"The eighties? As in, the 1980s?" Not all that recently, in other words. Indy wondered why no one else had brought the movie up or expressed skepticism about his name, if the whole damn planet had seen the thing. He couldn't say about the others, but Pierson for one was probably just holding out on him. Or maybe he just wasn't a movie buff.
"Evidently kids these days aren't big on doing research," Indy retorted. "If you actually knew how to use a library, I'm sure you could find any number of contemporary references to my life and work." What references, he had no idea, but surely Marcus had dedicated a book to him or something. Or maybe one of his old flames had written some kind of tell-all memoir in which he would feature prominently. "They probably still have my dissertation on file at the Sorbonne," he spluttered, mentally kicking himself for the weak line. He didn't exactly sound convincing, even to himself.
But the kid had kept going, and something else caught Indy's ear. "Wait a minute; did you say George Lucas?" That might be it. Harry Lucas--Harrison Ford plus George Lucas. It was a prank. Whoever had brought him here must have been chuckling to himself as he'd filled out the name in Indy's file. Had they not thought he'd figure it out, or were they just uninterested in whether he did or not?
He had no idea what "Disneyland" was--and a ride? Based on his life? What were they doing, racing people through abandoned mines? Why would anyone want to do that?--but that was another question best saved for some other time.
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"Evidently kids these days aren't big on doing research," Indy retorted. "If you actually knew how to use a library, I'm sure you could find any number of contemporary references to my life and work." What references, he had no idea, but surely Marcus had dedicated a book to him or something. Or maybe one of his old flames had written some kind of tell-all memoir in which he would feature prominently. "They probably still have my dissertation on file at the Sorbonne," he spluttered, mentally kicking himself for the weak line. He didn't exactly sound convincing, even to himself.
But the kid had kept going, and something else caught Indy's ear. "Wait a minute; did you say George Lucas?" That might be it. Harry Lucas--Harrison Ford plus George Lucas. It was a prank. Whoever had brought him here must have been chuckling to himself as he'd filled out the name in Indy's file. Had they not thought he'd figure it out, or were they just uninterested in whether he did or not?
He had no idea what "Disneyland" was--and a ride? Based on his life? What were they doing, racing people through abandoned mines? Why would anyone want to do that?--but that was another question best saved for some other time.