Blakes 71978

Atlan:
[indicating TD 15-capable drive prototype] So, how soon can this be fitted to our space choppers?

Dr. Plaxton:
It can't.

Atlan:
Why not?

Dr. Plaxton:
Because this is the only one.

Atlan:
So build more! We've provided you with enough raw material to build five hundred!

Dr. Plaxton:
[indignant] I am a scientist, not a production engineer! And the other reason why this can't be fitted to your space choppers is, quite simply, it *won't* fit.

Atlan:
Why not?

Dr. Plaxton:
[patiently] Because the only way to increase the power was to increase the size of the photon generator chambers. This drive was intended to be installed in a real spacecraft, not in toys driven by a bunch of murderous psychopaths.

Atlan:
Our agreement...

Dr. Plaxton:
*Our agreement* was that you provide me with the resources to continue with my work! Well, that's exactly what I have done.

[Atlan grabs the back of Dr. Plaxton's neck and holds a gun to her head]

Atlan:
You will start modification work on the spacedrive *now*, Doctor Plaxton. If you refuse, I will tell the Space Rats that you are depriving them of speed, and I will let them deal with you... in their own fashion.