:11:07
Arecibo, right?
:11:10
Does it show?
:11:13
Cracker Jack?
:11:14
No, thanks.
:11:15
Mind if I sit down?
:11:19
I hear the locals,
they call it "El Radar."
:11:22
Convinced it has some
dark military purpose.
:11:25
I think we're harmless.
:11:28
Palmer Joss.
:11:30
- Ellie Arroway.
- Nice to meet you, Ellie.
:11:34
What are you studying up there?
:11:38
The usual.
:11:39
Nebulae, quasars, pulsars,
stuff like that.
:11:44
What are you writing?
:11:45
The usual.
Nouns, adverbs...
:11:48
...adjective here and there.
:11:51
I work on a project, SETI.
:11:53
Search for
Extraterrestrial Intelligence?
:11:57
That is out there!
:12:00
Are you a student or something?
:12:02
I'm a writer.
I'm writing a book.
:12:05
I'm here doing research about how
technology affects Third World cultures.
:12:10
I'm also looking for this guy,
David Drumlin.
:12:12
He's head of the National Science
Foundation. I want an interview.
:12:18
I take it you know him?
:12:21
You could say that.
:12:23
SETI.
:12:25
That's fringe!
:12:27
I've crossed paths with him. Something
like that must really chap his ass.
:12:34
Compass.
:12:37
That's for you.
:12:43
You better keep this.
:12:45
Might save your life someday.
:12:52
Have dinner with me tonight?
:12:56
I don't make a good research subject.
I'm not quotable.
:12:59
No quotes.
Scout's honor.