THE GENERAL.

Total eclipse of August 18, 1868. Le soleil. 1875.

dialogue prompts from animorphs #9: the secret by k.a. applegate.

i probably shouldn't have let you talk me into this.

every time i see you, you're taller. stop it. stop growing.

i thought maybe you'd stop by last night.

it's not that i don't like you. you just grind my nerves sometimes.

get out of here. don't get killed for me.

you're very hard to sneak up on.

when we make plans, we tend to end up in terrible danger.

i'd never lied to _____ before, but now it's like i'm lying all the time. it's rotten feeling.

i've never really been part of a family.

it's good to know you're as scared as i am.

you could end up very dead.

well, you wanted to know.

can i just say that this sucks?

i wanted to forget who i was. what i'd done.

it's over. you saved us.

i'll stay right beside you the whole time.

the color of nature isn't green, it's red. blood red.

i can't believe you slept so well.

i gotta get home. are you okay?

none of us is going to come through all this completely normal. too much fear.

take a walk, okay?

i've been there. i've had the nightmares.

just shut up and listen to me.

what if i don't want to fight any more battles? what if i've had enough?

sorry. i didn't mean to scare you.

i'll be okay now, i think.

i'll be okay, too. as long as you're around.

i'm your best friend. i'll always back you up.

i may have to run away in panic.

i'm always glad to have you along.

you were just doing what you had to do.

i have a bad feeling about this.

this has not been a good day for me.

you don't seem all that happy.

okay, just tell me this. am i a part of nature, so i should just live by the laws of nature, kill to eat, kill or be killed? or am i something different because i'm a human?

dialogue prompts from animorphs #11: the forgotten by k.a. applegate.

life isn't bad enough? we have to have square dancing?

it's very important that we act normal.

this has 'big trouble' written all over it.

just because you're a bird doesn't mean flapping is easy.

when people treat you like a leader, you start acting like a leader.

is it too late for me to change my vote?

you think you know me? unfortunately, you're right.

remember when we used to have normal, sane conversations?

i hate it when you try to sound peppy. it always means you're worried.

we get to visit all the best places, don't we?

we aren't where we want to be, or when we want to be.

are we in the past, or are we in the future?

i remember some things, but not other things.

i don't think i've ever felt so relieved in my life.

at least no one has gotten killed. yet.

somebody wake me up when we get back to reality.

i need some fun in the worst way.

what am i, an encyclopedia or something?

no one stabbed me. that's a good sign.

you made the best decision you could. that's all anyone could ask.

rest. just rest.

a leader has to give people hope, even when he doesn't have much.

let's haul butt.

we have to stay alive to keep fighting.

no one is messing this place up while i'm around to stop them.

i see lights up ahead.

there's something wrong here. something i should see.

we need a plan.

it's time to think, not time to worry about things that make no sense.

i never asked to lead anything.

why do i have to have all the answers?

you can't lose it. we need you.

i can't just watch this.

relax. i won't kill you.

don't feel sorry for yourself. find a way out.

we're out of here.

it's impossible for one person to be in two places at once, at theory.

none of it ever really happened.

they teach this stuff in your schools, huh?

dialogue prompts from animorphs #12: the reaction by k.a. applegate.

the thing about fear is, you can't be afraid of it.

brave isn't about not being afraid: it's about being scared to death, and still not giving in.

i'll get help. i'll be right back. don't do anything dumb.

what would you have done, in my place?

you were very brave. you were also very lucky.

are we done yelling? i have work to do.

i get snippy when i'm scared.

i'm bruised up, but i'll live.

my hair is probably a mess.

don't you think you're incredibly lucky?

do you have any advice for other kids like yourself?

you can stay with me.

i can't believe you're even thinking about ______.

you never know who is listening in.

this is all so natural for you. you fit right in.

i have a natural talent for spending money. what can i say? it's my burden to bear.

okay, talk to me. what happened?

it's me, okay? i know when you're not telling the complete truth.

what i need is to stay focused.

i kept waking up to check that i was still human.

i just wanted to talk to the big celebrity.

you aren't applying yourself the way you used to.

has anything changed in your life lately?

how did i look on tv?

i guess i'm just a fashion victim.

i just wish everybody would stop asking how i am.

your eyes are good, but you're not superman.

it feels good to be doing something.

i didn't think you were even capable of normal human affection.

i heard enough. too much.

i don't have much 'normal' in my life.

it's not like you to be sarcastic.

let's get out of here while you can.

yell at me later, okay?

i'm not leaving you.

get out of here, or we'll all be dead.

i was very convincing.

i'm good at handling emotion. except anger, maybe.

what do you use on your hair?

you lied to me. again.

we're out of here.

you're tougher than you look.

nothing's ever impressed me as much as _____.

so i did see ______?

i'm alive. not happy, but alive.

can you believe my luck?