❛ ___! i thought you were asleep an hour ago. ❜
❛ how do you think s/he did it? ❜
❛ how’d s/he swoop in out of nowhere and vanish without a trace? ❜
❛ i think it’s more… like a legend. ❜
❛ i know it’s real. ❜
❛ sorry, ___. it’s been a madhouse here all morning. ❜
❛ what brings you here, curious little one? ❜
❛ go away. ❜
❛ are your parents around? ❜
❛ oh, they’re so adorable at that age. ❜
❛ i know s/he had some rough spots earlier this year, but i really think that s/he’s starting to turn a corner. ❜
❛ thank you, ___. i will take it from here. ❜
❛ anymore slip-ups will result in a one-way ticket to juvenile hall. ❜
❛ thank you, officer(s). it won’t happen again. ❜
❛ we see his/her/your type all the time. wrong choices. deadenders. losers. ❜
❛ ___, i have had it. ❜
❛ do you want to go to juvenile hall? is that it? ❜
❛ ___? ___, look at me. ❜
❛ it’s no big deal. there was nobody around. ❜
❛ those cops just won’t get off my case. ❜
❛ i just don’t want to see you throw away your entire future. ❜
❛ i really don’t know how you manage it, ___. ❜
❛ managing it? i’m at the end of my rope. ❜
❛ ever since his/her father left, well, s/he’s just never recovered. ❜
❛ and you know how smart s/he is, and yet s/he’s failing at school, and s/he is constantly in trouble. ❜
❛ and when i talk to him/her, s/he’s like a stranger to me. ❜
❛ i don’t know, ___. i’ve tried everything. ❜
❛ hey mister? mister, you’re okay in there, right? ❜
❛ s/he’s acomin’. can you hear her/him? ❜
❛ come on, give me your arm. ❜
❛ thanks for listening, ___. it helps. ❜
❛ it’s going to be okay. you’ll see. ❜
❛ i keep dreaming one day i’ll open that door, and there s/he’ll be, just the way s/he was. ❜
❛ s/he’ll be comin’ soon. ❜
❛ can’t let her/him find this. ❜
❛ quick! we gotta go! ❜
❛ i’m an expert in the laws of physical science. ❜
❛ on the count of three! one— three! ❜
❛ you know what this means? ❜
❛ it means that all that treasure is only a boat ride away. ❜
❛ this is it! this is the answer to all our problems! ❜
❛ don’t you remember all those stories? ❜
❛ that’s all they were— stories! ❜
❛ would you please explain how ridiculous this is? ❜
❛ now, at last, we hear some sense! ❜
❛ it’s totally preposterous, traversing the entire galaxy alone! — that’s why i’m going with you. ❜
❛ i’ll use my savings to finance the expedition! i’ll commission a ship, hire a captain and a crew! ❜
❛ all my life i’ve been waiting for an opportunity like this, and here it is screaming! ❜
❛ okay, okay! you’re both grounded! ❜
❛ look, i know that i keep messing everything up, and i know that i let you down. but this is my chance to make it up to you. ❜
❛ i’m going to set things right. ❜
❛ you said yourself, you’ve tried everything. ❜
❛ are you saying this because it’s the right thing, or because you really want to go? ❜
❛ i really, really, really, really want to go, and it’s the right thing. ❜
❛ ___, i don’t want to lose you. ❜
❛ i’ll make you proud. ❜
❛ well, ___, this should be a wonderful opportunity for the two of us to get to know one another. ❜
❛ how cool is this? ❜
❛ sorry about that. i didn’t mean to… ❜
❛ good morning, captain! everything in shipshape? ❜
❛ i’ve checked this miserable ship from stem to stern and, as usual, it’s spot on. ❜
❛ can you get nothing wrong? ❜
❛ you flatter me, captain. ❜
❛ hello! can you hear me? ❜
❛ if i may, this works so much better when it’s rightway up and plugged in. ❜
❛ may i see the map, please? ❜
❛ in the future, you will address me as ‘ captain ’ or ‘ ma’am ’, is that clear? ❜
❛ this must be kept under lock and key when not in use. ❜
❛ again, with the greatest possible respect, zip your howling screamer. ❜
❛ i don’t much care for this crew you hired. ❜
❛ how did i describe them? i said something rather good this morning before coffee. ❜
❛ i’d love to chat, tea, cake, the whole shebang, but i have a ship to launch. ❜
❛ who does s/he think is working for whom? ❜
❛ i’ll not tolerate a cross work about our captain! ❜
❛ there’s no finger officer in this or any galaxy. ❜
❛ what is that thing? ❜
