Agent Alaska: Recollection and Freelancer

"The New Kid"

FREELANCER TRAINING FACILITY, MANY YEARS AGO...

Fade in to space where the Mother of Invention is seen flying through space. Cut to Washington and York staring downwards between North Dakota's legs.

Washington: "I expected it to be... bigger."

York: "Why? You've seen mine. It's small too."

Wash: "Yeah, but he's green."

York: "How does that even make sense?"

North: "Hey Wash, quit staring. You're making it nervous."

Wash: "Yeah, it's just... they're so small!"

York: "Small, yeah! But you wouldn't believe what it can do!"

North: "Besides, you better get used to it. You're going to have one of your own, soon enough."

South and Alaska arrive, and comes to see what they're all looking at.

South: (scoffs) "Give me a break."

South walks away, Alaska walks closer to them.

Alaska: "Huh. So it's a new addition?"

North: "Yeah. It's alright Theta, come on out. People just want to say hello to you."

Cut down to reveal Theta, hiding behind North's left leg.

Theta: "I don't know. There's so many of them. And they're so... big."

Wash: "See! I'm not the only one who thinks size is important."

York couldn't keep his face controlled, but managed too. Alaska rolls his eyes at Wash's comment.

York: "I'm just going to let that one go..."

North: "It's okay Theta. They're all friends of mine. For reasons beyond my comprehension."

Theta appears above North's shoulder.

Theta: "They're looking at me."

Alaska waves, and Theta waves back.

North: "That's because they want to meet you.This is York, Alaska and Wash."

Wash: "Hey there little....computer....dude."

Alaska: "Heya, Theta."

York: "Give it a rest, Wash. Theta, I have a friend just like you. His name is Delta."

Theta appears in front of York.

Theta: "Really?"

York: "Yeah! Here, you-you wanna say hello to him?"

North: "Um....York?"

York: "It's okay, man. Just for a second."

Delta appears in front of York.

Delta: "Hello Theta. I am Delta. It is nice to meet you."

Theta: (nervously) "Hello."

North: "See? Everybody here is nice. Isn't that right, Delta?"

Delta: "Agent North, I do not feel qualified to make a judgement about humans with whom I have only limited experience. Also, "nice" is a rather subjective term for-"

York: "Delta!"

Delta: "Oh yes, Everyone here is "nice".....within standard acceptable deviations."