"^^^" "^^^" "^^^" "^^^" "^^^" "^^^" "(collective chatter)" "WHAT AM I WORKING ON?" "UH, I'M WORKING ON SOMETHING THAT'LL CHANGE THE WORLD," "AND HUMAN LIFE, AS WE KNOW IT." "CHANGE IT A LOT OR JUST A BIT?" "YOU'LL HAVE TO BE MORE SPECIFIC." "DO YOU WANT ME TO BE SPECIFIC, HERE IN THIS ROOM," "WITH, UH, HALF THE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY" "OF NORTH AMERICA EAVES DROPPING?" "IS THERE ANOTHER WAY?" "UH, YOU COULD COME BACK TO MY LAB." "LISTEN, I'LL MAKE YOU A CAPPUCCINO." "I HAVE A FIAME OF MY VERY OWN." "YOU KNOW WHAT THAT IS?" "IT'S NOT THE DILETTANTES PLASTIC KITCHEN MODEL." "IT'S ONE OF THOSE, UH," "REAL RESTAURANT ESPRESSO MACHINES," "WITH THE EAGLE ON TOP." "SOMEHOW, I GET THE FEELING, YOU DON'T GET OUT MUCH." "YOU CAN TELL THAT?" "YEAH." "I THINK YOU'RE MAKING A MISTAKE." "I THINK YOU REALLY WANNA TALK TO ME." "SORRY" " I HAVE THREE OTHER INTERVIEWS TO DO," "BEFORE THIS PARTY'S OVER." "YEAH, BUT, THEY'RE NOT WORKING ON SOMETHING," "THAT'LL CHANGE THE WORLD, AS WE KNOW IT." "THEY SAY, THEY ARE." "YEAH, BUT THEY'RE LYING." "I'M NOT." "(deeply inhaling)" "ARE YOU SICK?" "(chuckling) OH..." "SURE." "YOU'RE NOT A VERY ACCOMPLISHED DRUNK." "NO-NO, I'M ALWAYS LIKE THIS." "IT'S, UH, MOTION SICKNESS." "WHEN I WAS A KID, I, UH, PUKED ON MY TRICYCLE." "I HATE VEHICLES." "SHOULD I DRIVE MORE SLOWLY?" "NO-NO-NO, JUST TURN LEFT-- WE'RE ALMOST THERE." "THIS IS IT?" "IT'S, UH, CLEANER ON THE INSIDE." "PLEASE." "(playing piano)" "LISTEN, UH, MAYBE, THIS IS A BAD IDEA." "OH, IT'S TOO LATE." "YOU'VE ALREADY SEEN THEM." "CAN'T LET YOU LEAVE HERE ALIVE." "(playing eerie music on piano)" "I HAVEN'T SEEN ANYTHING." "THOSE." "DESIGNER PHONE BOOTHS-- VERY CUTE." "HEY, I BET YOU HAVE A REALLY NEAT JUKE BOX" "IN HERE, TOO, SOMEPLACE." "OVER THERE, MAYBE?" "NO." "NO, THIS IS THE..." "PROTOTYPE OF THOSE." "IT'S THE FIRST ONE I HAD MADE." "IT, UH, WORKS, BUT, IT'S CLUNKY." "(machines starting up)" "I CALL THEM TELE-PODS." "THEY ARE CONTROLLED BY THIS." "THANK GOD, FOR THAT." "SO, UH, WHAT DO THEY DO, THE PHONE BOOTHS?" "TELE-PODS." "OH, UH, OKAY." "I NEED AN OBJECT, UM..." "SAY, DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING ON YOU" "THAT'S, UH, PERSONAL, THAT I COULD USE?" "SOMETHING UNIQUELY YOU?" "UH, AN ITEM OF CLOTHING OR JEWELRY?" "WHAT" " ARE YOU KIDDING?" "NO, I'M SERIOUS." "OKAY-- HERE IT GOES." "UH-HUM." "I DON'T WEAR JEWELRY." "UH-HUM." "IT'S NICE." "UH, BRUNDLE, SETH." "(computerized voice) UH, BRUNDLE, SETH." "UH, BRUNDLE, SETH." "UH, BRUNDLE, SETH." "(whispering)" "UM, KEEP YOUR EYE ON THE STOCKING." "(machine buzzing louder)" "WELL?" "GREAT." "THE WORLDS LARGEST MICROWAVE OVEN." "I'M GLAD, I DIDN'T GIVE YOU MY ROLEX," "IF I HAD A ROLEX." "NO, YOU'RE MISSING THE POINT." "LOOK." "TELEPORTATION?" "PLEASE." "(machine door opening)" "OH, WAIT A MINUTE-- IS THAT A HOLOGRAM?" "WHERE'S MY STOCKING?" "THAT'S IT-- THE REAL ONE." "GO AHEAD-- PICK IT UP." "I DON'T THINK I GET IT." "WHAT HAPPENED?" "YOU GET IT, ALL RIGHT-- YOU JUST CAN'T HANDLE IT." "UM, YOUR STOCKING HAS JUST BEEN TELEPORTED" "FROM ONE POD TO ANOTHER." "DISINTEGRATED THERE AND REINTEGRATED THERE..." "SORT OF." "IT WILL CHANGE THE WORLD, AS WE KNOW IT, RIGHT?" "OH, NO... (whispering) HOT!" "THIS IS-- THIS IS INCREDIBLE!" "I MEAN, IT'S NOT POSSIBLE, IS IT?" "HOW'D YOU MANAGE TO KEEP THIS QUIET?" "PLEASE, SIT DOWN." "HOW COULD YOU DO THIS ALONE?" "WELL, I DON'T WORK ALONE." "THERE'S A LOT OF STUFF IN THERE," "I DON'T EVEN UNDERSTAND." "I'M REALLY A-A SYSTEM'S MANAGEMENT MAN." "I FARM BITS AND PIECES, UH," "OUT TO GUYS WHO ARE MUCH MORE BRILLIANT, THAN I AM." "I SAY "BUILD ME A LASER OF THIS," ""DESIGN ME A MOLECULAR ANALYZER OF THAT,"" "AND THEY DO AND I JUST STICK 'EM TOGETHER." "BUT, UH, NONE OF THEM" "KNOWS WHAT THE PROJECT REALLY IS, SO..." "WOW!" "AND, UH, THE MONEY?" "BARTECH SCIENCE INDUSTRIES FINANCED THIS?" "UH-HUM, BUT, THEY LEAVE ME ALONE," "'CAUSE I'M NOT EXPENSIVE." "AND, UH, THEY KNOW, THEY'LL END UP OWNING IT ALL," "WHATEVER IT IS, SO... (Veronica) YOU HAVEN'T TOLD THEM?" "WHEN I'M READY." "(beeping) OH, WAIT A SECOND!" "WHAT'S THAT?" "WHAT ARE YOU DOING?" "WELL, YOU WANT ME TO GET THE QUOTES