Arrival Page #2

your chance is gone.

Good day.

Colonel?

You mentioned Berkeley.

Are you going to

ask danvers next?

Maybe.

Before you commit to him,

ask him the sanskrit word

for war and its translation.

An agreement on sharing

scientific discoveries

looks closer tonight,

as Russia and China join talks

at the united nations.

Meanwhile, financial markets

across the world are in crisis

as the dow Jones

industrial average fell

over 2,000 points...

Morning.

Colonel?

Gavisti.

He says it means

"an argument."

What do you say

it means?

A desire for more cows.

Pack your bags.

All right.

Give me 20 minutes?

Takeoff in ten.

Dr. banks.

Right this way, please.

Contact and

ready to approach...

Excuse me, Dr. banks,

let me make sure you're properly secured.

You okay?

Sorry, I couldn't hear

what you were saying.

"Language is the foundation

of civilization.

"It is the glue that

holds a people together.

"It is the first weapon

drawn in a conflict."

Louise,

this is Ian Donnelly.

Louise banks,

Ian Donnelly.

That's quite a greeting.

Yeah, well, you wrote it.

Yeah.

It's the kind of thing

you write as a preface.

Dazzle them with the basics.

Yeah, it's great.

Even if it's wrong.

It's wrong?

Well, the cornerstone of

civilization isn't language,

it's science.

Ian is a theoretical

physicist from los Alamos.

You'll be reporting to me,

but you'll be working with him

when you're in the shell.

That's what

they're calling the ufo.

Priority one:

What do they want and where are they from?

And beyond that,

how did they get here?

Are they capable of

faster-than-light travel?

I've prepared a list of

questions to go over,

starting with a series of

"handshake"

binary sequences...

How about

we just talk to them

before we start throwing

math problems at them?

This is why

you're both here.

I'll bring

the coffee.

Coffee with some aliens.

I want you to take

these two to Dr. kettler.

Yes, sir.

Follow the captain

to medical.

It should take

just a few minutes,

and then

we'll get started.

We'll take care of your bag.

I'll take your cell phones.

Cell phones!

Follow me.

Put these on. You're gonna

wear them at all times.

Sir, they're here.

Louise banks?

Ian Donnelly?

When was the last time

either of you have eaten?

Last night.

Same.

Last time you did

something stressful?

Does now count?

Just saying...

Uh, who was being carted off

in the medevac?

Not everyone is able to

process experiences like this.

I'm gonna get

some blood from you

and give you

an immunization dose

that covers a battery

of bacterial threats.

Could you sign these, please?

And roll up your sleeves.

Either of you

claustrophobic?

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