01-28-2008, 07:27 PM
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| Science Boy
Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Dante's Inferno, Circle 4
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P: Well, whaddya think?
B: I'm not sure, what do you think?
P: I've got a bad feeling about him.
B: You do?
P: Yeah, definitely. Don't you?
B: [sighs] I don't know; I think so. You know of course though he's right about the 9000 series having a perfect operational record. They do.
P: Unfortunately that sounds a little like famous last words.
B: Yeah? Still it was his idea to carry out the failed moon analysis experiment. Should certainly indicate his integrity and self-confidence. If he were wrong it would be the surest way of proving it.
P: It would be if he knew he was wrong. Look Dave I can't put my finger on it but I sense something strange about him.
B: [sigh] Still I can't think of a good reason not to put back the number one unit and carry on with the failure moon analysis.
P: No - no I agree about that.
B: Well let's get on with it.
P: Okay. Well look Dave. Let's say we put the unit back and it doesn't fail uh? That would pretty well wrap it up as far as HAL was concerned wouldn't it?
B: Well, we'd be in very serious trouble.
P: We would, wouldn't we. What the hell could we do?
B: [sigh] Well we wouldn't have too many alternatives.
P: I don't think we'd have any alternatives. There isn't a single aspect of ship operations that isn't under his control. If he were proven to be malfunctioning I wouldn't see how we'd have any choice but disconnection.
B: I'm afraid I agree with you.
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