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-: You two are our last hope.

-This village is our home, and we'll protect it.

-: Together.

- -Huh?

Here, kitty, kitty!

- -Yah!

- Hmm. Hah!

-: Kibble Star Cannon!

-We did it. We won.

-Woah, what's going on?

We beat 'em, didn't we? -I-I don't -- The village!

No...

-Same dream? -Same dream.

-: Approaching unknown planet.

-Well, I guess it explains why you want to save every useless game character you run into.

-Hey -- he's right there, Kaboodle.

-Oh, he can't hear me.

He's too busy "learning." -: Gobble up knowledge With Gobbles and friends Cat! -Meow.

-: Very good.

-I would have left him for dead.

-What's the point of doing any of this if we can't save everyone we can?

-Listen, Kit, nobody's gettin' saved now that Dusk is punishing you with this boring recon mission.

-For your information -- and Dusk's -- Gobbles isn't useless.

He is a Learnosaurus, and he is very good at reading and writing.

-Great, maybe he can write our obituaries after he gets us both killed.

-I get it. -Yeah, you get it.

You'd think a T-Rex named "Gobbles" would, like, eat everything in sight, you know?

Have some big-ass mouth and razor sharp teeth.

He's pink, Kit. -Oh, my God, Kaboodle.

He's magenta. -I'm just sayin'!

Maybe Dusk is right. It's cloudin' your judgment.

Sometimes doin' the mission the right way can save more lives in the long run.

-Hey, Gobbles. You doin' okay back here?

-Oh, heh, yes. Just learnin'.

Guess I'm just a little nervous.

Ooh, heh. -Don't worry.

It's gonna be fine.

This is a total routine recon mission.

- Yeah.

-Unless the Syntax show up. Then you'll probably die.

- -Kaboodle!

-What? Look at him.

-Don't listen to him.

The Syntax don't come around these parts.

We're just gonna check the Game World, find out who the Hero and the Villain are, and report back to the Farcade.

-I-I'm still confused.

We're supposed to help the villain, right? -: Oh, boy.

-You're talking about stopping the win condition.

Usually, there's a hero and villain, and if the hero beats the villain on their Game World, well -- -KABOOM! -: Hero wins, you lose.

- Right. -Hey, I don't make the rules.

-So, uh, we just have to keep the hero from beatin' the bad guy, right?

-Dang, what CAN'T you learn?

Woah! -Not this time, Gobbles.

No conflict. Nobody to save.

Just recon.

Boring recon.

-: Incoming ship detected.

-Not anymore. -Syntax?

-SYNTAX?! -Syntax.

-Oh, would you look at this?

A Farcade recon ship right in our path.

-How'd you even see that? -Is there a problem?

-No. -Yes. -: There's a Farcade recon ship in our way, sir.

-So is it a problem, or not?

-No. -Yes! -As long as it doesn't get to the Game World, we're fine.

-It's heading for the Game World. -What?!

Do not let them on the planet! Do you hear m-- Clean that up!!

- -What are you standing around for? Shoot them!

-Right away, sir! -Yes, sir!

- One shot, one kill.

-Serious? The emergency shields aren't working!

Kit, hop up here! I gotta see what's wrong!

If we get hit even once without shields, we're Float!

- -Uh, do you need help?

Maybe a song to help you focus!

Do you know "Hickory Dickory Dock"?

-Can you Hickory Dickory shut the hell up?!

Unless you can get the texel density on some of these assets to match the scale of topography by freeing up some resources but faster than it would take to prebake for different LODs -- because we are OUT OF TIME on that option!

-Heh-heh, okay. I'll just, uh, sit over here.

-: Dog! -WOOF!

-: Good!

-If you're having trouble, shoot where they're going instead of where they are.

If you're having trouble -- -I KNOW!!

-There. -: Did you fix it?

-Yep! -Kaboodle!

-Holy crap, I-I did it!

I got 'em! Yea-- -: Shields activated.

