I should have figured there would be worm fans reading this webcomic.

Okay, one more:

– Nanobots are really, really expensive to make. They’re not self-replicating; they come out of a big machine. It costs millions of dollars to make a few ounces. Again, this guy can afford it, but no one else can.

Once again, I have mixed up my replies and my not-replies. You’d think I would learn.

– This guy has been hoarding the secrets of nanotechnology to himself. No one else knew that nanobots existed or were even possible before tonight.

– Experimenting with nanobots carries a lot of risks (e.g. a “grey goo” scenario), which means that people with half an ounce of common sense or empathy tend to shy away from that research. This guy, on the other hand…

– These nanobots have insane energy requirements. Somewhere there’s an entire power plant churning away to produce energy that is then somehow “beamed” to the nano-cloud. This guy can afford it because he’s a billionaire, but no one else can.

– The nanobots have some simple, unavoidable weakness. Maybe they fall apart when blasted with a particular sound frequency, or when exposed to magnets. This guy is either blind to the problem, or arrogant enough to believe that no one else will figure it out.

If Doughy is any indication, it might not be possible to be too drunk to fight.

Brilliant! He’ll be too drunk to fight back!