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Chi-Chi: After you finish cleaning up, it's time to study!
Gohan: Anything but that, Mom!
Chi-Chi: A mother knows what's best, right?
Gohan: Well... I guess.
Goku: [puts a hand on Gohan's shoulder] Hey, Gohan, your mother's a hundred-percent right. It would be best if you studied this afternoon.
[Gohan and Krillin look at him wide-eyed, and Chi-Chi Face Faults. Goku looks around in confusion]
Goku: Huh? W-what'd I do?
Krillin: You don't know?!
Gohan: Gosh, Daddy!
Chi-Chi: Are you sick?! [pops a thermometer in Goku's mouth and feels his forehead] You feel okay...
Gohan: Anything but that, Mom!
Chi-Chi: A mother knows what's best, right?
Gohan: Well... I guess.
Goku: [puts a hand on Gohan's shoulder] Hey, Gohan, your mother's a hundred-percent right. It would be best if you studied this afternoon.
[Gohan and Krillin look at him wide-eyed, and Chi-Chi Face Faults. Goku looks around in confusion]
Goku: Huh? W-what'd I do?
Krillin: You don't know?!
Gohan: Gosh, Daddy!
Chi-Chi: Are you sick?! [pops a thermometer in Goku's mouth and feels his forehead] You feel okay...
"I was surprised today, to see Miho talk to Mother like that. That shows you were quite desperate... I'm sorry."
— Maho Nishizumi, Girls und Panzer, "Little Army" manga.
"You know, Kudo...You're acting strange. In the past, you've always gone after suspects until their alibi was proven beyond a doubt."
— Heiji, Case Closed
Asuna: Quiet down! Making a fuss about it isn't going to change anything. Calm down and listen to what they have to say!
Konoka: Ooh, Asuna said something serious!
Konoka: Ooh, Asuna said something serious!
"Erza...was crying. She spit out her words in that weak whisper, and her voice was quavering. I don't want to ever see Erza like that!! She's at her best when she's strong and violent!! When she wakes up, I want her to be her old self, and that's why...I'm going to take you down!!!!!"
—Natsu, Fairy Tail
Shikamaru: It's been two days since your last cigarette. When a chain smoker like you lays off, something's always up.
Asuma: Sharp eyes, Shikamaru. If the likes of you can read my heart, then I'm still a rank amateur.
Asuma: Sharp eyes, Shikamaru. If the likes of you can read my heart, then I'm still a rank amateur.
— Naruto
"Rowlet?! Rowlet, you're never awake! What's going on here?"
— Professor Kukui, Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon episode 12 of season 21
"All-Might... He's not smiling..."
— Izuku Midoriya, My Hero Academia
"It makes no sense. Why did he sound so different? It's like he was completely negating everything from before. He usually has that vapid smile, saying whatever comes to mind, but earlier, he wasn't joking around at all. Why the change? It didn't even sound like him. There's something he can't say, so he's trying to get information across another way."
— Endeavor, about Hawks' coded message, My Hero Academia
"Normally I would feel bad kicking a guy when he's down... No, I don't feel bad about it at all. My friends and lots of innocent people are dead because of you."
—Jotaro Kujo, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders
To think that Kuro-tan would let her emotions run free like that......it was almost as if she'd lost sight of herself.
—Rinko Akaishi, Kaiju Girl Caramelise
Audio Plays
Sixth Doctor: Sorry, I was wrong.
Peri: "Wrong"? That would be a first.
Berkeley: You mean, he's never wrong?
Peri: I mean, he never admits it.
Peri: "Wrong"? That would be a first.
Berkeley: You mean, he's never wrong?
Peri: I mean, he never admits it.
Comic Books
George Washington: (holding Preston by the neck) You are outmatched and outmameuvered. Surrender immediately.
Deadpool: Okay, just don't hurt her.
Preston: No, Deadpool! (coughs)
Washington: Oh, I promise...she won't feel a thing.
Deadpool: No.
Preston: Wade, finish this ugly, undead, wooden-teeth-having mother— (neck gets snapped)
Deadpool: NO!!! (grabs sword) I don't have a single reliable memory from the time before I put on this mask. I've had everything taken from me...I don't get to make many friends... (stabs president) No more. I won't lose any more.
Washington: No so jovial now, are you?
Deadpool: Okay, just don't hurt her.
Preston: No, Deadpool! (coughs)
Washington: Oh, I promise...she won't feel a thing.
Deadpool: No.
Preston: Wade, finish this ugly, undead, wooden-teeth-having mother— (neck gets snapped)
Deadpool: NO!!! (grabs sword) I don't have a single reliable memory from the time before I put on this mask. I've had everything taken from me...I don't get to make many friends... (stabs president) No more. I won't lose any more.
Washington: No so jovial now, are you?
— Deadpool vol 3 #5
"Deadpool's never been this quiet— ever. [...] No, Wade's quiet because he's just as scared as the rest. He's got something to lose that he didn't even know he had."
— Wolverine, Deadpool vol 3 #18
Batman: "Members of the Justice League...Let us bow our heads in sorrow...to honor our gallant comrade, Superman...who gave his life in the fight against evil!"
The Flash: (thinking) "Batman crying...That's one for the books!"
The Flash: (thinking) "Batman crying...That's one for the books!"
"President Abraham Lincoln was always known for his grace under pressure. Even in the face of civil war, he seldom lost his cool. So, how could a newspaper's printing of a presidential proclamation drive Honest Abe into..."
Lincoln: CONSARN IT! What the hell is going on here?!note
Lincoln: CONSARN IT! What the hell is going on here?!note
— The Big Book of Hoaxes by Carl Sifakis
Azrael as Batman: Where are you holding [Bane's goons]?
Commissioner Gordon: The city detention center over on Girard. But not for long. The feds are crying for a shot at them. And the Governor wants them separated and placed in maximum lock-up in a hurry. Not that I... (turns around, suddenly surprised) ...blame him... my God.
Azrael: Something wrong, Commissioner?
Gordon: You're still here.
Azrael: So?
Gordon: Usually I turn and you're gone.
Azrael: I wasn't certain we were finished talking.
Gordon: That never stopped you before.
Commissioner Gordon: The city detention center over on Girard. But not for long. The feds are crying for a shot at them. And the Governor wants them separated and placed in maximum lock-up in a hurry. Not that I... (turns around, suddenly surprised) ...blame him... my God.
Azrael: Something wrong, Commissioner?
Gordon: You're still here.
Azrael: So?
Gordon: Usually I turn and you're gone.
Azrael: I wasn't certain we were finished talking.
Gordon: That never stopped you before.
—Detective Comics #666
The Flash:: Can you two handle the rifle corps?
Plastic Man: Yep.
The Flash: What, no wisecracks?
Plastic Man: Not today.
Plastic Man: Yep.
The Flash: What, no wisecracks?
Plastic Man: Not today.
Fan Works
It was like "Don't Stop Me Now", only worse.
Madelief was barely moving. Actually- scratch that. She wasn't moving at all. I looked at her, stunned to see the normally fun-loving Hoppip simply floating in the air and staring at a wall. As I got closer I noticed that there was a completely blank expression on her face.
Let me repeat that— a completely blank expression. There wasn’t even a hint of happiness.
I was so stunned and so distraught that I could barely speak. The cheerful, entergetic, bouncing ball of ADHD-ridden sociability that I had known for two years was gone. I could barely fathom in my mind that this was the same girl who had enthusiastically expressed her sheer joy over the marriage of the Vandertramps by happily jumping around from corner to corner.
I was fearing for her state of mind.
I approached her.
"Madelief...?" My voice was trembling with fear. "Are you okay?"
She said nothing.
My fear only grew.
"Maddy...?"
This time she did say something.
"Ga."
It was in the saddest tone imaginable. I didn't know what to say.
"Madelief— please—"
"No. Really. Just go."
Gulp.
I didn't know what caused this, but I knew something was up.
I had to tell the rest of the group what was going on.
"I-in orde," I said meekly, backing away. "Ik zal gaan."
Madelief was barely moving. Actually- scratch that. She wasn't moving at all. I looked at her, stunned to see the normally fun-loving Hoppip simply floating in the air and staring at a wall. As I got closer I noticed that there was a completely blank expression on her face.
Let me repeat that— a completely blank expression. There wasn’t even a hint of happiness.
I was so stunned and so distraught that I could barely speak. The cheerful, entergetic, bouncing ball of ADHD-ridden sociability that I had known for two years was gone. I could barely fathom in my mind that this was the same girl who had enthusiastically expressed her sheer joy over the marriage of the Vandertramps by happily jumping around from corner to corner.
I was fearing for her state of mind.
I approached her.
"Madelief...?" My voice was trembling with fear. "Are you okay?"
She said nothing.
My fear only grew.
"Maddy...?"
This time she did say something.
"Ga."
It was in the saddest tone imaginable. I didn't know what to say.
"Madelief— please—"
"No. Really. Just go."
