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The Professor brimmed. “Well, Ramsay, I’m glad you asked, and yes it ''is'' jolly clever! This is the very latest in modern risk management! It calculates and monitors all risks, tabulates them, and provides an overall risk rating.” | The Professor brimmed. “Well, Ramsay, I’m glad you asked, and yes it ''is'' jolly clever! This is the very latest in modern risk management! It calculates and monitors all risks, tabulates them, and provides an overall risk rating.” | ||
“Cripes! How does it do that, Ma’am?” | |||
“Well, let me show you, Ramsay.” | |||
Professor Skank manipulated the knobs. As she did so, the children could see drive-shafts turning interlocking gears, which turned interlocking flywheels and elastic fan-belts. Her eyes betrayed an impish delight at the cleverness of the design: the elegance of the interactions; the intricacy of the machinery. | |||
George looked at Boone. Boone shrugged. Algy had started cutting up his India rubber<ref>In contravention of Skool Rule 66(c) para 3: See {{Br|How To Be Topp}}, G. Willans & R. Searle, 1954</ref> in preparation for a barrage against the little swot in the front row, so paid no attention. | |||
Eventually, the Professor pressed a button marked “ANALYSE”. The machine whirred, rattled, chattered, and eventually spat out a punch-tape from a dispenser at the bottom and dropped into a stainless steel tray. Boone thought he saw a wisp of smoke drift up from the mechanism. | Eventually, the Professor pressed a button marked “ANALYSE”. The machine whirred, rattled, chattered, and eventually spat out a punch-tape from a dispenser at the bottom and dropped into a stainless steel tray. Boone thought he saw a wisp of smoke drift up from the mechanism. | ||
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Professor Skank retrieved the punch tape and regarded the output, her eyes aglow. | Professor Skank retrieved the punch tape and regarded the output, her eyes aglow. | ||
“Good news! Ambient risk is contained! We are at overall risk level 2.6, which is within acceptable bounds, and can be rendered green on the [[Steerco]] [[RAG indicator|RAG Indicator]]. But, look!” she waved the card. | “Good news! Ambient risk is contained! We are at overall risk level 2.6, which is within acceptable bounds, and can be rendered green on the [[Steerco]] [[RAG indicator|RAG Indicator]]. But, look!” she waved the card and tutted. “Well, that won’t do, will it?” | ||
“What’s that, Miss?” | |||
“Well, Ramsay, measured against that ambient risk, legal operating costs are too high!” | |||
George put her hand up. The Professor nodded to her to carry on. “How can you tell what the risk is, just by looking at that machine, Professor?” | George put her hand up. The Professor nodded to her to carry on. “How can you tell what the ambient risk is, just by looking at that machine, Professor?” | ||
“Can anyone answer that?” | “Can anyone answer that?” | ||