at M J M

Receptionist: Mosquito City University. Engineering Faculty.
Journalist: Hello. My name is Mark is Mark White. I am a journalist for the Mosquito City Herald and I am working on a story about the hydrogen engine. I was wondering if there was somebody there who I could come along and talk to about that?
Receptionist: Nobody is here right now. But if you come in tomorrow Professor Trafalgar should be here.
Journalist: Ok. Thanks very much. Where should I go to find him?
Receptionist: Oh just go straight to the HEF.
Journalist: HEF? What does that stand for?
Receptionist: Hydrogen Engine Facility.
Journalist: Ok. Well. Ok so I will go along there tomorrow afternoon and find Professor Trafalgar at the Hydrogen Engine Facility.
Receptionist: Yeah. Somebody will take care of you over there.
Journalist: Ok. Thanks very much for your help.
Receptionist: You are welcome. Goodbye.
Journalist: Bye.
Receptionist: Take it easy.

at striatic

Mark: Ok. So here I am. I am on the golf course at Mosquito City. I have got the ocean on one side and the jungle on the other. I have just had a game of golf.
Peter: That was a great game , Mark.
Mark: That was a great game. Peter. Yeah.
Peter: Wonderful.
Mark: I have just had a game of golf with Peter Bestluck, the richest man in Mosquito City, who is also a rhino lover and the man who funded the Mosquito City Rhino Park, part of the international effort to save the rhino. And Peter, I am going to put you on the spot here. I am going to ask you a difficult question.
Peter: Ok. Fire ahead.
Mark: You told me last week that you…yesterday… not last week… yesterday… that you had purchased a fleet of new jet liners for the Mosquito City Airline Company, which you have just purchased.
Peter: You have your facts right.
Mark: And you are going to enlarge the airport…
Peter: That is right.
Mark: You are going to expand the airport facilities if you can get government funding.
Peter: We will get government funding. In fact I fund…
Mark: Government approval.
Peter: Oh government approval. Oh. Yes.
Mark: Now what I am going to ask you about is the environmental question. Now in this day of climate change, global warming, it is fairly generally accepted that burning fossil fuels causes global warming, pollution and it is changing our environment. How do you feel about that problem?
Peter: Everything in Mosquito City and the surroundings is run on clean power.
Mark: Really?
Peter: Yep. That is right. Hydrogen-powered.
Mark: Hydrogen-powered?
Peter: Yeah. So. Yeah. Right. We considered this a long time ago and … well… we didn’t have to introduce anything. It was already here. That kind of mentality.
Mark: Right. So you…you … you are expanding the airline and you (have) bought a whole new fleet of jets but you are not causing pollution
Peter: That is correct.
Mark: Your carbon footprint is almost nothing.
Peter: Absolutely.
Mark: Wow! … Wow! That is a clean system.
Peter: A very clean system.

at nicklawes

Mark: Well here I am. I am sitting in the back of a stretch limousine and I am driving along. I am driving down the streets of Mosquito City with the richest man in Mosquito City sitting next to me. Mr Peter Bestluck. Pete! You like Rhinos?
Pete: I don’t know about “like”. Did you say “like” or “love”?
Mark: Well, tell us about rhinos…You ah…
Pete: I got some stories. The first time I came across rhinos was in Chittawan National Park in Nepal.
Mark: In Nepal?
Pete: After doing a trek in the Himalayas.
Mark: Chittawan?
Pete: Chittawan.
Mark: Uh-huh.
Pete: And it is famous for its about four hundred, five hundred rhinos. And when you see…Have you ever seen a live rhino without bars?
Mark: No, I have only seen a rhino in the zoo; in Taronga Park Zoo in Sydney.
Peter: Well you know..? Have you ever seen the film, Jurassic Park?
Mark: Yes, I have.
Pete: Well just imagine walking into Jurassic park because these rhinos are like dinosaurs.
Mark: Right.
Pete: And they are very temperamental.
Mark: Right. And they are big. This is the Mosquito City Rhino? No, you’re talking about the Nepalese rhino.
Pete: The Nepalese rhino.
Mark: Right. Okay.
Pete: And, yeah, they are very dangerous.
Mark: One chased me and I had to … sort of … climb a tree.
Mark: Right. Ok.
Pete: And I was up that tree for about twenty minutes while it grazed below me.

at Sokwanele

Mark: Hello there, Mr Bestluck.
Peter: Hello. Get into the car.
Mark: Nice to see you.
Peter:Welcome. Pop in quick.
Mark: Thanks a lot.
Peter:Great.
Mark: Great. Ok. Here we are.
Peter:I will just close the door. Ho Ho.
Mark: Ok.
Peter:And by the way don’t call me Mr Bestluck. You can call me “Peter”.
Mark: Ok. Thanks a lot.
Peter:Or howabout “Pete”.
Mark: Pete. Ok. You can call me “Mark” and I can call you “Pete”.
Peter:Ok That sounds fantastic. That is a deal. Chauffeur, just carry on. You know where you are going to take us.
Mark: Ok. Is it very far to the golf course?
Peter:Yeah. It is along the coastline. You will be able to see the sea and you will probably see a few of dolphins as well jumping out of the water. It is an absolutely beautiful road.
Mark: Dolphins are beautiful animals.
Peter:It goes through the tropical jungle as well. You will see monkeys.
Mark: Wow!
Peter:You might even see a rhinocerous.
Mark: Wow!
Peter:Yes, a rhinocerous!
Mark: Wow! Monkeys, dolphins a rhinocerous or two.
Peter:Yeah, that’s right. Or maybe a dozen.
Mark: Mosquito City is…
Peter:You have got to be very careful with rhinos but I will tell you about that another time.
Mark: Ok.

