Epic Quotes and Moments (Maggots in the Fire)

Modified on Fri, 15 Aug 2014 12:40 by Administrator — Categorized as: Meta, OP07-2 - Maggots in the Fire

(aboard the Fearless, after narrowly escaping the destruction of Piety, Atellus visits Nihilus' quarters to catch up)
Atellus: Are you all right?
Nihilus: I'm fine. Weird dreams, though...
Atellus: What kind of dreams?
Nihilus: Don't know...I'm...with you guys in some...caverns, some...pavillions and...deserts...
Nihilus: Really weird. Never been there.
Atellus: Yeah...I wouldn't overinterpret these kinds of dreams.
Nihilus: I think they're trying to tell me to kill him.
Atellus: Who? Nuts?
Nihilus: Of course! Who else?
Atellus: I don't know...you try to kill a lot of people...
Nihilus: No - I succeed in killing a lot of people!

(a little later, there is a knock on the door)
Nihilus: Go away, Nuts!
Lord Inquisitor Caidin: (outside the door) I believe you must have mistaken me for someone else...
(a beat)
Nihilus: Achievement unlocked: Insult The Lord Inquisitor of the Calixis Sector!
(another beat)
Atellus: Oh.

(after reading through an exposé on Zel Secundus, a death world and, coincidentally, the acolytes' next destination)
Atellus: So...um...the...wreckage of the ship is on Zel...Primaris, perhaps?
Atellus: Or...Tertiaris...per chance?
GM: (shakes his head)
Atellus: Damnit.

(talking about Osedexes, terrifying, 7-8 metre-long creatures found on Zel Secundus' surface...and Stig)
Atellus: I don't want to be anywhere near him - not even in orbit of the planet - where Nuts is trying to argue with an Osedex.
Nihilus: Let him argue - like I said, we would have stayed on the ship and sent him down...
Atellus: Yeah, but he probably would've found some way to put the Osedex back on the ship because he thought it was a cute pet or something.
Atellus: Like with the stupid skunk.
Nihilus: Not another one...

(Atellus is having dinner with his parents, who have been rescued from Piety)
Atellus: If this ship gets to Lo, you can ask the XO of my ship, Lucius Zephyr, to take you there.
(a beat)
Atellus: And don't listen to anything he tells you about me.

(discussing his parents travelling on the Cù Sìth while Atellus is not on board)
Atellus: Main problem is - I think when I finally get back on to the Cù Sìth there will have been a mutiny and my father will have been reinstated as captain.
Nihilus: No, the main thing that's going to happen is that by the time you get back, Lucius Zephyr will have seen each and every one of your family albums.
Atellus: I assume that they have been lost in the fire...
Nihilus: You hope...
GM: They had some time to pack...
Atellus: Lucius Zephyr will hide baby pictures of me everywhere...

(discussing what Atellus and Nihilus will be taking down to the planet - weapons-wise)
GM: A weapon that you took from a guy in the secret underground mine thing-
Nihilus: That looked like a miniature Larn Cutter?
GM: That looked like a miniature Larn Cutter and that I will just now disclose...
GM: ...because I will not spend all of this adventure saying "the strange weapon that you got from the guy in the underground thing"...
GM: ...is called a Phase Disruptor.
Atellus: A Face Disruptor?
Nihilus: Yes. F-A-C-E.

(briefly discussing Marr being about to explode)
GM: Marr is back on the Cù Sìth.
GM: The last thing he'll ever see is a baby picture of you.

(the Acolytes are lead into the observation room of an interrogation chamber where the pilot of the unidentified craft is being held)
GM: In this chair is sitting a figure that is sort of...unnaturally shaped, you would say...and completely concealed in a hooded cloak.
Atellus: (some noise that sounds like "blch") Nihilus: (lets out an angry hiss)

(after they have thrown out the local guy and are alone in the observation room)
Atellus: (sighs) What are they doing here?
Nihilus: I have no idea what the Slaugth are doing here...

(a security camera in the observation room turns on, presumably spying on Atellus and Nihilus)
Atellus: (looks directly into the camera) When I just asked you to leave us alone for a moment, I meant it.
Nihilus: (just throws a knife directly into the lens of the camera)
Nihilus: Oh look, how nice of them, they complied.

