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After the lieutenant dies and his second in command who used to say it with the force of "ex cathedra" (in the current tense), becomes the mother of the family as if the patriarch will return: "the lieutenant wouldn't like that" had s devastating effect when (rarely) used.
— Dec 11, 2025 02:19AM
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Xavier
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The moral philosphy professor writing to his comrade while having lectured about the ills of marxism is a great touch.
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— Dec 09, 2025 10:00PM
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Xavier
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He _looked_ so smug. So self-assured. The idea that this invincible robot could _feel_ that he had failed. That he could feel so deeply and personally disgraced that he wanted to run away. Hide his face among strangers. And offer the excuse that his leaving would be "best []".
— Dec 09, 2025 09:49PM
Xavier
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I had known that sergeant Zim worked hard. But it had never occured to me that h ecould possibly be other than completely and smugly self-satisfied.
— Dec 09, 2025 09:46PM
