LT. DAN AND GUMP ARE SITTING IN THE AFTERNOON SUN, COGITATING LIFE.

Gump, I was thinking. With my share of the profits from our shrimp business I think I will look into getting one of those robotic bottom halves.

Have you ever seen those things? Just the legs and such?

Lt. Dan, I've never heard of a half-robot. The kind of robots I've seen have those square, shiny metal heads. And some of them can even shoot beams of light from their heads!

Well, this thing that I am talking about would let me not only walk kind of normally again, but do things that my real body could never do.

Like what, Lt. Dan?

I have read that I would be able to run about 50 miles per hour.

But, why would you ever need to do that?

And I could climb a mountain without ever getting tired.

(beginning to grim)

Lt. Dan. Do you want to win a mountain-climbing race?!

Certainly not, you numbskull. I am merely telling you that my new lower body half would be real powerful and quick.

Would you be able to catch more shrimp, Lt. Dan?

Well, I guess getting around much better and more nimbly on deck when we are hauling in the shrimp nets would be a benefit, at that.

And, with the robot half-body you could do that, Lt. Dan?

I don't see why not. I guess it could be wired to do whatever.

(thinking out loud to himself, worried)

Although, I don't know exactly how peeing, etc is handled.

(with glee)

Lt. Dan, could you be asleep in the top part of your body and have the bottom half be able to work all night? For no pay and without having to feed it?

(realizing an "Ah Ha!" moment has arrived)

Gump, you've got it!

If you are suggesting what I think you are, that we could just buy a load of those half-body-robots and let them, henceforth, do all of our leg-work, so to speak, then I would once again have to declare you to be a genius! A pure genius!

(patting Gump on the back)

Gump, how do you do it??

Lt. Dan, I was not suggesting that. I'm not a smart man.