human
Tell me, Rat. If you were me----
gpt
If I were you I'd get dressed for that dance, Rat said sharply.
human
If you've got a date, that is.
gpt
That's just the point. I _don't_ have a date. I mean, I didn't bother to make one. I know all those girls so well. Why bother?
human
So you're not going to the dance?
gpt
Nope.
human
You're not planning to go over the hill the way Steve did, are you? I can spot the symptoms. You look restless and fidgety the way your brother did.
gpt
No. I couldn't do that, Rat. Steve was the wild kind. I'd never be able just to get up and go, the way he did. But I've got to do _something_. I know what he meant. He said the walls of the ship were pressing in on him. Holding him back.