- I sense I've done something wrong.

-Oh, no, you just did THE ONE THING I TOLD YOU NOT TO DO.

- You said "don't let them" -- -"Don't let them on the planet," correct!

-Oof. -Yeah, big oof, Fold.

I've looked all over for a suitable Game World to train our new recruit.

-Uh, hi. I'm Crab Girl.

-Say you're sorry.

-I'm sorry, Crab Girl. -I'm Crab Girl.

-So, do you want me to go down to the planet instead, or -- -Yes. -Shall I accompany him, sir?

To make sure he doesn't mess up again.

-What -- -Great idea, Miss Information.

The Farcade are going to make it a lot more difficult to complete the Game World.

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-You want us to do a full harvest mission?

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-Yes, dumb-dumb.

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We might as well make this little nuisance useful to us.

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Find the hero, help him beat the villain, and complete the Game.

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If I can't train Crab Girl over here, at least we can gather the planet's Float when it explodes.

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- Uh...

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Uh, yeah, I'm Crab Girl.

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-Somebody clean that up!

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Now get out of here, you two.

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Make sure we can harvest that -- - -Stop!!

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-And now, everyone's gonna think I didn't fix the shields!

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Ugh! Ow.

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Yeah, hide behind your stupid game's System Lock.

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If we were outside this World, I'd END YOU.

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Eh, good thing you can't understand me, or we'd be screwed.

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Well, I guess I gotta swim back.

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You gonna hang around the whole time?

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Whoop! -Uh, is it bad?

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-: Estimated time remaining for self-repair -- a while.

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Ow, ow, ow. -Well, it's not good.

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-So what now?

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-The Syntax are following us to the Game World.

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I saw Kaboodle fall toward the planet.

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We have to find him before they do.

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-Uh, shouldn't we try to find out who the hero is, or the villain of this Game World?

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Since the Syntax are here. -They're after us, Gobbles.

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If they find Kaboodle first...

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I can't let that happen. I have to find him.

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-Right, o-of course.

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But the planet will explode if we don't -- -I'm not losing him, too, Gobbles. -Guh!

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- -Eh...

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Here.

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-Thanks. Sorry, Gobbles.

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But, look, I've been on a ton of these missions before.

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The hero is probably off doing some useless sidequest.

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It takes ages for them to even get to the villain.

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-Eh... -Come on, it'll be fine.

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-Guh! Uh, Kit, wait! Uh... Aww, geez.

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Come on, Gobbles. Kit wouldn't hesitate.

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AGH!! -: Uh, that's a Farcade agent.

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-: Don't underestimate them!

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- Huh.

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-: -: The title screen!

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-That has to be the name of the World's hero.

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-Probably didn't even see it before they jumped in.

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-Idiots. Let's go take care of them and then find Flappers.

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-Oh, you've gotta be kidding me.

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What is it? - -Whoo! Hey there, friends!

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-: Dolphin!

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- -: Good!

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- All right.

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Let's kill them. -Here we g-- Wait!!

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-Ugh, what are you doing?

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-We can't rush them! That's Kit!

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-The fat dinosaur? -Change of plan.

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We can't beat these two! -What?

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But then -- What do you propose we do, then?

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-We find Flappers as soon as possible before they do.

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-My name is Flappers!

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-No... Oh, wait -- her little backpack friend is missing.

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-Uh, hi, Flappers. I'm Gobbles.

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This is Kit. -Hello.

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-Wow! New friends!

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-Say, Flappers, have you seen a little shiny sea urchin around?

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With little legs and arms and a big urchin eye?

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And he's a dick? -Can't say that I have.

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But maybe someone in Coral Reef City has!

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-Hey, Kit, do you think this guy could be the hero?

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-No way, Gobbles. He's way too helpful.

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He's got background character vibes.

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- I've never kissed a girl dolphin before.

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-What? -Sharing secrets.

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That's what friends do!

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I'll take you into town.

