Raven taps Strauss gently on the shoulder, then points to the newly
revealed panel. “Go on,” he says to Robert, “What kind of
defences?”
“Well for a start,” Robert replies, “I'd have thought there'd
be a way to electrify the exterior, so that a shock could be given to
anyone trying to cling on.”
In front of their eyes, one of the switches on the new panel lights
up red, blinking on and off. Raven raises his eyebrows at Strauss,
as if to say “Why not?” Strauss in turn reaches forward to flip
the switch. Nothing happens for a moment, then a crackle of
electrical current envelops the exterior of the vehicle, they hear
the sound of flesh burning and the unwelcome purple bodies fall from
the car.
“I see,” Raven turns back to Robert, “What other defences would
a car like that have?”
