Guppy, who has the advantage of not having an injured knee, is startled into dropping the scanner (fortunately not hard enough to break it). But he's got his hands up ready to block if necessary.

"Knock it off, you pillock!" he says. "I was asking you if you'd let me, not forcing it on you. Now sit back down, or I'll call Belar back and watch with pleasure as he turns you into something fluffy and demeaning."