Nine Figs in the Flapjack ch.6, p.8


My Humanoid Franchise
            Once there had been public acknowledgement of the umbrocracy’s dominance over the earth funding became more easily available and I was able to establish my lumpy spacecraft factory.  This lumpy design was in keeping with my idea that biological forms were more conducive to human habitation in the long term, as would be the case in interstellar travel.  In addition, this kind of lumpy-looking ship was easier to produce than the angular ones favored by the hidebound military-industrial mindset that had dominated space exploration in the early days.
            However, that wasn’t my only business venture.  Through my contacts in South Carolina I was able to purchase a robotic companion store.  This dovetailed with the production of interstellar craft, as one always needs company on such long trips.

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