Gulp.
I didn't know what caused this, but I knew something was up.
I had to tell the rest of the group what was going on.
"I-in orde," I said meekly, backing away. "Ik zal gaan."
— Pokemon: SOSchipn "Hype Derailed" note
"They say that when somebody acts out of character it is serious business. So when Weiss let out three well-chosen expletives and tried to grind the hand written note on the beautiful stationary that gave the faintest and most modest impression of having been scented with rose water into a fine powder, her friends were duly concerned. Weiss wasn't like this when she was mad. She was a prissy heiress with an air of angry refinement with options on a good tirade [sic] when she was mad. They could not recall ever hearing her swear like that."
— Guiding Shadow
, a RWBY fic
, a RWBY fic"It was a bit unnerving to see the normally bubbly and almost spastic young woman so somber and focused, Blake thought with a shiver as she took in the diamond hard glint to Nora’s eyes."
— RWBY fic The Long, Hard Road
Felix Atepen: Is this... a dream? Leonidas... are we seeing this with our own eyes?!
Leonidas Nojiel: Seems like it, Felix.
Felix Atepen (shocked): N-no. I refuse to believe it. I refuse to believe it! This isn’t real! There is no way that that North Cat is trying to make an agreement with the South. The North Cats are aggressive! They hate the South! This can’t be a truce!
(A North Cat gently nudges a football towards a South Cat, who happily picks it up and runs towards the North Cat with a delighted smile on its face. Happily, the South Cat nuzzles the North Cat, and after a pause, the North Cat does the same thing. The crowd goes wild as all the North and South cats come together in a group hug, finally accepting each other’s presence after 20 years.)
Felix Atepen: IT’S A TRUCE! IT’S A TRUCE! I DON’T BELIEVE IT! Pigs have flown, Hell has frozen over, AND THE NORTH CATS AND SOUTH CATS ARE GETTING ALONG!
Leonidas Nojiel: Seems like it, Felix.
Felix Atepen (shocked): N-no. I refuse to believe it. I refuse to believe it! This isn’t real! There is no way that that North Cat is trying to make an agreement with the South. The North Cats are aggressive! They hate the South! This can’t be a truce!
(A North Cat gently nudges a football towards a South Cat, who happily picks it up and runs towards the North Cat with a delighted smile on its face. Happily, the South Cat nuzzles the North Cat, and after a pause, the North Cat does the same thing. The crowd goes wild as all the North and South cats come together in a group hug, finally accepting each other’s presence after 20 years.)
Felix Atepen: IT’S A TRUCE! IT’S A TRUCE! I DON’T BELIEVE IT! Pigs have flown, Hell has frozen over, AND THE NORTH CATS AND SOUTH CATS ARE GETTING ALONG!
— The Cue the Flying Pigs moment at the end of the game between the North and South Cats; SOSchip, Chapter 4, "North Cats vs. South Cats"
Shinji: “We… when we were talking about Don Barceló, and what to do with him? And you said he was like the ones who hurt you? When you said that, I… I wanted to burn him.”
Asuka: “That is… not very like you, Shinji,”
Asuka: “That is… not very like you, Shinji,”
— A Crown of Stars, Chapter 54
"Asuka blinked in surprise. Shinji was... furious. She'd never seen him this angry. The usual calm expression he gave the world, or the warm and loving one he showed her when they were alone was gone. His face was twisted in a violent combination of anger, pain, and betrayal. She'd seen the Third Child without his clothes a lot in the last two weeks, but she'd never seen Shinji this naked."
— Advice and Trust, Chapter 4
"You...? Obeying something? Let alone a tradition? You must be feverish!"
— Shinji, The Child of Love
"Gendo's eyes widened behind their glass shields. Kaji had never seen such a reaction, and took a step back, not knowing what to expect."
— Higher Learning, Chapter 34
"Toji… are my glasses busted or is Rei running towards us? And smiling?" Kensuke asks rather worriedly.
"She is," Toji answers fearfully.
"I'm… I'm scared. Hold me Toji," Kensuke asks.
"Only if you hold me back," Toji demands and the two of them grip the other in abject terror."
"She is," Toji answers fearfully.
"I'm… I'm scared. Hold me Toji," Kensuke asks.
"Only if you hold me back," Toji demands and the two of them grip the other in abject terror."
"I was startled to see his face reddening with what looked like intense rage, a fury comparable with what I had displayed before, with all the shit I had dealt with. It passed almost instantly, but it had surprised me all the same. Mr. Hebert was the most mellow, low-key person I had ever known. I hadn't even thought it was possible for him to be angry, let alone to this extent."
— Quicken
Scott glared at Bobby again and said, "No, I have a date this weekend."
Bobby almost fell out of the chair he was sitting in and Jean choked on a spoonful of cereal.
"With a girl?" Bobby blurted.
"What's her name?" Jean fired back from the other side of the table.
Scott glared at them annoyed. "Is it so unbelievable that I have a date?"
Bobby smiled at him sweetly and replied, "Well, we are talking about you, Slim."
Bobby almost fell out of the chair he was sitting in and Jean choked on a spoonful of cereal.
"With a girl?" Bobby blurted.
"What's her name?" Jean fired back from the other side of the table.
Scott glared at them annoyed. "Is it so unbelievable that I have a date?"
Bobby smiled at him sweetly and replied, "Well, we are talking about you, Slim."
And in that moment, blood began to surge through Germany's body. He felt a sense of... something, but he couldn't figure out what it was. He'd never felt anything like this before. All his usual desire to befriend North Korea... was gone. It disappeared in an instant. Now, he was fueled with a fire. America, it seemed to him, was dead. And North Korea was going to pay.
He stood up, glared at North Korea, and said, in a completely serious rage he hadn't ever used before:
"I'LL KILL YOU!"
And the reaction was immediate. Jaws dropped, delegates exchanged shocked glances, and plates and glasses shattered to the floor. Here was Germany, the most peaceful member of the PWF by far. The Germany who, only a few days prior, had warmed the heart of a horrible terrorist. The Germany who wanted nothing more than to befriend and reform North Korea. The Germany who started the second Cold War. And not a single delegate could believe what they had just heard.
War-hating, cheerful, friendly Germany... had actually threatened to kill someone? It wasn’t like him at all.
He stood up, glared at North Korea, and said, in a completely serious rage he hadn't ever used before:
"I'LL KILL YOU!"
And the reaction was immediate. Jaws dropped, delegates exchanged shocked glances, and plates and glasses shattered to the floor. Here was Germany, the most peaceful member of the PWF by far. The Germany who, only a few days prior, had warmed the heart of a horrible terrorist. The Germany who wanted nothing more than to befriend and reform North Korea. The Germany who started the second Cold War. And not a single delegate could believe what they had just heard.
War-hating, cheerful, friendly Germany... had actually threatened to kill someone? It wasn’t like him at all.
— Poke Countries, Chapter 47
"The things that finally hit the nail in the coffin for him (Bill Cipher)? Steven always cared. He never shouted like that for no reason. And he never- rarely- thought of things like a competition. Especially things like this."
— A Triangle in the Stars, chapter 42
And for the first time that day- heck, for the first time in my life- I noticed tears spring to my eyes.
I blinked.
This was certainly surprising...
I blinked.
This was certainly surprising...
— Nimja, Pokémon × Nimja: Play the Game, "Radio Ga Ga"
HyDrO: Are you sure something's wrong with him, Sir?
Nimja: Well... between him not responding to me poking him and his uncharacteristically quiet and sad demeanor, I would say... yes.
HyDrO: I'll need further proof of that. (she calls OGiNiM on her cell phone) Hey, OGiNiM? ...Yeah, did I ever tell you you sound like a girl?
(silence)
HyDrO: Hello? Hello...? (her eyes widen in shock as she realizes that OGiNiM isn't reacting to his Berserk Button in the usual manner) Um... okay. I guess I'll talk to you later. Bye.
(she hangs up)
Nimja: Well?
HyDrO: Yeah, something's wrong with him. He'll usually respond with fervor when I tell him he sounds like a girl. He didn't even talk once just now.
Nimja: Told ya.
Nimja: Well... between him not responding to me poking him and his uncharacteristically quiet and sad demeanor, I would say... yes.
HyDrO: I'll need further proof of that. (she calls OGiNiM on her cell phone) Hey, OGiNiM? ...Yeah, did I ever tell you you sound like a girl?
(silence)
HyDrO: Hello? Hello...? (her eyes widen in shock as she realizes that OGiNiM isn't reacting to his Berserk Button in the usual manner) Um... okay. I guess I'll talk to you later. Bye.
(she hangs up)
Nimja: Well?
HyDrO: Yeah, something's wrong with him. He'll usually respond with fervor when I tell him he sounds like a girl. He didn't even talk once just now.
Nimja: Told ya.