RIGHT," "DON'T YOU?" "QUOTES?" "NO-NO-NO, I THOUGHT THIS WAS PERSONAL." "YOU CAN'T WRITE ABOUT THIS." "WHAT ARE YOU TALKG ABOU" "I'M A JOURNALIST." "OH, NO-NO-NO-NO-NO!" "YOU KNEW THAT." "UH, I'M SORRY-- I APOLOGIZE." "I MADE A MISTAKE." "I SHOULDN'T HAVE SHOWN YOU THIS." "I'M VERY, VERY SORRY." "LISTEN, "PARTICLE MAGAZINE"" "SENT ME TO THAT PARTY TO GET A STORY," "AND THIS IS THE MOST EXCITING THING, I'VE EVER SEEN." "NO, NO-- ABSOLUTELY NOT!" "IN FACT, I'M GOING TO HAVE TO ASK YOU FOR THAT TAPE, PLEASE?" "YOU CAN'T DO THAT." "DON'T YOU DARE WRITE A STORY!" "I'D NEVER'VE TOLD ANY OF THIS STUFF TO A JOURNALIST." "BUT, YOU DID TELL THIS STUFF TO A JOURNALIST." "WELL, YEAH, IN A WAY, I SUPPOSE I DID, BUT-- SURE DID." "NOW, WAIT A MINUTE-- WAIT A MINUTE." "WAIT" " COME HERE!" "WHAT ABOUT YOUR STOCKING?" "KEEP IT FOR GOOD LUCK." "(Veronica on tape recorder) THE MONEY" " BARTECH SCIENCE INDUSTRIES FINANCED THIS?" "(Seth on tape recorder) UH-HUH, BUT, THEY LEAVE ME ALONE," "'CAUSE I'M NOT EXPENSIVE." "AND, UH, THEY KNOW, THEY'LL END UP OWNING IT ALL," "WHATEVER IT IS, SO... (tape shuts off)" "WELL, THAT'S IT." "WHAT DO YOU THINK?" "IT'S A JOKE." "WHAT?" "HE'S CONNING YOU." "OH, IT'S AN OLD NIGHT CLUB ROUTINE." "THE TWO CABINETS," "AND YOU FELL FOR IT." "(telephone ringing) WAIT A MINUTE-- THAT WAS NO NIGHT CLUB." "ARE WE HAVING LUNCH?" "LISTEN, THAT WAS NO NIGHT CLUB ROUTINE!" "I WAS THERE-- I SAW IT!" "YEAH?" "SURE, SEND HIM IN." "YOU MUST'VE MADE AN IMPRESSION." "WHAT DO YOU MEAN?" "YOUR MAGICIAN HAS FOLLOWED YOU HERE." "(knocking on door)" "I'M STATHIS BORANS." "I'M THE EDITOR OF "PARTICLE MAGAZINE."" "UH, SETH BRUNDLE." "I KNOW WHO YOU ARE." "UH, LISTEN" " WHY DON'T YOU TWO USE MY OFFICE." "I'VE GOTTA RUN." "IF YOU PLAN TO MAKE ANYTHING DISAPPEAR," "PLEASE, LET ME KNOW." "I'VE GOT AN ASSISTANT EDITOR" "WHO'S OUTLIVED HIS USEFULNESS." "YOU DIDN'T WASTE ANY TIME." "I'M NOT GETTING ANY YOUNGER." "HE DIDN'T SEEM" " HE WASN'T IMPRESSED BY YOUR TAPE?" "HE THINKS YOU'RE A CON MAN." "EXCELLENT!" "YEAH, WELL, LET'S SEE WHAT THE PEOPLE AT OMNI, THINK ABOUT IT." "NO, NO, LISTEN, VERONICA..." "I'VE COME HERE TO SAY ONE MAGIC WORD TO YOU." "YEAH." "CHEESEBURGER." "(chuckling)" "I'VE BEEN WORKING ALONE, TOO LONG." "I HAVE A STRONG URGE, UH, TO TALK ABOUT WHAT I'M DOING." "BUT, UM, IF THIS GETS OUT, NOW, VERONICA," "IT'LL KILL ME." "THE BARTECH PEOPLE WILL KILL ME," "MY COLLEAGUES WILL KILL ME." "IT'S NOT READY, YET." "SEEMS TO WORK OKAY." "NO, SOMETHING IMPORTANT'S MISSING." "YEAH?" "YEAH." "WHICH IS?" "I CAN ONLY TELE-PORT INANIMATE OBJECTS." "WELL, WHAT HAPPENS, WHEN YOU TRY TO TELE-PORT LIVING THINGS?" "NOT WHILE WE'RE EATING." "IT CAN'T BE WORSE, THAN THIS!" "LISTEN" " YOU'RE NOT DOING A VERY GOOD JOB OF CONVINCING ME." "I THINK THE WORLD SHOULD KNOW ABOUT IT, NOW," "AND I THINK I SHOULD BE THE ONE TO TELL IT." "YOU SHOULD TELL IT, BUT, UH, NOT YET." "LOOK, WHAT DO YOU GOT, SO FAR?" "ENOUGH TO MAKE YOU NERVOUS." "WHY NOT GET MORE?" "LET ME BECOME YOUR MAJOR PROJECT." "I'M TALKING ABOUT A BOOK, NOT A MAGAZINE ARTICLE." "FOLLOW ME AND MY WORK, DAY BY DAY," "IN AS MUCH DETAIL, AS YOU CAN STAND." "I DON'T HAVE A LIFE," "SO, THERE'S NOTHING FOR YOU TO INTERFERE WITH." "RESEARCH THE BACKGROUND, COVER THE PROCESS." "A COMPLETE RECORD OF THE MOST" "EARTH SHATTERING INVENTION EVER." "THE ONE THAT ENDED ALL CONCEPTS OF TRANSPORT," "OF BORDERS AND FRONTIERS, OF TIME AND SPACE." "YOUR BOOK WILL END WITH ME," "TRANSPORTING MYSELF 15-FEET THROUGH SPACE," "FROM ONE TELE-POD TO ANOTHER." "THAT'S WHAT'S REALLY MISSING." "WAIT FOR ME THAT LONG?" "(shower water ruing)" "WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN MY APARTMENT?" "I JUST HAPPENED TO BE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD." "FELT A BIT SCUMMY." "ROUGH DAY." "(toilet flushing)" "AH-AH-OW!" "HOW DID YOU GET IN?" "I HAVE A KEY, REMEMBER?" "YOU GAVE IT TO ME." "I KNOW I SHOULD'VE CHANGED THE LOCK." "I KNEW, YOU WOULDN'T." "YEAH?" "YEAH." "THAT'S BECAUSE, UNCONSCIOUSLY..." "YOU STILL WANT ME TO COME BACK," "MOVE IN, AGAIN." "NO." "THAT'S BECAUSE, VERY CONSCIOUSLY," "I'M LAZY AND DISORGANIZED." "YOUR NEW PLAYMATE'S AN INTERESTING