at Tevor Page

Brad: Mark what the hell are you doing up this time of the morning?
Mark: Hello, Brad.
Brad: Oh it is fantastic to see you.
Mark: You too.
Brad: It is usually about eleven o’clock, isn’t it?
Mark: Yes yes but like it is my second day on the job.
Brad: Understood. understood.
Mark: I am playing golf with Peter Bestluck today.
Brad: No! You are pulling my leg.
Mark: Yep.
Brad: You are pulling my leg.
Mark: Yep, the richest man in Mosquito City.
Brad: Oh, that is wonderful.
Mark: His stretch limo is going to pick me up in five minutes.
Brad: I saw that. That is for you?!
Mark: It is there already?
Brad: It is there waiting for you.
Mark: I (had) better go.
Brad: You (had) better go.
Mark: See ya.
Brad: Have a great day. Bye.
Mark: Thanks, mate. See ya. (See you later)

at Matt Hintsa

Mark: Hello, Mr Bestluck?
Peter: Hi there. Come on in. Welcome.
Mark: My name is Mark White.
Peter: Hi Mark. How are you doing?
Mark: Good.
Peter: Take a seat on the black leather sofa.
Mark: Thanks a lot.
Peter: Make yourself comfortable.
Mark: Thanks for agreeing to see me today. I am sure you don’t have much time.
Peter: No problem whatsoever.
Mark: I have come to ask you about your recent acquisition of Mosquito City…
Peter: U-hum.
Mark: … Airlines.
Peter: Yes.
Mark: Was it a sudden decision to buy the airline company?
Peter: It is one of my dreams come true actually. I had been thinking about this for quite a long time, although I hadn’t told anybody until very recently.
Mark: Oh wow! I have got a scoop.
Peter: You have got a scoop. Yeah. (laughs) It has just all happened (at the) beginning of last week.
Mark: Right..So..?
Peter: I phoned David Bowie. You know David?
Mark: Yeah
Peter: And he has..He said that I can buy his jets from him. Marvelous. At a very reasonable price as well.
Mark: you are buying a new fleet.
Peter: Yeah. That is right.
Mark: Right. So you have always wanted to be in the airline industry?
Peter: Not really. It is just something to do. You know. Something. A little bit of fun on the side.
Mark: With all your money?
Peter: Well, that is true.
Mark: Yeah. well. You plan to expand the airline company. Do you think that the Mosquito City Airport is big enough for this new fleet of jets?
Peter: Well, I do because I think that Mosquito City is becoming quite a phenomenon.
Mark: Uh-huh.
Peter: Everybody wants to come here.
Mark: Right.
Peter: And I can understand why because it is “Happy Happy Land”, if you know what I mean.
Mark: I must say it is a beautiful place. I have only just arrived myself a couple of days ago. I got a job. I am making a lot of money. I am staying at the hotel for nothing. This is a great place.
Peter: Just one day. Just imagine… one week … one month…one year.
Mark: How long have you been here?
Peter: I have been here sort of most of my life actually.
Mark: Were you born rich?
Peter: Well, I was born rich inside.
Mark: Inside?
Peter: it sounds a bit sort of corny doesn’t it but ahh..
Mark: No. Not really.
Peter: What is the point of being rich if you are not rich inside?
Mark: All that glitters is not gold.
Peter: Very true.
Mark: Money isn’t everything. So your fortune has grown since you inherited it?
Peter: It has grown considerably.
Mark: M-hm. What kind of industries have you invested in?
Peter: Well…actually I am building a golf course next to the new airport.
Mark: Right. Ok.
Peter: So you will have to come down and see it with me.
Mark: Yes.
Peter: How about tomorrow?
Mark: Ok. Yeah. That sounds great. I would love to.
Peter: Great. Fantastic.
Mark: What time?
Peter: Maybe..how about… I am laughing now … six o’clock in the morning?
Mark: Six o’clock in the morning.
Peter: Yes.
Mark: So early?
Peter: There will be my stretch-limo waiting for you outside your hotel.
Mark: Oh wow! Yes!
Peter: With a chauffeur.
Mark: Ok. Yes.
Peter: No problem.
Mark: Wow!
Peter: See you tomorrow, ok?
Mark: Ok. See you tomorrow. Bye bye.
Peter: Bye.

