"Yuck! Starsk, you´re really gonna EAT this?!" "You have to ask?" "Aw c´mon! This stuff looks disgusting! I´m not even sure it´s food." "Well, it´s wrapped in paper." "So what, everything wrapped in pa-" "Whatever´s wrapped in paper in my pockets is something to eat, okay?! `Sides, I´m hungry!" "You´ve done nothing but eat this whole stakeout long." "`Kay, so I´m also bored! We spent the entire day staring at those youngsters! I bet they´re already asleep! I´m on the edge of walking over there and buying the stuff myself just so you can arrest someone and we can go!" "At least that´d be fun. But you´re exaggerating. It´s only been a few ... hours." "A FEW hours?!" "Anyway, just because you´re bored, doesn´t mean you´ve to eat everything you find in your car, you know." "In my pockets! And what do you care, who´re you, my mother? No one asked you to look after my eating habits." "Actually your mother did." "Wha... Oh, that´s so funny, Blintz. Really. I´m laughing. On the in-" "Starsk-" "-side. I mean, sure, maybe the stuff doesn´t look that great-" "Starsky-" "-and it smells kinda strange too-" "STARSKY!" "What?" "They´re here." "Who?" "The guys, dummy!" ___________________________   (2) "Hutch, what is this?" "You´ll like it. Try it." "I didn´t ask you if I´ll like it, I asked you what it is." "Just try it." "Hutch-" "If I tell you what it is, you won´t eat it. Now shut up and swallow your lunch!" "Why did you get to choose the place, anyway? We´re already using your pathetic excuse for a car!" "It´s not my fault it was my turn." "There should be a law against anyone having to eat smelly stuff like this in a thing like this!" "Wow, that´s exactly the same thing I thought yesterday." "Funny." __________________________________________________   (3) "Pick a card." "Oh please, someone just hit me unconscious?" "C´mon, it´ll be fun! Pick a card." "Starskyyy-" "I´ll keep on whining til you picked-" "Okay! Here! I picked ... Starsk, that´s a monopoly card." "Yeah. What does it say?" "Shouldn´t you be the one telling me?" "With monopoly cards?! Sometimes you´re weird, Hutch." *sigh* "It says I won 5000." "Yes! That means I get to chose the place for lunch." "Why?" "It´s the rules." "What rules?" "Of this game." "WHAT game?!" "The one I invented." "Station? This is Zebra 3, I want a new partner." "You´re such a bad loser!" ___________________________________   (4) "Hey, play somethin´?" "Starsk, you parked the car three minutes ago. It´s impossible to get bored within three minutes." *glance* *sigh* "I forgot who I was talking to." "Right. Let´s play chain of associations." "Can´t I just guess cards again?" "Nope, they´re in your car. C´mon, it´ll be fun. I´ll start. - Food." "Starsky." "Just try it!" "I am. That´s my association with food." "Oh. Very funny." "Hutch." *sigh* "Hutch-" "No, you can´t say the same thing twice. "Maybe this wasn´t such a good idea ..." "Hey, I´m starting to like it. Your turn." "Hutch, yeah? - Irritating." "Gordo." "Blintz." "Blond." "Me." "Thee." (...) _____________________________   (5) "Okay, Hutch, pick a number." *sigh* "Got one." "What - no whining beforehand?" "Would whining keep you from driving me nuts?" "Nope." "So please just guess the damn number." "Any number, right?" "Right." "Uh ... I´m guessing ... 12650." "Wow. That´s it." "Really?!" "Yep." "You´re humorin´ me, aren´t you?" "Who, me?" "C´mon, Hutch, I´m trying to learn something here! You could at least help me!" "I am. You got the right number. Congrats. Now concentrate on that warehouse again." "Pick another one." *sigh* "Got one." "1680587" "Wow, right again, buddy." "HUTCH!" "I can´t help it! You´re a genius!" "Oh? Pick another one." *siiiigh* _________________________________   (6) "This reminds me of a movie I´ve seen." *sigh* "Hutch?" "Yes, I´m here. PLEASE tell me about that movie." "There were those two guys watching this old warehouse, and it was really boring, like-" "Starsky, that wasn´t a film, that was our yesterday! And the day before that and the day before and-" "Yeah, it´s getting pretty boring, huh?" --- "Wanna play someth-" "NO!!!" "I just asked." "We´ve done nothing but playing stupid games for SIX DAYS now! I´m sick of playing games! I´m sick of watching this damn house! I´m-" "You´re not going into hysterics, are you?" *deeeeep breath* "Nooo, but-" "Hey, Hutch, isn´t that the flake we´ve been waiting for?" "Yes! Finally!" --- ("Zebra 3, please respon-") "Zebra 3 is BUSY!" "Hutch. Maybe it´s important." "And if it´s the four horsemen riding into town - don´t you dare drive away! I´m gonna arrest that guy TODAY! `Cause if I have to spend just ONE more day with you guessing numbers, cards, animals, ANYTHING, I swear I´m gonna strangle you myself!" --- ("Zebra 3, please respond.") "Uh ... St-station? Hello? This is zebra 3. We can´t hear you. Hello?" "Good boy, Starsky. Now let´s go and get it over with." "Anything you say, boss."

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