Re: [B7L] From the Very Beginning

Nico Mody-Nikoloff wrote:

The Federation certainly seems to value viciousness, ruthlessness and a complete lack of affection or consideration for others, but given that Vila just doesn't fit that mould, where he came from can't have been too bad or he wouldn't have survived as long as he did with such lousy defences.

Oh, I think Vila's got excellent defenses. They're just of a different sort than everybody else's. Vila's philosophy seems to be: don't be percieved as a threat (and thus a target), but be likeable and funny enough (or useful enough!) that people bigger and badder than you will be willing to protect you, even if they're condescending about it. It does seem to work for him.