Boredom…..
"Hutch. Hey, Hutch?"
"What now, Starsk?"
"Didja ever think that there might be aliens out there, Hutch? You know, little green men from Mars?"
"I know this stakeout is boring, but little green Martians? Come on." Hutch snorted.
"No, really, we can't be the only living things in the universe, right?. "I know some of our snitches seem like they're from Mars, only that's not what I mean."
"You've been watching too many late night horror movies again, haven't you?"
"But Hutch, Invasion of the Green Ghouls from Space is great!"
"God, Starsk, you are so weird sometimes. "
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After the tag from Long Walk down a Short Dirt Road
"Starsk, if you ever embarrass me like that again, I-I-I don't know what I'll do, but you're not going to like it."
"Whaddaya mean?"
"Acting like that in the bar. And that shirt! Where in the hell did you get that, Huggy's closet? It's the ugliest thing I've ever seen and that's saying something when it comes to you."
"Come on Hutch, I was only trying to help!"
"Oh yeah, you helped, Mushbrain. Everybody was laughing at us. Do you know how hard it was to do that? You try it sometime, buddy."
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"I'd probably end up matching the Striped Tomato."
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After the tag from ACFS
"So, you're going to the tropics and you didn't ask me?"
"Aw, Hutch…".
"Some friend you are, Starsk. I save your ass and this is what I get?"
"Hutch, don't be mad at me."
"Why shouldn't I?"
"Because I bought a ticket for you too. I just didn't tell you yet."
"Oh."
"Captain Dobey knows. He was just playing along."
"Oh. Um, sorry, Starsk. When do we leave?"
"In two days. Pack lots of sun lotion, Blondie. You're gonna need it. Did you really think I'd go without you?"
"No, but."
"C'mon, Blintz, let's go. I need a dry shirt."
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Close Quarters aka Hutch's Regret
"What's that smell?"
"What smell?"
"THAT smell!"
"I dunno, Hutch, I can't smell anything."
"Starsk, did you fart?"
"Maybe."
"You did, didn't you? "
"Yeah…"
" What on earth did you eat for breakfast this morning?"
"Um….a leftover burrito…."
"Mushbrain, are you trying to kill me here? As if stakeouts aren't bad enough already!"
"I'm sorry, Hutch."
"Just open the window, would you?"
*****I wrote this one after the comment was made in the Massive Damage review that Hutch might regret promising to buy Starsky all those burritos :)****