"So, tovarisch. Care to tell me what happened?"
"The office caught fire."
"Ye-es. That much I can see. My question was more around why."
"Well, then, you should have asked. You need to be more precise in your interrogations."
"Illya."
"Yes, Napoleon?"
"Why did my office catch fire?"
"Our office."
"Illya..."
"I was having a...friendly debate with Dr Ndebele. Regarding the stability of our new lightweight incendiary device. He said it was not stable enough for field testing. I disagreed."
"And?"
"He was right."
"Next time, keep it in the lab."
"You cannot make an omelette without setting fire to a few eggs."
"The office caught fire."
"Ye-es. That much I can see. My question was more around why."
"Well, then, you should have asked. You need to be more precise in your interrogations."
"Illya."
"Yes, Napoleon?"
"Why did my office catch fire?"
"Our office."
"Illya..."
"I was having a...friendly debate with Dr Ndebele. Regarding the stability of our new lightweight incendiary device. He said it was not stable enough for field testing. I disagreed."
"And?"
"He was right."
"Next time, keep it in the lab."
"You cannot make an omelette without setting fire to a few eggs."