(discussing how to get the Slaugth to talk)
Atellus: The problem is, I don't know how to pressure these things into talking.
Nihilus: Threaten him with birds?
Atellus: Why...birds?
Nihilus: Well...these are wormy...
Atellus: Yes, that is true.
Atellus: However, I think if we let a bird in there it will just eat the bird.
(a beat)
Nihilus: Bigger bird?

(a little later)
Nihilus: You think this prophecy stuff that was talking about some army of darkness meant these guys?
Atellus: I don't know...maybe...
Atellus: When I heard it I though it was some...warp stuff...but...
Atellus: ...could also possibly be them...
(a beat)
Nihilus: Isn't it strange?
Atellus: What?
Nihilus: Nuts is like these...other Xenos guys you collaborated with...
Nihilus: ...and Nuts can't stand these things...
Nihilus: So...probably the other Xenos guys shouldn't...stand these Xenos guys...right?
Atellus: What?
Nihilus: Try to keep up.

(while Nihilus is elaborating)
Nihilus: Well, Nuts does strange stuff with his mind.
Atellus: Yes.
Atellus: I would also argue that Nuts' mind does strange things with him.
Atellus: But...go on?

(still a few moments later)
Atellus: Yes, I don't think that they work together...
Nihilus: But the prophecy thing said that...this one will...bring...dark...
Nihilus: I can't remember. I didn't really pay attention.

(Atellus informs Bal Nomen of their intention to interrogate the Slaugth face-to-face)

Nomen: Are you...sure that is wise? I mean it did kill a bunch of...you know...
Atellus: That is true...
Nihilus: (makes a derisive noise) Eight people? Please...!

(shortly before going in to see the prisoner)
Atellus: Well, we're going to do it, in any case.
Atellus: So, uhm...if you hear horrible screaming and we die in there then...just get some other guys from the Inquisition.
Nomen: I...I will. Most definitely.
Nihilus: Though not the one with the skunk!
Nihilus: Do yourself a favor - not the one with the skunk!

(the acolytes are inspecting a disc-like slaugth spaceship)
Nihilus: Phh. They call this a spacecraft. It's absolutely ridiculous!
Atellus: Why?
Nihilus: It's like a plate!
Nihilus: You don't fly through space on a plate!
Nihilus: Where's the majestic prow? Where's the basilica?!

(still inspecting the ship)
Nihilus: Do you understand this stuff?
Atellus: Not really, no...
Nihilus: Then don't touch it!
Atellus: That's why I was looking for smuggling hatches. Because I understand smuggling hatches.

(Nihilus has just touched a button on the ship, making one of its navigational thrusters momentarily fire up and almost topple it over)
Atellus: (almost shouting) So was it you who that reminded me to not touch any of the consoles?!
Nihilus: I didn't touch it, I kicked it!
Atellus: That's touching!
Nihilus: My boot was between that and me!
Atellus: So if I put on a glove then it's okay?
Atellus: Then just me FIDDLE AROUND WITH THIS, BECAUSE NOTHING COULD GO WRONG!

(discussing a conversation they just had with a witness)
Nihilus: Why was he interested in what the prisoner said?
Nihilus: That would be like...me being interested in what we're doing...

Atellus: That's actually a good point.
Atellus: He may just be concerned about his colleagues.
Nihilus: Why would you be?
Atellus: Because he liked them, and now they're not around anymore.
> Atellus: You know, like if the Slaugth would have taken some of your candy. You would also want to know why.
(a beat)
Nihilus: Because they wanted to eat it?
Atellus: Well...
Atellus: The analogy...isn't perfect...

(Nihilus is forced to put on some environmental gear)
Nihilus: (while putting it on) I can't really move in it.
Nihilus: It stinks.
Nihilus: Are you sure this is good quality?
Nihilus: This doesn't look safe...
Nihilus: I think there's a thread frayed here...
Nihilus: Do you think that's a crack in the faceplate there?
Atellus: (without looking) No...I'm sure you'll be fine...

(talking about the Chief of Operations at Mining Outpost 7)
Atellus: Why was he on this planet?
Graham: Don't know really...must have done something stupid like all of us...
Nihilus: Why isn't Nuts on this planet?

