[Venkman's voice raises steadily as his temper gets the better of him, until the vast majority of the rooms near theirs in the hotel can probably hear him shouting.]
Oh, don't act like I haven't been trying. She's barely ten days old and I've been trying to figure out a solution to this problem since she hatched! What do I have to do, read from philosophy textbooks while they're in the egg?
[Sigourney taps into both of their minds, tilting her head at the sudden anger flaring in both of them.]
Maybe if you weren't letting her dig around in your head as much as she wants, we wouldn't have this problem in the first place, huh? Maybe I wouldn't be missing a whole goddamn year now and no idea if I'm gonna wake up one morning missing more- maybe I won't even recognize you or Egon! Or you guys won't recognize me!
[The anger... dissipates, all of a sudden, and Venkman just looks tired.]
I'm scared, Ray. I don't like not having control of my mind.
[Sigourney's handlights flash decisively.
...
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Venkman looks over to Ray on the couch, confused.]
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Oh, don't act like I haven't been trying. She's barely ten days old and I've been trying to figure out a solution to this problem since she hatched! What do I have to do, read from philosophy textbooks while they're in the egg?
[Sigourney taps into both of their minds, tilting her head at the sudden anger flaring in both of them.]
Maybe if you weren't letting her dig around in your head as much as she wants, we wouldn't have this problem in the first place, huh? Maybe I wouldn't be missing a whole goddamn year now and no idea if I'm gonna wake up one morning missing more- maybe I won't even recognize you or Egon! Or you guys won't recognize me!
[The anger... dissipates, all of a sudden, and Venkman just looks tired.]
I'm scared, Ray. I don't like not having control of my mind.
[Sigourney's handlights flash decisively.
...
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Venkman looks over to Ray on the couch, confused.]
When did you come in here?