When Extreme 2 was announced via email roboteers were invited to apply for the various tournaments. I immediately applied for the new blood tournament, this was for new robots or those that had only appeared briefly previously. We weren't accepted but out of the blue we got a phone call. Asking us if we would like to take part in the “warrior's wives” as it was known as then.
I ummed a bit and considered the state Chompie was in. The damage he took in series 6 meant a complete strip and rebuild. I'd done the strip bit and stored Chompies bits and pieces to all four corners of the house! Debs said "No Way!" So I sadly declined the invitation and went off to sulk, my plan worked! Debs came back about 5 minutes after and we had a discussion about the possibilities of rebuilding in the 2 weeks and Debs reluctantly agreed to drive Chompie. Everything settled I phoned back and accepted :)