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Grab on! Whoo!

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-Oh, he's so freakin' fast! Let's go!

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-...just sucked me up like a freak!

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I could have barbs! Quills!

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What if I'm poison, huh? You ever think of that?

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If I'm poison? I could be poison!

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- -Ugh. Idiot!

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-You are bloody annoying!!

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-Thank you. So what's your deal, huh?

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You don't look like the hero type.

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-"Hero"? Hah!

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I'd never be anything like Flappers the Super Dolphin.

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-Is he, um, your arch nemesis, or something?

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-Let's just say, everywhere Snappers the Sea Scourge goes...

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That's me. -Noted.

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-Flappers is always in his bloody way!

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-Oh, man, today is your lucky day.

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I'm gonna teach you how to beat that -- What'd you say, it was a dolphin?

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-That's right. -And you're a huge shark.

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-Hyuuuuuge!

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-All right, we'll figure something out.

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-X, Y, and...

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-Whoa! -Z! Well, here we are!

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Coral Reef City!

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-Good to see you, Flappers! -Hello, there, Flappers!

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-Good to see you, Flappers! -Wow, it's just like...

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-Well, go ahead and ask around!

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Everyone here is real friendly!

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They're like my family!

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I don't know what I'd do without them.

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-Thanks, Flappers!

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-No, thank YOU for teaching me all the letters!

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Now I can -- what did you call it?

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"Read?" -Heh, it's no problem, Flappers.

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You were nice enough to help us.

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And, yeah, it's called reading. -Well, I got some errands to run.

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Hope I get to READ something really fun!

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I'll be back in a jiffy! Bye!

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-Errands?

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Would a background character run errands?

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Kit? -Hey, Kit!

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I made a pizza! You want a slice?

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-: Kit? -: Kit?

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-: Kit? Kit?

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-: Kit?? KIT!! -OH!

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Uh -- Oh, hi, Gobbles.

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Where'd Flappers go? -That's what I've been sayin'.

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He went to go run errands. Doesn't that seem weird?

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-Nothin' weird about gettin' things done, Gobbles.

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Come on, let's go.

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-This is perfect!

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After he drops off those losers, Flappers will be here any minute!

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-Let's post you up so he can find you.

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- Agh!! Bring tape next time! - -: Whee! -: He's here!

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-Do the Floaties have any info yet?

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-: Research complete. -Got it.

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-Wheeee! A sign to read!

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A smaller paper sign to read!

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Here goes nothing!

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Buh... Buh...

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Buh-huh... Uh -- Um -- Gah! -Agh!

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-Oh, no! Sorry, Mister Paper!

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-Oh, uh, don't worry about me!

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That's me -- I-I'm Mister Paper.

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-Wow, I've never met a talking paper before.

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-Uh, well -- Uh, today's your lucky day!

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I'm gonna teach you how to beat that Crabbington!

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-Who's that?

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-Uh, never mind! Let's go!

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-Yeah! -: It's okay.

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Thanks anyway.

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-Hey, mister! Wanna play soccer?

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I'll be the ball! Kick me, kick me!

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-Uh, no, thanks. Maybe later.

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Hey, uh, can you tell me if there's, like, uh, someone really heroic you know of?

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-Oh, yeah! Flappers!

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They don't call him the Super Dolphin for nothing!

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- -Did you just say Flappers is a hero?

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-And a super dolphin? -I did say both of those things!

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Wanna play soccer? -No, I don't wanna play soccer!

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-: Now that you've finally made it to me, Crabbington, I'll take you out with my invincible Crabitank!

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That's right -- not only are you going to perish, but your precious Coral Reef City -- -Excuse me. Uh, you can just throw your little black balls now.

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-Oh, uh, well. Yes! Take this!

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-Whoo! Woah!

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Hee-yah! -I'm both upset and impressed! Nyah-ha-- AAAAAAAAGH! -Yeah!

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Thanks, Mister Paper! -Owww!

