Thomas Lasky/Quotes

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Quotes

Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn

"I'd like to take point, sir." - Lasky asking to take charge of Hastati during training.
"That's just me, being a leader." - Lasky joking with Chyler, after his team wins the training exercise.
"Apparently I'm allergic to war." - Lasky informing Chyler of his allergy.
"Because we're under attack." - Lasky realizing that the academy is not being attacked by rebels.
"What the hell are those things?" - Lasky referring to the SDV-class heavy corvettes that just uncloaked in the sky.
"One of those things is inside, and it is invisible." - Lasky, informing the surviving members of Hastati that an Elite Zealot is nearby.
"Mayday, mayday, mayday. This is Cadet Thomas Lasky. I repeat, mayday! Mayday! There’s been an attack on Corbulo Academy. Excessive casualties. I repeat, excessive casualties." - Lasky, giving out a distress signal.
"It's harder than it looks!" - Referring to driving a Warthog.
"Chief! Chief! Chyler's been hit!" - Lasky, realizing that a Jackal had shot Chyler.
"Hang in there, Chyler. Come on, hang in there." - Lasky attempting to comfort Chyler, seconds before she succumbs to her wound.
"No, sir. I'll be the decoy." - Lasky offering to distract a Hunter.
"Axios!" - Lasky, before distracting an oncoming Hunter.

Halo 4

"This is Lasky to UNSC Infinity. We're up to our necks in bad guys down here! Does anyone read?" - Lasky asking for support.
"Afraid we'll have to give you an IOU on that welcome home party. Tom Lasky, First Officer of Infinity. Never thought I'd see you again." - Lasky after meeting John-117 for the first time in thirty-one years.
"I don't know if it's too soon to ask you for a favor, but...we're going to run out of breathing room here real quick. I don't suppose you're any good at clearing LZs?" - Lasky asking John-117 to clear and LZ.
"Infinity's mission is to locate the remaining Halo rings, and establish permanent bases to study them for decommission." - Lasky telling the Master Chief about the Infinity.
"All units! Unidentified Covenant vehicle incoming!" - Lasky spotting a Lich for the first time.
"Thanks, Chief. It was getting a bit dicey there for a minute." - Lasky, after the Master Chief destroyed the Lich.
"Sir - what if he's right?" - Lasky questioning Captain Andrew Del Rio, after he disagreed with the Master Chief about the Didact's powers.
"You know, I was sent down here with orders to prevent you from leaving... In case you had already gone, I took the precaution of ordering a Pelican, outfitted for full combat pursuit. I hope to God you're wrong about that Forerunner, or whatever he is, Chief. But in the event you're not... And Chief? Good luck. Both of you." - Lasky helping the Master Chief go after the Didact.
"FleetCom didn't take too kindly to his abandoning you on Requiem. I'm afraid I'll have to do." - Lasky informing the Chief that he is in charge of the Infinity now.
"Whatever you're doing's working! Clear up the approach and Infinity could drop in to punch a hole for you." - After the Chief destroys several turrets inside the Mantle's Approach.
"Copy, Cortana. Weapons, prepare firing solution! We promised to get the Chief inside that ship, and I am not about to let that man down!" - Lasky preparing to fire the Infinity's MACs.
"Roger that, Chief. You might want to back up a little. Main battery, fire!" - Lasky ordering the Infinity to fire at the Mantle's Approach.
"Acknowledged. We'll be on station if you need us. Make sure you give the Didact our regards. Infinity out." - After Master Chief proceeds to make his way to the Didact.
"At ease, Chief. It feels kind of odd for you to call me Sir."
"Beautiful, isn't she? I don't get to see her often enough. I grew up on New Harmony. Attended Corbulo Military Academy. Never saw Earth in person until I was an adult, but... I still think of her as home."
"Chief, I won't pretend to know how you feel. I've lost people I care about, but... never anything like you're going through."
"You say that like soldiers and humanity are two different things. Soldiers aren't machines. We're just people." - Lasky attempting to comfort John-117.

Spartan Ops

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Halo: Escalation

"These diplomats cannot go home with so much as a scratch or the deal to share Brutes' resources is off - and I can't guarantee that. You can." - Lasky telling Palmer that she must protect the diplomats.
"Who ever gave away the location of those peace negotiations had higher security clearance than the late Spartan Scruggs."

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Dialog

Vickers: "They're my orders."
Lasky: "I don't care."

-Lasky ignoring Vickers orders.

Orenski: "Let me guess, Lasky - you ignored orders."
Lasky: (panting) "It's just... another strategic casualty, sir."
Orenski: "Unacceptable."

—Squad Leader April Orenski and Lasky after the latter is "killed" in an exercise.

Lasky: "I'm trying to survive here, okay?"
Silva: "You need to respect the chain of command. The UNSC isn't the enemy, the Innies are."
Lasky: "Spoken like a true believer."
Silva: "Yeah, well, at least I believe in something these days."

—Conversation between Lasky and Chyler Silva after a failed exercise

Lasky: You were hanging on her every word.
Silva: Why wouldn't I?
Lasky: I just hear the drum beat of endless war and that doesn't make me an 'Innie lover'. Tell me how wrong I am.
Silva: Look, you want people to change, you want this war to end?
Lasky: Yeah, of course.
Silva: Then you're going to need people to follow you.

—Chyler Silva and Lasky exchanging words following Colonel Mehaffey's lecture on Hannibal.

Quotes about Thomas Lasky

"There's a soldier inside of you, Thomas. I can see it. Everyone can see it. You need to see it; I know your brother did." - Colonel Mehaffey attempting to motivate Lasky