Stephen Falken: Except, that I never could get Joshua to learn the most important lesson.
David: What's that?
Stephen Falken: Futility. That there's a time when you should just give up.
Jennifer: What kind of a lesson is that?
Stephen Falken: Did you ever play tic-tac-toe?
Jennifer: Yeah, of course.
Stephen Falken: But you don't anymore.
Jennifer: No.
Stephen Falken: Why?
Jennifer: Because it's a boring game. It's always a tie.
Stephen Falken: Exactly. There's no way to win. The game itself is pointless! But back in the war room, they believe you can win a nuclear war.
David: What's that?
Stephen Falken: Futility. That there's a time when you should just give up.
Jennifer: What kind of a lesson is that?
Stephen Falken: Did you ever play tic-tac-toe?
Jennifer: Yeah, of course.
Stephen Falken: But you don't anymore.
Jennifer: No.
Stephen Falken: Why?
Jennifer: Because it's a boring game. It's always a tie.
Stephen Falken: Exactly. There's no way to win. The game itself is pointless! But back in the war room, they believe you can win a nuclear war.
Stephen Falken : Except, that I never could get Joshua to learn the most important lesson.
David : What's that?
Stephen Falken : Futility. That there's a time when you should just give up.
Jennifer : What kind of a lesson is that?
Stephen Falken : Did you ever play tic-tac-toe?
Jennifer : Yeah, of course.
Stephen Falken : But you don't anymore.
Jennifer : No.
Stephen Falken : Why?
Jennifer : Because it's a boring game. It's always a tie.
Stephen Falken : Exactly. There's no way to win. The game itself is pointless! But back in the war room, they believe you can win a nuclear war.
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