GUY." "WHAT PLAYMATE?" "THE NIGHT CLUB ACT..." "BRUNDLE." "YEAH?" "YEAH." "YOU KNOW, I WAS WRONG." "HE'S REALLY QUITE BRILLIANT." "HE WAS THE LEADER OF THE F-THREE-TWO TEAM." "REMEMBER THEM?" "AN INCH AWAY FROM THE NOBLE PRIZE FOR PHYSICS." "HE WAS ONLY 20, AT THE TIME." "UM, I DON'T EVEN THINK I'M GONNA DO BRUNDLE." "I'M STILL CONSIDERING THE "PSYCHOLOGY TODAY" GIG." "THAT'S NOT LIKE YOU." "ARE YOU GETTING OUT, OR AM I?" "I'LL GO." "I HAVE TO PUT THIS ISSUE TO BED." "YOU WANT ME TO COME BACK LATER AND TUCK YOU IN?" "NO." "KEY!" "I'LL KEEP IT..." "FOR OLD TIME SAKE." "YOU'RE A PETTY SCHMUCK." "(chuckling)" "INITIATING FIVE SECONDS." "(machine running)" "^^^" "^^^" "(loud bang)" "^^^" "^^^" "(bubbling and squelching)" "(Veronica) YOU'VE GOTTA DO THIS, SETH." "TALK TO THE TAPE-- GET IN THE HABIT." "THE WORLD WILL WANNA KNOW WHAT YOU'RE THINKING." "WHY DIDN'T IT WORK?" "I THINK, UH, IT TURNED THE BABOON INSIDE OUT." "WHY?" "CAN'T DEAL WITH THE FLESH." "IT ONLY SEEMS TO WORK WITH INANIMATE OBJECTS." "NOTHING THAT'S LIVING." "IT MUST BE MY FAULT." "(Veronica) WHY?" "COMPUTERS ARE DUMB." "THEY ONLY KNOW, WHAT YOU TELL THEM." "I MUST NOT KNOW ENOUGH ABOUT THE FLESH, MYSELF." "I'M GONNA HAVE TO LEARN." "I DON'T WANNA TALK, NOW." "^^^" "^^^" "DO YOU EVER CHANGE YOUR CLOTHES?" "WHAT?" "YOUR CLOTHES..." "YOU'RE ALWAYS WEARING THE SAME CLOTHES." "NO, THESE ARE CLEAN." "I CHANGE MY CLOTHES, EVERY DAY." "FIVE SETS OF EXACTLY THE SAME CLOTHES?" "I LEARNED IT FROM EINSTEIN." "THIS WAY, I DON'T HAVE TO, UM," "EXPEND ANY THOUGHT ON WHAT I'M GONNA WEAR." "I JUST GRAB THE NEXT SET ON THE RACK." "I BOUGHT SOME STEAKS." "CAN I MAKE YOU ONE?" "WE COULD GO OUT." "CHEESEBURGER?" "NO, UH, WE DON'T HAVE TO GO THERE." "YOU'RE VERY CUTE, YOU KNOW THAT?" "AM I?" "^^^" "^^^" "(breathing heavily)" "OH, OW!" "MY BACK, OW!" "OH!" "OH, GOD, SOMETHING'S STUCK TO YOUR BACK?" "WELL, HELP PULL IT OFF." "UH!" "OH-OH!" "OW!" "SORRY." "OH, I WONDERED WHAT HAPPENED TO THAT." "DO YOU HAVE ANY DISINFECTANT?" "UH, IT'S OKAY." "I WANT TO KISS IT FOR YOU." "OH." "BABE..." "HMM?" "THANK YOU." "(playful growling) OW-OW!" "SORRY" " I JUST WANT TO EAT YOU UP." "YOU KNOW, THAT'S WHY OLD LADIES PINCH BABIES CHEEKS." "IT'S THE FLESH-- IT JUST MAKES YOU CRAZY." "RIGHT-RIGHT." "HMM." "YOU WANNA TRY AN EXPERIMENT?" "SURE." "^^^" "^^^" "(grease sizzling)" "(sighing) OKAY." "EAT THIS AND I NEED AN OBJECTIVE OPINION." "YES?" "WELL, IT COULD USE SOME FINESSE," "BUT, UM, IT TASTES LIKE A STEAK." "OKAY..." "NOW, TRY THIS TELEPORTED HALF." "OH, ARE YOU SERIOUS?" "A MONKEY JUST CAME APART IN THERE." "BABOON" " EAT." "OH, UM, THAT TASTES FUNNY." "FUNNY HOW?" "IT TASTE, UM..." "SYNTHETIC." "MMM-HMM." "SO, WHAT HAVE WE PROVED?" "THE COMPUTER IS GIVING US IT'S INTERPRETATION OF A STEAK." "IT'S, UH, TRANSLATING IT FOR US." "IT'S RE-THINKING IT, RATHER THAN REPRODUCING IT" "AND SOMETHING IS GETTING LOST IN THE TRANSLATION." "ME." "I'M LOST." "THE FLESH." "IT SHOULD MAKE THE COMPUTER, UH, CRAZY," "LIKE THOSE OLD LADIES PINCHING BABIES." "BUT, IT DOESN'T-- NOT YET." "I HAVEN'T TAUGHT THE COMPUTER TO BE MADE CRAZY" "BY THE, UH..." "FLESH, THE POETRY, THE STEAK." "SO, I'M GONNA START TEACHING IT, NOW." "^^^" "^^^" "(car engine starting)" "(car engine starting)" "I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN IT." "WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?" "I FOLLOWED YOU." ""PSYCHOLOGY TODAY," MY ASS!" "YOU STAYED WITH BRUNDLE, ALL NIGHT." "WHY DIDN'T I BELIEVE YOU?" "I WONDER?" "OH, YEAH-YEAH." "YEAH, I THINK YOU'D LOOK GREAT IN THIS." "DON'T YOU?" "HUH?" "I MEAN, FOR YOUR "TIME MAGAZINE" COVER," "YOU'VE GOTTA LOOK GOOD, RIGHT?" "DON'T YOU GET IT?" "I AM FINALLY ON TO SOMETHING THAT'S BIG." "TOO PERFECT TO BELIEVE." "YOU'RE A GODDESS." "THANK YOU FOR MAKING MY MOST PARANOID FANTASY'S COME TRUE." "I DON'T HAVE TO REPORT TO YOU, YOU CREEP!" "RONNI!" "YOU'VE GOT TO TALK TO ME!" "I DON'T HAVE TO DO ANYTHING." "WE'RE FINISHED, REMEMBER?" "I'LL SPEND THE NIGHT, ANYWHERE, I DAMN WELL PLEASE!" "SORRY, UH, I'LL TAKE THIS, TOO." "^^^" "^^^" "(baboon screeching)" "I THINK IT'S TIME FOR CHAMPAGNE." "OH, GOD, SETH." "IT'S REALLY HAPPENED." "YOU DID