I think people might be trying too hard to make the Catgirling Machine difficult to understand.
First: The original Catgirling Machine was taken care of by the crew of the Pinafore, yet Catgirling Machines still exist. That indicates they can't be very difficult to duplicate.
Second: Dr. Grey may be a Mad, but that doesn't make him any less a scientist. Nobody has ever hinted that he doesn't follow proper lab procedure, and that includes keeping detailed notes so that people can replicate his research.
Third: The Catgirling Machines were at least inspired by The Professor's Julien Friez machine, and the plans for that are in the public domain in Fenspace. The Professor publishes everything he creates or learns, after all.
Fourth: Just because somebody can do something does not mean that he or anybody else can undo that thing. (I say this for the people who want to tell stories about researching the CMs after the Boskone War... or for the folks who think Dr. Grey has put himself through the process.)
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Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."
- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012
First: The original Catgirling Machine was taken care of by the crew of the Pinafore, yet Catgirling Machines still exist. That indicates they can't be very difficult to duplicate.
Second: Dr. Grey may be a Mad, but that doesn't make him any less a scientist. Nobody has ever hinted that he doesn't follow proper lab procedure, and that includes keeping detailed notes so that people can replicate his research.
Third: The Catgirling Machines were at least inspired by The Professor's Julien Friez machine, and the plans for that are in the public domain in Fenspace. The Professor publishes everything he creates or learns, after all.
Fourth: Just because somebody can do something does not mean that he or anybody else can undo that thing. (I say this for the people who want to tell stories about researching the CMs after the Boskone War... or for the folks who think Dr. Grey has put himself through the process.)
--
Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."
- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012