Ratatouille Page #5

in my town.

Remy! You are stealing?

You told Linguini he could trust you.

- And he can. It's for my brother.

- But the boy could lose his job.

Which means I would, too.

It's under control, okay?

- More wine?

- I shouldn't, but... Okay.

So, where did you train, Linguini?

Train? All right.

Surely you don't expect me to believe

this is your first time cooking?

- It's not.

- I knew it!

It's my... Second, third, fourth...

Fifth time.

Monday was my first time.

But I've taken out the garbage

lots of times before that...

Yes, yes. Have some more wine.

Tell me, Linguini, about your interests.

Do you like animals?

What?

Animals? What kind?

The usual, dogs, cats, horses,

guinea pigs,

rats.

I brought you something to...

No, no, no, no!

Spit that out right now!

- Don't just work it down!

- Too late.

Here.

Chew it slowly.

Only think about the taste.

- See?

- Not really.

Creamy, salty sweet,

an oaky nuttiness.

- You detect that?

- Oh, I'm detecting nuttiness.

Close your eyes. Now taste this.

Whole different thing, right?

Sweet, crisp, slight tang on the finish.

- Okay.

- Now, try them together.

Okay.

I think I'm getting

a little something there.

- It might be the nuttiness.

- See?

- Could be the tang.

- That's it.

Now, imagine every great taste

in the world

being combined

into infinite combinations.

Tastes that no one has tried yet!

Discoveries to be made!

I think...

- You lost me again.

- Yeah.

But that was interesting.

Most interesting garbage I ever...

Hey! What are we doing?

Dad doesn't know you're alive yet!

We've got to go to the colony!

Everyone will be thrilled!

- Yeah! But...

- What?

Thing is, I kind of have to...

What do you "have to"

more than family?

What's more important here?

Well, I...

It wouldn't hurt to visit.

- Have you had a pet rat?

- No.

- Did you work in a lab with rats?

- No.

Perhaps you lived in squalor

at some point?

Nopety nopety no.

You know something about rats!

You know you do!

You know who know do whacka-doo.

Ratta-tatta.

- Hey! Why do they call it that?

- What?

Ratatouille. It's like a stew, right?

Why do they call it that?

If you're going to name a food,

you should give it a name

that sounds delicious.

Ratatouille doesn't sound delicious.

It sounds like "rat" and "patootie."

Rat patootie.

Which does not sound delicious.

Regrettably we are all out of wine.

My son has returned!

And finding someone to replace you

for poison checker has been a disaster.

Nothing's been poisoned, thank God,

but it hasn't been easy.

- You didn't make it easy.

- I know. I am sorry, Dad.

Well, the important thing

is that you're home.

Yeah, well, about that...

You look thin. Why is that?

A shortage of food,

or a surplus of snobbery?

It's tough out there in the big world

all alone, isn't it?

Sure, but it's not like I'm a kid anymore.

- Hey. Hey, boy. What's up?

- I can take care of myself.

I've found a nice spot not far away,

so I'll be able to visit often.

Nothing like a cold splash of reality

to make you...

- Visit?

- I will. I promise. Often.

- You're not staying?

- No. It's not a big deal, Dad. I just...

You didn't think

I was going to stay forever, did you?

Eventually,

a bird's got to leave the nest.

We're not birds. We're rats.

We don't leave our nests.

We make them bigger.

- Well, maybe I'm a different kind of rat.

- Maybe you're not a rat at all.

Maybe that's a good thing.

Hey! The band's

really on tonight, huh?

Rats. All we do is take, Dad.

I'm tired of taking.

I want to make things.

I want to add something to this world.

- You're talking like a human.

- Who are not as bad as you say.

- Oh, yeah? What makes you so sure?

- Oh, man.

I've been able to

observe them

at a close-ish sort of range.

- Yeah? How close?

- Close enough.

And they're, you know,

not so bad as you say they are.

Come with me.

I got something I want you to see.

You know, I'm going to stay here.

Make sure the floors and countertops

are clean before you lock up.

Wait. You want me to stay and clean?

Is that a problem?

- No.

- Good boy. See you tomorrow.

We're here.

Take a good long look, Remy.

Now, this is what happens

when a rat gets

a little too comfortable around humans.

The world we live in

belongs to the enemy.

We must live carefully.

We look out for our own kind, Remy.

When all is said and done,

we're all we've got.

- No.

- What?

No. Dad, I don't believe it.

You're telling me that the future is...

Can only be more of this?

This is the way things are.

You can't change nature.

Change is nature, Dad.

The part that we can influence.

And it starts when we decide.

- Where you going?

- With luck, forward.

Hey! Yeah.

Stop it.

Good morning.

Good morning.

So, the chef,

he invited you in for a drink?

That's big.

That's big. What did he say?

What?

What, you can't tell me?

Oh!

Forgive me for intruding on your deep,

personal relationship with the chef.

Oh, I see how it is.

You get me to teach you

a few kitchen tricks

to dazzle the boss

and then you blow past me?

Wake up. Wake up.

I thought you were different.

I thought you thought I was different.

I thought...

I didn't have to help you!

If I looked out only for myself,

I would have let you drown!

But...

I wanted you to succeed. I liked you.

My mistake.

Colette. Wait, wait. Colette!

It's over, Little Chef.

I can't do it anymore.

Colette! Wait, wait!

Don't motorcycle away.

Look, I'm no good with words.

I'm no good with food either.

At least not without your help.

I hate false modesty.

It's just another way to lie.

- You have talent.

- No, but I don't! Really! It's not me.

When I added that extra ingredient

instead of following the recipe

like you said,

that wasn't me either.

- What do you mean?

- I mean, I wouldn't have done that.

I would've followed the recipe.

I would've followed your advice.

I would've followed your advice

to the ends of the earth.

- Because I love your advice.

- But...

But I...

Don't do it.

I have a secret. It's sort of disturbing.

- I have a...

- What? You...

- I have a ra...

- You have a rash?

No, no, no. I have this...

This tiny little...

Little...

A tiny chef

who tells me what to do.

A tiny chef?

Yes. Yes. He's...

- He's up here.

- In your brain?

Why is it so hard to talk to you?

Okay. Here we go.

You inspire me. I'm going to risk it all.

I'm going to risk looking like the

biggest idiot psycho you've ever seen.

You want to know why

I'm such a fast learner?

You want to know why

I'm such a great cook?

Don't laugh! I'm going to show you!

No! No!

- What is it, Ambrister?

- Gusteau's.

- Finally closing, is it?

- No.

- More financial trouble?

- No, it's...

Announced a new line

of microwave egg rolls?

What? What? Spit it out.

It's come back. It's popular.

- I haven't reviewed Gusteau's in years.

- No, sir.

My last review condemned it

- to the tourist trade.

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