Cloe quotes from The Tribe

Dal

What's wrong?

She can't find her teddy.

Cloe

I want to go home!

I know. It's all right. This is your home. For now at least.

Cloe

I’m your friend.

Patsy

Even after what I did?

Cloe

You couldn’t help it.

Patsy

Trudy hates me.

Cloe

She doesn’t really. She’s just upset that’s all.

Patsy

If they don’t find Brady, she’ll never forgive. I’ll never forgive myself.

Cloe

Brady’s gonna be alright. She’s a Mall Rat and Mall Rats always make it. Especially Brady, she was born here.

Patsy

So what?

Cloe

She’s special, our mascot, sort of a lucky charm. No one can hurt her.

Patsy

Do you really believe in that?

Cloe

Kind of. I’m trying to cheer you up.

Patsy

Thanks.

Lex

Hey girls! You wanna make some breakfast for your uncle Lex?

Patsy

Why don’t you make ours?

Lex

Because men don’t make breakfast for women.

Cloe

Ryan does for Salene.

Lex

Is that so?

Patsy

Yeah, he was in just now. He took Salene’s breakfast on a trail.

Cloe

With a flower on it.

Lex

He’s just grateful, poor mud.

Cloe

What for?

Lex

Well, you know, Ryan’s never ..

Cloe

Never what?

Lex

[Ryan comes in] Never mind!

So how do we get to them without being seen?

Ebony

Look, we can’t hit them with a surprise attack. We don’t have that kind of muscle.

Jack

Does that mean …?

Lex

We’re gonna walk to their gates in broad daylight and politely ask them to leave?

Ebony

Pretty much. Only not politely.

Pride

Suppose they don’t wanna go.

What if we get captured?

Cloe

What if they kill us?

Ebony

I never said there wouldn’t be risks. Our only chance is to bluff them.

Jack

With what??

Ebony

They don’t know how many kids we have backing us up, but they must know they’re outnumbered.

Pride

Something tells me they’re not too worried about that.

Ebony

Well they should be. Look, if they want this City, they’re gonna have to fight for it.

Lex

It’s good enough for me.

Ebony

So, are we all agreed?

Pride

Agreed.

Cloe

It was his own fault. He lost his temper.

Salene

Lex? I can’t believe it.

Jack

It’s not a joke Salene.

Salene

Am I laughing?

Lex

Ouch! Cloe that hurt!

Cloe

Sorry.

Lex

It should be Tai-San doing this. When she touches you with her hands it feels like butterflies.

Cloe

Well, you'll just have to put up with mine for now won't you?

Lex

I didn't mean to say you don’t have good hands. [pause] You're a grownup now aren't you?

Cloe

Well I'm not a child anymore if that's what you mean.

Lex

No. No, you're a woman. And a very pretty one too.

Cloe

You think so?

Lex

Sure! A lot of people have said Tai-San's off the wall and I sometimes thought so as well. But underneath it she's a real woman. Boy, is she that. I miss her bad Clo. And there's a thing about a man, he needs a real woman, someone to look after him. Like you're doing now. [Cloe presses harder on the bandages] Ouch!!

Cloe

Lex? Are you hitting on me?

Lex

What??

Cloe

I reckon you'll be fine now. ... Just in case you were, thanks for noticing but, no thanks!

Lex

Get us a drink Cloe would you?

Cloe

Get it yourself!!