A talk to remember

Poncho: Pod!

Pod: Lala laaaa…

Poncho: Pod! Pod!

Pod: What?

Poncho: Why are you on top of that tree?

Pod: I feel good here!

Poncho: How many times have I told you not to climb up that tree?

Pod: Twenty two?

Poncho: Not enough times I see.

Pod: What do you want?

Poncho: What do you mean? We need to get going.

Pod: Go where Poncho? Where?

Poncho: Back to the city.

Pod: But it’s so peaceful here!

Poncho: Peaceful? Everywhere is peaceful!

Pod: I know but I feel safe up here.

Poncho: Safe? What danger could touch you if you were on the ground? Tigers?

Pod: A rock could fall on my head.

Poncho: A rock.

Pod: Yes, they are most dangerous.

Poncho: You fear rocks?

Pod: How can you say that! I don’t fear anything!

Poncho: Then come down!

Pod: No!

Poncho: Why not?

Pod: Ask me nicely!

Poncho: I don’t give a charred wig! You can stay up there forever!

Pod: No way, I’m coming down.

Poncho: Oh, thank you, you lordship!

Pod: No need for sarcasm.

Poncho: Why do you act so weird?

Pod: I feel being a tergiversate bug.

Poncho: Ok?

Pod: A time…

Poncho: Finish the sentence. Faster.

Pod: Are you in a hurry?

Poncho: No.

Pod: Do you need to be somewhere?

Poncho: No.

Pod: Then be patient.

Poncho: Ok.

Pod: So there was a time when we had the chance to be part of the human community.

Poncho: We were.

Pod: Not a productive one!

Poncho: Well no… but… what do you mean productive?

Pod: I mean to help people!

Poncho: You? Helping people? Why?

Pod: They were always so nice to us, feeding and all.

Poncho: Nice? Maybe, when they didn’t try to kill us.

Pod: I heard that there was a US group who wanted to implement devices on bugs and use them to track stuff.

Poncho: To do what?

Pod: I mean put some little devices on bugs.

Poncho: Make us cyborgs?

Pod: I don’t think bugs could be called that.

Poncho: Bugborgs?

Pod: Anyway it would have been a good idea.

Poncho: Why?

Pod: If there were a catastrophe, we could help them to find survivors.

Poncho: I’m reading.

Pod: What are you reading?

Poncho: The newspaper.

Pod: Oh? Today’s?

Poncho: Yes, they printed it this morning.

Pod: You don’t have to be rude, I was trying to be polite.

Poncho: Don’t ask stupid questions then.

Pod: All right. Here, have this.

Poncho: What is this?

Pod: A bunny leg. I found it in that talk show magazine.

Poncho: Bunny leg? What for?

Pod: It brings you luck.

Poncho: I don’t need luck!

Pod: Yes you do.

Poncho: Why?

Pod: I don’t know. You look really… unlucky today.

Poncho: Yes, well that’s true.

Pod: How come?

Poncho: You found me.

Pod: Oh, come one now.

Poncho: Why don’t you go and look for a black cat or something?

Pod: Why?

Poncho: Luck?

Pod: Do I look superstitious?

Poncho: Last time you licked me before you wanted to cross that dangerous gap.

Pod: You’re my luck bug!

Poncho: I’m sorry.

Pod: I don’t believe you.

Poncho: How can I prove it?

Pod: I can’t believe that you care nothing for my flower.

Poncho: First of all, that plant is not real. It’s plastic.

Pod: I still care!

Poncho: And you do not need to keep it in water.

Pod: The illusion of it makes it better!

Poncho: I know! I keep imagining you being an intelligent bug! Illusions…

Pod: I beg your pardon! It’s not my fault you can’t get attached to anything.

Poncho: I can.

Poncho: What?

Pod: Can you please give me that candle?

Poncho: What candle?

Pod: That thing you’re sitting on is a candle.

Poncho: Oh? I’m sorry, sure, here it is.

Pod: Thank you!

Poncho: What are you doing in there?

Pod: I managed to carve my way into this pumpkin.

Poncho: Right?

