Ryan quotes from The Tribe

Ryan

Quiet!! [the children stop] It’s better. My name’s Ryan but you can call me Sir. These lessons are free. They’ve been organized for your benefit, so you can have some kind of future. So anyone who doesn’t want a future, can leave now. There’s the door. [everyone stays] Alright, then will you please sit at the table?

Ebony

So what are we waiting for?

Ryan

What do you mean? We? You’re not even a Mall Rat.

Ebony

Why do you call yourselves rats? Because you’re the first to leave the sinking ship?

Bray

[making a toast] To the end of our nightmares and the beginning of a new future. May the banquet last forever!

Cheers!

And to quality and caring for each other.

KC

Hey! Can we have some fun as well?

[laughter]

Okay, okay. To quality, caring for each other AND fun.

Cheers!

Tai-San

And I drink to inner peace and my new bodyguard.

Cheers!

Jack

And to computer buffs ruling the world!

[laughter]

Dal

Together with their handymen!

Ryan

To families. Our Mall Rat family!

Yeah!

Patsy

And here’s to little guys being taken as much notice as big guys.

Trudy

Sorry, what did you say?

[laughter]

Bray

I’ve got one more thing though. To peace and Mall Rats. Mall Rats!

Mall Rats! Cheers!

Ryan

[working at the farm] Come to the country, he said! Fresh air, blue skies, birds singing, he said! Get up in the middle of the night, he said! Come and breathe that sweet, clean, country air!

Dal

Ryan, you’ve been complaining ever since we got here. I never thought you were a city boy.

Ryan

Yeah! And I suddenly understand how Alice was able to leave!

Dal

Well I still don’t.

Ryan

What do you mean?

Dal

She loves it here. Why would she wanna live in the City? All this Tai-San’s stuff, don’t you think it’s a little weird?

Ryan

Tai-San’s weird, full stop! She spooks me sometimes.

Salene

Alice just seems like a big honey to me.

Tai-San is from the moon. Alice will be drawn back. The rhythms of the earth will call her. [she leaves]

Salene

Now, that chick is really weird!

Ryan

Yeah! Moon, earth? What is she, some kind of witch or something?

Salene

Could be. Better be careful what you say around her, Ryan.

Salene

Do you ever wonder what your parents would think if they could see us now?

Ryan

I’m sure yours would be proud of you.

Salene

You know something? I don’t deserve you.

Ryan

That’s crazy!

Salene

No, it’s outside that’s crazy. It’s all around us so much, it doesn’t seem right that we’re so safe in here, with each other! But I’m glad we are.

Ryan

Are you alright?

Jack

Yeah.

Ryan

You seem like the sky is about to fall on your head.

Jack

I think it already has.

[enters] So this is where you’re hiding?

Jack

I’m not hiding!

Well, I should hope not. We’ve got to find out more about the comet.

Jack

I’ll be with you in one minute.

[as she leaves] One, two …

Ryan

You’re not down about her, are you?

Jack

How do you know? No. No, don’t be ridiculous. I wouldn’t let a girl affect me.

Ryan

Well, they can have an effect.

Jack

You and Salene are having problems?

Ryan

I don’t know about Salene, but yeah.

Jack

Is there anything I can help you with? I mean, not that I’m an expert on that field, of course.

Ryan

I’ll deal with it myself. Thanks anyway.

Salene

They’re growing up. They’re getting interested in boys and their appearance and all of that.

Ryan

Oh yeah. But, Dal?

Salene

Well, he’s the only available guy around here.

Ryan

Dal! Does he know this yet?

Salene

I think he’s starting to get the picture

Ryan

Hey, I just thought of something!

Salene

What?

Ryan

There’s two of them and only one of him.

Salene

Yeah, I don’t think they’ve quite worked that one yet.

Ryan

Ah, I see trouble ahead! [they both laugh.]