Like all film villains worth their weight in stolen plutonium, bases secreted away in volcano calderas and plans to dominate the globe via orbitally staged mind control ray emitting satellites (that's right, the whole Ian Fleming playbook) The Abominable Dr. Rove had an escape pod fueled and ready for launch as his enemies closed in.
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--------- Dwayne, you're going to hell.
Well yes, perhaps but fortunately I like it hot.