—Pokémon × Nimja: Play the Game, "Don't Stop Me Now" (this scene was only in the web series; not in the original fanfic)
I took one look back at my brother and initially was very confused that he hadn't said anything to me yet- or anything at all, really- about that crazy silhouette that had just come through the doors of the ship.
I had a feeling something was up, but what it was eluded me to no end.
Steeling my courage- and yet at the same time not even bothering to look back at the ship- I walked up to him and tapped him on the shoulder.
"Nathan?" I asked.
He said nothing. Didn't move, even.
I shrugged. "Probably just waiting for the guy to come out so he can hit me with an insult."
A few seconds passed, and by this point I managed to get a good look at his face.
His jaw was practically dropped to the floor in shock.
This was getting weird.
Very weird.
As long as I had known my brother, he'd never been this silent for this long.
"Okay... now you're starting to creep me out," I said.
Then I paused.
Then smirked.
He had to be joking, right? This was a joke. Nathan was obviously doing this just to annoy the heck out of me, right?
He had to have at least one insult in there somewhere.
I nudged him with my scalchop.
"C'mon," I said, almost teasingly. "Insult me. Insult me."
Nothing.
No response.
Just dead silence.
This wasn't a joke.
Now I was seriously getting creeped out beyond all stretch of the imagination. This was my brother, after all.
MY. BROTHER.
The family's most prominent insulter-slash-rebellious kid.
Stunned. Silent.
That never happened.
NEVER.
I blinked in utter disbelief.
"Arceus' unholy flank..." I muttered to myself.
I had a feeling something was up, but what it was eluded me to no end.
Steeling my courage- and yet at the same time not even bothering to look back at the ship- I walked up to him and tapped him on the shoulder.
"Nathan?" I asked.
He said nothing. Didn't move, even.
I shrugged. "Probably just waiting for the guy to come out so he can hit me with an insult."
A few seconds passed, and by this point I managed to get a good look at his face.
His jaw was practically dropped to the floor in shock.
This was getting weird.
Very weird.
As long as I had known my brother, he'd never been this silent for this long.
"Okay... now you're starting to creep me out," I said.
Then I paused.
Then smirked.
He had to be joking, right? This was a joke. Nathan was obviously doing this just to annoy the heck out of me, right?
He had to have at least one insult in there somewhere.
I nudged him with my scalchop.
"C'mon," I said, almost teasingly. "Insult me. Insult me."
Nothing.
No response.
Just dead silence.
This wasn't a joke.
Now I was seriously getting creeped out beyond all stretch of the imagination. This was my brother, after all.
MY. BROTHER.
The family's most prominent insulter-slash-rebellious kid.
Stunned. Silent.
That never happened.
NEVER.
I blinked in utter disbelief.
"Arceus' unholy flank..." I muttered to myself.
—The Absent Coder, regarding his brother Nathan, SOSchip, Episode 5, "Hostile California"
Spider-Man, I am sorry.
—J. Jonah Jameson, Halloween Unspectacular: Blue Alert
Panic rises in my chest as Raph continues moving, heading for the entrances back into the tunnels. Raph NEVER willingly leaves a fight! Why isn’t he going to help the others?
“Raph? Raph, where are we going?” I ask, my voice raising an octave the further away we get from the sounds of fighting. “Wait, Raph. We can’t just—”
My mouth snaps shut as Raph calmly speaks. Whoa. Okay. There’s no way that this is my hotheaded brother. MY Raph would be shouting at me. Scolding me. Smacking me over the head for getting into trouble again. Raph NEVER talks to me this calmly. EVER.
just a little warning
if you ever want to know how bad you messed up check if oginim is screaming and angry at you
if he is
then you messed up big time
if you ever want to know how bad you messed up check if oginim is screaming and angry at you
if he is
then you messed up big time
— HyDrO, Pokémon × Nimja: Play the Game, after getting a What the Hell, Hero? speech from the normally cheerful and amiable OGiNiM
LonelyFox: Strange. I don’t know exactly what has occurred, but all of a sudden, I feel... odd. I will be taking my leave now.
(LF leaves; the minute oghond realizes what has happened her eyes widen in shock and she runs up to Absent, panicked)
oghond (horrified): Okay. Something’s up with LF.
Absent: What do you mean? I didn’t notice anything...
oghond: ARE YOU SERIOUS?! You didn’t catch the fact that she used a contraction?
Absent: So?
oghond: Absent... LF never uses contractions. NE-VER.
Absent: I’m sure she’s fine.
oghond: If she was fine, she would have said “I do not know exactly what has occurred,” not “don’t”! Think about it, Absent; do you ever remember LF using a contraction before?
Absent: (beat) Once, but that was pretty dire. note
oghond: Exactly.
(LF leaves; the minute oghond realizes what has happened her eyes widen in shock and she runs up to Absent, panicked)
oghond (horrified): Okay. Something’s up with LF.
Absent: What do you mean? I didn’t notice anything...
oghond: ARE YOU SERIOUS?! You didn’t catch the fact that she used a contraction?
Absent: So?
oghond: Absent... LF never uses contractions. NE-VER.
Absent: I’m sure she’s fine.
oghond: If she was fine, she would have said “I do not know exactly what has occurred,” not “don’t”! Think about it, Absent; do you ever remember LF using a contraction before?
Absent: (beat) Once, but that was pretty dire. note
oghond: Exactly.
— SOSchip; Chapter 9: "Jeetje!"
"I ask you, Gabriel... when have you seen a pacifist fight? Or a gung-ho man lose all hope? These are the kinds of things that only exist in parallel universes. Yet today I saw something I thought I would never see. Dionysus' systems have failed. He has fought. They exist. Sound and fury hath drowned his heart, and every nerve is... torn apart."
— Gabriel's Decidueye (nicknamed Neil), upon seeing the hyperactive Actual Pacifist Munchlax Dionysus give up hope and then fight an opponent for the first time in his life, Between Sun and Moon
Turkey: STOP IT! This is too much! Look, [Sri Lanka, we are in a war. There's no other option except to fight down that crazy terrorist. You just can't reason with people some times. That's just how it is.
(Sri Lanka and everyone else look at him with a shocked stare)
Turkey: What?
Sri Lanka: ...Nothing. I'm just surprised. You.. you told it like it was. That's not like you.
China: Yeah, what the heck happened to "We're in a Cold War, so we need to go to the Arctic to win it?"
Turkey: Not in the mood for that right now, China.
(Sri Lanka and everyone else look at him with a shocked stare)
Turkey: What?
Sri Lanka: ...Nothing. I'm just surprised. You.. you told it like it was. That's not like you.
China: Yeah, what the heck happened to "We're in a Cold War, so we need to go to the Arctic to win it?"
Turkey: Not in the mood for that right now, China.
"The shy Teddiursa blinked. He had never seen Turkey talk that way before. This was the same Turkey who would go on and on ranting about pink clouds, aliens attacking Ottoman, and many, many other crazy things that led nobody to take him seriously. And yet, here he was, delivering a hard truth about life as it was, filled with none of his literal eccentricities. For once in his life, he had become the realist."
A few seconds later, a message came in from OGiNiM, and it caught my eye:
You remember when I said how OGiNiM always calls me “Mijnheer,” don’t you?
I figured.
Now you know why I said it was important.
Don’t you?
Instantly, alarm bells went off in my head. OGiNiM had never called me “Sir” before, so I knew something was up.
OGiNiM: SiR! YoU NeEd To CoMe OuTsIdE NoW!You remember when I said how OGiNiM always calls me “Mijnheer,” don’t you?
I figured.
Now you know why I said it was important.
Don’t you?
Instantly, alarm bells went off in my head. OGiNiM had never called me “Sir” before, so I knew something was up.
— Pokémon × Nimja: Play the Game, chapter 1note
OGiNiM: don’t bother, sir. i don’t feel like commenting today. i’ll be more than willing to stop this, if that’s what you want.Nimja: All lowercase letters...? And he’s calling me “sir”? This is worse than I thought...
HyDrO: Really? I hadn't noticed.
Nimja: No, really. He didn’t even giggle when I tried to poke him earlier today.
Slang: Vhen you vere valking sssssssrough Amsssssssssterdam?
Nimja: Yes. That doesn’t sound like the OGiNiM I know.
— Pokémon × Nimja: Play the Game, chapter 4, "Don't Stop Me Now"
She paused for a moment and steeled herself for what she was about to say. Hopefully the shock of it wouldn't kill the moron.
"Please. I-- I need your help, Wheatley."
He and Blue both stared into the security camera in utter shock.
She didn't blame them. It wasn't often that they got to hear her asking for help that way. In fact, she never asked for help that way. Using words like "please" in the way they were intended?
Please.
"Please. I-- I need your help, Wheatley."
He and Blue both stared into the security camera in utter shock.
She didn't blame them. It wasn't often that they got to hear her asking for help that way. In fact, she never asked for help that way. Using words like "please" in the way they were intended?
Please.
— Resolution, a Portal fanfic
, a Portal fanfic"Slang..." His eyes widened in shock. "Wow."
