Starship Troopers Page #2
While Rasczak looks away, Carmen throws Johnny her wonderful
smile, and Johnny's gone, checked out, flying round Venus.
RASCZAK:
People who forget that always pay...
They pay with their lives and their
freedom.
Dizzy notices the dreamy look on Johnny's face.
So does Rasczak. He points at him with his stump,
snaps Johnny to.
RASCZAK:
You. Tell me the moral difference,
if any, between the citizen and the civilian ?
JOHNNY:
The difference lies in the field of civic
virtue. A citizen accepts personal
responsibility for the safety of the body politic,
of which he is a member, defending it,
if need be, with his life.
The civilian does not.
RASCZAK:
The exact words of the text. But do
you understand it ?
Do you believe it ?
JOHNNY:
Uh, I don't know.
RASCZAK:
Of course you don't. I doubt if any
of you here would recognize 'civic virtue'
if it bit you in the ass.
A bell rings. Rasczak shrugs, indifferent.
RASCZAK:
Well, that's it. Have a nice life.
7EXTNEW UNI HIGH - HALLWAY - DAY - JOHNNY AND CARMEN
walk with their friends. Several COUPLES hold hands. Johnny
tries to take Carmen's hand, but she demurs. Johnny broods.
CARMEN:
C'mon, let's see if they've posted the
math final test yet.
STUDENT:
Hey, Rico, we gonna take Tesla ?
JOHNNY:
How should I know ?
STUDENT:
You're captain of the team !
8EXTQUAD - DAY - JOHNNY AND CARMEN
join other students around a MULTI-SCREEN KIOSK.
CARMEN:
First thing Fleet Academy looks at
is your math scores.
Wish me luck !
Carmen enters her name, receives her score:97% !She beams.
JOHNNY:
Good for you.
CARMEN:
Your turn...
Then she spots Carl across the way talking with MARCO, 17.
CARMEN:
Hold on... I wanna talk to Marco.
His sister's at Fleet !
Carmen rushes off. Johnny checks his score:35% ! Crushed, he
makes sure no none else has seen. Carl walks up to him.
CARL:
You still haven't kissed her yet ? Don't lie.
JOHNNY:
What's the hurry ?
CARL:
Others are waiting.
Carl points out Dizzy, talking with friends.
JOHNNY:
Did you read her mind ?
CARL:
Don't have to... Some mating semaphore
is pretty hard to miss.
It's true. You can tell by the way she looks at Johnny.
JOHNNY:
Yeah, but I want Carmen.
CARL:
You got it bad.
Carmen returns to Johnny as Carls heads off.
CARL:
Don't forget about this afternoon.
(to Carmen)
He's always late when he walks you home
to fish for a kiss.
Carmen blushes, covers.
CARMEN:
JOHNNY:
Who ?
CARMEN:
Marco's sister. Can you imagine
maneuvering half a million tons through
crwoded space lanes...
You gotta have nerves of steel !
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