- Andy: Something happened last weekend, and it's been bugging me.
- Tucker: [patting his shoulder as he passes him with the water-bucket to sit] What was it?
- Andy: Well, my family was having this big old cookout. We were playing badminton, and the birdie got stuck up high in this tree.
- Quinn: Whoa, man. That's a drag. I can see why you're bummed.
- Megan: Quinn... So, what happened?
- Andy: Well, nobody could get it, it was so high. I got my slingshot. I'm a *pretty* good shot... and, well, I nailed it. First time. It fell right down.
- Vange: [grinning] Cool.
- Quinn: Luck.
- Andy: Yeah. My brother thought so too. That's when this bird flew into the tree, even higher than the birdie. My brother said, "If you're so good, hit that bird." And it looked so far away, I never thought I'd come close.
- Tucker: ...But you did.
- Andy: Yeah. I did. It fell out of the tree fluttering down. I ran up to it. But it was already...
- Quinn: [grinning] Nice shootin', Dead-Eye.
- Andy: Dead-Eye's right. I looked at the poor thing. It was a morning dove. All I could think of was, One second ago it had been alive. And because of me...
- [Quinn gets it and lowers his head]
- Andy: Things are born, things die, that's the way it goes. But if you're going to step in and take nature into your own hands, you'd better be ready to deal with it. Submitted for the approval of the Midnight Society, I call this story the Tale of the Hunted.
- Laura: You might have some romantic notion about bringing fun into your life, but this isn't the old days, Diana! People don't have to hunt wild animals for food anymore.
- Gar: But... it's different out there in the wild! It's about survival!
- Laura: [incredulous] Survival? Can't pack a lunch?
- Gar: But they're dangerous! Wolves are a threat to Man! Like The Blaze!
- Laura: [sharply turns around and glares at Gar] You know as well as I do that there isn't a single case of a wolf attacking a person! You guys just like to shoot defenseless animals.
- Gar: [voice wavering slightly] W... we don't always shoot 'em! Sometimes we trap the wolves, that's humane!
- Laura: Oh, yeah? You wanna know about trapping? An animal can be caught in a trap for weeks, starving and frightened! Then a trapper comes along with a big club and beats them to death! You call THAT humane?
- Gar: It's quick and painless.
- Laura: You wouldn't think that if it were happening to you.
- Gar: But they're animals!
- Laura: And so are we!
- Gar: [looking disgusted] Come on Diana, let's go... this girl's on another planet.
- Hank: [while holding Diana's baseball cap] So help me if my little girl's hurt... that beast is gonna PAY!