I blinked.
"Vat'ssssssssssss vrong, sssssssssssssssir...?" I asked, confused.
Nimja was still looking at me in complete surprise. Eventually, he managed to mutter:
"This is the most calm I have ever seen you, Slang. Really. I'm shocked. I thought you would be horrified of those guys, but you..." He paused. "You relaxed completely. You weren't shaking at all."
I blinked.
Then looked down.
He was right.
I wasn't shaking.
I wasn't shaking!
Well, that was unexpected! The Spanish Inquisition weren't terrifying at all!''
I blinked.
"Vat'ssssssssssss vrong, sssssssssssssssir...?" I asked, confused.
Nimja was still looking at me in complete surprise. Eventually, he managed to mutter:
"This is the most calm I have ever seen you, Slang. Really. I'm shocked. I thought you would be horrified of those guys, but you..." He paused. "You relaxed completely. You weren't shaking at all."
I blinked.
Then looked down.
He was right.
I wasn't shaking.
I wasn't shaking!
Well, that was unexpected! The Spanish Inquisition weren't terrifying at all!''
—Slang, Pokémon × Nimja: Play the Game, "And Now for Something Completely Different"
"Henote wants menote to say Chloe was the one that brought the gun and shot me."
"I can't believe that ASSHOLE!"
All eyes suddenly turned at the source of the outburst, unable to pair up the words and the voice that shouted them.
"Holy shit! Kate! You kiss your girlfriend with that mouth?" Dana teased as the small blonde blushed both from her anger and her embarrassment.
"What? I'm just telling it as it is." She said with a shier voice.
"I can't believe that ASSHOLE!"
All eyes suddenly turned at the source of the outburst, unable to pair up the words and the voice that shouted them.
"Holy shit! Kate! You kiss your girlfriend with that mouth?" Dana teased as the small blonde blushed both from her anger and her embarrassment.
"What? I'm just telling it as it is." She said with a shier voice.
— Life has No Meaning Without You, "Chapter 60 - The Revenge of a Blonde"
Suddenly the queen got up and punched the dude IN THE FACE! Which is something the queen wouldn't normally do but she did and that's why its shocking.
"Cheryl, let go. I've got to get up."
"Not until you give me an answer!"
"Blast it, let GO!" The blonde head was no longer visible. Archie hated being rude. But he flatly shoved Cheryl out of the booth. Pop Tate, for his part, gaped. So did Jughead. Pop came almost on the run.
"Not until you give me an answer!"
"Blast it, let GO!" The blonde head was no longer visible. Archie hated being rude. But he flatly shoved Cheryl out of the booth. Pop Tate, for his part, gaped. So did Jughead. Pop came almost on the run.
"Prune? Seriously? You got a prune-flavored energy bar?"
"I just grabbed one of everything here", he explains mildly. "Don't blame me. Maybe you should have waited and listened before taking one."
I feel my eyes widen at this, too surprised to be angry.
"I just grabbed one of everything here", he explains mildly. "Don't blame me. Maybe you should have waited and listened before taking one."
I feel my eyes widen at this, too surprised to be angry.
"Specter you are not making sense and it's terrifying me you are not making sense!"
—Paul London to a broken, tortured Specter in Silent Hill, Infinity Train: Knight of the Orange Lily
[Gohan] sat at the table, aimlessly spearing his food. It was unlike him to not eat, and Chi-Chi and Goku looked on with worry.
Even more students began to pass out as they saw Rei continue to do something other than stare out of the window. "ARGH! IT'S THE END OF THE WORLD!" someone yelled, but was ignored.
Voldemort did not even spend time torturing Wormtail. This was odd. Why would Voldemort not take his precious time to torture his followers? His news must be of great importance.
— The Death Eaters' Disney World Trip, "Chapter 1: Voldemort Finally Lost It"
Egon, what the hell is up with you? I've never even seen you touch alcohol.
Minos looked solemn; he wasn’t even shitting, which is kind of his gimmick, so you could tell he meant business.
Films — Animation
(Max notices his father in an unusually grumpy mood, having found out that he changed his road map)
Max: Uh... How 'bout a song, Dad?
(Goofy doesn't respond, and his anger silently intensifies)
Max: Uh... A game? A game! Yeah! Yeah, a game! Okay! Uh, a man or a woman?
(Goofy still says nothing as his anger reaches a boiling point)
Max: A man? Man! Okay, uh, Walt Disney!
(Goofy furiously steers the car and pulls over to the curb)
Max: Uh... How 'bout a song, Dad?
(Goofy doesn't respond, and his anger silently intensifies)
Max: Uh... A game? A game! Yeah! Yeah, a game! Okay! Uh, a man or a woman?
(Goofy still says nothing as his anger reaches a boiling point)
Max: A man? Man! Okay, uh, Walt Disney!
(Goofy furiously steers the car and pulls over to the curb)
"I've never seen an ogre cry."
—Donkey to Shrek, Shrek Forever After
"So [Shrek] sits alone. Entirely, utterly, alone. He notices his daughter’s doll in his pocket and it all hits him at once. The importance of love and affection, the value of his family, how wrong he was to leave them behind. And so, for the first time in the entire series… he cries. I can’t stress enough how vital this is. It’s probably written on the Ten Commandments that Shrek does not cry, even during the Hallelujah sequence (…). Even during sad posting hours, Shrek doesn’t cry. They even make a point of this in Shrek 2 where he gets Donkey to cry in order to activate the Fairy Godmother’s card. Shrek. Does not. Cry. (…). So it’s no coincidence that this moment, this rare occurrence of emotional vulnerability, is what finally gets Donkey to trust him."
—Schaffrillas Productions discussing a scene in Shrek Forever After
Dottie: Okay, what's it gonna be? (Elbows Shaggy in the shoulder) How about you, hon?
Shaggy (lovestruck): Nothing for me.
Scooby (just as lovestruck): Me neither.
(Cue Fred, Daphne, and Velma gasping out "Huh!?" and "What!?")
Fred: Are you guys serious?
Scooby and Shaggy: Yeah.
Shaggy (lovestruck): Nothing for me.
Scooby (just as lovestruck): Me neither.
(Cue Fred, Daphne, and Velma gasping out "Huh!?" and "What!?")
Fred: Are you guys serious?
Scooby and Shaggy: Yeah.
Flanders: Bart! How good to see you. (beat) And how terrible you're here.
— The Simpsons Movie, when notorious prankster Bart seeks solace in a church
Superman: Mongul wasn't his usual talkative self.
Batman: And Grundy sounded like William F. Buckley.
Batman: And Grundy sounded like William F. Buckley.
Batman: (after learning what the Joker did to Tim Drake) I'll break you in two.
Joker: Oh, Batman! If you had the guts for that kind of fun, you would've done it years ago!
Joker: Oh, Batman! If you had the guts for that kind of fun, you would've done it years ago!
Films — Live-Action
"Who gives a shit?"
Marty: Have you noticed lately the captain seems to be acting a bit strange... er?
Gibbs: Setting sail without knowing his own heading? Something's got Jack vexed. Mark my words, what bodes ill for Jack Sparrow bodes ill for us all.
"Now you listen to me, Private Pyle, and you listen good. I want that weapon, and I want it now! You will place that rifle on the deck at your feet and step back away from it."
"Bail frowned; if even the irrepressible Jar Jar was worried, this looked to be even worse than he'd expected."
— Revenge of the Sith's novelization, when Palpatine is about to declare the Empire.
"HARRY POTTER! YOU LISTEN TO ME RIGHT NOW!"
Inara: I just want to know who I'm dealing with. I've seen too many versions of you to be sure.
Mal: I start fighting a war, I guarantee you'll see something new.
Mal: I start fighting a war, I guarantee you'll see something new.
— Serenity
"You really are delirious!"
— Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy's reaction to a dangerously injured Spock bursting into laughter, Star Trek Beyond
"Autobots, I have sworn never to kill humans, but when I find out who's behind this...he's going to die."
—Optimus Prime, Transformers: Age of Extinction
"Something's wrong. She's never this nice."
—John Connor on Janelle Voight, Terminator 2: Judgment Day
"Tony, you are being uncharacteristically non-hyperverbal."
—Black Widow to Iron Man, Captain America: Civil War
Mr. Ditkovich: Give me rent!
Peter Parker: You'll get your rent when you fix this DAMN DOOR!
Ursula Ditkovich: That wasn't cool.
Mr. Ditkovich: (angrily points finger) He is... a good boy. He must be in some kind of trouble.
Peter Parker: You'll get your rent when you fix this DAMN DOOR!
Ursula Ditkovich: That wasn't cool.
Mr. Ditkovich: (angrily points finger) He is... a good boy. He must be in some kind of trouble.
Grimes: 'Ere, what's come over 'im? 'E used to swear at 'em all like blue murder.
Mr. Lewis: There's something wrong... and I don't like it.
Grimes: Nor do I. Makes me feel rotten.