at Grant MacDonald

Mark: Hello.
Dorothy: Hello.
Mark: I have an appointment to see Mr Bestluck.
Dorothy: Mr Bestluck?
Mark: Yes.
Dorothy: Oh great. You are in the right place.
Mark: Right. Thanks. My name is Mark White.
Dorothy: Hello Mark. My name is Dorothy.
Mark: Nice to meet you, Dorothy.
Dorothy: Mm. It is a pleasure.
Mark: Is Mr Bestluck here?
Dorothy: Yes. You just have to go through that door.
Mark: Oh through this door? Ok ok. Thanks very much. Nice to meet you. Dorothy.
Dorothy: Wonderful. Bye.
Mark: Bye.

at Thomas Hawk

Mark: Ok. Well. Here I am. I am standing outside the Mosquito City Trade Towers and I have got an interview with Peter Bestluck, the richest man in Mosquito City, in about five minutes. I had better go in… Hello
Receptionist: Hello.
Mark: I am looking for Mr Bestluck’s Office.
Receptionist: Oh. Mr Bestluck?
Mark: Yes. What floor is his office on?
Receptionist: It is the eighteenth floor.
Mark: On the eighteenth floor. Ok. Where is the elevator?
Receptionist: It is just to your left.
Mark: Thanks very much.
Receptionist: Thank you very much. Have a great time.
Mark: Thanks a lot. Bye.
Receptionist: Bye.

at Kool Skatkat

Mark: Ok. It is my first day on the job. I am a new reporter for the Mosquito City Herald. Hello, Brad.
Brad: Hi, Mark. How are you doin’ there?
Mark: Good. Good. How are you?
Brad: It is really god to see you. Are you having a good time?
Mark: I am having a good time.
Brad: Wonderful.
Mark: I got a new job.
Brad: You got a new job. That is terrific. Terrific.
Mark: I am a journalist.
Brad: A journalist!
Mark: Yep.
Brad: Oh. That is fantastic. I didn’t realize.
Mark: I was an English teacher before but now I am a journalist at the Mosquito City Herald.
Brad: Oh. You have blown me away.
Mark: Today is my first day.
Brad: First day. What are you going to do then?
Mark: I am going to interview Peter Bestluck, the richest man in Mosquito City.
Brad: Oh Peter Bestluck. He is a really nice guy.
Mark: Is he?
Brad: Oh, he is wonderful person.
Mark: I have heard different things about him.
Brad: What have you heard?
Mark: Some people say he is a nice person and some people say he is a great bloke and some people say he is ok. I haven’t heard anything bad.
Brad: Oh that is right. You will never hear anything bad about Peter Bestluck. Never. He is a wonderful person.
Mark: A wonderful fellow. Good. Ok, well I better get to work. I have got to be there in half an hour. I (had) better hurry up.
Brad: OK. Great. Have a good time. Have a great interview.
Mark: See ya later, mate.
Brad: See ya later.
Mark: See ya.

at Mark White

Mark: Ok, so I have got my newspaper. I am going to sit down and read the newspaper. I have to find a park. There is a lot of traffic here. There are lots of cars. There is a park over there in front of the city office. I will go and sit there and read my newspaper….OK….Very interesting. Very interesting…Hello!
A Woman in the Park: Hello.
Mark: How are you?
The Woman in the Park: Oh very well thank you.
Mark: Lovely weather.
The Woman in the Park: Oh it is beautiful… What are you doing?
Mark: Just reading the paper. Just relaxing. I am new in town.
The Woman in the Park: Oh wonderful!
Mark: You live here?
The Woman in the Park: Yes, I live just round the corner.
Mark: I have just come from Japan.
The Woman in the Park: Oh Japan!
Mark: I have just moved here.
The Woman in the Park: Very interesting.
Mark: Have you been to Japan?
The Woman in the Park in Front of the City Office: Never. I know very little about it.
Mark: It is a very interesting place.
The Woman in the Park: Sumo wrestling.
Mark: Sumo wrestling. Sushi.
The Woman: Oh yes. Sushi.
Mark: Have you ever eaten sushi?
The Woman in the Park: Well, actually there is a sushi bar here.
Mark: Oh really. Have you tried it?
The Woman in the Park: Yeah I try it regularly.
Mark: Right.
The Woman in the Park: It is not a “Kaiten Sushi“, though. It is just an ordinary very small sushi bar.
Mark: I don’t eat a lot of sushi actually. I like vegetables.
The Woman in the Park: Oh vegetables. We have plenty of those. You might have found out about that.
Mark: Yeah yeah. I have seen there is a lot of fresh fruit too. It is good. It is lovely. This is a lovely place. What do you do?
The Woman: Well, I am a farmer.
Mark: Oh.
The Woman: A farmer’s wife, excuse me.
Mark: Right. OK. And you are at the City office today…You have come in to do some business?
The Woman: Well, Mosquito City isn’t that big.
Mark: Right.
The Woman: So I like to stroll around, you know, interesting atmosphere.
Mark: Right. OK.
The Woman: I know a lot of people here.
Mark: Right OK. That is a lovely duck you have there too. Is that your duck?
The Woman: Yes, that is my duck.
Mark: Right OK.
The Duck: Quack quack.
Mark: Right. OK. Oh well. I think I will go for a stroll.
The Woman: OK. Have a nice day.
Mark: Nice talking to you. Bye.
The Farmer’s Wife: Bye Bye.