LMB Quote Game

voralfred · Post by **voralfred** » Sat May 10, 2008 4:12 pm

By memory (it is late here in Paris and I am too lazy to check it up):
In WA, Miles talking to Elena Bothari while in the process of creating the Dendarii, when the only way out seems to be "forward momentum" with no idea whether this will sent him straight into a wall. The person "shouting from the sidelines" being her.

Edit: hmmmmmmm.... looks I am wrong. I found the discussion I was thinking about near the end of Chapter 10 and though the topic is about the same, the quoted sentence is not there

So maybe the topic comes back later in the book? But probably not.

SPetty · Post by **SPetty** » Sat May 10, 2008 6:55 pm

Nope, not Warrior's Apprentice.

risi · Post by **risi** » Sun May 11, 2008 2:12 am

SPetty wrote:
Dammit, a man walking a tight-wire didn't need someone shouting from the sidelines how far down the drop was, or what lousy balance he had.
What book?
What circumstances?

Ha! Got it!

The book is Cetaganda, the thought is Miles' and it's during one of his conversations with Ivan about why he's not filling his superiors in on what's happening with their having the Great Key and all. This comes after Ivan declares he misses Bothari and Miles is reminded of his own loss and his own contribution to Bothari's death, and what a major mistake it had been.

voralfred · Post by **voralfred** » Sun May 11, 2008 4:39 pm

I should have known

SPetty · Post by **SPetty** » Sun May 11, 2008 9:11 pm

That's a Sherlock for you, risi, and your quote's up next.

risi · Post by **risi** » Mon May 12, 2008 10:32 am

Mm. If I could--one of those one-wish things--I don't even know that I'd choose this.

Book?
Who's speaking?
To whom?
What is "this"?

Reede Kullervo · Post by **Reede Kullervo** » Mon May 12, 2008 3:14 pm

risi wrote:
Mm. If I could--one of those one-wish things--I don't even know that I'd choose this.
Book?
Who's speaking?
To whom?
What is "this"?

Memory
Miles
To Gregor
This is faking report and lying about his seizures and how that unfortunate courier lost legs. So, would Miles if he can erase past, choose to correct that? No

.

risi · Post by **risi** » Mon May 12, 2008 7:50 pm

Well, you're right of course! I thought I might lead somebody astray going after the similar dialogue in Komarr, but guess not!

Your Sherlock, your quote!

SPetty · Post by **SPetty** » Mon May 12, 2008 8:03 pm

I actually thought of the dialogue in Komarr, but since I couldn't answer yet, I didn't double check.

Reede Kullervo · Post by **Reede Kullervo** » Mon May 12, 2008 9:08 pm

She stared up at Xxx from her cross-legged position, clearly not knowing whether to identify him as hope or not.

Book?
Who is Xxx?
Who is she?

voralfred · Post by **voralfred** » Tue May 13, 2008 12:27 am

There are finally not so many "damsels in distress" in LMB's books. I tried a few places and failed. So maybe it is in the only book allowed (that is, in Vorkosiverse plus Chalion since we still do not play with "The Sharing Knife") that I don't have at home.

So as a guess:

Hallowed Hunt

Lady Ijada staring up at Lord Ingrey?

Reede Kullervo · Post by **Reede Kullervo** » Tue May 13, 2008 12:13 pm

No, no, no

voralfred · Post by **voralfred** » Tue May 13, 2008 4:25 pm

Of course!
Harra looking at Miles the very first time they met in _MoM_
I first tried the next scene, at breakfast with Miles' parents, because I thought she was standing on that first time with the guard. Stupid of me, I did not check till now that she was in fact sitting crossed-legged at that point.

SPetty · Post by **SPetty** » Tue May 13, 2008 4:43 pm

While we're in between quotes (waiting for confirmation), who wants to add the first two Sharing Knife books to the mix (paperback Legacy came out in April, at the same time as the Passage hardcover)? Or would most of us prefer to leave them out for now?

I'm ambivalent about it. I don't own the first two books yet, but I have them from the library right now. I do think it might make the game more interesting. Just wondering what the other regulars thought about the idea.

Suzette

Post by **Ghost** » Tue May 13, 2008 5:41 pm

IMHO any of LMB's books, novels, short stories are fair game.

Reede Kullervo · Post by **Reede Kullervo** » Wed May 14, 2008 12:10 pm

voralfred wrote:Of course!
Harra looking at Miles the very first time they met in _MoM_
I first tried the next scene, at breakfast with Miles' parents, because I thought she was standing on that first time with the guard. Stupid of me, I did not check till now that she was in fact sitting crossed-legged at that point.

Yes

. Your Sherlock and next quote

.

I'm for including Beguilement and Legacy

.

voralfred · Post by **voralfred** » Wed May 14, 2008 5:05 pm

"Would you buy a used pocket dreadnought from this man?"