❛ does an active galactic nucleus have superluminal jets? ❜
❛ so, captain’s put you with me, eh? ❜
❛ what was that old salamanders name? ❜
❛ there’ll be plenty work awaitin’ for you afterwards. ❜
❛ we best be keepin’ a sharp eye on this one eh, ___? we wouldn’t want him/her strayin’ into thing s/he shouldn’t. ❜
❛ we’re all clear, captain! ❜
❛ come on, you scurvy scum! i’ll race you! ❜
❛ ‘tis a grand day for sailing, captain, and look at you. ❜
❛ you’re as trim and as bonny as a sloop with new sails and a fresh coat of paint. ❜
❛ you can keep that kind of flimflammery for your floozies. ❜
❛ you cut me to the quick, captain. ❜
❛ i speaks nothing but me heart, at all times. ❜
❛ i got two new friends i’d like you to meet— say hello to mr. mop and mrs. bucket! ❜
❛ watch it, twerp. ❜
❛ what are you looking at, weirdo? ❜
❛ cabin boys/girls should learn to mind their own business. ❜
❛ you got something to hide, bright eyes? ❜
❛ maybe your ears don’t work so well. ❜
❛ go ahead! slice him/her! dice him/her! ❜
❛ any last words, cabin boy/girl? ❜
❛ there’ll be no brawling on this ship. ❜
❛ any further offenders will be confined to the brig for the remainder of the voyage. ❜
❛ a tight ship’s a happy ship, sir/ma’am. ❜
❛ now, i want this deck swabbed spotless, and heaven help you if i come back and it’s not done. ❜
❛ you just stick to the plan, you bigbrained twit. ❜
❛ well, this has been a fun day, huh? ❜
❛ well, thank heavens for little miracles. ❜
❛ up here for an hour, and the deck’s still in one piece. ❜
❛ um.. look, i.. what you did… thanks. ❜
❛ didn’t your dad/mom ever teach you to pick your fights a bit more carefully? ❜
❛ your father/mother not the teachin’ sort? ❜
❛ s/he was more the taking off and never coming back sort. ❜
❛ like it or not, i’ll be pounding a few skills into that thick head of yours to keep you out of trouble. ❜
❛ from now on, i’m not letting you out of my sight. ❜
❛ you won’t so much as eat, sleep, or scratch your bum without my sayso. ❜
❛ don’t do me any favors! ❜
❛ so, how’d that happen anyway? ❜
❛ you give a few things chasing a dream. ❜
❛ was it worth it? ❜
❛ what the devil? ❜
❛ aye-aye, captain. ❜
❛ secure all sails! ❜
❛ ___ was a fine spacer, finer than most of us could ever hope to be, but s/he knew the risks, as do we all. ❜
❛ it wasn’t your fault, you know. ❜
❛ look— don’t you get it? i screwed up! ❜
❛ for two seconds, i thought that maybe i could do something right, but… ugh! ❜
❛ now, you listen to me, ___, you’ve got the makings of greatness in you. ❜
❛ you’ve got to take the helm and chart your own course. stick to it, no matter the squalls! ❜
❛ and when the time comes you get to really test the cut of your sails, and show what you’re made of, well, i hope i’m there, catching some of the light coming off you that day. ❜
❛ next thing you know, they’ll be saying i’ve gone soft. ❜
❛ knock it off. it’s too early for this. ❜
❛ look, what we’re sayin’ is, we’re sick of all this waiting. ❜
❛ we don’t move ‘till we got the treasure in hand. ❜
❛ i say we kill ‘em all now. ❜
❛ you got somethin’ to say, ___? ❜
❛ it’s that boy/girl. i think you have a soft spot for him/her. ❜
❛ did you actually aim for that? ❜
❛ you know what, actually, i did! ❜
❛ that was more fun than i ever want to have again. ❜
❛ oh, don’t fuss. cup of tea, and i’ll be right as rain. ❜
❛ this is fantastic! a carbon based life form come to rescue me at last! ❜
❛ i just want to hug you, and squeeze you, and hold you close to me. ❜
❛ would you let go of me? ❜
❛ sorry, sorry! ❜
❛ i’ve been marooned for so long. i mean, solitude’s fun, don’t get me wrong, for heavens sakes, after a hundred years— you go a little nuts! ❜
❛ i am, um… my name is, uh… ❜
❛ look, i’m kind of in a hurry, okay? ❜
❛ i got to find a place to hide, and there’s pirates chasing me, so. ❜
❛ pirates! don’t get me started on pirates! i don’t like them. ❜
❛ i think s/he suffered from mood swings, personally. i’m not a therapist, and anyway, but i… ❜
❛ you let me know when i’m rambling! ❜
❛ it’s all a little fuzzy. ❜