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-Crabbington is dead. -Who?

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-Flappers has never gotten this far before.

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-Oh, no -- that means the Syyyyyyyy-- --impleton has help.

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All right, we gotta kick this up a notch, Snappers.

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-Ah, ah... -You're so useless, and we gotta -- -Achoo!!

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- You can spit fireballs. -Yeah.

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-And you didn't think that was important to tell me?

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-I don't see what the big deal is. -Oh, my GOD!!!

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-Don't let him out of our sight.

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We have to make sure -- -Wheeeeee!

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Wow!

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What an adventure I just went on!

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I can't wait -- -Flappers.

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Why don't you hang around with us for a while?

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Help us find Kaboodle?

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You must need a little break from doing all this adventuring.

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-Oh, no can do, Kit!

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I just made a new friend who's been helpin' me on my journey!

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See? Say hi, Mister Paper!

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Uh -- Uh, he's just a little shy!

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Anywho, he's been giving me instructions on how to beat Snappers' minibosses!

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I'll be taking down my arch nemesis in no time!

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Then I'll come back and help you find your friend Gadoogle -- Guh! Wha-- Hey, w-what are you doing?

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-Flappers, please. You have to give us that paper.

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-Give you Mister Paper? But he's my friend.

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-I know it sounds weird, but we have to -- We -- Oh, man.

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I wish I could just tell you.

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-I gotta do this. Sorry, y'all.

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Snappers has been terrorizing my village for too long, and this is my chance -- -If you beat Snappers and win the game, this whole world is going to explode!

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-Kit, what are you doing?!

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You can't tell characters about the Gameoverse!

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-I had to! -Are you crazy?!

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Static? Really?!

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If the planet finds us, we'll ALL be Float!

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-Agh!! -Woah!

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Woah-woah-woah-woah! Hang on there!

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- Whoa! - -Woah! Careful!

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-What the --?

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- I'm okay. - You're nothing without your little backpack friend, aren't you?

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-How would you know?

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-Oh, my gosh, it's almost found us.

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-Oh, no. This is it!

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Now you've done it! We're all gonna die!

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-Huh? No! -...to finally take him out!

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-Snappers, they're trying to steal me!

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Run! Run for it!

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-What? I can't believe it!

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Thanks, Mister Paper.

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You're my true friend.

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-: No! -What the -- Oh, my God! - - - Ugh!!

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This is all my fault.

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I can't believe another world is going to die because of me.

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-It's not over yet, Kit.

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-Gobbles, I'm sorry. I should have listened to you.

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-Kit, it's okay. -I was just so caught up in -- -Kit, listen!

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I know you're dealing with a lot, but I'm here.

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We're here -- together.

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There's still so much we can do.

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You're too hard on yourself, Kit.

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None of this is your fault.

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None of anything you ever did is your fault.

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All you ever wanted to do was save people.

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Well, there's still time! We can still do something!

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-H-How? -Flappers gave us the name of his arch nemesis -- Snappers.

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He still has some minibosses to beat, and I'm sure we could find out where Snappers is and beat him there!

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-That -- That could work. -So let's go!

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-How -- How did you get like this?

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-Get like what? -I don't know.

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Courageous? Uplifting?

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You were so nervous before.

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-I'm a Learnosaurus, Kit. That's what I do -- I learn.

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From the world around me. From Flappers.

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And from you.

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-Let's go save the world.

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-Woah. Sharkcano.

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-: Oh, for cryin' out loud, Snappers!

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-That's Kaboodle! Let's go!

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-How is your aim THIS bad?!

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-Who da-- Dah, uh -- Who -- Who dares enter my lair?

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-Come on, Snappers.

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Do that for the REAL enemies!

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All right, let's get -- -Kaboodle!

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-Kit?! -Who dares enter my lair?

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-No! -Aww, then when?

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- Mm! -Come on, man.

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-Have you been here this whole time?

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-Yeah, basically.