IT." "YOU'LL NEVER HAVE TO GET CAR SICK, AGAIN." "OR AIR SICK OR SEA SICK." "OH, I KNOW-I KNOW, OR TRICYCLE SICK." "WHAT'S NEXT?" "WELL, I'LL SEND THE BABOON OUT FOR TESTS" "SEE IF HE'S REALLY OKAY." "HOW LONG WILL THAT TAKE?" "IT COULD BE WEEKS." "REALLY?" "YEAH, WHY?" "WELL, I WAS THINKING THAT WE COULD TAKE A HOLIDAY." "WE COULD?" "YEAH." "YOU KNOW, LIKE AN OLD MARRIED COUPLE." "THE OLD MAN'S GOT A COUPLE WEEKS OFF," "SO, THEY GO TO FLORIDA-- SOME PLACE WARM." "JUST YOU AND ME?" "YEAH, WHY?" "IS THERE SOMEONE ELSE" "YOU WHERE THINKING OF BRINGING ALONG?" "NO-NO, I JUST..." "IS THIS A ROMANCE WE'RE HAVING?" "IS THAT WHAT IT IS?" "YEAH, IT COULD BE A ROMANCE." "COME HERE." "I HAVE A GREAT IDEA." "YOU LIKE CHINESE FOOD?" "YES." "WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A VERY ROMANTIC DINNER, RIGHT HERE." "HEY, WHAT'S THIS?" "OH, YEAH, FROM YOUR EDITOR." "I'M SORRY, SOMEBODY SLIPPED IT UNDER THE DOOR." "HELLO, VICTOR-- YEAH, IT'S SETH BRUNDLE." "OH, Y-YEAH-- I'LL WAIT." "(Veronica) OH, NO!" "(Seth) WHAT?" "WHAT'S THAT?" "UM..." "NOTHING" " IT'S JUST, UH, PERSONAL (deleted)." "I THOUGHT OLD MARRIED COUPLES" "SHARED ALL THEIR PERSONAL (deleted)." "THAT'S HOW THEY STAYED OLD AND MARRIED." "UH, LISTEN, SETH-- DON'T RUSH IT." "WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?" "LOOK, I HAVE TO GO OUT FOR A FEW HOURS." "NOW?" "NO, RONNI-- SPICY EGG PLANT, CHAMPAGNE." "JUST FOR A FEW HOURS." "I STILL HAVE THE RESIDUE OF ANOTHER LIFE, YOU KNOW?" "I-I HAVE TO SCRAPE IT OFF MY SHOE" "AND GET RID OF IT, ONCE AND FOR ALL." "^^^" "(Veronica) WHAT'S THIS SUPPOSE TO MEAN?" "IT MEANS, THAT I'M YOUR EDITOR" "AND I'M SHAPING YOUR MATERIAL INTO A STORY." "YOU'RE THE ONE WHO TOLD ME, THERE WAS NO STORY." "YOU SAID, BRUNDLE WAS A CON MAN." "I'VE DECIDED TO TRUST YOUR JOURNALISTIC INSTINCTS." "THANKS, VERY MUCH," "BUT, THIS IS NOT YOUR STORY, IT'S MINE." "SAYS WHO?" "I SENT YOU TO THE BARTECH PARTY" "TO SEE WHAT YOU COULD FIND." "YOUR DISCOVERY IS MY DISCOVERY." "I HAVE A LOT OF BACKGROUND ON BRUNDLE." "HE'S BEEN WORKING ON THIS THING FOR SIX YEARS." "THERE'S MATERIAL OUT THERE TO FIND, IF YOU DIG DEEP." "I DUG." "STATHIS, EVERYTHING THAT HAS TO DO WITH TRANSPORTATION" "WILL BECOME OBSOLETE," "AND I AM RIGHT THERE IN THE MIDDLE OF IT!" "THE ONLY RECORDER OF THE EVENT, FROM THE INSIDE OUT!" "OKAY." "OKAY." "LOOK" " JUST KEEP ME INFORMED." "ALL RIGHT?" "AS A FRIEND." "AS A PROFESSIONAL CONFIDANTE." "THAT'S ALL?" "I DON'T WANT YOU TO DISAPPEAR FROM MY LIFE." "(sighing)" "OKAY." "WHAT ABOUT SEX?" "UH, I'M NOT SAYING LOVE OR AFFECTION" "JUST STRESS RELIEVING SEX, YOU AND ME?" "YOU'RE DISGUSTING, AS ALWAYS." "DON'T WANNA DISAPPOINT YOU." ""RESIDUE" MEANS HER OLD BOYFRIEND, DOESN'T IT?" "STATHIS BORANS IS HER OLD BOYFRIEND." "FROM THE DESK OF STATHIS BORANS." "HOW ABOUT UNDER THE DESK OF STATHIS BORANS?" "SHE'S WORKING FOR HER OLD BOYFRIEND." "NOW, SHE RUNS OUT LATE AT NIGHT, TO SEE HIM." "WHAT IS THIS-- THE RONNIE GAME?" "(baboon gurgling)" "I'M CATCHING ON-- I'M CATCHING ON." "I DIDN'T MEAN TO KILL YOUR BROTHER," "(fly buzzing) BUT, HE DIDN'T DIE IN VEIN, IF THAT'S ANY COMFORT?" "AND, AS THE GENERAL SAID," ""THERE'S NOTHING I'D ASK YOU TO DO," ""THAT I WOULDN'T DO, MYSELF, BOYS."" "(fly buzzing)" "HEY, YOU'RE ALL RIGHT." "I'M LOOKING AT YA-- I CAN TELL, YOU'RE OKAY." "WHAT ARE WE WAITIN' FOR?" "LETS DO IT." "^^^" "^^^" "(fly buzzing)" "^^^" "^^^" "(machine starting up)" "^^^" "^^^" "HOW YOU DOING?" "HEY, YOU TELL ME." "AM I DIFFERENT, SOMEHOW?" "IS IT ALIVE OR IS IT MEMOREX?" "IT'S TOO BAD RONNIE MISSED IT." "^^^" "(eerie music playing)" "I MISSED YOU, LAST NIGHT." "IT'S STILL NIGHT-- I CAME BACK." "YOU HAD TO CELEBRATE WITHOUT ME." "I'M SORRY." "I WENT THROUGH, LAST NIGHT." "YOU WENT THROUGH?" "WITHOUT TESTING THE BABOON?" "I WAS DRUNK-- I WAS A BIT UPSET." "YOU COULD HAVE KILLED YOURSELF." "ARE YOU SLEEPING WITH STATHIS BORANS?" "WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?" "I-I JUST, UH, GET THAT FEELING." "THAT'S WHY YOU WHERE UPSET?" "I GOT JEALOUS." "OH, GOD, SETH!" "YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE JEALOUS." "HE'S AN OLD BOYFRIEND." "HE WAS TEACHING AT