The first artifact has arrived, a Samsonite briefcase. I am *largely* certain that this is the correct case; there are certainly a largish number of them readily available on Ebay. There are some minor differences between this one and the prop, most of the differences explainable as modifications: the key locks have been removed and replaced with featureless aluminum disks/cylinders; the tabs on the prop have concave ends rather than just squared-off ends. There is a small placard affixed to the middle of the briefcase… I can see “Honeywell,” then something that might be numbers, and then “EXECUTIVE.” The interior lining needs to be removed and the whole thing cleaned, the metal polished and the metal base that the handle is fixed to painted black.
And, of course, the current residents evicted. This took about five seconds; it is a box, after all.
I will wait a little bit before launching into a full preparation. The intercom/phone should be the next item to arrive, and if it fits in this case as it should, then I’ll be off to the races. If it doesn’t… well, I’ll need to rethink the case, I guess. Pretty confident, though.
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Man tested-cat approved.
Beats the old exploding talcum tin trick. Hello-Chief?
After this, the next project should be:
ZERO GRAVITY LITTER BOX
Cats are advised to read all instructions before use
I have several designs for such devices. However, the only way to test them is to test them in long duration microgravity, which means the boxes *and* several cats need to be launched into orbit. That could be fun. Or that could be nightmarish. But it will, eventually, be necessary.