Now why would I waste such an apparently valuable resource as yourself, Dr. Lutece? No, believe me...the 'lives' that are on the line? They're barely human. At least if they're used in useful experiments, they're offering something beyond more drooling, inbred barbarians who can't figure out better entertainment than constantly murdering one another. Don't fuck with me and you'll be fine.
[And one day they'll all the inbred barbarians would be nothing more than dust and meaty smears across the plains, until the foundations for the civilized Hyperion colonies were lain. One day soon.]
Of course, you're a smart woman. You know how business works. And it's not as if I can actually give you any proof right now.
[His name should be all the proof needed. That's really starting to grate on him. sure, sure, it's useful to have no reputation at all preceding him - the slander and libel included. And hey, he's found Lutece and if she's for real, his problems are a thing of the past. Or not a thing of the past, because he'd change the past.]
[But the lack of awe and recognition ruffles him all the same. His name means nothing here. Maybe when he's done with Pandora, he'll come back and take all this over, too. Just for the hell of it. Sculpt his face into their moon.]
But once we get off this dump... I know. I'll buy you a cupcake that costs as much as a house. Because I can do that. Sure I could just show you company earning reports and all that, but... I think an astronomically ridiculous expensive gift you can't even enjoy for more than a couple of minutes has so much more style. And who doesn't like cupcakes?
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[And one day they'll all the inbred barbarians would be nothing more than dust and meaty smears across the plains, until the foundations for the civilized Hyperion colonies were lain. One day soon.]
Of course, you're a smart woman. You know how business works. And it's not as if I can actually give you any proof right now.
[His name should be all the proof needed. That's really starting to grate on him. sure, sure, it's useful to have no reputation at all preceding him - the slander and libel included. And hey, he's found Lutece and if she's for real, his problems are a thing of the past. Or not a thing of the past, because he'd change the past.]
[But the lack of awe and recognition ruffles him all the same. His name means nothing here. Maybe when he's done with Pandora, he'll come back and take all this over, too. Just for the hell of it. Sculpt his face into their moon.]
But once we get off this dump... I know. I'll buy you a cupcake that costs as much as a house. Because I can do that. Sure I could just show you company earning reports and all that, but... I think an astronomically ridiculous expensive gift you can't even enjoy for more than a couple of minutes has so much more style. And who doesn't like cupcakes?