COLLEGE." "I WAS A SCIENCE MAJOR." "HE GOT ME STARTED IN JOURNALISM." "IS HE STILL IN LOVE WITH YOU?" "HOW COULD HE NOT BE?" "HEY, WHAT ABOUT OUR DEAL?" "YOU WENT THROUGH AND I WASN'T THERE." "DON'T WORRY-- I TAPED IT FOR YOU." "YOU DID?" "YEAH." "^^^" "^^^" "(fly buzzing)" "^^^" "^^^" "(buzzing stops)" "^^^" "^^^" "(breathing hard)" "(feet pounding ceiling)" "(feet hitting ceiling again)" "^^^" "^^^" "(collective talking)" "^^^" "^^^" "(Seth) SO, I ASKED THE COMPUTER, IF IT HAD IMPROVED ME." "IT SAID, "IT DIDN'T KNOW WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT,"" "AND THAT'S MADE ME THINK, VERY CAREFULLY ," "ABOUT WHAT I'VE BEEN FEELING AND WHY." "I'M BEGINNING TO THINK" "THAT THE SHEER PROCESS OF BEING TAKEN APART, OUT OF BODY," "AND PUT BACK TOGETHER, AGAIN..." "WHY, IT'S LIKE COFFEE BEING PUT THROUGH A FILTER." "IT'S SOMEHOW, A PURIFYING PROCESS." "IT'S PURIFIED ME, IT'S CLEANSED ME," "AND I'LL TELL YA," "I THINK IT'S GOING TO ALLOW ME TO REALIZE..." "THE PERSONAL POTENTIAL I'VE BEEN NEGLECTING," "ALL THESE YEARS" "THAT I'VE BEEN OBSESSIVELY PURSUING, GOAL AFTER GOAL." "DO YOU NORMALLY TAKE COFFEE WITH YOUR SUGAR?" "WHAT?" "YOU KNOW, I-I JUST DON'T THINK" "I'VE EVER GIVEN ME A CHANCE TO BE ME." "BUT, OF COURSE, INTERESTINGLY," "AT THE EXACT SAME MOMENT THAT I ACHIEVE," "WHAT'LL PROBABLY PROVE TO BE MY LIFE'S WORK," "THAT'S THE MOMENT," "WHEN I START BEING THE REAL ME, FINALLY." "SO, UH, LISTEN, NOT TO WAX MESSIAHONIC," "BUT, UH, IT MAY BE TRUE," "THAT THE SYNCHRONICITY OF THOSE TWO EVENTS" "MIGHT BLUR THE REST AND INDIVIDUAL EFFECT" "OF EITHER, INDIVIDUALLY." "BUT, IT IS, NEVERTHELESS, ALSO CERTAINLY TRUE," "I WILL SAY, NOW, HOWEVER, SUBJECTIVELY," "THAT HUMAN TELEPORTATION," "MOLECULAR DECIMATION BREAK DOWN" "AND REFORMATION IS INHERENTLY PURGING." "IT MAKES A MAN A KING." "FROM THE MOMENT I WALKED OUT OF THE POD," "I FELT LIKE A MILLION BUCKS." "YOU KNOW, I THINK I AM GONNA HAVE," "UH, CANNOLI, AFTER ALL." "WAITER!" "I MEAN, WHAT AN ACCOMPLISHMENT." "BUT, WHAT HAVE I REALLY DONE?" "ALL I'VE DONE, IS SAY TO THE WORLD," ""LET'S GO" " MOVE!" ""CATCH ME IF YOU CAN!"" "WAITER" " JESUS!" "^^^" "OH, HOW CAN YOU KEEP GOING?" "YOU CAN'T HAVE ANY FLUID LEFT IN YOUR BODY." "WE'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR HOURS." "I'M NOT READY TO QUIT, YET." "COME ON." "COME ON." "HEY, WHAT'S THIS?" "IT'S AN ATTEMPT TO DISTRACT ME" " THAT'S WHAT IT IS." "NO, REALLY-- WHAT IS THIS?" "IT'S, LIKE, HAIRS OR SOMETHING." "I DON'T KNOW." "IT HAPPENS, WHEN YOU GET OLDER." "WEIRD HAIR CONFIGURATIONS, I DON'T KNOW." "THEY'RE REALLY COARSE." "WELL, I'VE NEVER REALLY BEEN HAIRY ENOUGH." "YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?" "ALWAYS TOO..." "BOYISH." "I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO A HAIRY BODY." "IT'S ONE OF THE COMPENSATIONS OF OLD AGE." "COME HERE-- WHERE YOU GOING?" "I'M GONNA GET UP." "HEY-HEY-HEY-- NOT MY NEW HAIR." "WHAT ARE YOU DOING?" "RELAX, BRUNDLE." "I DON'T REALLY THINK YOU WANT A BODY COVERED WITH THESE." "GOD, THEY'RE REALLY TOUGH." "(slamming spoon down)" "LISTEN..." "I WANT YOU TO GO THROUGH." "I WANT TO TELE-PORT YOU," "AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, RIGHT NOW." "YOU'LL FEEL INCREDIBLE." "RONNIE, I HARDLY NEED TO SLEEP, ANYMORE," "AND I FEEL WONDERFUL." "IT'S LIKE A DRUG," "BUT, A PERFECTLY PURE AND BENIGN DRUG." "THE POWER I FEEL SURGING INSIDE ME" "AND I WON'T BE ABLE TO WEAR YOU OUT." "WE'LL BE THE PERFECT COUPLE." "THE DYNAMIC DUO." "COME ON-- RIGHT NOW." "NO, HEY" " WAIT!" "DON'T GIVE ME THAT BORN AGAIN TELEPORTATION WRAP." "I TOLD YOU, I WAS SCARED TO DO IT." "WHAT DO I HAVE TO SAY?" "I'M NOT GONNA DO IT!" "(shouting) YOU'RE A (deleted) DRAG, YOU KNOW THAT?" "SOMETHING WENT WRONG, SETH." "WHEN YOU WENT THROUGH, SOMETHING WENT WRONG." "NO, NOT YOU?" "YOU'RE TOO CHICKEN (deleted)" "TO BE A MEMBER OF THE DYNAMIC DUO CLUB?" "OKAY, THEN, GREAT." "I'LL FIND SOMEBODY ELSE." "SOMEBODY WHO CAN KEEP UP WITH ME." "SETH, YOU HAVE TO LISTEN TO ME." "YOU'RE AFRAID TO DIVE INTO THE PLASMA POOL, AREN'T YOU?" "YOU'RE AFRAID TO BE DESTROYED" "AND RECREATED, AREN'T YOU?" "I BET YOU THINK THAT YOU WOKE ME UP" "ABOUT