RETROGRADE

help yourself.

that’s no way to think.

can you hear me?

stop it, you’re hurting yourself.

i need my sleep. i shut off the phone.

how about a little walk? it might do you good.

there’s still some food on your plate.

you’re not helping.

there’s no such thing. 

don’t forget these.

you should have told me.

it’s nothing. i’ll explain it later.

i hope you haven’t been standing out in the cold all this time.

you’re not dressed warmly enough.

i’ve always hated it.

there was an accident.

i was worried.

you should just stay with me.

remember that you and i made this journey, that we went together to a place where there was nowhere left to go. 

you choose.

one day it will be too late.

please feel free to edit these as necessary.

“  boy, why are you crying?  ”

“  i wasn’t crying.  ”

“  it may hurt a little.  ”

“  i think it’s perfectly sweet of you.  ”

“  i shall give you a kiss, if you like.  ”

“  i’ve got to be there, i promised.  ”

“  my word is my bond.  ”

“  if it’s your time to go, it’s your time to go.  ”

“  don’t look at me!  ”

“  that’s very nice, dear.  ”

“  when are you going to stop acting like a child?  ”

“  grow up.  ”

“  look at you!  such a sweet thing!  ”

“  i’ve lost my marbles.  ”

“  so, you’ve become a pirate!  ”

“  will everybody just shut up?!  ”

“  you haven’t looked at them once.  ”

“  you are not being careful.  ”

“  now, you know where faeries come from, don’t you?  ”

“  you’re in charge now.  ”

“  it’s possible that this is some kind of ridiculous prank.  ”

“  how far back can you remember?  ”

“  i knew you’d forgotten!  ”

“  don’t you know who you are?  ”

“  maybe this means you’ll be twice as much fun.  ”

“  if less is more, there’s no end to me.  ”

“  i’m dying.  heading towards the white light.  i’ve left my body.  ”

“  my god, i think i killed it.  ”

“  please don’t!  i have a bad back! ”

“  who amongst us does not belong?  ”

“  you made a boo-boo.  ”

“  are you trying to do me out of my job?  ”

“  pick up your weapon.  ”

“  kill them.  kill them all.  ”

“  you’re not old enough to shave.  ”

“  what are you doing with that sword? ”

“  what is this?  lord of the flies preschool?  ”

“  i want to speak to a grown-up!  ”

“  we kill pirates.  ”

“  i’ve just had a sublime vision.  all the jagged parts of my life have come together to form a complete and mystical whole.  ”

“  my life is over.  ”

“  are you getting dramatic?  ”

“  don’t ever frighten me like that again.  ”

“  i think a bit of skulduggery would do you good.  ”

“  lie?  me?  never!  the truth is far too much fun.  ”

“  eat what?  there’s nothing here.  gandhi ate more than this!  ”

“  oil-dripping, beef-fart-sniffing bubble butt.  ”

“  someone has a severe caca mouth.  ”

“  i don’t like this game.  ”

“  i ran away.  ”

“  at that moment, something changed in me forever.  ”

“  i can see why you have trouble finding a happy thought.  ”

“  i wanted to be a father.  ”

“  don’t we have the greatest adventures?  ”

“  i like this game!  ask me another one.  ”

“  this is the only wish i’ve ever wished for myself.  ”

“  this… is really going to hurt.  ”

“  do something intelligent! ”

“  death is the only adventure you have left.  ”

“  to a ten year old, i’m huge.  ”

“  you owe me something.  ”

“  i can’t stay.  i’ve done what i came to do, and now i have to go back.  ”

“  do you know that place between sleep and awake, where you can still remember dreaming?  ”

“  have you ever known what it’s like to feel the exhilaration of really flying?  ”

spoiler warning. quotes from season two. tw: guns and child abuse.

‘ you got wolves all around you. ’

‘ i think you should get some sleep. ’

‘ hey, you all right? ’

‘ drink some of this. calm you down. ’

‘ a man’s got a right to defend himself and those who can’t. ’

‘ eat your food. ’

‘ my kind of justice, not yours. ’

‘ oh, s-h-one-t. ’

‘ belief never stopped a bullet. ’

‘ want to try talking to me? ’

‘ say something. ’

‘ sometimes, kid, you gotta fight. ’

‘ you need to lay down, put pressure on that wound. ’

‘ hey, good riddance. not going to lose any sleep over some child molester, and neither should you. ’

‘ what you did was as brave as anyone i ever saw. ’

‘ and that laughter, it stuck with me. after i lost them, it would just…it would echo, you know? it was…over and over. and it wasn’t just in my dreams. it was, like it was in my heart, you know? ’

‘ i got a problem, and i need your help. ’

‘ you don’t exist anymore. we buried you. ’

‘ i wanted to hold onto it. i wanted to live in it and just hear that laughter, but…thing is, i can’t hear it anymore. it’s all i had. it’s gone, it’s gone. ’

‘ this shit never ends. trust me. ’

‘ yeah, but would you tell me first? or someone else? ’

‘ it’s my own damn fault. ’

‘ try the internet. ’