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() I commanded you to fire with everything.
[] That is what I am doing, but the Traveler is not as powerless as we believed! It diverts the human shells from the city just as it has always diverted our own!
() You said it could not do that, Riksis. You were certain!
[] And I have failed you, my Kell.
() Yes you have, but be thankful that this is the first time. My flay will land mercifully upon you, and you shall remain an Archon.
[] Thank you, my Kell, but what of the situation at hand? By sunrise surely the humans will mobilize their tanks, and send Guardians as well.
() Then we will not let our hard-earned acquisition of this 'Twilight Gap' go to waste. Do not abandon the outpost yet. It is my will that your blood mingle with theirs.
[] Yes my Kell, I shall gladly test my mettle with the humans, though what if it proves tactical to retreat?
() Ahaha. Afraid, Riksis? When your carry enough skulls to double your collection, then you may retreat.
[] Afraid? No! I await the battle eagerly!
() Such shouting will wear you out, and an exhausted warrior does not kill so many humans. Now, what does Sepiks say regarding this decision to fight for the outpost?
The decision is not horribly foolish, unlike the blind faith you both put into the original plan; however the Ketch may be in danger this close to the city, and I would advise going into orbit.
[] The decision to fight for the outpost... is a noble one, my Kell, but for your safety you should take your Ketch into orbit.
() Heard. Fight well, Riksis.
[] These corridors shall taste their cold flesh.
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You have been staring at it.
At what? I have not given you permission to use my eyes.
Yet when your mind is weak and fleshy, I do not need permission.
Ha. Yes, I have been staring at it. We get little chance at a view. Allock! Damn the humans.
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() Archon, it is I, Captain Ivitak. There is a small ship flying overhead out of the city. It is paying us no mind, shall we fire at it with the human cannons?
[] We have no other need for them, and are they not made to strike at aircraft? Fire away. It matters little.
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