THE FLESH, DON'T YOU?" "BUT, YOU ONLY KNOW SOCIETY'S STRAIGHT LINE ABOUT THE FLESH." "YOU CAN'T PENETRATE BEYOND" "SOCIETY'S SICK, GRAVE FEAR OF THE FLESH!" "DRINK DEEP OR TASTE NOT THE PLASMA SPRING!" "SEE WHAT I'M SAYING?" "AND I'M NOT JUST TALKING ABOUT SEX AND PENETRATION." "I'M TALKING ABOUT PENETRATION," "BEYOND THE VEIL OF THE FLESH." "A DEEP, PENETRATING DIVE INTO THE PLASMA POOL!" "^^^" "^^^" "(music from juke box)" "SCOTCH." "WHO'S WINNING?" "I DON'T KNOW." "I HOPE, IT'S MARKY." "HOW COME?" "'CAUSE, I LIKE MARKY, TONIGHT." "WELL, I LIKE YOU, TONIGHT." "MAYBE, I'D BETTER GET INVOLVED IN THIS, TOO." "HEY, PAL, YOU'RE DISTURBING US." "I GOT A HUNDRED BUCKS" "SAYS I CAN BEAT EITHER ONE OF YOU." "(laughing)" "TAKE A HIKE, ASS (deleted)!" "HERE..." "THERE'S MY HUNDRED," "AND I GET TO TAKE THE LADY HOME FOR THE NIGHT, IF I WIN." "SAYS WHO?" "DO I LOOK LIKE A HOOKER TO YOU?" "HEY, TAWNY, IT'S AN EASY HUNDRED." "COME ON, PAL-- LETS GET IT OVER WITH." "YOU BETTER WATCH OUT-- HE EATS CHOCOLATE BARS." "(chuckling) YEAH, SO, I NOTICED." "^^^" "(screaming in pain)" "(Tawny) ARE YOU A BODY BUILDER OR SOMETHING?" "(Seth) YEAH, I BUILD BODIES." "I TAKE 'EM APART AND THEN, I PUT EM BACK TOGETHER, AGAIN." "(Tawny) WELL, YOU SURE TOOK MARKY APART." "(Seth) LETS GO BACK TO MY PLACE." "(Tawny) YOUR PLACE?" "YEAH, WELL, OKAY" " I LIVE WITH MY MOTHER, ANYWAY." "BUT, UH, CAN WE MAYBE, GO TO A FEW MORE BARS, FIRST?" "I MEAN, IT'S A LITTLE TOO EARLY TO QUIT." "SURE, A FEW MORE BARS." "(birds chirping)" "GREAT PLACE." "HEY!" "THERE'S NO ELEVATOR." "I CAN'T MAKE IT." "NO, THERE'S AN ELEVATOR." "NOW, DON'T YOU FEEL ELEVATED?" "WHOA!" "^^^" "^^^" "(Tawny) WOW!" "ARE YOU SOME SORT OF MAGICIAN?" "YES." "SO, ARE WE GOING TO BREAKST OR NOT?" "IT'S YOUR TURN." "TO DO WHAT?" "I WANT YOU TO GO THROUGH." "NO, I DON'T WANNA TRY THAT." "WHY NOT" " IT'LL MAKE YOU FEEL SEXY." "BUT, I ALREADY FEEL SEXY." "HOW ABOUT A NICE ALCOHOL RUB?" "DON'T DO THAT-- IT HURTS!" "SORRY, HON." "I DIDN'T KNOW YOU HAD THE SKIN OF A PRINCESS." "YOU'RE REAL SENSITIVE, HUH?" "OKAY-OKAY, THAT'S IT!" "I DON'T WANT TO-- I'M AFRAID!" "DON'T BE AFRAID!" "NO, BE AFRAID-- BE VERY AFRAID." "WHO'S THIS?" "OH, I FORGOT TO TELL YOU." "I LIVE WITH MY MOTHER, TOO." "MOM, MEET TAWNY." "I GOTTA GO." "THANKS FOR A WONDERFUL TIME." "WHY'D YOU SCARE HER OFF?" "JEALOUS?" "YOU'RE CHANGING, SETH." "EVERYTHING ABOUT YOU IS CHANGING." "YOU LOOK BAD..." "YOU SMELL BAD." "I'VE NEVER BEEN MUCH OF A BATHER." "THOSE WEIRD HAIRS THAT WERE GROWING OUT OF YOUR BACK," "I TOOK THEM TO A LAB." "I HAD THEM ANALYZED." "THE HAIRS?" "THE HAIRS?" "OH, YEAH, THAT'S A STRANGE THING TO DO." "NOT AS STRANGE, AS THE RESULTS." "THE GUY AT THE LAB HAD TROUBLE IDENTIFYING THEM." "HE FINALLY CAME TO THE CONCLUSION," "THAT THEY WERE DEFINITELY NOT HUMAN." "OH, VERY GOOD." "NOT HUMAN, SETH!" "IN FACT, VERY LIKELY, INSECT HAIRS." "THAT'S SILLY-- THAT'S RIDICULOUS." "LOOK" " NOW, THERE'S MORE!" "LOOK AT YOUR FACE!" "SOMETHING HAPPENED, WHEN YOU WENT THROUGH, SETH." "YOU'VE GOT TO GET SOME HELP." "I THINK YOU MUST BE SICK." "(yelling) YOU'RE JEALOUS!" "I'VE BECOME FREE, I'VE BEEN RELEASED" "AND YOU CAN'T STAND IT." "YOU'LL DO ANYTHING TO BRING ME DOWN." "LOOK AT ME-- DOES THIS LOOK SICK?" "DOES THIS LOOK LIKE A SICK MAN TO YOU?" "NO!" "STOP IT!" "KNOW ANY SICK MAN, WHO CAN DO THAT?" "COME HERE." "NO, SETH-- DEALS OFF" " I DON'T NEED YOU, ANYMORE." "NO, WAIT-- SETH, PLEASE!" "WAIT!" "SETH!" "DON'T COME BACK!" "OH, GOD!" "^^^" "OH, GOD!" "(crying)" "^^^" "^^^" "(electric shaver buzzing)" "OW!" "(tearing sound)" "earing sound)" "^^^" "^^^" "(gasping)" "OH, NO!" "WHAT'S HAPPENING TO ME?" "AM I DYING?" "IS THIS HOW IT STARTS, WHEN I DIE?" "(Seth) BRUNDLE, SETH," "GIVE ME A DISK." "UH, I NEED FRESH TELEPORTATION," "S. BRUNDLE." "(Seth) RUN SEQUENCE." "^^^" "^^^" "^^^" "^^^" "(telephone ringing)" "HELLO?" "(heavy breathing on phone)" "SETH." "SETH, I'VE BEEN TRYING TO REACH YOU," "WHERE ARE YOU?" "(Seth) FOR THE LAST FOUR WEEKS, I'VE BEEN AFRAID TO SEE YOU." "NOW, I'M..." "AFRAID NOT TO." "WHERE ARE YOU?" "ARE YOU AT HOME?" "(Seth) VERONICA, YOU DON'T KNOW, HOW RIGHT YOU WERE." "I'VE GOTTEN