Return to Neutral Industries

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We Fix Space Junk Season 4 by Beth Crane. Episode 4, Return to Neutral Industries.

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So, these are the figurines I made to go with the game.

SPEAKER_6 (1:39)

You've been working on this a lot.

SPEAKER_3 (1:41)

Well, I thought it would be good to have a project.

SPEAKER_7 (1:43)

This one's very, um, tentacly.

SPEAKER_6 (1:46)

I thought it would be good to bring in other species.

SPEAKER_3 (1:49)

The original is very human-centric.

Hello, valued employee. Here are the details for your next exciting mission. You will be resolving an HR issue in or at the Neutral Industries Lab. We hope you enjoy your mission. Additional notes? None.

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SPEAKER_7 (2:16)

Are we qualified to deal with HR issues?

SPEAKER_6 (2:19)

Apparently. Weird. Set a course, I guess.

Anyway, what do you make these out of?

SPEAKER_8 (2:25)

Well, it's really quite interesting, actually.

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Welcome to Neutral Industries, Inc.

SPEAKER_9 (2:42)

We probably do it.

SPEAKER_1 (2:44)

Uh, hi.

SPEAKER_7 (2:45)

We're from Automicom.

SPEAKER_4 (2:47)

Ah, Dr. Cardenas' fixes.

SPEAKER_1 (2:50)

Great.

SPEAKER_7 (2:51)

I'll let him know you're here. I think he's in genetic manipulation right now.

I'll be right back.

SPEAKER_6 (2:58)

Ah, they have a site map now.

SPEAKER_1 (3:00)

There's a...

SPEAKER_7 (3:02)

Well, it has a lot of departments.

SPEAKER_6 (3:04)

Tactical genetic manipulation, weaponized visual techniques, increasing aggressive tendencies in flora and fauna...

SPEAKER_10 (3:12)

Ah, if it isn't my two favorite repair people. How are you both?

SPEAKER_6 (3:17)

Uh, good.

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Wonderful, wonderful. So, uh, I have a little conundrum I need fixing. And when I was trying to figure out who to bring in, I thought back to that little transport issue we had a while back and remembered your names.

SPEAKER_7 (3:31)

The one where we thought we were going to die?

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And I thought, why not call them in to fix my new problem?

SPEAKER_7 (3:39)

Which is what?

SPEAKER_10 (3:41)

Well, follow me. How much do you know about Neutral Industries?

SPEAKER_6 (3:51)

Virtually nothing.

SPEAKER_10 (3:53)

Good, that's how we like it. Right, so one of our many revenue streams is our Universe Class Medical Cloning Lab.

SPEAKER_7 (4:00)

I thought it was illegal to create medical clones.

SPEAKER_10 (4:04)

Well, not that we're exactly governed by standard laws, but we don't create full clones. Mostly we create insurance-based replacement body parts.

SPEAKER_2 (4:13)

Right.

SPEAKER_10 (4:15)

For example, we were the source of the replacement legs for Ariella Fantasmo, the ballerina who was in that unfortunate stage threshing accident a few years back. We've been keeping them on ice for a few years just in case.

SPEAKER_6 (4:27)

Oh.

SPEAKER_10 (4:27)

I mean, on ice is technically untrue. They're actually kept in a sort of amniotic fluid and stimulated with frequent electric pulses to keep their muscular structure matching Ariella's.

We're particularly proud of her case. She was back on stage within a week.

SPEAKER_6 (4:42)

So what are we here for?

SPEAKER_10 (4:45)

Well, sometimes people die or their insurance lapses and then the bits just sort of sit there. So Gerald, who, well, he's a little eccentric, he made something or someone. We're not entirely sure how to refer to it or them.

SPEAKER_7 (5:06)

Oh, Ms. Lamb.

SPEAKER_12 (5:07)

Ah, Kilner, Samantha. Good to see you. I'm a little busy, but I'll see you later.

SPEAKER_4 (5:17)

Ah, Ms. Lamb.

SPEAKER_12 (5:18)

Pratola.

SPEAKER_4 (5:20)

Right on time.

SPEAKER_12 (5:21)

Despite everything, I like to keep my appointments.

SPEAKER_4 (5:24)

Of course.

Well, we've been reading over your proposal and we're very keen to work with you on your new venture. It's certainly intriguing.

SPEAKER_12 (5:35)

I'm glad we see eye to eye.

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Did you know there's a planet populated almost entirely by pygmy hippos?

They escape from a zoo transport and spread all over the place. But it turns out they get on just fine.

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