1. I know you're eager to chase
the mail truck, Dogcopter...
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2. but the mail truck
is a decoy.
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3. Good boys
chase the blue car.
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4. Be a good boy,
Dogcopter.
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5. Nice work, D.C.
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6. Now, get the bomb
off the bridge.
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7. We're almost out of time.
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8. Dogcopter, no!
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9. Dogcopter,
I can't lose you.
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10. Is this...
what I think it is?
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11. Everyone's getting married
but me.
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12. Ugh,
I feel like poop.
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13. I wish the Gems weren't doing
a field trip this week.
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14. I wonder if they have
any reception.
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15. Guess not.
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16. Hey, Steven.
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17. Hey, Dad.
How's it going?
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18. The tour's been going great.
What's going on with you?
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19. You throw any big parties while
you got the house to yourself?
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20. Yeah
you know me.
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21. But I-I'm really glad
you're getting home tonight.
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22. I really need to talk to someone
about what happened
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23. between me and Connie.
[ Clattering, laughter ]
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24. Sorry, Steven,
uh, what was that?
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25. Sadie and Shep have been
working on a new routine.
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26. You'll never believe what
they throw into the audience.
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27. Hey, guess what?
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28. The tour's
been extended.
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29. Wow, that's —
th-that's great.
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30. Yeah, you know,
you were so right
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31. about this whole
manager thing, Steven.
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32. I love it. I can't believe
I'm touring again.
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33. Oh, we're about to head
into another tunnel,
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34. you want to call me back
with whatever you wanted
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35. to talk about?
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36. I-It wasn't important.
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37. You sure?
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38. We can stop by on our way
through Delmarva.
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39. No, it's okay.
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40. Just, uh, have fun.
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41. I-I shouldn't worry her.
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42. I-I'll let it go to voicemail.
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43. Huh?
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44. Steven,
are you there?
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45. Hey, Connie.
What's up?
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46. Steven.
- I've been worried about you.
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47. Are —
are you glowing?
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48. Oh, a-a-am I?
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49. What's happening
to your face?
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50. Why?
W-What's wrong with my face?
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51. Uhhhhh...
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52. Oh, right, the swelling...
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53. My body just keeps
randomly growing,
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54. but — but it doesn't
hurt or anything.
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55. It's fine.
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56. How long
has it been happening?
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57. Since... this morning.
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58. What do the Gems
think?
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59. I can't reach them.
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60. They're doing a school field
trip out in the wilderness.
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61. It's nothing to worry
about, anyway.
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62. You really
don't look well.
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63. Maybe you should see
a doctor.
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64. My mom could see you
at the hospital.
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65. I wouldn't want to waste
her time.
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66. Steven, you need to see
a medical professional.
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67. Right, okay.
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68. You're lucky I had
a cancellation today.
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69. Normally, I'm booked up
weeks in advance.
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70. Think you'll be able
to help him?
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71. Even if this is some sort
of Gem issue?
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72. Gem issue or not,
you have a human body,
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73. which means
we can run tests.
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74. At the very least, we can
determine if you're suffering
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75. from a non-Gem condition.
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76. See?
I'll go wait outside.
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77. I'm sure
it'll all be fine.
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78. Let's start
with your symptoms.
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79. Hmm. Mild fever.
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80. Glowing pink color
to skin.
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81. Hmm.
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82. Blood pressure is high.
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83. Well, these readings
are certainly interesting.
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84. If you don't mind me asking,
who's your G.P.?
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85. G.P.?
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86. You know,
- your general practitioner,
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87. your regular doctor?
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88. I guess you?
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89. I've never been
to the doctor before.
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90. You're 16 years old, and
you've never been to the doctor?
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91. I-It's okay, it's okay.
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92. I'll have a talk
with your father later.
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93. We'll just need to run
some more tests.
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94. Get undressed, and let's get you
into a hospital gown.
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95. Is that one of those blue things
that doesn't cover your butt?
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96. Yes.
Now, let's get started.
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97. So, this is
a typical human skeleton.
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98. Now,
a couple of months ago,
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99. Garnet, Amethyst,
and Pearl allowed me
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100. to x-ray them
for research purposes.
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101. Their charts look
like this.
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102. Only their gems
appear on a radiograph.
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103. And this...
is your chart.
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104. Definitely
a human skeleton.
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105. There's a clear history
of numerous fractures,
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106. like here on the skull.
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107. Everything
is perfectly aligned.
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108. It almost looks as if the bones
healed themselves
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109. the instant
the injuries occurred.
