Maxim 31:
Only cheaters prosper.

-The Seventy Maxims of Maximally Effective Mercenaries

Howard Tayler

Tags: prosperity cheating rules-to-live-by



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Maxim 34:
If you're leaving scorch-marks, you need a bigger gun.

-The Seventy Maxims of Maximally Effective Mercenaries

Howard Tayler

Tags: guns rules-to-live-by scorch-marks



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Maxim 37:
There is no "overkill."
There is only "open fire" and "reload."

-The Seventy Maxims of Maximally Effective Mercenaries

Howard Tayler

Tags: humour violence rules-to-live-by overkill



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Kevyn, Ennesby tells me you are building a time machine.

Actually I'm finished.

In one afternoon? Wow... Does it work?

After a fashion.

...

I put a whole lot of energy into it, and the next thing I knew it was time for dinner.
-Captain Tagon

Howard Tayler

Tags: humour semantics engineering time-machine



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We either need an overwhelming force advantage, or we need more information."

"Reinforcements cut into our bounty, remember?"

"It's unanimous. We need more information.

Howard Tayler

Tags: plans information mercenary



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Air traffic control is going to have a steamy old fit on your dime, boy.

They can get in line behind the police, the people whose cars we trashed, the Empire of Ob'enn, the Partnership Collective, and the Wormgate Corporation. Oh, and I think maybe some dark matter beasties from Andromeda.

You "think maybe"?
-General Tagon

Howard Tayler

Tags: enemies violence sci-fi mercenaries get-in-line



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New orders: Make sure everybody who doesn't want to live here is aboard in five minutes. We are leaving.
-Captain Kevyn Andreyasn

Howard Tayler

Tags: leaving deadline orders mercenaries



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The way you blunder from one catastrophe to the next, it's a wonder the whole galaxy doesn't hate you.

The galaxy is a big place, General. You provincial military types don't get far enough out to really see that.
-General Tagon

Howard Tayler

Tags: enemies hatred military sci-fi galaxy



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Being a mercenary, though... Hey, we just go wherever there's a mixture of money and trouble, and everyone in the galaxy is a potential customer.

Even the people you're paid to shoot at?

Well, yeah. There are customers we serve, and customers we service.
-Captain Kevyn Andreyasn

Howard Tayler

Tags: money violence sci-fi customer-service mercenaries clients



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There are customers we serve, and customers we service.
-Captain Andreyasn

Howard Tayler

Tags: customers mercenaries



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