Literature
"'Will do', Bob said, and for once he was serious and didn't sass me.
Yikes."
Yikes."
"There are three things all wise men fear: the sea in storm, a night with no moon, and the anger of a gentle man."
"Some people will not respond to reason. Others refuse to consider alternatives to their normal pattern of behavior. In such cases, an unexpected breaking of one's own patterns can be an effective tool."
— Grand Admiral Thrawn
Even Granny was shocked when Grimma looked up with a face from which all the colour had drained away. The girl's mouth opened and shut a few times. Then she folded up, very gently, and collapsed to her knees and began to sob.
It was the most shocking sound they'd heard. Grimma yelled, complained, bullied and commanded. Hearing her cry was wrong, as though the whole world had turned upside down.
It was the most shocking sound they'd heard. Grimma yelled, complained, bullied and commanded. Hearing her cry was wrong, as though the whole world had turned upside down.
"Anyone not familiar with Javert who had seen him when he entered the infirmary would have no inkling of what was passing through his mind. His manner, as he walked with his customary deliberation up the steps, was calm and composed as usual, his grey hair immaculately combed. But anyone knowing him well, who had observed him more closely, would have been astonished. The buckle of his leather collar, instead of being at the back of his neck, was under his his left ear. It was a portent. [...] If his collar buckle was maladjusted it could only mean that he was in a state of inward tension that that might be compared to an earthquake."
Jake: Marco? What's the problem?
Marco: What do you mean?
Jake: I mean, you haven't said a single mean-yet-funny thing the whole way. That's not you.
Marco: What do you mean?
Jake: I mean, you haven't said a single mean-yet-funny thing the whole way. That's not you.
—Animorphs #5: The Predator
<Get out of here!> Ax yelled.
<What?>
<Out! Out! Out!> he yelled.
Ax never yells. So if he does yell, you have to figure it's a good idea to pay attention.
<What?>
<Out! Out! Out!> he yelled.
Ax never yells. So if he does yell, you have to figure it's a good idea to pay attention.
—Animorphs #17: The Underground. It turns out to be a very good idea.
Jake came and took my arm and drew me with him outside into the afternoon sunlight. I cringed. I knew what was coming.
"I noticed a certain lack of details about what happened today," Jake said. "Which tells me you did things that I probably don't want to hear about."
"Yeah. You probably don't." I tried out a devil-may-care grin. Not a big success.
Jake folded his arms over his chest and looked down at the ground in silence. Then up at me.
Jake has changed a lot over the months we've been fighting this little war. The look he gave me did not come from my boy Jake, my bud, my pal.
It came from a battle commander.
Freaky seeing how old Jake has gotten.
"Marco, you're my best friend. But if you ever go off like that again you and I will have serious problems."
In the old days I'd have said "Bite me," or something equally brilliant.
Now I said, "Okay, understood."
It was all I could do to stop myself from saying, "Yes, sir."
"I noticed a certain lack of details about what happened today," Jake said. "Which tells me you did things that I probably don't want to hear about."
"Yeah. You probably don't." I tried out a devil-may-care grin. Not a big success.
Jake folded his arms over his chest and looked down at the ground in silence. Then up at me.
Jake has changed a lot over the months we've been fighting this little war. The look he gave me did not come from my boy Jake, my bud, my pal.
It came from a battle commander.
Freaky seeing how old Jake has gotten.
"Marco, you're my best friend. But if you ever go off like that again you and I will have serious problems."
In the old days I'd have said "Bite me," or something equally brilliant.
Now I said, "Okay, understood."
It was all I could do to stop myself from saying, "Yes, sir."
—Animorphs #30: The Reunion on Marco cutting school and sneaking off alone to find out where his mother (Visser One's host body) is.
Jake: <Ax! Do it! Morph, right now!>
Ax: <No, I can't run again!>
Jake: <Aximili-Esgarrouth-lsthill, you call me "prince" and you act like you mean it and I am giving you a direct order. Morph. Do. It. NOW!>
Ax: <No, I can't run again!>
Jake: <Aximili-Esgarrouth-lsthill, you call me "prince" and you act like you mean it and I am giving you a direct order. Morph. Do. It. NOW!>
—Animorphs #26: The Attack on Jake pulling rank to get Ax to escape.
I do not much like to take the tone of a moralist. But the danger of the baobabs is so little understood, and such considerable risks would be run by anyone who might get lost on an asteroid, that for once I am breaking through my reserve. "Children," I say plainly, "watch out for the baobabs!"
— The Little Prince (English translation here)
)"I know what you think of me; I know how you feel about MI6. But are you willing to help?"
Alex slowly raised his head. He examined the man sitting opposite him, and saw something he would never have believed.
Alan Blunt was afraid.
"Yes," he said. "I'll help you."
Alex slowly raised his head. He examined the man sitting opposite him, and saw something he would never have believed.
Alan Blunt was afraid.
"Yes," he said. "I'll help you."
— Alex Rider #5: Scorpia
Gideon Tau: Come on! You're the magical spirit guide here. You're a... biological transformer! What are you scared of!
The Dog: London, let me tell you something. I've fought in a war between shadow stealers and the forgotten children of Barnabus Island. I've seen a battle fought in stormy skies between angels and demons, blood raining down on me. I've watched the inspiration for Peter Pan murder hundreds of children when they grew too old to be in his gang. I've eaten an apple pie baked from the actual mother-fucking apple discarded by Eve in the Garden of Eden. I've—
Gideon Tau: Stop! Is any of that true?
The Dog: All of it. Well, except for the last one. There was no apple pie. My point is, I've seen some serious shit, and that... that right there... freaks me the hell out.
The Dog: London, let me tell you something. I've fought in a war between shadow stealers and the forgotten children of Barnabus Island. I've seen a battle fought in stormy skies between angels and demons, blood raining down on me. I've watched the inspiration for Peter Pan murder hundreds of children when they grew too old to be in his gang. I've eaten an apple pie baked from the actual mother-fucking apple discarded by Eve in the Garden of Eden. I've—
Gideon Tau: Stop! Is any of that true?
The Dog: All of it. Well, except for the last one. There was no apple pie. My point is, I've seen some serious shit, and that... that right there... freaks me the hell out.
— Poison City, by Paul Crilley
Leo didn't answer. He didn't have to. The fact that he was quiet, not joking around - that told Jason enough.
Kor-Te read and quoted from the Council annals and documents as if they were holy scripture ... It was inconceivable that such a man would propose striking an event from the historical record.
Omar: What's up with you, anyway? You're not playing with your eraser army under your desk.
Max: I just don't feel like it.
Omar: You're not gonna puke, are you?
Max: Don't worry—I won't puke.
Max: I just don't feel like it.
Omar: You're not gonna puke, are you?
Max: Don't worry—I won't puke.
— Max Disaster #1: Alien Eraser to the Rescue
Live-Action TV
Benson: Since when did we become the voices of reason?
Fin: Sooner or later, you play all the parts.
Fin: Sooner or later, you play all the parts.
— Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, "Gridiron Solider"
"See? Charlie just made a joke at you in the Oval Office. That's how bad an idea it is."
— Leo McGarry, The West Wing
Madeline Westen: [opens the fridge] You want a beer?
Sam Axe: [slams the fridge closed] No, I don't want a beer.
Madeline: Okay. This is serious.
Sam: That's what I'm trying to say.
Sam Axe: [slams the fridge closed] No, I don't want a beer.
Madeline: Okay. This is serious.
Sam: That's what I'm trying to say.
— Burn Notice, "Loose Ends"
Something's wrong with ma! She just walked past all our hollering and screaming without hollering and screaming!
— Thelma, Good Times
"Sisko has always been a realist and a fighter, but his decision to bring an entire race of people into their conflict with the Dominion takes his recklessness and risk taking to a whole new level. He will single-handedly be condemning a race of people to terrible casualties to make the losses his side is taking less severe. That’s dark territory for any character; but for Sisko (who has always been characterised as a builder of things), to see him tear a society down so brazenly is shocking. It's another example of this war pushing the characters into dark corners and forcing them to make tough calls that will relieve the situation but eat at the soul."
— Joe Ford on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, "In the Pale Moonlight"
on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, "In the Pale Moonlight"Jamie: What do you want from me, Sarge?!
Renzuli: I want you to explain to me how a cop who always goes by the book suddenly decides to go off on his own without telling anyone where he's going in order to settle a personal vendetta?
Renzuli: I want you to explain to me how a cop who always goes by the book suddenly decides to go off on his own without telling anyone where he's going in order to settle a personal vendetta?
Sheridan: First Londo, then Garibaldi, and now this. Next person starts acting irrationally, I swear I'm going to shoot myself in the head.
Delenn: (storming into the room) Bastards!
Franklin: Did she just...
Sheridan: She did.
Franklin: I'll get the gun.
Delenn: (storming into the room) Bastards!
Franklin: Did she just...
Sheridan: She did.
