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R. Billing (r_billing) | 38 comments We all know the situation, the heroine has been captured or compromised by the bad guys, and is being threatened with death or worse. Is she dismayed? Not at all, and to prove it she comes out with a really cutting verbal attack on the forces of evil. I think it might be fun to collect some of these, so here are a few of mine to get started:

She glared at him, bottomless disgust in her eyes. ‘Don't bother with the bullying, you aren't very good at it yet, I've had better threats from small rodents. I'm going to say it properly—this is your formal warning under the Arcturian rules of engagement. Cease what you're doing and surrender to me at once, or you will place yourself outside Arcturian law, and make yourself liable to be stopped by deadly force.’
‘Really?’ said Kelso. ‘You expect me to be frightened?’
‘No, I expect you to go on being a bloody fool, and die on the end of an energy weapon. But I want to be able to tell the board of enquiry that I did it by the book, and that you were warned before you were shot.’

Jane placed her hands on her hips and glared at Arthur. ‘I don't care what this is about, or why you think you've a private war against Space Fleet, but if you ever, ever again think of doing something like that to a woman, and a woman's body, then to hell with Space Fleet's rules of engagement, I shall personally neuter you with a chainsaw.’

"Arthur, you seem to have gone seriously batty in the last half hour."


message 2: by Carolyn (new)

Carolyn McBride (carolynmcbride) | 4 comments Just found this thread, and I have to say, even my eyebrows went up at the thought of being neutered by a chainsaw, and I'm a woman!


message 3: by R. (new)

R. Billing (r_billing) | 38 comments True, but it's well within the sort of thing Jane would threaten. Actually doing it is another matter, she's completely ruthless in hot action, faced with a rapist she'd pick up the nearest weapon, and if that happened to be a chainsaw she'd use it. But she wouldn't plan to do something like that in cold blood.


message 4: by Jon (new)

Jon Abbott | 297 comments Ah, I'm sorry I missed this thread until just now. My eyes will sparkle when I find qualifiers.


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