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110. That's good, right?
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111. Well,
you seem to have made
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112. a series
- of miraculous recoveries,
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113. but that doesn't change the fact
that you experienced trauma.
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114. You've recovered physically,
but...
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115. have you recovered
mentally?
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116. You think there's something
wrong with my brain?
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117. Not "wrong."
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118. It's that adverse
childhood experiences,
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119. or childhood trauma,
can have a lasting impact
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120. on how your body
responds to stress.
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121. This can affect
your social, emotional,
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122. and physical development.
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123. When humans
are in crisis,
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124. the brain releases
the hormone cortisol.
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125. Your heart races,
your muscles tense.
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126. I wonder if your body
is reacting to
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127. a Gem equivalent
of cortisol.
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128. Steven, do you remember
anything bad in your childhood
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129. that particularly
stuck with you?
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130. I guess... I kinda freaked out
when they cancelled
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131. my favorite ice cream.
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132. And then I got attacked
by a giant bug monster.
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133. And I got trapped in a bubble
and almost drowned.
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134. I lost control of my body and
turned into a blob of cats.
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135. I almost turned so old
I died.
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136. Amethyst almost died.
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137. Pearl did die.
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138. Garnet got destabilized
right in front of me.
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139. I woke up with a black eye,
imprisoned on a space ship —
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140. Steven,
this is serious.
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141. But that was just
the early stuff.
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142. I think all these experiences
have been subjecting your body
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143. to a harmful amount
of stress,
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144. and that's affecting
your ability to respond
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145. to new forms of stress
in a healthy way.
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146. You've been dealing with genuine
threats from such a young age,
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147. your body now is responding
to minor threats
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148. as if your life
were in danger.
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149. But why am I only
swelling up now?
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150. Stress is less harmful
when we have people
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151. we trust
to help us through it.
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152. Maybe if — if you're losing
your supportive relationships
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153. Or if you had
a recent experience
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154. that was particularly
awf—
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155. - What's going on?
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156. Mom,
what's happening?
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157. I don't know.
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158. I just asked if he'd had any
stressful experiences lately.
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159. Steven,
you don't think...
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160. It's not you,
Connie.
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161. It's everything
that happened before.
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162. What is he talking about?
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163. You haven't told your mom?
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164. Told me what?
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165. It's not your fault.
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166. I-I think I just need you
to leave.
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167. This is a medical emergency.
I am not leaving.
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168. Mom, us being here
is making it worse.
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169. Aah!
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170. Oh, no.
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171. Please, just —
just go.
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172. Steven.
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173. I... can't...
be around you right now!
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174. - Steven.
- Dad?
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175. I'm here.
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176. Come on, Mom.
Let's give them space.
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177. Right.
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178. H-How'd you know
I was here?
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179. Connie called me
about an hour ago.
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180. Connie...
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181. Thank you.
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182. Yeah.
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183. I'll be here
when you're ready.
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184. Uh, Steven,
I'm sorry.
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185. If I'd have known,
I —
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186. It's fine, Dad.
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187. You were busy, a-and I
didn't know what was going on.
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188. Come on, Steven.
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189. Talk to me.
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190. I —
Uh, well, I, um...
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191. I proposed to Connie.
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192. You what?
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193. She said no.
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194. Oh, Steven.
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195. My body — it's reacting like
it's the end of the world.
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196. I think I've seen the world
almost end so many times now
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197. that everything
- that goes wrong feels that —
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199. I should be feeling
so good these days.
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200. The Earth is safe,
it's Era 3,
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201. but I'm —
I'm swelling up
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202. over these
third-era problems.
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203. What do I do?
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204. How do I move on from all
the stuff I've been through?
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205. How do I live life
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I'm about to die?
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207. It's gonna be all right,
Schtu-ball.
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208. I'm here for you.
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210. I want to go home.
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211. I guess I thought I could just
follow Connie to college,
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212. like, if we got married,
I'd know what to do with myself,
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213. but I'm the one that's got
to figure that stuff out.
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214. Cut yourself some slack.
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215. It's okay to be worried
and make some mistakes
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what to do with your life.
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217. That's not unusual.
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218. Well, the magic swelling
is a little unusual,
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219. but that's okay, too.
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220. If you want to be
a giant boy,
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221. we can use the car wash
as a shower.
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222. Dad, your tour!
I've ruined your —
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223. Don't worry about me.
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224. Just get some rest,
kiddo.
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225. You don't have to solve
all your problems in one night.
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226. Yeah.
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227. Thanks, Dad.
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