Astrid Farnsworth quotes from Fringe

Peter

What exactly am I looking for here Walter?

Walter

Anything that is related to gravity. I think I remember seeing a file on floaters in there. Of course, it could have been from a period when Belly was in search of the perfect bowel movement.

Astrid

Charming.

Walter

Everybody poops, dear.

Walter

Astro, are we ready?

Astrid

Just about, Wally.

Astrid

You sure you don't want me to call Olivia?

Peter

If it doesn't work, she's going to find out soon enough. Just tell her that...

Astrid

Whatever it is, you tell her yourself.

Olivia

Okay, here's a good one. According to Mayan prophecies, a serpent rope will appear in the center of the Milky Way.

Peter

Is that when the world ends or when the aliens arrive? [smiles as he watches Olivia smile]

Astrid

Apparently that's when the celestial ship emerges and a bearded serpent god comes down to bring enlightenment.

Peter

No, actually the celestial ship turns into the serpent god.

Walter

[watching on from his microscope] It's perfect.

Lincoln

You mean no mutant porcupine man?

Walter

Hm?

Lincoln

My culture. It's clear?

Walter

Oh, no. No results. I was talking about them. I hadn't realized how much I longed for family.

Walter

It's a miracle we made it in once piece! You drive like a daredevil.

Astrid

For the eleventh time, Walter, I drive the speed limit.

Walter

Most automobile fatalities occur between driving work and home.

Astrid

Yeah, so does most driving.

Walter

Ascot, look! It's my son and his girlfriend. I called your house last night, Peter. You didn't answer.

Peter

That's because I was out.

Walter

With Agent Dunham, I presume? Making up for lost time.

Astrid

William Bell? You just left him there.

Walter

You remember what he did to Olivia. Even you can't be that compassionate.

Walter

What's he doing? [shouts to the emergency worker] No! Over by the second woman! The one that's still smoking! No, you ninny! The next one over!

Astrid

Walter, you are going to freeze. [buttons his coat]

Walter

Why must you always mother hen me? I'm quite capable of looking after myself.

Astrid

I know, but just humor me. Maybe I like doing it.

We're good. No airborne toxins.

Astrid

[watches as Walter goes under yellow tape] Walter! Don't forget your --

Walter

[turns around] I need my case.

Walter

[to Peter and Olivia on the phone] You said that Agent Broyles was on site. Is he evacuating the area?

Olivia

Yes. One square mile from the center of the beam.

Astrid

Okay, Walter, the geologicals are coming in.

Walter

[retrieves printed document] Oh no.

Olivia

Oh no what?

Walter

I know I read something about this. Three months ago a subterranean oil reservoir was discovered below Beacon Hill.

Astrid

What does that mean?

Walter

Imagine putting a match to a can of lighter fluid. Unless we stop this soon, the sunbeam will essentially set Boston on fire from below. Peter, you should alert Agent Broyles. Tell him he will need to evacuate an area with a radius much wider than a mile.

Peter

How much?

Walter

All of it.

Peter

All of what?

Walter

Boston.

Peter

We'll call you back.

Peter

What time is it?

Astrid

a... it's around seven. I made some tea. And I found these in the fridge, their called egg-sticks.

Peter

Oh my God. What is that, punishment food?

Astrid

Welcome to 2036.

Peter

What did they do to the park?

They paved it to build machines that pump carbon monoxide into the atmosphere.

Astrid

Why?

There's one in every continent. The air here is too oxygen rich for them. Few more years and the effects will be irreversible, to reduce the non-Observer life span to somewhere around, 45.

Astrid

Hey, I ran into a bit of a fire hazard so there's no tape yet.

Peter

What is that?

Astrid

You see that white tubey thing? That is a propane tank for Walter's hibachi. And that see-through blob over there? That is a gallon of ethanol.

Walter

Abner, why did you leave the propane tank there in the first place?

Astrid

Someone wanted to cook bratwurst.

Walter

Well, why is the ethanol there and not in the cupboard?

Astrid

Because someone wanted to use the ethanol to clean the hibachi before they cooked the bratwurst.