Morton Bishop

A brown canine (Vizsla?) heading Bishop International, the biggest rival of Cook Industries. Attends Cook's Titan CT-772 tech demonstration with Lionel Kendrick to get information on how Cook seems to consistently release new and similar products just ahead of Bishop International's own. Jealous of Cook's building being built on a failed nuclear waste facility because the board wouldn't let him buy a battleship for their headquarters.
During the presentation, Bishop heckles Cook about dragging them out there just to insult them, but Cook insists that is a bonus, and the main reason is to rub the superiority of his products in their faces. Certainly Bishop (and everyone else) is impressed by the 772, to which Kendrick points out that they have their own holographic model... the size of a family car and five times the cost. He hounds Anne during her presentation by asking about the battery life, which she responds is one or two... weeks.
Bishop later confronts Cook about the purpose of the demonstration, threatening to pull strings in the government to make Cook's life harder, but Cook points out that consumerism wins out over patriotism. Cook goes so far as to wave his technological advantage in Bishop's face, saying the only way Bishop will still be able to compete is to produce Cook's goods under license, which he will do if Bishop cancels the "Down Water" project. Otherwise, he would pound down Bishop International out of sheer spite. Bishop notes--hypothetically--the heavy penalties for cancelling such a contract, but Cook counters that the penalties for NOT cancelling it would be greater.
Their conversation is interrupted by the sound of a helicopter, and Cook pushes Bishop out of the line of fire when said helicopter opens up on the conference area. Both survive, and Bishop thanks Cook for saving his life, which Cook is certain to use as blackmail in the future (j/k; Bishop's likely replacement would be easy to manipulate and, hence, no fun). Bishop then asks--hypothetically--should he cancel the military drone project due to sudden lack of trust due to being attacked by an Apache gunship, and Cook responds he could--hypothetically--give a zero interest loan, but he also considers it not wise to talk about hypotheticals to a physicist.
Bishop also considers it ironic that hardware he had a part in creating would attack them. Cook is angry at the implication that he had something to do with the attack, but Bishop is certain Cook wouldn't stand in the same room he knew would be fired upon. In fact, he thinks Cook will get a boost in public image as a result of the attack, which will benefit more than just Cook.
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Category:Bishop International
Category:Canines