human
Am I glad to see you! It won't be long now. She looked at him analytically.
gpt
Say! Just what _is_ eating you? You look more haggard than I do!
human
Nothing serious. I just want to make sure everything comes out all right.
gpt
It will. You're all set. You ordered the instruments months ago. Or did you forget something?
human
I forgot to get somebody to boil water.
gpt
Whatever for?
human
Coffee, of course. Didn't you know that? Papa always heats up the water; that keeps him out of the way, and the doctor has coffee afterwards.
gpt
We've got the delivery room all ready. It won't be much longer now.
human
I'll say it won't! How about the incubator?
gpt
There isn't any incubator. I didn't take the possibility of a premature delivery into account. It's my fault. I've done what I could, though; the ship is bringing one up. I--I think we'll be able to keep the child alive until--
human
Lieutenant! Lieutenant Britton! Alice! This is no time to get hysterical! Stop it!
gpt
What do you mean?
human
Doctor, she said,
gpt
I thought you would have figured it out. Ask yourself just one question. Ask yourself, 'Why is a space station like an incubator?'