[Gretin]

Jim: "Are you completely insane, going in there like that? You're lucky you weren't killed! What's wrong with you?"

Ralph glared right back at Jim, "Did I ask anyone to come in after me? Do I look like it's done me any harm? I knew what I was doing - but it hardly looks like I can say the same about you!"

He took a step closer and lowered his voice menacingly, "If I'm lucky, tell me, how did I end up with a body like this?"

Moving even closer, he gave Jim a shove out of the way (even though there was plenty of room to go around) and marched off down the passage away from the production lines.

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Anni: "But I hate vykkers so they sent me here instead."

"Heh, who doesn't?" Hembar chuckled to herself a little, "But if that's the reason it seems that 'they' didn't make a very good choice here either. Those damn vykkers, they seem to be moving into everywhere now."

"You know, I wonder..." her voice drifted off for a few moments, then she suddenly straight out asked, "Have you ever met a nice vykker? I mean, I've seen a few other species we wouldn't normally think of as nice have a couple of individuals who were ok, but honestly, have you ever met a nice vykker?"