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8. What now?
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9. Nothing. We were just beta
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10. It's high school game. Video
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12. Yeah, that's why I'm here.
Ki, I can't get past the flagpole.
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chemistry as these two, I wouldn't be sleeping on the couch
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one to know one.
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40. "See C out less than, less than, open quote.
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your dad 5,000 dollars?
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support. No big.
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Ted payin' his dad five large.
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you child support.
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I'm super dumb.
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with five cards.
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learn this game in time!
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curious about the world?
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my back up cool friend!
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meet your dad tomorrow.
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83. Ted, my dad is going
to be here any second!
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84. Exactly. I can't let him see that
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87. Ken Swan. I'm Ki's father.
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I've got a really great wager.
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class tomorrow.
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102. Honey, your mother and I had a talk, Ki,
and we don't think this school is good for you.
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103. Beg your pardon?
On what grounds?
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104. We played the game that you sent
home. High School Video Game, was it?
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106. Quite a bit of violence and kissing
and more than a few bugs.
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110. I'm learning so much. I'm
becoming a better designer.
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111. No, you're not.
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sad child, honey.
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performance review.
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117. This isn't up for discussion.
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119. "If Ki feels her parents
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121. Very well.
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122. We start at 08:00. You
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123. Better get crackin'.
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124. Love you, sir.
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125. Love you, too.
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126. Come on in.
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127. Want a black licorice soda?
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130. Uh, he came last year,
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131. but my mom's here this year,
and they don't really "hang." So uh...
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132. What about your parents?
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133. Well, uh, I lost my dad when I was three,
and it's Double XP weekend, so
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135. Wow, that's robust!
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136. So, uh, what did you have to
write a speech about your mom for?
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137. Oh, she's winning "Mother of the
Year" and I'm supposed to introduce her, but
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138. I suck at speeches.
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139. Do you wanna see
what I have so far?
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140. Sure. Yeah, fire away.
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141. "What can I say about
the incredible Mary Matrix?"
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142. That's it. That's all I got.
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143. Oh, okay, not a bad start.
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144. Are you... if you're asking me for my
advice, I would probably start off telling a joke,
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couple of heartwarming anecdotes.
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146. I don't really have
anything like that.
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147. Well, sure you do. I mean,
you know, like fond memories.
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148. Um with your mom. You know, like birthday
parties or graduation. Maybe fraggin' noobs together.
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149. Just, you know, like the cute
mother-daughter kind of stuff.
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150. You know, just to say
something nice about your mom.
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think of anything.
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153. I don't have anything
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156. Hey.
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157. Hey, thanks for
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158. Of course.
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163. Hey Brian. Don't you
have some tables to wait on?
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164. Oh, crap. Calhoun
is going to kill me!
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165. Just go, Brian.
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166. Sorry. Sorry. Sorry.
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167. Sorry.
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168. Um, nothing happened.
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169. Sorry.
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170. Jeez, mom, heard of knocking?
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171. Get down there. Now.
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172. I must say your professor Layten has no understaning of where
the puzzle genre fits into Caillois's four categories of play.
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173. They teach you to play games
here. It isn't Carnegie Mellon.
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174. Well, clearly. Have
you learned anything here?
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175. Of course. Except for
Freddie's class, but I dropped that one.
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176. You're dropping classes?
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177. Oh, look, my RA board.
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178. This is where I schedule
activities and chores for the entire floor.
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179. Wendell, did you
clean the bathroom?
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181. Yeah.
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still finding the time to flex your creative muscles.
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186. In fact, as RA, I flex my way
around creative challenges all the time.
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187. Shane!
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creative ideas for Friday?
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190. I think I don't care about you, your job,
or finishing this sentence so...
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191. That's my boss.
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reinforcement.
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193. But I saved the most positive
reinforcement of the idea of why this school
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194. is really great for me and why I
should stay here for last, my boyfriend.
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197. And why are your assault
players using ACOG scopes?
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was a simple four grade.
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199. Countess Kelly, may I
present my daughter, Jenny Matrix.
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200. Sorry I'm late, ma'am.
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201. A good varisty should always
be punctual, Jenny.
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able to manufacture a decent excuse.
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203. Yeah, I was up all night with a friend writing
a speech about my wonderful mother.
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time. He and I...
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205. He and I? Am I to understand that you're late for brunch
because you had a boy in your room all night?
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209. Now, Jenny, why don't you tell us about this
boyfriend of yours who's occupying your valuable time?
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will be your server today.
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217. Learning a valuable lesson about
respecting the people you've hurt in the past?
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218. Well, don't.
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219. Who? What are you?
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220. I'm the best version
of you that ever existed.
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221. The prime before the fall.
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222. The cool before the storm.
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223. I'm The Law.
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224. And you're just
a stooge. A patsy.
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225. A chubby dillweed every crew jock used to
wedgie into their lockers in middle school.
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226. Now, you're just
Lawrence Pemperton.
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228. Okay, jeez. Switch
to decaf, King Wasabi.
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229. Which is why you
must remain focused.
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230. Yes, ma'am, I agree.
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she can practice, practice, practice.
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234. Especially when she only received her station
through her mother's intervention
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ex-boyfriend, which leads me back to my point.
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238. I agree. If I ever caught two of my players
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242. Just the sort of discipline I'd
expect from "Parent of the Year"! Let's eat!
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talk kinfe-running.
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didn't even order this!
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fix this immediately!
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that man a tuna?
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270. Ah, Greek from "God's
gift." Ted Wong,
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285. And every Sunday we get up extra early and make those little pancake
balls. They're so cute. What are they called again, Ki?
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287. They're called "ebelskivers," and we used to make
them every Sunday morning just before our family walk.
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which doesn't seem to matter because you're not learning anything, but
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art is suffering.
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Ted, the better.
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299. As for your other friends, I don't see hide nor
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303. I'm sorry that you feel that way, but you
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cream in the entire world to deal with that brunch.
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of gum. Sugar free.
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had a pretty rough day myself.
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downloaded some swell Gregorian chants for the ride home.
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considerate, father.
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that last game of Pokerman before we go?
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322. Whatever my little girl
wants. What's your wager?
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inevitable? I always win.
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Law except The Law!
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man! Make an effort or somethin'.
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the great Mary Matrix?
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337. Well, stay away from
her meatloaf for one.
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338. You've all heard of Mary Matrix. Some
of you might even know her, but
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339. I'm the only one who gets to call her "mom,"
and right from the beginning I wanted to be my mom.
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340. Frag Bowl '23, Wild Cats vs. Warriors,
and she was eight months pregnant with me.
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mom, you were huge!
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minutes in the game, and her team is down five points,
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playing, and you brought your team a miracle.
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by three points.
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didn't even give you time to get to the hospital.
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meet you so bad.
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349. The Boston Banshee. The Siren of Death.
Twenty-two years old and five championship titles.
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lost you your sixth.
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every game, every press conference, every intereview.
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game left me in awe.
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playing, I took your handle.
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356. Well, you all know the rest of the story. Star player
becomes star coach, and now she's here, so
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whole bunch. I'd be really sad, but
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372. Interesting.
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373. You win, but I'm
calling your bluff.
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me leave, then you definitely are.
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about me growing up without you.
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classic "empty nest" syndrome.
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378. I'm sorry, dad, but I'm
calling your bluff.
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came over on the weekends? We shall make evil beavers.
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