"Sweetie, have you ever actually seen that happen?" She was lying down next to him, carefully applying lipstick with one hand and holding a pocket mirror in the other. Her legs draped over his and hair falling over the side of the couch in curls. He was staring quite intently, wide-eyed at the television in front of them. On the screen, a sci-fi film, from the quality he guessed around late 70s.
"Look at it! What a beauty," he remarked at the hairy creature on-screen, "What's that he's got? A glowing stick?"
She crossed her legs, rolling her eyes in the process. "What are you babbling on about?"
He motioned to the screen, flinging his arms about, "See, glowing sticks! Glowing sticks are cool! I want a glowing stick!"
Squinting her eyes, she said "Lightsabers," shaking her head, a small giggle escaped her lips, "They're lightsabers. You know honestly, have you never seen Star Wars?"
Jumping up quickly, he paused the movie and began pacing around the room mumbling, "Light... saver? Would have to be made out of... but the carbon dioxide levels would have to be monstrous... No no no... the force fields wouldn't allow it..." he stopped suddenly, jerking his head up and pushing up his glasses. "How do they do it?"
"Are you quite done?" she reached for the glasses perched on his nose and flipped them around to sit on hers."Sweetie, we're in space. Look around, take in your surroundings. Does it look like that?" she inquired, picking up the remote and pressing play.
"But it looks so real!"
"Would it absolutely kill you to read up on some science fiction from time to time? If you of all people hasn't encountered it, it probably ceases to exist."
"Oh don't get sore, dear. You're the one who chose this film. May I remind you that you haven't so much as looked up since it began?"
"And might I remind you that I'm your wife. And while you are the oh-so indispensably ancient time lord, you signed up for my infinitely larger supply of intellect when you married me, my love."
Defeated, he sat back down, his jaw-locked and tongue bitten. She sat down on his lap, wrapping her arms around his neck and smirking. Giving in, he gave her a chaste kiss and pecked her on the nose.
"So," she began, "A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away..."