❛ wait. i… i remember. ❜
❛ and there was this big door, opening and closing, and opening and closing, and opening and closing! ❜
❛ aah! data inaccessible! reboot, reboot, reboot! ❜
❛ wait, wait, wait! what about the treasure? ❜
❛ my memory isn’t what it used to be. ❜
❛ i—i—i’ve lost my mind. ❜
❛ you haven’t found it, have you? my missing piece? my primary memory circuit? ❜
❛ look, ___, i really need to find a place to hide, okay? so i’m just going to be, you know, moving on. ❜
❛ so, well, then.. i guess this is goodbye, huh? ❜
❛ i’m sorry that i’m so dysfunctional. ❜
❛ look, if you’re going to come along, you’re going to have to stop talking. ❜
❛ me and my best buddy, looking for a— uh.. being quiet. ❜
❛ you have to stop touching me. ❜
❛ touching and talking. that’s my two big no-no’s. ❜
❛ say, listen, before we go out on our big search, would you mind if we made a quick pitstop at my place? kind of urgent. ❜
❛ ___, i think you just solved my problem. ❜
❛ i find old-fashioned romance so touching, don’t you? ❜
❛ how about drinks for the happy couple? ❜
❛ i suspect these are the hieroglyphic remnants of an ancient culture. ❜
❛ stop giving orders for a few milliseconds and lie still. ❜
❛ hey, fellas! we’re over here, fellas! ❜
❛ stop wastin’ your fire! ❜
❛ if it’s alright with the captain, i’d like a short word with you. ❜
❛ whatever you heard back there, at least the part concerning you, i didn’t mean a word of it. ❜
❛ if we play our cards right, we can both walk away from this as rich as kings. ❜
❛ you get me that map, and an even portion of the treasure is yours. ❜
❛ you still don’t know how to pick your fights, do you, boy/girl? ❜
❛ either i get that map by dawn tomorrow, or so help me, i’ll use the ships cannons to blast you all to kingdom come! ❜
❛ you have wonderful eyes. ❜
❛ s/he’s lost her/his mind! ❜
❛ i am a doctor, but i’m not that kind of doctor! i have doctorate! it’s not the same thing. you can’t help people with a doctorate! ❜
❛ you just sit there and you’re useless! ❜
❛ without the map, we’re dead. and if we try to leave, we’re dead. and if we stay here… ❜
❛ i get this delightful breeze through here, which i think is important, because ventilation among friends… ❜
❛ i think i found a way out of here! ❜
❛ so, what’s the plan!? ❜
❛ that’s a good plan! i like that plan! the only thing is, i’m wondering, how do we get there? ❜
❛ what is the big deal? all we gotta do is find that one little wire. ❜
❛ back you go, you naughty plug! ❜
❛ gee, that wasn’t so tough. ❜
❛ you want the map? you’re taking me, too. ❜
❛ i don’t know about you, but i’m starting to see my life pass in front of my eyes. at least, i think it’s my life. ❜
❛ was i ever dancing with an android named lupe!? ❜
❛ i smell treasure awaitin’. ❜
❛ i see nothing! one great, big stinking hunk of nothing! ❜
❛ and how in blue blazes are we supposed to get there?! ❜
❛ this is all seeming… very familiar. ❜
❛ a lifetime of searching, and at long last… ❜
❛ do you know what’s strange? ❜
❛ i can’t tell you how frustrating it is, it’s nagging at the back of my mind. ❜
❛ oh, a mind is a terrible thing to lose! ❜
❛ i think i just found your mind. ❜
❛ your hands are very, very cold! ❜
❛ it’s all flooding back! all my memories! ❜
❛ i am not leaving my buddy ___! — unless s/he looks at me like that! ❜
❛ i’m just sorry i couldn’t have been more helpful to you. ❜
❛ oh, don’t be daft. ❜
❛ i feel like such a useless weakling! ❜
❛ excuse me! yes, you! i have a question. ❜
❛ i know, i know! will you just let me drive!? ❜
❛ just wait until your mother/father hears about this! ❜
❛ i know you don’t like touching, but get ready for a hug, ‘cause i gotta hug you! ❜
❛ hey! you hugged me back! ❜
❛ oh, i promised myself i wouldn’t cry. ❜
❛ does anyone have a tissue? ❜
❛ look at you, glowing like a solar fire. ❜
❛ you’re something special, ___. ❜
❛ you’re going to rattle the stars, you are. ❜
❛ i need you to keep an eye on this here pup. ❜
❛ will you do me that little favor? ❜
❛ stay out of trouble, you old scalawag. ❜
