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Evelyn K. Brunswick's avatar

They do like a good speech, these bad guys, don't they, eh. Someone should remind them of that classic Eli Wallach line 'If you gotta shoot, shoot. Don't talk.'

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Johnathan Reid's avatar

You know how it goes with these 'swagger into town' types. To paraphrase: 'The bigger the Seed, the longer the... speech.' The solution was always, naturally, Clint Eastwood. But he's a bit stiff in the saddle now. I wonder who could step up instead?

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Evelyn K. Brunswick's avatar

That’s a very good question. I don’t really keep up with popular culture as much as I used to so all the action heroes I am aware of are equally stiff in the saddle.

I’d definitely like to see the return of Vasquez out of Aliens though…

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Johnathan Reid's avatar

I'll do my best. She'll need to be even more badass than my Bandita: https://reiditwrite.substack.com/p/a-prompted-writing-adventure?

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Evelyn K. Brunswick's avatar

Yes, I remember that one. I believe you said there was a bit of Aliens in that.

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Johnathan Reid's avatar

I list the influences in the story's commentary.

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Evelyn K. Brunswick's avatar

I still haven’t seen these new Mad Max movies. I have such a burgeoning backlog.

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