If negotiation even stood a chance of success, I'd have made that plan A, you can take my word on that.
But did you ever stop and think about why they up and attacked instead of sending representatives to sit down and talk? As long as they think we're weak, it'll be easier for them to stamp us out than give any ground in compromise.
And the only way they'll even consider listening to what we've got to say is if whenever they send their shuttles and troops, we fight them off just like we did this time.
[But you've got her thinking, Charles, make no mistake.]
I'm not saying we need to mount any kind of assault. I'm saying we need to up our defenses enough to give them no other choice but to take us seriously. You can't tell me that doesn't make at least a little bit of sense to you.
[She hasn't forgotten about the collar, but if he wanted to avoid the topic, he didn't need her help anyway.]
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But did you ever stop and think about why they up and attacked instead of sending representatives to sit down and talk? As long as they think we're weak, it'll be easier for them to stamp us out than give any ground in compromise.
And the only way they'll even consider listening to what we've got to say is if whenever they send their shuttles and troops, we fight them off just like we did this time.
[But you've got her thinking, Charles, make no mistake.]
I'm not saying we need to mount any kind of assault. I'm saying we need to up our defenses enough to give them no other choice but to take us seriously. You can't tell me that doesn't make at least a little bit of sense to you.
[She hasn't forgotten about the collar, but if he wanted to avoid the topic, he didn't need her help anyway.]