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Athena: [of Frank's rocket pack] Did you make this yourself? Frank Walker: Yeah. Athena: Why? Walker: I guess I got tired of waiting around for someone else to do it for me. [he and Athena smiles]

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Frank: Do you want to tell this story? Casey Newton: No, you're doing fine. Frank: Because if you think you could tell this story better, I would absolutely love to hear you try. Casey: Wow! Really? Frank: Really. Casey: Well, I guess, technically, I am more qualified. Frank: Are you? How so? Casey: Because, unlike you, I'm an optimist.

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Eddie Newton: Why do you love the stars so much, Casey? Eddie Newton: But they're so far away. Mrs. Newton: It will take a long time, a real long time. What if you get all the way up there, and there's nothing? Casey: What if there's every ting?

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Casey: Even the teeniest of actions can change the future. Nate: How can you be sure? Casey: Because I know how things work. Nate: Why are they taking the platform down? Casey: Because it's hard to have ideas, and easy to give up. Nate: But you won't, right? Casey: Never.

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Casey: There are 2 wolves"… You told me this story my entire life, and now I'm telling you - there are 2 wolves and they are always fighting. One is darkness and despair, the other is light and hope. Which wolf wins? Eddie Newton: C'mon, Casey. Casey Newton: Okay, fine, don’t answer. Eddie Newton: Whichever one you feed. Casey Newton: Good. Eat.

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Athena: [notices Casey is tired] I should drive. Casey, I know you have no reason to trust me, but I've been looking for someone like you for a very long time. Now, please, pull over. Casey Newton: [Athena is driving the truck, as Casey rests] Of all the people you could give a pin to, why me? Athena: Because you're special. Casey Newton: [laughs] Yeah, special. Athena: You are.

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Frank: [notices Casey looking at a bomb] Hey, don't touch that! [takes the bomb and stows it in a pouch] This is one-kiloton detonation. It is NOT a toy. Do not mess with my stuff! You got that? Casey: [annoyed] Sor-RY!

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Frank Walker: Oh, you little... [runs to the door and tugs at it] You know I can call the cops anytime! Anytime! You have– I'm giving you 5 seconds to– Casey Newton: [from inside the house] I am not leaving! Either tell me how to get there, or kill me! Frank Walker: [from outside the house] If you touch anything in there, that's exactly what I'll do! What are you doing?! Casey Newton: [sarcastic] I'm touching things! Frank Walker: [bangs on the door] Open this door now! I mean it! I'll knock you out! [bangs on the door again] Casey Newton: [sees an interesting object and picks it up; to Frank, to taunt him] Hey, what's this doing with the trombone-sliding-thing? Frank Walker: Leave that alone! I'm serious! Casey Newton: Will you take me there? Frank Walker: No! Casey Newton: Then you're not serious!

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Frank Walker: Okay, accept that there is a world where I know, with absolute certainty the exact time of your death? Now, do want me to tell you, or not? Casey Newton: Of course I would. Who wouldn't? But what if accepting my death is what causes it? So the answer is yes. I would want you to tell me, but I wouldn’t believe you. Frank Walker: You have to believe me. Casey Newton: Why, don’t we like make our own destiny and stuff? [probability factor on Frank's monitor reduces from 100% to 99.9994% — and she is puzzled to see him staring at it] What? Frank Walker: [Shocked] Who are you, kid?

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David Nix: Well Frank, it's been wonderful catching up, but as we were fairly clear about the terms of your exile and the consequences of your violating it — what the hell are you doing here? Frank Walker: I think she can fix it. David Nix: [puzzled] I'm sorry, I… Frank Walker: Her. [indicating Casey] I think she can fix it, David. Casey Newton: Wait— What? Frank Walker: I've been pirating your signal. Every time you turn it on here I can see it there, and it flickered. A percentage dropped, David. David Nix: Impossible. Frank Walker: You don’t believe me? Let's go find out. Casey Newton: I'm sorry. What can I fix? David Nix: The world, Miss Newton. He thinks you can fix the world.

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Casey Newton: You were pirating the signal. How? Frank Walker: What? Casey Newton: At your house, all your TVs, your "Doomsday room" — you were boosting the feed from that monitor thing. How did you do that? Frank Walker: No big deal, they're running so much power through it now a HAM radio could pick it up — it's just a matter of finding the right frequency. Casey Newton: You grabbed a signal from another dimension, from a machine here — that means it's transmitting there. What if its not just predicting the future … Frank Walker: … It's broadcasting it. Casey Newton: When I touched this thing, for a few minutes, it felt like anything was possible. So why can't the opposite happen? What if the monitor is just a giant pin, but instead of making you think positive? It makes you think negative, and it — it's convincing the whole world to feed the wrong wolf. We need to turn that thing off.

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David Nix: Ah, it's uninhabited, and uncharted; looks like a perfect place to spend your last days. Frank Walker: David, the monitor is acting as an antenna. It isn't just receiving tachyons, it is taking a possible future and making it likely... Casey Newton: ...And amplifying it — transmitting it, like a feedback loop. Frank Walker: It's a self-fulfilling prophecy, that's coming from right there. Casey Newton: But it's not just showing people the end of the world. It's giving them the idea — over and over and over again — so they just accept it! Frank Walker: It's a ticking time bomb — and we're the ones that lit the fuse. Casey Newton: We still have, like 58 days to try to change things - but nothing will work — as long as that thing is still on. David Nix: Young lady, I'm going to assume that your knowledge of tachyonic fusion is a bit sketchy; shutting it down is impossible; there is no "off." Casey Newton: I'm telling you what it's doing. Why don't you care? Frank Walker: Because

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Athena: The Monitor — the bomb is gone, but I'm not... yet. There isn't much time. My self-destruct. Use it. You know what to do, Frank. This … set it right this time. Frank Walker: I thought you can't have ideas. Athena: Well, what do you know? Frank Walker: What do you know? Athena: Systems failing.

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Athena: Frank? Frank Walker: Yeah? Athena: You want to know why you could never make me laugh? Frank Walker: Why? Athena: Because you're not funny. [Frank and Athena laugh] You can let me go now. Goodbye, Frank. Frank Walker: Goodbye, Athena.