Tabignon

(Genetic engineer Dr. Howard Vodka, a short, stumpy, rotund man, enters his office in a hurry and sits down at his desk.  The room is full of files and diagrams, and his computer monitor is enormous and futuristic.  His repressed energy is on the verge of exploding.) Howard:  (Under his breath,) Hooray…!  Hooray…!  Oh, what a magnificent day this is!  This is the dawn of a new beginning—an epiphany in the realm of all scientific conception—and I am the one who discovered it!  …I am the one who will lead the world into a new age.  I am like the messiah!  (Pause.  He begins to search his desk.)  Feelings aside, the fac