Motoko quotes from Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex

Motoko

[Describing Gino, after learning his assassination plan is just a fantasy] He's just one of the countless number of pitiful souls who harbor faint dreams of greatness and is frustrated by reality. He'll never carry out his plan. He's a member of the proletariat who is pathetically out of touch with reality.

Aramaki

Major!

Motoko

Almost there!

Aramaki

The military's itching to jump in. Watch your back!

Motoko

Thanks for the concern.

Motoko

All personnel in position! Standing by!

Aramaki

Right. You're on.

Motoko

Go!

Batou

Hey, we don't even know its capabilities and we're going in with Tachikomas.

Motoko

[chuckles] Don't be too quick to underestimate them.

That's right!

You tell 'em, Major!

Bring it on!

Batou

You ok?

I'm fine!

Motoko

Wait there for assistance.

Sure thing...since I can't move.

Welcome. You took longer than I expected.

Motoko

Don't give me that. You didn't even send me an invitation.

"If you stay right where you are, then people will eventually come to you."

Motoko

I believe it was Doisneau who said that?

Yes.

I'll tell you. It was a simple piece of mail I stumbled across on the net that began the whole thing. What I'd found was a blackmail document that had probably been sent to Serano Genomics. It was armed with a thesis that was a comparative of the inadequacy of Serano micromachines versus the effectiveness of the Murai vaccine.

Motoko

Then the original Laughing Man was the person who authored it?

You could put it like that, I suppose. "I am the machine that reveals the world to you as only I alone am able to see it"

Motoko

Dziga Vertov. He was a Russian filmmaker, wasn't he?

Yes. I was kidding myself by thinking it was my personal mission to prove and circulate that information, vital data I alone had happened upon.

Motoko

Failing spectacularly. The pure innocent mediator grew dejected at the base nature of the social system and he turned mute.

Who knew that copies could still be produced despite the absence of the original? If you had to give a name to this phenomenon, what would you label it?

Motoko

It would be "Stand Alone Complex"

Yes, it's the stand alone complex. From the start the very nature of our current social system has contained the mechanisms to trigger such an amazing occurrence. Personally however, I feel this marks the beginning of a new era of despair. What's your opinion?

Motoko

I don't know, it's impossible for me to say. Although I have found one thing that is capable of restoring your individuality after all your information has been syncronised.

Oh really, and what's that?

Motoko

Everyday human curiosity.

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!

Motoko

We'll hack a refugees' brain. Kuze's cyberbrain seems to be accessible to them at any given time. We won't require any back up until we get close to his ghost line.

Ishikawa

Understood.

Motoko

Now then, what would be the shortest route to Kuze?

Major! I found a duty roster for a Dejima police station showing that a female officer no else is of full percent is on duty right now!

Motoko

Alright good work. Give me a visual.

Here you go!

Motoko

Hmm they sure seem bored.

Maybe they're on alert for terrorist attacks.

Motoko

OK, we're going to borrow this woman's cyberbrain.

Roger!

Motoko

Ishikawa, I want you to run a trace back from gate 5 on the net and try to find out what draws these people to him.

Ishikawa

I'm on it.

Tachikoma, inject maskarae I'll cross his ghost line using my corma file.

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!