A bit that probably won't be in the scene, but forced its way out of my brain and onto the screen:
Ben looked at Noah, smiled, and winked. "You're lookin' for passage to the new Earth?"
Noah didn't reply for a brief second... until he recognized the quote. "Yes indeed, if it's a fast ship."
"Fast ship? You've never heard of the Magnificent Midnight?"
"Should I have?"
"It's the ship that made the Pluto Run in less than twelve hours. I've outrun Federation starships. Not the local bulk cruisers mind you, I'm talking about the big Gagarin ships now. She's fast enough for you old man. What's the cargo?"
"Only a passenger. My guest... and no questions asked."
"What is it? Some kind of political trouble?"
"Let's just say we'd like to avoid any Convention entanglements."
--
Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."
- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012
Ben looked at Noah, smiled, and winked. "You're lookin' for passage to the new Earth?"
Noah didn't reply for a brief second... until he recognized the quote. "Yes indeed, if it's a fast ship."
"Fast ship? You've never heard of the Magnificent Midnight?"
"Should I have?"
"It's the ship that made the Pluto Run in less than twelve hours. I've outrun Federation starships. Not the local bulk cruisers mind you, I'm talking about the big Gagarin ships now. She's fast enough for you old man. What's the cargo?"
"Only a passenger. My guest... and no questions asked."
"What is it? Some kind of political trouble?"
"Let's just say we'd like to avoid any Convention entanglements."
--
Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."
- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012