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This template creates a formatted dialogue/conversation box for scripts and multi-line exchanges.
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Usage
{{dialogue
|context=When Lee Adama and Kara Thrace are on Galactica's flight deck:
|lines=
'''Lee Adama:''' Hey, did you see the note from the XO?<br>
'''Kara Thrace:''' I saw it. No way.<br>
'''Lee Adama:''' Kara, everyone else--<br>
'''Kara Thrace:''' I don't fly with stims. They fudge with your reflexes, your reaction time.<br>
'''Lee Adama:''' Come on, Kara, give me a break. Just--<br>
'''Kara Thrace:''' Why are we arguing about this?<br>
'''Lee Adama:''' I have no idea.<br>
'''Kara Thrace:''' Neither do I. You're the CAG, act like one.<br>
'''Lee Adama:''' What does that mean?<br>
'''Kara Thrace:''' It means that you're still acting like everyone's best friend. We're not friends. You're the CAG. "Be careful out there?" Our job isn't to be careful, it's to shoot frakking Cylons out of the sky. "Good Hunting" is what you say. And one of your idiot pilots is acting like a child and refusing to take her pills. So she either says "Yes, sir" and obeys a direct order, or you smack her in the mouth and drag her sorry ass to sickbay and you make her take those pills.<br>
''(Lee and Kara both start laughing)''<br>
'''Lee Adama:''' Well, I'm glad I'm not working for you.<br>
'''Kara Thrace:''' ''(laughing)'' Damn right you're glad.<br>
'''Lee Adama:''' So do I have to smack you in the mouth, Lieutenant?<br>
'''Kara Thrace:''' No sir, I'll take my pills. ''(takes pills from Lee)'' Perfect.<br>
'''Lee Adama:''' Carry on.<br>
'''Kara Thrace:''' ''(half-heartedly saluting)'' Yes, sir.
|source="[[Act of Contrition]]"
}}
Parameters
- context: Optional scene-setting description (e.g., "When Adama visits Roslin in sickbay:")
- lines: The dialogue content (required) - Use bold for speaker names, italics for stage directions
- source: Optional episode/source citation
Formatting Guidelines
- **Speaker names**: Use triple apostrophes for bold:
Name: - **Stage directions/actions**: Use double apostrophes for italics:
(action) - **Line breaks**: Use
- **Context**: Describe the scene setting if it helps readers understand the exchange
Examples
Simple dialogue
Adama: So say we all.
Crew: So say we all!
Crew: So say we all!
—"Miniseries"
Dialogue with context
In Colonial One, as Roslin confronts Adama:
Roslin: You have your pound of flesh.
Adama: This was never personal.
Dialogue with stage directions
Starbuck: What do you hear?
Kat: Nothing but the rain.
(Starbuck smiles)
—"Miniseries"
Extended conversation with multiple speakers
When Lee Adama and Kara Thrace are on Galactica's flight deck:
Lee Adama: Hey, did you see the note from the XO?
Kara Thrace: I saw it. No way.
Lee Adama: Kara, everyone else--
Kara Thrace: I don't fly with stims. They fudge with your reflexes, your reaction time.
Lee Adama: Come on, Kara, give me a break. Just--
Kara Thrace: Why are we arguing about this?
Lee Adama: I have no idea.