Gigabyte 039
My people have a book called The Way of the Samurai. It contains lessons regarding a proper life. For example:
"The Way of the Samurai is found in death. Meditation on inevitable death should be performed daily. Every day when one's body and mind are at peace, one should meditate upon being ripped apart by arrows, rifles, spears and swords, being carried away by surging waves, being thrown into the midst of a great fire, being struck by lightning, being shaken to death by a great earthquake, falling from thousand-foot cliffs, dying of disease or committing seppuku at the death of one's master. And every day without fail one should consider himself as dead."
There are many ways to die on this ship, and I am one of them. Consider that. Meditate on that.
[Batou's normally calm, deep, measured voice changes as his ferocity and anger bleed into it.]
The Captain may or may not punish attacks against children or Major Kusanagi, but there is no such uncertainty with me. Isn't that right, Jak.
[There's the sound of Jak's heavy breathing and then a bunch of crack-crack-CRUNCH sound of breaking bones. Jak screams long and loud.
Batou waits until Jak is done screaming and then speaks into the comm again.]
Thank you for your attention. I trust you will all take a moment of silence to reflect upon your behaviour.
[He clicks it off.]
"The Way of the Samurai is found in death. Meditation on inevitable death should be performed daily. Every day when one's body and mind are at peace, one should meditate upon being ripped apart by arrows, rifles, spears and swords, being carried away by surging waves, being thrown into the midst of a great fire, being struck by lightning, being shaken to death by a great earthquake, falling from thousand-foot cliffs, dying of disease or committing seppuku at the death of one's master. And every day without fail one should consider himself as dead."
There are many ways to die on this ship, and I am one of them. Consider that. Meditate on that.
[Batou's normally calm, deep, measured voice changes as his ferocity and anger bleed into it.]
The Captain may or may not punish attacks against children or Major Kusanagi, but there is no such uncertainty with me. Isn't that right, Jak.
[There's the sound of Jak's heavy breathing and then a bunch of crack-crack-CRUNCH sound of breaking bones. Jak screams long and loud.
Batou waits until Jak is done screaming and then speaks into the comm again.]
Thank you for your attention. I trust you will all take a moment of silence to reflect upon your behaviour.
[He clicks it off.]