[He looks up from his communicator when he hears his name, clearly happy to see Bill.]
There you are! I was wondering when you'd turn up.
[There's a machine on the workbench, about the size of an electrical generator. One of the panels is open -- it's being worked on. However, it looks pretty much complete, with that '80s sheet-metal-and-rivets blockiness that's the hallmark of a Ford Pines invention. There is an adjustable collar attached to it with heavy cables, and a foot-wide aperture at the top.]
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[He looks up from his communicator when he hears his name, clearly happy to see Bill.]
There you are! I was wondering when you'd turn up.
[There's a machine on the workbench, about the size of an electrical generator. One of the panels is open -- it's being worked on. However, it looks pretty much complete, with that '80s sheet-metal-and-rivets blockiness that's the hallmark of a Ford Pines invention. There is an adjustable collar attached to it with heavy cables, and a foot-wide aperture at the top.]