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I don't...

Things were crazy back then, remember?

All those shoot dates and

publicity work, people fussing over you.

I couldn't even take you

out to a restaurant anymore

without you being harassed.

You had a big job to do.

I thought you wanted to be left alone.

Why would I want that?

You don't have to stay here

if you don't want to.

Don't worry about me.

I'm glad you called, porcupine.

I missed you.

Let's go back to school now, OK?

Is this all you have?

Come on.

I have a confession to make...

I watched some of the episodes

of your show while you were gone.

I know, I'm sorry!

I couldn't help it,

they were on TV one night!

Well, what did you think?

Uh, well...

You hated it.

No! No, I didn't!

You were great.

You were adorable.

Thanks.

You looked very happy.

I was.

I loved working on that show.

Was it hard when it ended?

Yeah...

but I was already

off the show by that point.

I had asked to be written off.

Why?

Sorry, am I being too intrusive?

No.

Uh, I just felt like I needed

a break after Mark died.

I didn't want to be there without him.

And of course we didn't

tell that to the press, so...

there were all sorts

of speculation, drug rumors,

people saying I went crazy...

all sorts of stuff.

Would you ever go back to it?

Acting?

I don't know.

I'm not nearly as cute

as I was ten years ago.

Or precocious.

The things they had you

saying on that show...

really, what child talks like that?

Well, every genius, teenage,

cargo-ship,

class A engineer talks like that.

I guess I haven't met any.

Turn the tether propulsion systems

up to 95, 52 degrees,

and call the command center.

Keep the reaction control systems

at 3-5-1, 11 degrees.

This is Tyler, signing off.

And what is tether propulsion?

I have no idea; I never asked.

- It sounds sexy.

- Does it?

You're stronger than you look.

What else did they make you say?

Uh...

gravitron-polarity generator...

trimagnesite...

carbon nanotuber...

rotovator...

I can't believe you got

the third one right, jerk!

What about you, Jacks?

If you wanted to hold my hand,

all you had to do was ask.

Holy crap! How did you get an A on this?

Jackie was short-listed

for the scholarship.

You know, the big one.

Congratulations!

You should have told somebody.

I just found out like five minutes ago.

I still have to write this

essay, though -

"Why I Should Be The One

To Get All Of Your Money."

One of those.

- Like it matters.

- Sandy.

What do you mean?

I'm just sayin', I think it's great

that you work so hard

even though you

don't have to like the rest of us.

Why don't I have to?

Because you have a career already.

It's not like you'll have to get

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