Franklin: I'll get the gun.
Akbar Gbajabiamila: Wow. You don't get a chance to see Flip Rodriguez, and see what he looks like.
— American Ninja Warrior hosts Matt Iseman and Akbar Gbajabiamila, upon seeing Cool Mask wearer Flip Rodriguez take his mask off for the first time
Gordon: I don't know what Oscar is doing with a book called 'Cutesy-Wootsey Bunnies'.
Telly: Well, I don't know either, but I'm gonna find out!
Telly: Well, I don't know either, but I'm gonna find out!
— Sesame Street, "Oscar Looks For a Nice Book"
"Fonzie doesn't have a date?!"
— Marion Cunningham, Happy Days, "Fearless Fonzarelli"
Maria: What's the matter with Barkley? He doesn't seem right. He's not eating?! That's bad.
Big Bird: Why wouldn't Barkley be eating?
Big Bird: Why wouldn't Barkley be eating?
"Fonzie! Your hair! It's all messed-up!"
— Joanie Cunningham, Happy Days, "Fonzie the Salesman"
"I'm scared... I'm so scared..."
— The Doctor, Doctor Who, "42"
"Doctor? I don't like it when you go quiet."
— Yaz, Doctor Who, "Resolution"
"Poor Hugh. It must have taken appalling brutality to turn such a gentle soul to violence."
—Jean-Luc Picard, Star Trek: Picard
Ted: Barney? What are you doing here [at the soup kitchen]?
Barney: Oh, just the Lord's work.
Ted: But you're Satan.
Barney: Oh, just the Lord's work.
Ted: But you're Satan.
Chandler: Look what the floating heads did!
Monica: I don't care.
Chandler: What's going on?
Monica: That was the adoption agency.
Chandler: And...?
Monica: We're getting a baby!
Chandler: Are you serious?!
(everybody hugs and celebrates)
Monica: I don't care.
Chandler: What's going on?
Monica: That was the adoption agency.
Chandler: And...?
Monica: We're getting a baby!
Chandler: Are you serious?!
(everybody hugs and celebrates)
— Friends, "The One With the Late Thanksgiving"
"Jeremy's talking about being a team. Must be the altitude."
— Richard, Top Gear (UK)
Sheldon: Hello.
Leonard: Hey.
Penny: Oh, hey. Sorry, Sheldon, I’ll move.
Sheldon: Eh, why? My spot. Your spot. What difference does it make?
[Beat]
Penny: Okay, what just happened?
Leonard: I don’t know. Between you playing chess like Bobby Fischer, and Sheldon being okay with you being in his spot, I’m guessing someone went back in time, stepped on a bug, and changed the course of human events.
Leonard: Hey.
Penny: Oh, hey. Sorry, Sheldon, I’ll move.
Sheldon: Eh, why? My spot. Your spot. What difference does it make?
[Beat]
Penny: Okay, what just happened?
Leonard: I don’t know. Between you playing chess like Bobby Fischer, and Sheldon being okay with you being in his spot, I’m guessing someone went back in time, stepped on a bug, and changed the course of human events.
—The Big Bang Theory, S5E18: The Werewolf Transformation
Lt. Cmndr. Geordi La Forge: "Commander, what's the captain up to?!"
Cmndr. William T. Riker: "That's not the captain I know."
Cmndr. William T. Riker: "That's not the captain I know."
—Star Trek: The Next Generation, "The Allegiance"
Roleplay
HG: ...
marshmallowLover and introspectiveAmphibian joined the chat
ML: []h hi there, Di[]!
IA: what's up?
HG: ...
IA: oh no.
ML: Di[]...? W-what's wr[]ng...?
HG: ...
HG: ...what do you think? note
marshmallowLover and introspectiveAmphibian joined the chat
ML: []h hi there, Di[]!
IA: what's up?
HG: ...
IA: oh no.
ML: Di[]...? W-what's wr[]ng...?
HG: ...
HG: ...what do you think? note
— Dio the Gliscor's reaction after losing a battle against Hoops' Cofagrigus, Cof, We Are All Pokémon Trainers
Teryx himself was still a bit on edge, desperately glancing around at the Jura5.
<I-it's alright—> Teryx said frantically. <Y-you can do whatever you like with me— I know what you're here for, and I know I deserve it->
<Teryx...> muttered Saura.
<Teryx, I already told you, we're not going to kill you,> said Nautilu.
<But... isn't that what you're supposed to do?> asked Teryx. <I'm a Vow Breaker, after all... aren't I?>
The Jura5 exchanged concerned glances.
Those concerned glances quickly turned to shock when they saw Teryx promptly lower his head and mutter out:
<...go on. It's okay.>
Stipax glanced up in shock at the rest of the Jura5, who returned the stunned glances. If anyone else had been saying that, sure, they'd recognize it as a cry for help, but this was Teryx. This was the same Archeops that had been so convinced that two of Owen's new mons were a threat that he attacked them so that he and his friends wouldn't die. The same one that set up traps and bunkers to prepare himself in the event of an apocalypse.
And now he was, so firmly clinging to the belief that the Jura5 were going to kill him that he was willing to accept it.
Stipax glanced up at Teryx in pure disbelief.
This was concerning, he thought. Very concerning. Teryx didn't just accept death like this!
And to make matters worse, he was asking his friends to do it!
<I-it's alright—> Teryx said frantically. <Y-you can do whatever you like with me— I know what you're here for, and I know I deserve it->
<Teryx...> muttered Saura.
<Teryx, I already told you, we're not going to kill you,> said Nautilu.
<But... isn't that what you're supposed to do?> asked Teryx. <I'm a Vow Breaker, after all... aren't I?>
The Jura5 exchanged concerned glances.
Those concerned glances quickly turned to shock when they saw Teryx promptly lower his head and mutter out:
<...go on. It's okay.>
Stipax glanced up in shock at the rest of the Jura5, who returned the stunned glances. If anyone else had been saying that, sure, they'd recognize it as a cry for help, but this was Teryx. This was the same Archeops that had been so convinced that two of Owen's new mons were a threat that he attacked them so that he and his friends wouldn't die. The same one that set up traps and bunkers to prepare himself in the event of an apocalypse.
And now he was, so firmly clinging to the belief that the Jura5 were going to kill him that he was willing to accept it.
Stipax glanced up at Teryx in pure disbelief.
This was concerning, he thought. Very concerning. Teryx didn't just accept death like this!
And to make matters worse, he was asking his friends to do it!
— We Are All Pokémon Trainers, shortly after the recently-released Teryx is reunited with the rest of his teammates
"Cof?" they ask. "What are you doing out here? I thought you were going to rest."
<I needed to tell you something,> Cof says. <It's about our battle with Whitt.>
Hoops sits up and crosses their legs. "Okay. Go on."
<When I was using my Z-move, the nightmare dimension that I brought us to was, in a sense, within myself,> Cof says. <Now, you of all people know that my insides are very secure. In fact, it should have been impossible for anyone to interfere.>
"But that Banette did," Hoops says. "So, how is that possible?"
<I don't know,> Cof admits. <Although I have a theory. One that I sincerely hope is not true.>
"I get it," Hoops says, because Cof isn't making jokes. In fact, for the first time since they met him, he seems scared.
<I needed to tell you something,> Cof says. <It's about our battle with Whitt.>
Hoops sits up and crosses their legs. "Okay. Go on."
<When I was using my Z-move, the nightmare dimension that I brought us to was, in a sense, within myself,> Cof says. <Now, you of all people know that my insides are very secure. In fact, it should have been impossible for anyone to interfere.>
"But that Banette did," Hoops says. "So, how is that possible?"
<I don't know,> Cof admits. <Although I have a theory. One that I sincerely hope is not true.>
"I get it," Hoops says, because Cof isn't making jokes. In fact, for the first time since they met him, he seems scared.
<Hey, you usually aren't this dull...>
— Stormwind the Kilowattrel, after his Trainer Poppy's less-than-exciteable reaction to his evolution and defeat of the Titan Bombirdier, We Are All Pokémon Trainers
Theatre
"I SAID TAKE THEM!"
Video Games
Penguin: You're nuffin' without your little helpers. I nearly had your boy, didn't I?
[Deathly silence]
Penguin: (Nastily) What's th' matter? Got you rattled?
Batman: Your choice, Cobblepot — GCPD, or the morgue.
Penguin: (Uneasy, chuckling) E-empty threats, Batman. We all know you don't kill.
Batman: I'm not feeling myself tonight.
Penguin: (Quietly terrified) Well, I-I'm sure you... you'll feel better tomorrow. Good night's kip can do... wonders, mate.
[Deathly silence]
Penguin: (Nastily) What's th' matter? Got you rattled?
Batman: Your choice, Cobblepot — GCPD, or the morgue.
Penguin: (Uneasy, chuckling) E-empty threats, Batman. We all know you don't kill.
Batman: I'm not feeling myself tonight.
