"Huh, Nature always seemed more a sister. She's bratty enough. It's funny; the faithful really paved the way for practically all science. Practically all the colleges were built by them, to say nothing of the learned Catholics. Suppose they must have given up the practice, if their works fell into such disrepute as...all that." Dark stuff, Abel! That deserves another head-on collision, if only to lighten the mood.

Ted would, in fact, be the worst driver in the world. His spatial awareness isn't great. He'd probably be a first-rate crash dummy though. He'll take the compliment anyway. "You think so? Thank you. Yes, they're everywhere. I hardly had the heart to get licensed, however. Science may have gone too far in shrinking the world like that."