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WHICH OF THESE DO YOU LIKE BETTER?
DAD, I'M SERIOUS.
I LIKE THE GREEN ONE, BUT IT KIND OF LOOKS LIKE
A GIANT GREEN LIZARD IS ATTACKING THE CITY,
WHICH IS COOL, BUT IT'S NOT WHAT THE BOOK IS ABOUT.
SO I EITHER REWRITE THE BOOK TO MAKE IT ABOUT A GIANT LIZARD
DAD.
MAGENTA. YOU'RE RIGHT.
IT'S CLASSIC, IT'S COOL, IT TELLS THE STORY--
(clears throat) DAD.
WHAT?
PROFESSOR RANKOWSKY STILL HASN'T RECEIVED
THE CHECK FOR MY COSTA RICA TRIP.
HE DIDN'T? THAT'S SO WEIRD.
YOU DIDN'T SEND IT, DID YOU?
I D--WHY--JUST WHY DO YOU WANT TO GO STUDY THE RAIN FOREST
FOR SIX WEEKS ANYWAY?
DAD, WE TALKED ABOUT THIS.
I KNOW, BUT YOU'RE GONNA BE STAYING
IN THE MIDDLE OF A JUNGLE,
MILES AWAY FROM THE NEAREST PHONE,
HOURS FROM THE NEAREST HOSPITAL.
YOU COULD BE BITTEN BY A POISONOUS SPIDER
OR A POISONOUS SNAKE.
I LOOKED IT UP.
TOUCANS ARE EXTREMELY AGGRESSIVE THIS TIME OF YEAR.
IS THIS ABOUT PARIS?
I WILL ADMIT TO BEING...
SLIGHTLY OVERPROTECTIVE IN LIGHT OF RECENT EVENTS.
DAD, I CAN'T STOP LIVING MY LIFE BECAUSE OF WHAT HAPPENED.
AND, YEAH, I STILL HAVE NIGHTMARES,
BUT THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS I WANT TO GO.
I DON'T WANT TO LET FEAR WIN.
NO.
NO, OF COURSE. YOU'RE RIGHT. I'LL...
I'LL WRITE THE CHECK.
BUT IT'S NOT GONNA STOP ME FROM WORRYING ABOUT YOU
OR MISSING YOU.
(sighs)
AND I WOULDN'T WANT YOU TO.
BUT IT'S ONLY SIX WEEKS.
IT'S NOT LIKE I'M GOING AWAY FOREVER.
(cell phone rings)