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I figure if I can't find you, I might as well train the, uh, arch nemesis over here.

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Woah! Nice shot, by the way. -Thank you.

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-A Floatie. -Wait, you mean they followed you?

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-Yeah, and it gets worse.

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They found -- -: Wheeeee!

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-What?!

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-Snappers! Flappers the Super Dolphin has arrived!

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-Who dares enter my lair?

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-It's me, Flappers! The Super Dolphin?

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-Eh? - - Kit and Gobbles?

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Mister Paper WAS right!

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You were working with Snappers all along?!

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-I'm sorry, Flappers.

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I-I know it sounds weird, but w-we're trying to help!

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-Mister Paper! -Yes, it is I -- Mister Paper.

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Anyway, don't listen to these traitors!

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Just follow the plan and take out Snappers!

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-We've seen everything you've done to train Snappers, Farcade.

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There's no way Flappers will lose.

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- Is that Missus Paper?

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-: No!

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-I won't let you do this, Syntax scum.

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-Hah! Deja-vu!

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- - -The backpack!

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You didn't tell me the backpack was the one training Snappers!

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-He's a backpack? -You're damn right I am!

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-Get Snappers! -Right!

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I've waited 20 years to rip you apart!

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-Flappers, no! -Hee-yah!

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-Whodaresentermylair!

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Agh! -Agh! - -Tornado roll!

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- - Hee-yah!

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-This is it, Snappers!

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- Yah!

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- -: Noooooo!! -: Yeaaaah!!

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-I did it! I beat Snappers!

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Hooray for Flappers!

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Huh? - Good job, idiot!

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Hah! - -Enjoy dying, dickheads!

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-Wait, Mister and Missus Paper!

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What's happening? Didn't I win?

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-That's the problem, you stupid Swolphin!

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-Flappers, listen to me.

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I know it doesn't make much sense, but you have to come with us.

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Your world, it -- it's -- -But the -- the village!

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My friends. -I'm sorry, Flappers.

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There's nothing you can do.

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I wish there was.

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-Please, Flappers, we're all done for if you don't swim us to the surface.

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We can save you, so maybe you can save others.

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-I -- I -- -Tick-tock, fish nuts!

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-Did I do this?

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-What? -Is it my fault?

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-Flappers...

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-Huh? -You did what you thought was right.

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That's not your fault.

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- Hang on!

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Hee-yah! Woah! -Call the ship!

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-: Ow, ow, ow.

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Repairs now complete.

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-I'm sorry, y'all.

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That's all I've got. -Oh, no!

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-Flappers! -Kit!

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-What -- -We got this!

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-: Kibble Star Cannon!

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- - - My...

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My home... -I'm sorry, Flappers.

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I know it's hard.

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This happened to all of our worlds.

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- -: Incoming ship detected.

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Incoming ship detected, incoming ship detected.

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- -I suppose I must commend you for successfully completing the Game World and destroying the Farcade.

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- Rrgh!

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-Of course. Well, no matter.

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We can harvest the planet's Float without any interference.

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Who are they? -Here.

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-Hmm. -What the hell is going on?

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Where's my Sharkcano?!

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-Quiet, shark, and listen.

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Look out there.

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The rules of the Gameoverse are cruel and unfair.

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With the Float we absorb from planets like yours, we can change those rules, bring back all that we've lost.

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Join us.

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-The only thing you've lost is your bloody mind!

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Agh!

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-Well, you may just get your revenge after all.

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-: -Here, kitty, kitty.

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-: In a world of words and numbers Somewhere underneath the trees There lives a Learnosaurus I think you should meet When things seem much too puzzling And you're all out of snacks Your magenta study buddy Is up to the task Let's gobble up knowledge With Gobbles and friends We can alphabetize adventures With your favorite pen With hunger and passion That add up like math Every day's just a fraction Of the good times we'll have From coral-lined coasts To blue marbles up high Catching colors and shapes That float by on the tide If life is study Each week a new lesson plan Eat like a Learnosaurus Hungry to understand

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This speaking lesson is built on the video “GAMEOVERSE: PILOT”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: Flappers, Kit, gobble, Snappers, paper. This video has 434 sentences and 3044 words to shadow. The speech runs for 32:05. The speaker talks slowly, about 95 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. Only 76% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding. 101 of its 434 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.

