>>6051268“Ah, lector...” You glance at the engine. It was an old design, reliable and simple as all true STCs were. It was also tough, which was why they would even trust someone like you or other initiates to even touch it, much less work on it's sacred mechanisms. “It is already done?”
The optics twisted and spun a moment. “You <span class="mu-i">dare</span>? You dare claim such things?"
“Claim... what?” You tilt your head.
The lector's voice raised to a screech, making you wince. “Extrapolation: To perform such a rite takes an average of ninety three point four standard sweeps to properly and reverentially disassemble, oil in all ways and reassemble this <span class="mu-i">most sacred and holy machine!</span> I assigned you this task forty standard sweeps ago. Conclusion: The probability that you have executed this task at such a skill level as to rival that of a <span class="mu-i">most holy disciple of the Omnissiah</span> means that <span class="mu-i">you</span>, a lowly initiate-” He seems to have forgotten that you weren't exactly an initiate again. “-are either lying to me, or have against your better judgement <span class="mu-i">bribed</span> or <span class="mu-i">extorted</span> your fellow student to do this work in your stead out of sheer <span class="mu-i">sloth</span>.” He leaned in closer, hissing not like a wrathful man, but a pressure release valve. “And you will tell me <span class="mu-i">who</span>.”
“Er...”
>You actually had gotten someone else to do it...>The procedure had several steps that didn't seem to do anything. In the name of improving, you omitted them.>It was only a complicated procedure if you were worried about getting it wrong. You memorized it instantly and had executed it exactly as you were told.>The procedure took a lot less time after you had made some changes to the lathe itself...>[Genolysis] Using the hoists took too long, so you had simply lifted the heavy gears yourself. 