A tag for Fait Accompli
"I was soooooo embarrassed!" Alan wailed.
"I did not give you that car to race in," The Mechanic couldn't help smiling slightly as he listened to Alan complain as he worked on improving the ray mechas' capacity to carry emergency oxygen tanks, "You should be grateful it was your Grandmother I asked to record that warning."
"Uh?"
"I considered asking John."
Alan's eyes widened. Visions of an hours long lecture with visual aids dancing through his head.
"No!"
"Yes," the Mechanic turned to look at the hologram of the youngest Tracy, "I believe we both know how that would have gone," he considered for a moment before grinning deviously, "and I would have designed it so that, barring an emergency, you wouldn't be able to get out until his lecture was done."
"Thank you?" Alan squeaked.
"You're welcome," ah, that might work, and he sketched a rough outline in the ray mecha hologram, "now, I have an idea for your next D&D session..."