Pride quotes from The Tribe

Salene

I have to think about my baby. They’re not gonna protect me, are they? The Mall Rats … or what’s left of them. You don’t know what it’s like having a baby grow inside you. All you wanna do is keep it safe. And that’s what I was trying to do. No one understands that. Maybe you do? I’ve seen how you are. You’re scared too, aren’t you?

Pride

We’re all scared Salene. Every last one of us.

Pride

I'd expect they'd try and stop him if they knew. In case he did something stupid.

May

Yeah. Lex does that.

May

So, what are you doing around these parts, Pride?

Salene

He’s been practicing tai-chi with the Supreme Mother.

Pride

Yeah, just keeping her body, mind and spirit in term for the ceremony.

May

Wow! Tai-San never said anything about it to me.

Salene

I really appreciated that last visit, Pride. It really helped me a lot. Thank you.

May

Visit? You mean you guys have been hanging out? What else don’t I know??

Pride

Sometimes knowledge waits for the bearer to be ready to own it. Have patience, May.

Pride

The election's over. It was a democratic vote and Ebony won.

Trudy

Oh sure! And what's the first thing she does once she gets into office? Banishes Amber and Bray for disagreeing with her. What's so democratic about that?

Pride

[Lex shows Pride and Trudy where he banished Amber and Bray] I don't know whether to thank you or punch your lights out!

Lex

Don't you ever get dizzy living up on that moral high ground of yours?

Ebony

[trying to convince kids in the City to fight the Technos with them] We can get together, the whole City, and unite against this threat.

Why should we believe you?

Ebony

Because I’m a Mall Rat. And you know what that means? We defeated the Locos. We found the antidote to the Virus. We got rid of the Chosen. The Mall Rats have always taken care of you. And we always will.

Pride

So. You’re a Mall Rat, Ebony? Since when?

Ebony

Since before you came on the scene, tofu boy!

So how do we get to them without being seen?

Ebony

Look, we can’t hit them with a surprise attack. We don’t have that kind of muscle.

Jack

Does that mean …?

Lex

We’re gonna walk to their gates in broad daylight and politely ask them to leave?

Ebony

Pretty much. Only not politely.

Pride

Suppose they don’t wanna go.

What if we get captured?

Cloe

What if they kill us?

Ebony

I never said there wouldn’t be risks. Our only chance is to bluff them.

Jack

With what??

Ebony

They don’t know how many kids we have backing us up, but they must know they’re outnumbered.

Pride

Something tells me they’re not too worried about that.

Ebony

Well they should be. Look, if they want this City, they’re gonna have to fight for it.

Lex

It’s good enough for me.

Ebony

So, are we all agreed?

Pride

Agreed.