kuze at gunpoint] You're overconfident of that P.K.F. body of yours.

It's exceeded its product lifespan. It no longer gives me an edge.

Batou

[furrows his brow] But you think you're gonna beat me anyway? That pisses me off!