Epsilon1997

She:
You're going to have to help me get off.

The Man:
Me? Off where?

She:
Here. Off here. Off Earth.

The Man:
Oh, you mean, this "vile" planet?

She:
Yes.

The Man:
Looks OK to me.

She:
That's because you're like a frog.

The Man:
Oh, I see.

She:
You don't see at all. Have you ever cooked a live frog?

The Man:
Why would I want to do that?

She:
You might learn something. [pause] When you drop a frog into a pot of boiling water it will jump straight back out to save itself. But if you put a frog into a pot of cold water and heat it slowly it will swim around quite happily until the water gets too hot and kills it.

The Man:
So?

She:
Are you representative of the level of intelligence here or are you particularly stupid?

The Man:
Oh, about average I'd say.

She:
This place is worse than I thought. [pause] What happens to the second frog is what is happening to you here, right this minute. And I want to get off before the water boils.