- Hawk: Peter, listen to me. Things are always happening that we don't expect. You can think of them as an ordeal, or you can think of them as a great adventure. It's the adventurers who make it.
- Hawk: The name's Hawk. Used to be Colonel Hawkins. C.F. Hawkins, back when being in the Space Service really meant something. Now it's just Hawk.
- Hawk: You know, right upstairs there are refresher rooms, warm beds, nice big nutri-steaks, and what are we doing? We're knocking ourselves out looking for little a kid that doesn't have enough sense to stay put!
- Peter: These aren't real onions, are they? They're some kind of alien yucko onions. Wonder if this is real cheese?