Penguin: (Quietly terrified) Well, I-I'm sure you... you'll feel better tomorrow. Good night's kip can do... wonders, mate.
Hector: It seems every country has a spy working in Ostia right now. They all want to assess the new marquess's temperament and skill. If they sense anything wrong, word will spread like wildfire.
Eliwood: Hector, you're the marquess’s brother... Would not being at his side be seen as something "wrong"?
Hector: The marquess's brother is a well-known lout. If I WERE at court, they'd sense something wrong.
Eliwood: Hector, you're the marquess’s brother... Would not being at his side be seen as something "wrong"?
Hector: The marquess's brother is a well-known lout. If I WERE at court, they'd sense something wrong.
"This has even got my brother brooding. He's always been a firm believer in quick decisions. Yet he wishes for more time... that's never happened before."
— Hector, Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade
Read this very carefully: Do not lose Lilith.
She's the real deal. Her seventeen names tripped some alarms on my computer. We're in an alert with a color I've never seen. Way past Defcon-5. The talking heads, the ones at the very tippy-top of the pyramid are sending word directly to me. They never do that!
I don't believe in God, but I'm afraid of him, and I'm more afraid of the talking heads, and they're afraid of her. Stay on her. I don't know what will happen to either of us if you don't.
I'm not fucking around.
She's the real deal. Her seventeen names tripped some alarms on my computer. We're in an alert with a color I've never seen. Way past Defcon-5. The talking heads, the ones at the very tippy-top of the pyramid are sending word directly to me. They never do that!
I don't believe in God, but I'm afraid of him, and I'm more afraid of the talking heads, and they're afraid of her. Stay on her. I don't know what will happen to either of us if you don't.
I'm not fucking around.
"While the idea of taking a scolding tone to an adult appalls me, you leave me little choice."
— Codsworth if his approval for the player drops, Fallout 4
Terminated bioform scan complete. Codex genome match: Splinter. Bioscan indicates creature was hit by an unusual amount of weapon fire: more than necessary to kill it. Marines are not prone to such overkill.
"I fear no man. But that... thing. It scares me."
— Heavy on the Pyro, Team Fortress 2
"Who are you and what have you done with Beat?"
— Neku on two occasions on the same day, The World Ends with You
"If Alphinaud is opting to act first and speak later, I don't doubt the urgency of the situation. Let's go."
— Alisaie Leveilleur, Final Fantasy XIV Shadowbringers
Giott... isn't drinking.
— The Soul of Temperance quest description, Final Fantasy XIV Shadowbringers
Visual Novels
"Honestly, I should have noticed... You should have been the first one to run up to Sakura's lifeless body. The Hina I know never would have left her side in a situation like that..."
— Makoto Naegi, Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc
Rin: Hisao is kind of worried about you, Emi. I don't think he can decide, or maybe I don't believe him, but I think I'm going to go somewhere less awkward now.
Hisao Narrates: I'm so surprised by Rin's being so suddenly forward about well, anything at all, that I merely watch her head through the door.
Hisao Narrates: I'm so surprised by Rin's being so suddenly forward about well, anything at all, that I merely watch her head through the door.
"It's not at all the kind of response I'd expect from Tara. But these are far from normal circumstances."
— Madison Raines, Heart of the Woods
Web Animation
Lastly, there's Portal, and if you're a regular viewer you'll understand how insane these words feel coming out of my mouth, but I can't think of any criticism for it. I'm serious, this is the most fun you'll have with your PC until they invent a force-feedback codpiece.
...Absolutely sublime from start to finish and I will jam forks into my eyes if I ever use those words to describe anything else ever again.
...Absolutely sublime from start to finish and I will jam forks into my eyes if I ever use those words to describe anything else ever again.
— Yahtzee of Zero Punctuation giving his only completely positive review ever
Well, developers of Battletoads, here's the thing: I hate your game. In fact, I don't think I've ever realized I hated a game quite as fast as I realized I hated yours. I'm trying to avoid swearing here, so you understand how totally sincere I am when I say I played five or six levels into Battletoads and decided I would rather spend the afternoon cleaning out the shower drains. But hey, I don't hold it against you. At least it didn't waste my time, and I've got a really clean shower now.
Webcomics
Chuck: Does this seem like a particularly awkward silence?
James: Dude, Miriam's not saying anything. It's the end times, man.
James: Dude, Miriam's not saying anything. It's the end times, man.
FERN, I HAVE NEVER, AND WOULD NEVER, UTTER THESE WORDS UNDER ANY OTHER CALCULABLE CONTEXT HYPOTHETICAL OR HYPERTHETICAL IN THE INFINITY OF OMNIXISTENCE, BUT THIS IS NOT A LAUGHING MATTER.
— Crash, Awful Hospital
Doyt: Haban, you've always been the voice of reason, preventing me from being excessively violent. You'd argue passionately in favor of tactics that neutralized the enemy but left them alive. You'd present entire case studies favoring the attenuation of militarism, all just to save an occasional life.
Haban: What's your point, Doyt?
Doyt: Well, I'm just figuring you had a really, really good reason to execute that unarmed prisoner. That's all I'm saying.
Haban: Don't push me right now, okay?
Haban: What's your point, Doyt?
Doyt: Well, I'm just figuring you had a really, really good reason to execute that unarmed prisoner. That's all I'm saying.
Haban: Don't push me right now, okay?
"The name this station has taken for itself, "T'kkuts Afa", literally means "broken wind"? And Ennesby did not bother to tell a fart joke on that before charging into battle? We are in trouble."
— Kaff Tagon, Schlock Mercenary
Petey Hologram: Captain Foxworthy! Sorry to interrupt. I have an update for you.
Karl Tagon: Petey just apologized for interrupting.
Chisulo: Everybody! Stop what you're doing and LISTEN!
Karl Tagon: Petey just apologized for interrupting.
Chisulo: Everybody! Stop what you're doing and LISTEN!
Durkon: Och. Now I'm startin' ta get worried.
Lien: You mean because the ninja escaped, Elan is missing, and that vile little imp has teleported who knows where?
Durkon: Och, aye... but I meant I'm worried 'cause V just passed up a perfect opport'nity ta say "I told ye so".
Lien: You mean because the ninja escaped, Elan is missing, and that vile little imp has teleported who knows where?
Durkon: Och, aye... but I meant I'm worried 'cause V just passed up a perfect opport'nity ta say "I told ye so".
Monster in the Darkness: I just ate before I came down.
Xykon: Now you're pulling my femur. You're literally always hungry.
Monster in the Darkness: I know, right? It's so weird. Something's different these last few days. Like, I'm not super full or anything, but I'm not starving. It's fine.
Xykon: Now you're pulling my femur. You're literally always hungry.
Monster in the Darkness: I know, right? It's so weird. Something's different these last few days. Like, I'm not super full or anything, but I'm not starving. It's fine.
"I'm turning down money. I'm actually turning down money. This is a command decision that will haunt me for the rest of my life."
— Sam Starfall giving up a bribe to save his engineer Florence from drowning, Freefall
Max Post. Usually you call me up to rant and rave and here you are all quiet and polite. What's wrong?
— Bill Raibert, Freefall
Qwerty: Problem?
Max: I needed Sam distracted. When he came in, I was deliberately looking at a data pad with my back to him. I still have my wallet.
Qwerty: Sawtooth, we need to go.
Max: I needed Sam distracted. When he came in, I was deliberately looking at a data pad with my back to him. I still have my wallet.
Qwerty: Sawtooth, we need to go.
— Freefall
Eridan: no
Eridan: please dont
Eridan: look im bein serious here dont do this
Eridan: i wont even use my weird accent while i type ok so you know im bein really dead serious and honest about this
Eridan: please dont
Eridan: look im bein serious here dont do this
Eridan: i wont even use my weird accent while i type ok so you know im bein really dead serious and honest about this
Web Original
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must be destroyed as soon as possible. Web Videos
Gohan: Vegeta, you brain dead idiot! Trunks could have been brought back, no problem! But no, you picked NOW to be a parent!? Oh, look at me, I'm no better. Could have just let you bite it! Now I'm monoplegic and Cell's gonna kill us all.
Vegeta: I'm... sorry...
Gohan: ...Oh wow, we ARE fucked.
Vegeta: I'm... sorry...
Gohan: ...Oh wow, we ARE fucked.
—Dragon Ball Z Abridged, Episode 60, Part 3
Kirito: So, I guess This Is the Part Where... you make fun of me and call me a "big gay baby with a floppy vagina" or... something to that effect?
Asuna: ...No. No, I'm not even going to ruin this. This is a huge step for you.
Asuna: ...No. No, I'm not even going to ruin this. This is a huge step for you.
— Asuna and Kirito during the latter's speech to Heathcliff/Kayaba, Sword Art Online Abridged
I know I recommend against this a lot, so don't take it lightly: I think we should carpet bomb the church.
Western Animation
"I'm sorry, they're not usually like this!"
