Act 1 - Scene 9

Question 1

What are you doing?

Answer 1

Sorry, what? Um- get below, boy. If Slank sees you on deck, he’ll rear up like the-

Question 2

You were talking to your neck-thing.

Answer 2

No I wasn’t.

Question 3

I know what I saw.

Answer 3

Well, there was… there was a porpoise swimming alongside the ship, and it was making those funny noises that porpoises make, and I thought I’d make some funny noises too, that’s all.

Question 4

So you were talking to a fish.

Answer 4

Porpoises are not fish. They’re mammals, just like you. Or Germans.

Question 5

Then how come your neck-thing glows and rings all by itself?

Answer 5

It’s for swimming. I’m a good swimmer. It’s a swimming medal.

Question 6

Right. Swimming. Sure. And what’s starstuff?

Answer 6

Decision. I’m going to trust you.

Question 7

Why? I’m just a boy.

Answer 7

I know. Pity. You like to look at the stars? Well, there they are-

Question 8

There’s so many…

Answer 8

They look safe, don’t they, sparkling up there like diamonds.

Question 9

I like when they shoot across the sky. Shoom!

Answer 9

Sometimes pieces of them fall to earth- little bits that look like sand. Can you keep a secret?

Question 10

We can.

Answer 10

Those little bits are starstuff. The trunk in Slank’s cabin is full of it. There’s some in here, too, in case I’m ever in trouble.

Question 11

Starstuff??? Lemme see!

Answer 11

NO! It changes people if they touch it.

Question 12

How?

Answer 12

Different ways- depending on what they want to be.

Question 13

So if somebody gets their hands on this starstuff and-

Answer 13

-and they’re evil and greedy like Genghis Khan, or they’re hungry for world domination like Caesar or Napoleon or, you know, Lea Michelle.

Question 14

Whose that?

Answer 14

Ugh, didn’t you learn anything at that orphanage?

Question 15

Was kinda busy trying not to die.

Answer 15

Oh.

Question 16

So if starstuff’s so dangerous, why’re you after it?

Answer 16

I’m a starcatcher. We have special powers that we use in secret- to keep starstuff away from tyrants who try to rule the world.

Question 17

You mean, like Queen Victoria?

Answer 17

God Save Her. And no, that’s different. She doesn’t need starstuff to rule the world. She’s British.

Question 18

So you’re a- what is it?

Answer 18

Starcatcher. There’s only six and a half of us on the planet.

Question 19

Six and a half?

Answer 19

I’m still an apprentice.

Question 20

Okay, so prove it.

Answer 20

What?

Question 21

Go on, amaze me with your special powers.

Answer 21

It’s not a magic show. I’m not like some magician guy.

Question 22

Well, I mean if you can’t actually do anything…

Answer 22

Fine, whatever. To have faith is to have wings.

Question 23

Whoa.

Answer 23

Satisfied?

Question 24

So the cat was flying. C’mon, I wanna fly, too! Like you and the cat!

Answer 24

Get serious, will you?! The starstuff has to be destroyed.

Question 25

You want me to destroy it??

Answer 25

Don’t be ridiculous. My father is going to throw it into the world’s hottest active volcano- Mount Jalapeno.

Question 26

Where’s that?

Answer 26

Rundoon, wouldn’t you know it. Problem is, King Zarboff would kill for even a thimble of starstuff!

Question 27

Hey, I can help. See, I’m gonna be the king’s new helper. So when we get to Rundoon, I’ll just ask him-

Answer 27

You’re not going to be his helper. You’re going to be snake food! King Zarboff likes to buy orphans and feed them to his snakes!

Question 28

So Grempkin lied.

Answer 28

King Zarboff the Third is evil- he’s the worst Zarboff yet!

Question 29

Grown-ups always lie! It’s all they ever do!

Answer 29

You want to help? Then help me get the trunk to my father!

Question 30

I may not have been born with a silver spoon up me bum, but that don’t mean I won’t stir my tea with one.

Answer 30

Ew.

Question 31

That’s gross.

Answer 31

Get below, boy!

Question 32

SWIM!

Answer 32

Here I am, boy! All will be well!