MUCH, MUCH WORSE." "PLEASE, COME SEE ME-- PLEASE, COME NOW." "^^^" "^^^" "SETH, I'M HERE." "(Seth) STOP!" "SETH!" "YOU WERE RIGHT," "I'M DISEASED AND, UM," "IT MIGHT BE CONTAGIOUS, SOMEHOW." "I WOULDN'T WANT TO INFECT YOU." "AND IT'S BEEN ACCELERATING." "IT'S UNRELENTING-- EVERYDAY, THERE ARE CHANGES." "EVERY TIME I LOOK IN THE MIRROR," "IT'S SOMEONE DIFFERENT." "SOMEONE HIDEOUS-- REPULSIVE." "WHAT HAPPENED?" "^ I KNOW AN OLD LADY WHO SWALLOWED A FLY ^" "^ PERHAPS, SHE'LL DIE ^" "SETH, PLEASE." "I WAS NOT PURE." "THE TELE-PORTER SYSTEM NEEDED PURE" "AND I WAS NOT PURE." "I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN." "A FLY..." "GOT INTO THE TRANSMITTER POD WITH ME THAT FIRST TIME," "WHEN I WAS ALONE." "UH, THE COMPUTER GOT CONFUSED." "THERE WEREN'T SUPPOSED TO BE TWO SEPARATE GENETIC PATTERNS" "AND IT DECIDED TO, UH, PLACE US TOGETHER." "IT MATED US, ME AND THE FLY." "WE HADN'T EVEN BEEN PROPERLY INTRODUCED." "MY TELE-PORTER TURNED INTO A GENE SPLICER." "A VERY GOOD ONE, THOUGH." "I'M NOT SETH BRUNDLE, ANYMORE." "I'M THE OFFSPRING OF A BRUNDLE HOUSE FLY." "OH, GOD!" "OH, GOD, SETH!" "YOU LOOK SO PRETTY." "WHAT'LL HAPPEN?" "WELL, I THINK IT'S SHOWING ITSELF," "AS A BIZARRE FORM OF CANCER." "A GENERAL CELLULAR CASE OF REVOLUTION GONE WRONG." "I'M JUST GONNA DISINTEGRATE, IN A NOVEL WAY..." "AND THEN, I'LL DIE AND THEN, IT WILL BE OVER." "NO-NO-NO-- I DON'T ACCEPT THAT." "THERE MUST BE SOMETHING WE CAN DO." "YOU KNOW, SOMEBODY WE CAN GO TO," "TESTS THAT CAN BE DONE." "(shouting) NO!" "UM, I WON'T BE JUST ANOTHER TUMOROUS BORE," "TALKING ENDLESSLY ABOUT HIS HAIR FALLING OUT" "AND HIS LAST LYMPH NODES." "WELL, THEN, WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO?" "WHY DID YOU CALL ME?" "OH!" "OH..." "THAT'S DISGUSTING." "(gasping)" "MY..." "EAR" " NO!" "I'M SCARED." "HELP ME." "PLEASE, PLEASE, HELP ME." "DON'T GO BACK TO HIM." "THAT'S IT?" "THAT'S YOUR ADVICE?" "HE'S RIGHT-- DON'T YOU SEE," "IT COULD BE CONTAGIOUS." "IT COULD TURN INTO AN EPIDEMIC." "I HAVE TO GO BACK TO HIM." "I DON'T BELIEVE THIS." "IF YOU SAW HIM, STATHIS," "IF YOU SAW HOW SCARED AND ANGRY AND DESPERATE HE IS" "I'M SURE TYPHOID MARY WAS A VERY NICE PERSON, TOO," "WHEN YOU SAW HER, SOCIALLY." "LISTEN, I DO NOT WANT YOU GOING-- I DON'T CARE WHAT YOU WANT!" "ALL RIGHT, FINE-- OKAY." "DO I HAVE PERMISSION TO CLAIM YOUR BODY," "WHEN THIS IS ALL OVER?" "OH, GOD!" "LOOK, HOW ABOUT THIS..." "YOU SAY, "IF ONLY I SAW HIM."" "SHOW ME." "TAPE HIM-- SHOW ME." "LET ME THINK ABOUT IT." "I'LL COME UP WITH SOMETHING." "^^^" "^^^" "SETH?" "SETH?" "(Seth) OH, UP HERE." "(surprised gasp)" "GOTTEN PRETTY GOOD AT IT, HAVEN'T I?" "YEAH, IT'S ALMOST SECOND NATURE." "STOPPED BITING MY NAILS." "OH, LOOK AT THIS-- WHAT'S THIS?" "I DON'T KNOW." "I SEEM TO BE STRICKEN BY A DISEASE WITH A PURPOSE," "WOULDN'T YOU SAY?" "MAYBE, NOT SUCH A BAD DISEASE, AFTER ALL." "I CAN'T STAY HERE." "NO-NO-NO." "WHY NOT-- WHY CAN'T YOU?" "I CAN'T TAKE IT-- IT'S TOO MUCH." "WHAT'S THERE TO TAKE?" "THE DISEASE HAS JUST REVEALED IT'S PURPOSE." "WE DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT CONTAGION, ANYMORE." "WHAT DOES THE DISEASE WANT?" "IT WANTS TO TURN ME INTO SOMETHING ELSE." "THAT'S NOT TOO TERRIBLE IS IT?" "MOST PEOPLE WOULD GIVE ANYTHING" "TO BE TURNED INTO SOMETHING ELSE." "TURNED INTO WHAT?" "WHAT DO YOU THINK, A FLY?" "I'M BECOMING A 185 POUND FLY?" "NO, IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S NEVER EXISTED BEFORE." "I'M BECOMING BRUNDLE FLY." "DON'T YOU THINK THAT'S WORTH A NOBEL PRIZE OR TWO?" "HERE, I'LL MAKE YOU A DEMONSTRATION," "THAT I THINK YOU'LL WANT TO, UH, RECORD FOR POSTERITY." "I THINK IT MUST CHRONICLE" "THE LIFE AND TIMES OF BRUNDLE FLY." "DON'T YOU?" "AT THE VERY LEAST," "IT SHOULD MAKE A FABULOUS CHILDREN'S BOOK." "YOU SEEM TIRED." "YOU GOT ME THERE?" "HOW DOES BRUNDLE FLY EAT?" "WELL, HE FOUND OUT THE HARD AND PAINFUL WAY," "THAT HE EATS VERY MUCH THE WAY A FLY EATS." "HIS TEETH ARE NOW USELESS," "BECAUSE, ALTHOUGH HE CAN CHEW UP SOLID FOOD," "HE CAN'T DIGEST IT." "SOLID FOOD HURTS, SO, LIKE A FLY," "BRUNDLE FLY BREAKS DOWN SOLIDS" "WITH A CORROSIVE ENZYME," "PLAYFULLY CALLED, VOMIT DROP." "HE