Voyager Page #3

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simple point of view.

We're trained to see things

as they are without dreaming.

I don't know what the souls of the

damned look like. Do you reverened?

I mean how can I experience something

that isn't there? We're on a ship here.

You know, were all at sea

with a bunch of strangers.

It's very simple. That's all

there is to it. Excuse me.

Oh, and what, another thing.

It's not art or religion that's keeping us

all from drowning here. It's technology.

American technology.

Good night.

Good night, Walter.

- Cheers!

Ready?

My partner didn't show up. Would you

like to play ping-pong with me?

Ping-pong?

Well, I'm a little rusty.

No excuses, Walter.

The shuffleboard can wait.

And take your beatings like a man.

Well, I suppose ping-pong's like everything

else, just a question of confidence.

Are you always so pompous?

Pompous? Is that being pompous?

It was the way you said it.

"Question of confidence. "

Oh, you're... very good.

- Do you wanna play?

I'm game.

Ready?

Yeah, I shouldn't have had

that chocolate mousse, you know?

I mean it was great but I'm on a diet.

- Hey Louie!

Hey, look. An avid game

of ping-pong here.

All right.

Your serve, right?

Hi.

- Hi.

Hey, Walter. You wanna

drink now or later?

Hey Louie. Citrus fruit.

I don't even know your name.

Walter Faber.

- I'm Elizabeth.

Elizabeth?

That doesn't seem to fit you.

We'll have to think up

something better for you.

I don't think you're having a very

good time on this ship, Mr. Faber.

No, five days without a car.

- I love it! I could sail around the world.

Yeah, well you'd have to go without me.

That would be sad. No

one to beat at ping-pong.

I had forgotten that

anyone could be so young.

Her endless curiosity got me

talking about navigation, radar,

the curvature of the earth and so on.

Thank you.

It's always a pleasure to

watch machinery in operation.

We walked down to the

big propeller shafts.

What impressed her most were all the

pipes, never mind what they were for.

I explained the main control panel,

what a kilowatt is, hydraulics...

What an ampere is, problems

of torsion, index and friction.

Teague of the steel through

vibration and so on.

Scary!

The structure has to hold up to all

this pressure of water. It's fantastic.

You're a great teacher.

Well, you can learn all

the same stuff from books.

Here.

I'd rather you teach me.

Ladies and gentlemen. Dinner is now

being served for the first sitting.

Excuse me. I have to go.

Sure.

Sabeth. How about if I called you Sabeth?

Instead of Elizabeth. How's that sound?

- Sabeth?

What do you think?

Okay.

I'd begun to think a great deal

about Hannah again lately.

Probably any young girl would

somehow remind me of Hannah.

Twenty years is a long time.

She sick?

She's all right, just seasick.

- You all right?

Well, let's help her to the cabin.

- Yeah, well I can manage. Thank you anyway.

Come on. You'll be all right.

Do you feel better now?

Here we go.

You, you'll be all right.

Thank you, Mr. Faber.

I can manage it now.

Well, I guess we should let

her sleep for a while, huh?

You gonna be all right?

Well, I'll see you up on deck later

for some trap shooting maybe, huh?

Yeah. Maybe.

Pull.

Pull.

Are you engaged to Miss Piper?

No. Hardly. She's very independent.

We both are actually.

I mean, we don't want to make the

same mistakes our parents made.

No, of course not.

Pull.

Yes?

It's Faber. I brought you

some pills for your stomach.

Thank you. I'm all right.

Well they... they.

These will help your stomach.

No. It's okay. Thank you.

You feeling better?

Yes.

- You oughta take these, they'll help you.

Thank you.

Thank you.

You know, I really wanted

to be an airline stewardess.

And I would have loved to go out

west... but mother wants me back.

She's alone and we've never

been separated that long.

She sacrificed everything for me.

She even learned to play the piano because

she wanted to accompany me on the violin.

Which is amazing at her age.

Well, you see that ship out there?

That's an oil tanker.

No, it's a cigar floating on a mirror(?).

Don't you see the smoke?

You're quite a poet.

This is our last sunset before France.

I am so excited about Paris.

I just hope Kurt will get this

woman that cheap hotel.

It's really close to the Louvre.

Then, I'll hitchhike to Italy.

You gonna hitchhike?

- Yeah.

I can take care of myself, you know?

No, I'm used to travelling alone.

In fact, I like it.

I enjoy waking up and not having

to explain myself to a woman.

You're such a delightful man, Walter.

Why are you so impossible?

No, really. Three or four days

with a woman is absolute maximum.

After that I start to dissimilate.

Hey, what happened to my drink?

Pretty good hoofer, Reverened.

Oh, we know devil's toys.

Are you sure you don't want to dance?

I'm positive, but I enjoy watching you.

He's saving himself for the big moment.

In ten minutes it will be midnight... and

Walter will be one year older! -All Right!

And now ladies and gentlemen, it's time

to make orange juice. -Smile everyone.

Congratulations, Walter!

- Reverened. Thanks.

Come on, let's do another one.

- I think I need some air.

That sounds good to me too. Excuse me.

I think you should get

married, Mr. Faber.

No, I'm serious.

No. No. I tried that once but she ran out

on me. We had kind of a disagreement

But, I don't think you should

hitchhike to Rome.

You sound like my mother.

Would your mother recommend

me getting married too?

No. I don't think she has a

very good opinion of marriage.

Well, she sounds like the kind

of woman I get along with.

Will you dance with me?

Would you marry me?

Hi.

Thanks.

Nice night, isn't it?

It sure is.

Happy birthday.

Thanks, Kurt.

Okay, I'll be at the bar for a while.

Okay.

Are you serious?

Yeah.

It's crazy, huh?

You wanna slow dance?

With an average volume of 1000 cube

megatons per hour these waters now produce

over 300,000 kilowatts of energy.

It's a remarkable engineering concept.

had to be rehabilitated.

The dam itself...

uses 10,500 liters per second of water.

The power...

is enough to service three major

cities of over 400,000 people each.

This is truly a vision of the future,

ladies and gentlemen.

Fantastic! Great, Walter!

I am afraid our turbines won't

quite be ready for assembly.

The usual... bureaucracy.

That's all right. I'd like to

get down there anyways.

That would be premature.

Walter.

I thought you promised to go on holiday.

No. No. I got enough

rest on that boat trip.

I want to get down there

as soon as possible.

I must remind you gentlemen, that we are

extremely concerned about donning artifacts.

That won't be a problem, monsieur.

All the good stuff has been

stolen a long time ago.

It's either the British Museum,

or the Louvre.

What time does the Louvre close?

- I beg your pardon.

The museum. The Louvre. What time

does it close? -I have no idea.

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