Written for a challenge at LiveJournal's Writerverse. Prompt: leader; Bonus: all-dialogue
"What did you just say to them?"
"Hmm? Oh, I said, 'Take me to your leader.'"
"Oh, come on, Daniel!"
"What? I'm being perfectly serious. It's not as if they've ever heard it before. Although, I suppose it is possible that some culture somewhere developed similarly enough to have something analogous. But based on their reactions, I don't think they interpreted it as a joke. See? Here we go."
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"What's wrong, Jack?"
"Daniel, you're using cliched movie lines from the 50s!"
"Oh, sorry. Am I reminding you of your misspent youth?"
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"Stop growling, Jack. The natives are getting restless."