Pod: And now I want to eat it from inside so I can make a scary face.

Poncho: Ok.

Pod: And I need your help.

Poncho: There’s no way in hell that I will chew that disgusting vegetable.

Pod: It is not disgusting!

Poncho: Bleah!

Pod: If you cook it, that is.

Poncho: I don’t see a stove around here.

Pod: Give me the matches please.

Poncho: What matches?

Pod: You’re sitting on them.

Poncho: Oh. Here.

Pod: Thank you.

Poncho: Why do you want to make that scary pumpkin?

Pod: It’s Halloween.

Poncho: How can you tell?

Poncho: Hey. You!

Pod: Who, me?

Poncho: No, I was talking with the other idiot here.

Pod: But it’s just me and you…. oh. I see what you did there! Haha.

Poncho: Why do I even bother?

Pod: What do you want Poncho?

Poncho: Why are you humming?

Pod: We’re in a music store.

Poncho: I want you to move your ass from my picture.

Pod: What?

Poncho: You’re standing on my picture of John Lennon.

Pod: Oh, indeed. I’m sorry. Didn’t know you’re such a big fan.

Poncho: I always told you I love the Beatles.

Pod: You never told me that.

Poncho: I don’t care.

Pod: I myself had a huge admiration for amazing musicians.

Poncho: Really?

Pod: Yep.

Poncho: Name one.

Pod: Justin Bieber.

Poncho: What?

Pod: You know what would be fun?

Poncho: Yes. You being silent for a few hours or so.

Pod: No, really now.

Poncho: All right. What?

Pod: To count all the living beings around us.

Poncho: You mean you, me and Bill?

Pod: Yes.

Poncho: My head hurts.

Pod: So me is one.

Poncho: Come on… really?

Pod: You. Two.

Poncho: Oh gosh.

Pod: And Bill three.

Poncho: Right.

Pod: So there are three living beings on this planet.

Poncho: You mean three that we know of. What about the others who we left behind?

Pod: They were just in our imagination.

Poncho: True.

Pod: There might be more.

Poncho: Go look for them.

Pod: I won’t go alone.

Poncho: Why? You’re so friendly, I’m sure that whoever you would meet would welcome your presence.

Pod: Not so sure.

Poncho: Heh.

Pod: Did you know that back in 2011 there were like 7 billion people on earth?

Poncho: Bugs.

Pod: Bugs. There are two kinds of bugs.

Poncho: Ok.

Pod: Those that can appreciate things, and those that can’t see.

Poncho: You had some of that Mon-Cherie chocolate, haven’t you?

Pod: Well yes, what’s your point?

Poncho: Nothing, please carry on.

Pod: So for example, you can’t appreciate things.

Poncho: Can’t I?

Pod: No.

Poncho: Terrible.

Pod: So I think I will need to lecture you.

Poncho: Yes, professor. Please do. I can’t imagine a better activity right now.

Pod: I’d would you focus.

Poncho: I try but it’s hard.

Pod: Why?

Poncho: Thank you, for sharing that.

Pod: No really. My blood sugar is low.

Poncho: Your what?

Pod: Blood sugar?

Poncho: You don’t have that.

Pod: I sure do!

Poncho: You’ve been reading those medical instructions again, right?

Pod: So what?

Poncho: Stop bugging me.

Pod: Haha, good one!

Poncho: I’m glad to make you laugh.

Pod: I found adrenaline, you know.

Poncho: Why don’t you inject some and run to the other side of this desert.

Pod: It would be dangerous.

Poncho: You don’t say?

Pod: Too much running can make you really tired.

Poncho: Not when running for you life.

Pod: Hey look!

Poncho: What?

Pod: Bill found that big tower.

Poncho: Uhum.

Pod: And she was like: no I don’t.

Poncho: Great.

Pod: So I … Poncho?

Poncho: Aha.

Pod: Poncho, are you even listening to me?

Poncho: Cool.

Pod: Poncho!

Poncho: What?

Pod: I’m talking to you!

Poncho: Look up.

Pod: Up?

Poncho: Move your stupid head.

Pod: Why would I look up just to see… ohhh!