Episode #397: Not the usual safety features
Episode Notes
So Anderson (Hudson's dad) built a "safety-device" (for special definitions of "safety", of course!) into the knock-off laser swords. The question is why is he building them at all? It doesn't sound like it was his idea!
Transcript
- Panel 1: In the Engineering lab, Houston is joined by Admiral Slog and Prime Minister Hudson.
- Prime Minister Hudson:
- Houston, you wanted to see us?
- Chief Houston Texas:
- Bill, River, I have good news for you.
- But first, allow me to demonstrate something - please stand well clear.
- Panel 2: A person dressed in protective hockey gear walks in and stands in front of a bent-over droid unit.
- Chief Houston Texas:
- Angelina will take the place of a potential crime victim.
- This droid unit will take the place of a criminal with the black market weapon.
- SFX:
- *CLICK*
- Panel 3: The droid unit springs into life and the laser sword starts to extend.
- Chief Houston Texas:
- Watch what happens when the droid tries to attack Angelina.
- SFX:
- HUMMMM
- Panel 4: The laser sword is at full extension.
- SFX:
- HUMMMM
- Panel 5: The droid swings the laser sword around.
- Chief Houston Texas:
- The same thing happens every time.
- SFX:
- WHUMMM
- Panel 6: The droid cuts his own arm off with the laser sword.
- Chief Houston Texas:
- The sword seems designed to backfire on the person using it, presumably the criminal.
- Only Anderson could have done this.
- SFX:
- HUMMMM
- THUD
- Panel 7: A completely untouched Angelina walks-off again.
- Admiral Slog:
- Incredible
- Prime Minister Hudson:
- I knew my father would not want to harm innocent people!
- Chief Houston Texas:
- I also think he is trying to contact us, he engraved a message on the swords that can only been seen with an embiggenator.
- Panel 8: Hudson hugs Houston, accidentally pressing a button on his control panel
- Prime Minister Hudson:
- Thank you, Houston!
- Now we can try and find my father.
- Chief Houston Texas:
- Well, er, it was nothing my dear
- SFX:
- *CLICK*
- Panel 9: The laser sword in the droid's hand comes back to life
- SFX:
- HUMMMM
- Panel 10: The droid is collapsed on the floor after cutting itself in half with the sword.
- Prime Minister Hudson:
- Your droid!
- Oh, I'm so sorry!
- Chief Houston Texas:
- It's ok, I got through ten of them this morning, it's so much fun watching them dismember themselves!
- SFX:
- HUMMMM