Spock: Captain, did you notice Dr. McCoy's reaction when I asked him if there was any possibility he might have made an error?
Kirk: He said there's always that possibility, and that's not like Bones at all.
Kirk: He said there's always that possibility, and that's not like Bones at all.
"Some things are not meant to be! Dogs shouldn't get along with cats, men shouldn't have ponytails, and your father is not meant to have a job!"
— Nicole Watterson, The Amazing World of Gumball
Max: [Kevin]'s turned into a fine young man, a hero a dozen times over.
Ben: But now, he is a monster.
Max: True, and I'd put him down like a mad dog. But I never thought you would. You always find another way.
Ben: But now, he is a monster.
Max: True, and I'd put him down like a mad dog. But I never thought you would. You always find another way.
— Ben 10: Ultimate Alien, "Absolute Power, Part 1"
"This must be a special episode. He's yelling at his sister again."
— Buford, Phineas and Ferb, "Phineas and Ferb Save Summer"
I AM PREGNANT!
"Now, you might notice that in the title of this review, I decided to do something that's a little bit different than usual. Under normal circumstances, I would just put in the title of the movie and then follow it with Animat's Classic Reviews or AniMat's Reviews or I would just switch things around. But for this special instance, instead of putting in the title of the movie, I instead put in capital letters: 'THE WORST ANIMATED FILM EVER.'"
But...that's not right. Max doesn't love ANYTHING!
— David finally realizing something's up with the new camp counselor, Camp Camp
"Oh dear! You must be really sad if you won't eat chicken!"
— Princess, Little Princess, "I Didn't Do It"
Optimus Prime: Nice work. How did you [capture the sycophantic Starscream clone by yourself]?
Sunstorm: Oh, he was brilliant, brilliant! You be so proud of him! Never before had I witnessed such a sneaky o—
Sentinel Prime: [gags Sunstorm] Mute it, motor mouth!
Optimus Prime: [whispers to Prowl] Huh, that's odd. Sentinel never cuts anyone off when he's being praised.
Sunstorm: Oh, he was brilliant, brilliant! You be so proud of him! Never before had I witnessed such a sneaky o—
Sentinel Prime: [gags Sunstorm] Mute it, motor mouth!
Optimus Prime: [whispers to Prowl] Huh, that's odd. Sentinel never cuts anyone off when he's being praised.
Maurice: "Look, he only ate half his icy pop!"
Skipper: "So?"
Maurice: "Let me say that again: He only hate half his icy pop!"
Skipper: "So?"
Maurice: "Let me say that again: He only hate half his icy pop!"
— The Penguins of Madagascar, "The Penguin Stays in the Picture"
"Mabel, are you okay? You just walked by a cat without petting it."
—Wendy Corduroy, Gravity Falls
Catra: [in flashback] I'll never say sorry to anybody, ever!
[...]
Catra: [in present] Adora... I'm sorry! For everything!
[...]
Catra: [in present] Adora... I'm sorry! For everything!
—She-Ra and the Princesses of Power, "Corridors"
"Something is very wrong. Not a single phone call from Candace. Not even a text message. Oga? Hose me down, I'm going home."
—Linda Flynn-Fletcher, Phineas and Ferb
Bart: Man, I thought Mom was gonna scream me stupid. She didn't even raise her voice.
Lisa: I admit I haven't known Mom as long as you have, but I know when she's really upset, her heart won't just wipe clean like this bathroom countertop; it absorbs everything that touches it, like this bathroom rug.
Bart: Really? You think this might be one of those forever-type things?
Lisa: (shrugs)
Lisa: I admit I haven't known Mom as long as you have, but I know when she's really upset, her heart won't just wipe clean like this bathroom countertop; it absorbs everything that touches it, like this bathroom rug.
Bart: Really? You think this might be one of those forever-type things?
Lisa: (shrugs)
"Mom never yells. Oh. Getting the seriousness of the situation."
—Thrash Malto, Transformers Earthspark
Lambie (upon seeing a scared Chilly run away from Stuffy trying to cuddle him): Oh, you really do need a cu—
Doc: Lambie, no!
Lambie (beat, she realizes she can't cuddle due to being covered in flour): ...On second thought, you'll be okay! (nudges Chilly) Hang in there, champ!
Chilly (confused): Champ? Uh... my name's Chilly.
Stuffy (just as confused): "Hang in there"? That's all she's got?
Sir Kirby: Yes, 'tis strange. She hasn't given any cuddles today at all. note
(later)
Lambie: I would love to give cuddles to each and every one of you.
(everyone cheers)
Lambie: But... how about some high-fives instead?
(she runs over and gives high-fives to all the other toys)
Stuffy (confused): Um...
Lambie (continuing to high-five): Yes! Put it here, Hallie!
(beat)
Stuffy: Okay. Something's going on with Lambie, and I'm going to get to the bottom of it.
—Doc McStuffins, "A Day Without Cuddles"
"…I've never seen you laugh before. I don't think I like it. Cut it out! You're givin' me the creeps!"
— Harley Quinn to a cackling Batman, Batman: The Animated Series, "Mad Love"
"Dewey's concerned about jumping into this one blind, and he's Dewey."
— Louie, DuckTales (2017), "The Last Adventure"
Real Life
911 operator: 911, what is your emergency?
Domino’s Pizza manager: Well, I need some help on what to do. It could be an emergency.
911 operator: OK, what’s going on?
Domino’s Pizza manager: OK, this is Domino’s Pizza, and we have a customer that usually orders, like, every night from us, and he hasn’t ordered in 11 days.
Domino’s Pizza manager: Well, I need some help on what to do. It could be an emergency.
911 operator: OK, what’s going on?
Domino’s Pizza manager: OK, this is Domino’s Pizza, and we have a customer that usually orders, like, every night from us, and he hasn’t ordered in 11 days.
— An actual 911 call from a Domino’s Pizza manager (full story can be found here)
) "On behalf of the greatest crew and organization in the world... Oh! What a surprise!"
— Geddy Lee's reaction upon seeing the notoriously shy drummer Neil Peart take his first and only bow for the audience in his whole career at the end of Rush's last tour, R40 (seen here)
) "I've never crossed what I call the back-line meridian. I stay behind my drums and cymbals for 40 years and never go out front, never. It's not my territory. Eventually, I talked myself into it. ... It was totally the right thing to do."
— Neil Peart on the aforementioned moment above
"Cronkite was quite concerned with not becoming part of the story he was reporting. He stated, "I built my reputation on honest, straight-forward reporting. To do anything else would be phony. I'd be selling myself and not the news." Yet there were memorable instances when he failed to remain completely separated from a story, such as his obvious emotional reaction when announcing the death of President John F. Kennedy; his broadcast pronouncement in 1968, upon returning from Vietnam, that he doubted United States policy for that region could succeed; and his undeniable enthusiasm when Neil Armstrong became the first person on the moon in 1969."
—Notable Biographies, on Walter Cronkite
"If someone asks you 'What would Jesus do?' remind them that kicking over tables and chasing them around with a whip is an option."
"Even if he wasn't the best player by any means, [Al] Dodd [of the Atlanta Falcons] was as good of a teammate as you could ask for. I've watched a ton of footage of Dodd courtesy of NFL Films, and a ton of the avaliable footage is him congratulating teammates after making big plays. He was always the first one down the field to celebrate a touchdown. He was always there sprinting to give the scoring player the praise that he deserved. He was the Consummate Professional in every sense of the word, and not once did I ever hear anyone with a bad thing to say about Dodd.
"If you doing something made Dodd quit the team, then you really pushed him over the edge. Getting Dodd to quit on his teammates is like getting Jesus Christ himself to curse. You wouldn't expect it and you must have done something really repulsive to get him to snap like that.
—Sports YouTuber JaguarGator9, on the time when Atlanta Falcons player Al Dodd quit the team due to head coach Norm van Brocklin refusing Dodd's request to miss practice in order to see his wife give birth
"And if [a 104-degree fever] wasn't bad enough, [Abe] Gibron had no appetite. He hadn't eaten all day, and actually hadn't needed to since Friday. By itself, that's worrisome, but remember: This is Abe Gibron that we're talking about. This is a head coach that is known for eating, and that weighed somewhere in the ballpark of 330 pounds for the start of the season. He was as well known for his eating and his appetite as quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick is known for his Harvard education, or tight end Antonio Gates is known for his basketball career. Said some former Hall of Fame teammates of his on the Cleveland Browns during his playing days, 'Every time he went to dinner, it was a banquet. He used to eat until two o'clock in the morning', and said head coach Chuck Knox, 'We had to get Abe two seats in the press box. He took up two spaces. We got him two trays of food.' I could go on and on about the number of quotes and the detail of the quotes about Abe Gibron eating.
"So when Abe freaking Gibron is not eating... yeah, you know something's up."
—Sports YouTuber JaguarGator9, on the time when Cleveland Browns coach Abe Gibron got sick with a 104-degree fever note
