Private Vasquez:
[after barely surviving the alien surprise attack]
All right. We got seven canisters of CM-20. I say we roll them in there and nerve gas the whole fuckin' nest.
Corporal Hicks:
It's worth the try, but we don't know if that's gonna affect them.
Private Hudson:
Look let's just bug out and call it even, okay? What are we even talking about this for?
Ripley:
I say we take off and nuke the entire site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.
Private Hudson:
Fuckin' A!
Burke:
Hold on, hold on just a second. This installation has a substantial dollar value attached to it.
Ripley:
They can *bill* me.
Burke:
Okay, I know this is an emotional moment for all of us, okay? I know that. But let's not make snap judgments, please. This is clearly... clearly an important species we're dealing with and I don't think that you or I, or *anybody*, has the right to arbitrarily exterminate them.
Ripley:
[laughs feebly]
Wrong.
Private Vasquez:
Yeah. Watch us.
Private Hudson:
Hey, maybe you haven't been keeping up on current events, but we just got our asses kicked, pal!
Burke:
Look. I'm not blind to what's going on, but I cannot authorize that kind of action. I'm sorry.
Ripley:
Well, I believe that Corporal Hicks... has authority here.
Burke:
*Corporal* Hicks has...
Ripley:
This operation is under military jurisdiction and Hicks is next in chain of command. Am I right, Corporal?
Corporal Hicks:
Yeah... yeah, that's right.
Burke:
Yeah... Look, Ripley, this is a multi-million dollar installation, okay? He can't make that kind of decision. He's just a grunt! Uh, no offense.
Corporal Hicks:
[coldly]
None taken.
Corporal Hicks:
[into headset]
Ferro, do you copy?
Corporal Ferro:
[on comms]
Standing by.
Corporal Hicks:
Prepare for dust-off. We're gonna need immediate evac.
Corporal Ferro:
[on comms]
Roger. On our way.
Corporal Hicks:
I say we take off, nuke the site from orbit.
[looks to Ripley]
Corporal Hicks:
It's the only way to be sure.
[Ripley smiles]
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