(the Acolytes are walking through the deserted surface area of Mining Outpost 7)
Nihilus: You know what would improve this planet?
Nihilus: Cyclonic Torpedoes.
Atellus: I could really use a bit more entusiasm from you.
Atellus: And not in regards of destroiing this planet.
(a beat)
Nihilus: (completely emotionless) Uh...go boss, go boss? Don't tear your suit again?

(intranscribable) - MP3 (1.187 KB)

(Atellus and Nihilus have just entered Mining Outpost 7's administrative building and found a number of dead guys)
Nihilus: (delighted) Finally!

(trying to determine the age of the corpses without any medicae knowledge)
GM: If it helps, somme of them have started to rot.
Atellus: Yeah, okay. That helps.
(a beat)
Atellus: Not them, but...

(while once more crossing the hazardous, stormy outside area of Mining Outpost 7)
Nihilus: I'm sooo gonna pick our next travel target...
Atellus: Well, I didn't pick this one, so it doesn't count!

(the two have found another building full of corpses)
Nihilus: Four...seven...one...ten...seven...
Atellus: What are you counting?
Nihilus: I'm not counting. I'm judging.
Atellus: What?!
Nihilus: The hilarity of the pose.
(a long beat)
Atellus: Well that's definitely not a seven.
Nihilus: You sure?
Atellus: Look at the way his arms twisted, that's definitely at least an eight.
Nihilus: But he's not grimacing...
Nihilus: Ah well, maybe he is...you can't really tell...have of his face missing and stuff...
Nihilus: Ah okay, it's an eight.

(again outside the building)
Nihilus: (shouting over the storm) You know when I complained about the missing parts from the Sinophia briefing?
Atellus: Yes?
Nihilus: At least we GOT ONE!

(while riding down in an elevator into the actual mine of Outpost 7)
Nihilus: Just a heads up: if we find some strange old guy who calls me Silon Cain and refers to himself in the third person im gonna shoot him no questions asked.
Atellus: Alright.

(inside the mine, there also just a whole lot of corpses lying around)
Atellus: Let's get back up...I don't think there's anything we can fight down here...
Atellus: Except maybe with some air freshener...

(Atellus and Nihilus have made their way to - and friends at - one of the illegal mining towns, where the Slaugth have deposited the real Bal Nomen)
Nihilus: Then why didn't they kill him? I mean who needs a pencil-pusher?
Nihilus: Nothing against Euphie, though!

((Atellus and Nihilus have spent the last two hours setting up an ambush to kill two of an unknown number of Slaugth on the planet))
Atellus: (just as the Slaugth arrive - intranscribable) - MP3 (872 KB)

(in combat)
Nihilus: Twenty-three...and let's see if that gets any higher...
Nihilus: In fact it does.
GM: Oh. We'e in that part of the evening again.

(after defeating an Osedex by goading it away using an unmanned APC, Nihilus reappears in the doorway of the building housing the survivors and Atellus)
Nihilus: (coughing) These things are even more stupid than Nuts.
Nihilus: I didn't even think that was possible.

(searching for a secret entrance to a Slaugth base at Mining Outpost 7)
Atellus: Maybe it's not in the mountains at all, but down in the mine?
Atellus: Maybe they struck Slaugth...

(Atellus and Nihilus have found vehicle tracks leading straight into a sheer cliffface)
Atellus: So, unless they parked it against the wall here, there must be a way in.
Nihilus: (excited) Yes, we even found a key!
Atellus: You think that (referring to a tablet) is a key? Where is the keyhole?
Nihilus: No. We found a key! Back on the Fearless!
(he detaches a melta bomb from his harness and slaps it on the wall)
Atellus: Let me quickly check if this is just an optical illusion...
(he attempts to push against the wall, which does not budge)
Atellus: Use the key.

(after the melta bomb does nothing, Atellus and Nihilus are still discussing how to get past the barrier)
Atellus: But if it doesn't get destroyed by a melta bomb...
Nihilus: Well, we'll just...tunnel under it.
Atellus: That sounds like a...really long-term plan...

(Atellus and Nihilus have just entered an alien ship in the process of launching, killed the pilot and have no way to control the ship)
Nihilus: (splattered head-to-toe with Alien Pilot) So...bail?
Atellus: Bail.