- Cmdr. Kelly Grayson: Admiral, what do you want us to do?
- Admiral Perry: You're to rendezvous with the Krill vessel Davoro'kos in 12 hours at Tarazed Three.
- Cmdr. Kelly Grayson: The Davoro'kos.
- Admiral Perry: Yes. It means "Bringer of Blood".
- Capt. Ed Mercer: Oh, that's cool.
- Capt. Ed Mercer: Every moment that I sit in that chair on the bridge, I'm always wondering, "Do I deserve this? I mean, should this be someone else?" And that's something I can never vocalize to any other member of the crew because they would lose confidence. I mean, I can talk to Kelly, but... that's been a little complicated lately. I count on you, man.
- Lt. Gordon Malloy: Dude, you can always count on me. That's never gonna change. You're my best friend. Nobody's ever gonna come along and mess it up. I swear. I mean, maybe, like, a really hot girl, but other than that, it's rock-solid.
- [Mercer and the Krill ambassador have signed a peace treaty]
- Capt. Ed Mercer: I hope that this marks the beginning of a new era of nonviolence between our two peoples.
- Ambassador K.T.Z.: We will see. A peace is only as strong as those who uphold it.
- Cmdr. Kelly Grayson: And, of course, trust is earned.
- Ambassador K.T.Z.: We agree on that, Commander.
- Lt. Gordon Malloy: The right thing is to protect him; he's a Union officer - do your job!
- Capt. Ed Mercer: I'll let you know when I figure out what that is.
- Capt. Ed Mercer: So basically all this guy's done is steal some pens from the office. What are we missing?
- Capt. Ed Mercer: Listen, I just wanted to say, I'm sorry. It's not easy to have to put duty before friendship - especially when someone dies.
- Lt. Gordon Malloy: Orrin died a long time ago, back in that Krill prison. The man who died in that shuttle was somebody else.