REGURGITATES ON HIS FOOD, IT LIQUEFIES," "AND THEN HE SUCKS IT BACK UP." "READY FOR A DEMONSTRATION KIDS?" "HERE GOES." "(vomiting)" "OH, MY GOD!" "MY, GOD!" "(door opens)" "HEY, RONNIE?" "RONNIE!" "(crying)" "WHAT IS IT?" "I'M PREGNANT." "OH, NO!" "OH, NO!" "I'M PREGNANT WITH SETH'S BABY." "WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO?" "I DON'T KNOW." "I JUST..." "I DON'T KNOW." "I WANT A DISK." "GIVE ME PRELIMINARY INTEGRATION." "(recording) I WANT A DISK" "GIVE ME PRELIMINARY INTEGRATION." "(keeps repeating)" "YOU'RE A RELIC." "YES, YOU ARE-- YOU CAN'T DENY IT." "PRESTIGIAL, ARCHEALOGICAL, REDUNDANT." "YOU'VE MISSED SOME GOOD MOMENTS." "IS THAT WHY YOU'RE HERE, TO CATCH UP?" "I WANTED..." "MY TEETH HAVE BEGUN TO FALL OUT." "THE MEDICINE CABINET'S NOW" "THE BRUNDLE MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY." "WANT TO SEE WHAT ELSE IS IN IT?" "NO." "THEN..." "WHAT DO YOU WANT?" "I CAME TO TELL YOU, UM..." "I-I, JUST..." "I WANTED TO SEE YOU, BEFORE... ^^^" "YOU HAVE TO LEAVE, NOW..." "AND NEVER COME BACK HERE." "HAVE YOU EVER HEARD OF INSECT POLITICS?" "NEITHER HAVE I." "INSECTS DON'T HAVE POLITICS." "THEY'RE VERY BRUTAL." "NO COMPASSION, NO COMPROMISE." "WE CAN'T TRUST THE INSECT." "I'D LIKE TO BECOME THE FIRST INSECT POLITICIAN." "YOU SEE, I'D LIKE TO, UM, BUT, UH, I'M AFRAID OF... (crying) I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO SAY." "I'M SAYING..." "I'M SAYING, I'M AN INSECT," "WHO DREAMT HE WAS A MAN, AND LOVED IT," "BUT NOW, THE DREAM'S OVER AND THE INSECT IS AWAKE." "NO, SETH." "I'M SAYING..." "I'LL HURT YOU, IF YOU STAY." "^^^" "^^^" "(door slams shut)" "NO!" "NO!" "NO!" "^^^" "(sobbing) LET'S GO." "LET'S DO IT, NOW." "NOW, WAIT." "WAIT A MINUTE-- WHAT DID HE SAY?" "I COULDN'T TELL HIM-- LET'S GO, NOW." "NO!" "NO, I THINK WE SHOULD WAIT FOR A FEW DAYS." "I DON'T THINK YOU'RE IN THE RIGHT STATE OF MIND-- NO, NOW!" "I WANT IT OUT OF MY BODY, NOW!" "YOU SHOULD HAVE SEEN HIM," "THERE COULD BE ANYTHING IN HERE," "IN ME, IN MY BODY!" "I DON'T KNOW, IF I CAN ARRANGE IT, NOW," "RIGHT NOW, TONIGHT." "WHY DO WE HAVE TO RUN AROUND IN THE DARK," "LIKE A COUPLE OF-- CAUSE I DON'T WANT IT IN MY BODY!" "DO YOU UNDERSTAND ME?" "I DON'T WANT IT IN MY BODY!" "(sobbing)" "^^^" "^^^" "WELL, OKAY-- WHAT'S THE STORY?" "SHE'S PREGNANT," "AND SHE WANTS TO HAVE AN ABORTION." "IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT?" "WE HAVE GOOD REASON TO THINK," "THAT THIS CHILD WILL BE DEFORMED." "YEAH, BUT, IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT?" "LOOK, FRANK..." "PLEASE." "IS IT YOUR CHILD?" "NO." "IT'S THE..." "IT'S THE CHILD OF A MAN WHO IS DEFORMED." "LISTEN, I DON'T MEAN TO INTERFERE," "BUT, I DETECT A CERTAIN, UNCERTAINTY HERE." "YOU KNOW, THERE ARE TESTS WE CAN DO" "TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT-- I DON'T WANT TESTS." "TESTS CAN'T GRANTEE ANYTHING." "THE BABY COULD START OFF NORMAL AND THEN, BECOME..." "I WANT AN ABORTION." "I'LL DO IT MYSELF, IF I HAVE TO." "OKAY, IF YOU'LL JUST SLIP INTO THAT," "WE'LL BE ON OUR WAY IN NO TIME." "^^^" "^^^" "(glass shattering) (screaming)" "^^^" "NO, NO!" "WAIT, SETH-- NO!" "^^^" "^^^" "WHY DID YOU WANT TO KILL THE BRUNDLE?" "THE BA?" "IT MIGHT BE ALL THAT'S LEFT OF THE REAL ME." "PLEASE, DON'T KILL ME." "I CAN'T HAVE IT-- I'M AFRAID." "PLEASE..." "HAVE THE BABY." "I CAN'T-- I CAN'T." "TOO BAD." "TOO BAD." "^^^" "^^^" "^^^" "^^^" "^^^" "^^^" "JESUS." "AH!" "(painful screaming)" "^^^" "^^^" "(screaming)" "^^^" "^^^" "NO, DON'T-DON'T-- PLEASE, PLEASE." "^^^" "HELP ME." "HELP ME TO BE HUMAN." "HOW?" "WELL..." "I GO THERE..." "AND, UH, YOU GO THERE." "AHHH!" "WE..." "GO APART," "THEN-THEN WE COME TOGETHER THERE." "YOU, ME AND THE BABY, TOGETHER." "^^^" "^^^" "NO." "WE'LL BE THE ULTIMATE FAMILY." "A FAMILY OF THREE, JOINED TOGETHER IN ONE BODY." "MORE HUMAN, THAN I AM ALONE." "NO." "NO-NO!" "NO-NO!" "(screaming)" "NO!" "^^^" "OH, GOD, PLEASE!" "NO!" "(screaming)" "NO-NO!" "^^^" "^^^" "OH, GOD!" "^^^" "^^^" "(glass breaking)" "^^^" "^^^" "(Veronica panting)" "^^^" "^^^" "(ominous scream)" "(sobbing)" "^^^" "^^^" "NO!" "I CAN'T!" "NO!" "I CAN'T!" "(sobbing hysterically)" "^^^" "^^^"