Sunday 27 November 2005

Narrator: When the messenger arrives and says "Don't shoot the messenger," it's a good idea to be prepared to shoot the messenger, just in case.

Ennesby: I know. . . I'll just mail you the -

Captain Tagon: Start Talking.

Ennesby: Okay.

Ennesby: I told you Petey's been meddling. Well. . . he meddled in politics on Ystre, before you got this ship.

Ennesby: He said he bribed some senators and a judge. That's why mini-Schlock was granted that absurd salvage claim.

Captain Tagon: Why would Petey do that?

Ennesby: Maybe because he thought he owed you a ship> I don't know.

Captain Tagon: Commander, what's your opinion on this?

Kevyn: Well, there's no need for us to keep pointing our weapons at poor Ennesby's head.

Ennesby: Oh good. I was starting to -

SFX: BLAM

Ennesby: worry?

Kevyn: . . . Not when we can shoot his motivator out from under him.

Captain Tagon: Why would we want to do that?

Kevyn: So I can take him apart, of course.

Ennesby: Great. Bend over for the logic probe.