Key vocabulary in this video

15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
whoa	/woʊ/	Stop (especially when commanding a horse or imitative thereof); calm down; slow down.
mister noun	/ˈmɪstəɹ/	Alternative spelling of Mister, especially when used as a form of address without a name.
dolphin noun	/ˈdɑlf.ɪn/	A carnivorous cetacean, typically with a beak-like snout, famed for their intelligence and occasional willingness to approach humans.
villain noun	/ˈvɪl.ən/	A vile, wicked person.
float verb	/fləʊt/	To be supported by a fluid of greater density (than the object).
backpack noun	/ˈbæk.pæk/	A knapsack, sometimes mounted on a light frame, but always supported by straps, worn on a person’s back for the purpose of carrying things, especially when…
shield noun	/ˈʃild/	A broad piece of defensive armor, held in hand, formerly in general use in war, for the protection of the body.
detect verb	/dɪˈtɛkt/	To discover or find by careful search, examination, or probing.
arch noun	/ɑɹt͡ʃ/	An inverted U shape.
kitty noun	/ˈkɪti/	A young cat; a kitten.
incoming adjective	/ˈɪnˌkʌmɪŋ/	Coming (or about to come) in; arriving.
coral noun	/ˈkɔɹəl/	Any of many species of marine invertebrates in the class Anthozoa, most of which build hard calcium carbonate skeletons and form colonies, or a colony…
soccer noun	/ˈsɑk.ɚ/	Association football.
adventure noun	/ədˈvɛn.t͡ʃə/	A feeling of desire for new and exciting things.
layer noun	/ˈleɪ̯ɚ/	A single thickness of some material covering a surface.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
find out verb		To discover, as by asking or investigating.
add up verb		To take the sum of; to total.
ask around verb		To enquire of different people about something.
bring back verb	/ˈbɹɪŋ bæk/	To fetch something.
come around verb	/kʌ.məˈɹaʊnd/	To change one's mind, especially to begin to agree or appreciate what one was reluctant to accept at first.
come back verb		To return to a place.
drop off verb		To fall asleep.
get out of verb		To leave, exit or escape from; to become free of.

Sentences worth repeating

Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:

We beat 'em, didn't we?
You doin' okay back here?
You gonna hang around the whole time?
You ever think of that?
Why don't you hang around with us for a while?

Grammar in this video

The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:

Structure	In the video
Present perfect continuous have/has been + -ing — an action that started earlier and is still going on	he's been giving · has been terrorizing
Conditional sentences if + clause, will/would + verb — a condition and its result	If we were outside this World, I'd END · If the planet finds us, we'll ALL
Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now	I've done · I've looked · I've been
Advice with “should” should + verb — saying what is a good idea	shouldn't we try · should have · should meet

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 150 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, can't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

The “th” sounds: gather /ˈɡæðɚ/, mathematics /mæθ(.ə)ˈmæt.ɪks/, underneath /ˌʌndɚˈniθ/
The “sh” and “zh” sounds: shield /ˈʃild/, rush /ɹʌʃ/, sharp /ʃɑɹp/, passion /ˈpæʃən/, instruction /ɪnˈstɹʌkʃən/
Long words — get the stress right: successfully /səkˈsɛs.fə.li/, mathematics /mæθ(.ə)ˈmæt.ɪks/, interference /ˌɪntəɹˈfɪɹɪns/, accompany /əˈkʌm.pə.ni/, underestimate /ʌndɚˈɛs.tɪ.meɪt/

How to practise with this video

Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like whoa, mister, dolphin.

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Sentences worth repeating

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