Book?
Who asks this?
To whom? (it is OK if you don't remember the name, just indicate what this character is/does)
Who might consider "buying a used pocket dreadnought"? (again a name is not needed here, just the general idea)

Bonus:
Who is "this man"?
What did the person, to whom the question was asked, answer?
Why?
Give enough context to justify the answer.

I am in favour of waiting a bit more, but if a majority wants to include them, I'm a democrat. Still, personally, I vote to wait.

SPetty · Post by **SPetty** » Fri May 16, 2008 10:54 pm

voralfred wrote:
"Would you buy a used pocket dreadnought from this man?"
Book?
Who asks this?
To whom? (it is OK if you don't remember the name, just indicate what this character is/does)
Who might consider "buying a used pocket dreadnought"? (again a name is not needed here, just the general idea)

Ok, I want you to know right now that this is a complete and total guess, based on what I know of the series. I have no recollection of a pocket dreadnought, but if my blind shot in the dark will help someone (if only by the fact that they can rule something out), it's best I do my part, eh?

Book? Falling Free
Who asks this? Leo
Of whom? One of the quaddies
Who might buy one? er, someone who needed a pocket dreadnought on the cheap, potentialy for the escape plan?

If it's wrong/partially wrong, there's no way I'll be able to clarify my answers (having no access to the book, and my library's closed for the next week), so anyone can feel free to jump in.

risi · Post by **risi** » Sat May 17, 2008 4:00 pm

voralfred wrote:
"Would you buy a used pocket dreadnought from this man?"
Book?
Who asks this?
To whom? (it is OK if you don't remember the name, just indicate what this character is/does)
Who might consider "buying a used pocket dreadnought"? (again a name is not needed here, just the general idea)

Bonus:
Who is "this man"?
What did the person, to whom the question was asked, answer?
Why?
Give enough context to justify the answer.

Brother in Arms
Miles asks this of Lt Bone (the financial officer) because they are scheduled to go to the bank to get a loan using the pocket dreadnaught as collateral but he has just been attacked in the shuttleport and is dirty, bloody, has torn clothes and is generally looking pretty disreputable. The "who" doesn't refer to a person, and in fact is somewhat rhetorical, but their appointment is with the bank and that is the "who" is involved.

"this man" is Miles himself, and Lt Bone said that "It won't do" and went on to say the bank was conservative and didn't have a sense of humor about their money. They rescheduled the appointment for the next day.

I first looked for this in WA thinking it was Miles talking about himself when he was trying to figure out how to get everybody out of there, but after Bothari died and he looked bad, but I couldn't find it. Finally I had to look at the list of book titles and ask myself if the Triumph was in that story... so that's how I found it!

voralfred · Post by **voralfred** » Sat May 17, 2008 4:19 pm

Sorry, SPetty, but the correct answer is risi's who wins a sherlock and a half!

Your turn risi!

risi · Post by **risi** » Sun May 18, 2008 10:04 am

XXX's inspired mutinous gesture had given him the best break of the day. He had the momentum now. He wouldn't stop till he was brought down bodily.

Book?
Who is XXX?
Who is he/him?
What was the gesture?

risi · Post by **risi** » Wed May 21, 2008 10:26 am

All right, then, here's another sentence:

XXX's inspired mutinous gesture had given him the best break of the day. He had the momentum now. He wouldn't stop till he was brought down bodily. His head spun with the unutterable relief of at last getting the shifting, writhing, chittering might-be-might-be-might-be nailed to a fixed is.

Book?
Who is XXX?
Who is he/him?
What was the gesture?

SPetty · Post by **SPetty** » Wed May 21, 2008 2:11 pm

XXX's inspired mutinous gesture had given him the best break of the day. He had the momentum now. He wouldn't stop till he was brought down bodily. His head spun with the unutterable relief of at last getting the shifting, writhing, chittering might-be-might-be-might-be nailed to a fixed is.

Book? The Vor Game
Who is XXX? Elena
Who is he/him? Miles (of course)
What was the gesture? Elena gave Oser a dose of fast penta to help Miles take over the Dendarii fleet to stop the Cetaganda invasion of Vervain.

The extension of the quote didn't help a whole lot. I've been looking for the last few days, but kept guessing the wrong gesture.

risi · Post by **risi** » Wed May 21, 2008 5:47 pm

You're right - now it's your turn!

No, I didn't expect the new sentence to be a complete give-away but my next clue was going to be the sentence before, which I thought would be...

It's tough to get a good balance between challenging and impossible

SPetty · Post by **SPetty** » Wed May 21, 2008 9:11 pm

"I've never killed anybody in my life. I'm not going to start with people on my own side, for pity's sake."

What book?
Who is speaking?
Under what circumstances?