[Villia]
Bam!? Bam!? Bam! rang out in rapid succession again, followed by am electric crackling noise and the overly familiar sound of a rotating, clicky wrench.? Suddenly, a very angry, heavily accented "Laak'naat!" was heard, followed by another BAM! and suddenly there was an explosion which rocketed off the walls, producing a rich, deep metallic timbre.? For a brief moment after, there was naught but silence, punctuated by the protective hum of barrier pylons whose only other indication of being online was the soft blue light which was strongest at each column but faded into nothing the farther it got until it once again become brighter at the next one.? Once Athena rapped on the door, there was another moment of silence and then the door swung open following by a shadowy being whose form took once it entered the light.
What materialized was a short, feminine shape whose stature was so petite that she barely reached Athena's shoulders.? However, short as she was, the thick tail that proceeded past her back more than made up for that, its very tip wrapped around a wrench so big that it may as well be half her size.? The girl's upper half was completely pitch black, fading into quite a colorful lower that wasn't without several grease stains breaking up her outline.? On her face sat a huge pair of goggles that were also tinted with soot, hair in total disarray and just as stained as the rest of her.? From the top of her head, five leaf-like antennas stood firm at attention which were immediately smoothed back as the girl slipped the goggles off her face, revealing a pair of honey yellow eyes whose pupils were very much cat-like in shape.
"Athenas!" she excitedly called out, though her smile immediately changed into a frown as she thrust forward a blocky device whose insides seemed to crackle with static electricity.? "Za initial...um...internal...no, inertial dampener blew again!? Zis is the second zis week.? Zere are a couple of more I can scrounge zou.? I zink zat if I replace some of the internal parts, zat zat should do it."? It was then that Villia realized there was someone else besides Athena here, and she turned her face, immediately hopping to as she faced them from the front.
"Ooh, who are zese?? Are zey here to look at ze Valkyries baby?" she curiously asked, one finger to her lower lip as she examined them.? The two men seemed human enough, at least as human as Athena, but the third was a lady and of an anthropomorphic lupus species.? Villia's eyes lit up when she noticed the female's fluffy tail, trembling at the desire to suddenly touch it.? "Is zat...are you a wolf?? Ooooh, can I touch your tail?? Please please please, pretty please!"
(Devi - New)
? ?Devi gave Ace a gin at his comment about being a gentleman. She had noticed though that Dale was keeping quiet. Once Athena had banged on the door she stepped back to wait.? ? ?The banging had stopped and it was a few minutes before the door opened. Out stepped a? short, feminine, petite shape that barely reached Athena's shoulders. As she stepped fully out the she was followed by thick tail that held wrench that was close to half her size. She completely pitch black from the waist up which fading into quite a colorful lower that wasn't without several grease stains breaking up her outline. She had on a huge pair of Google's, her hair was a complete mess. There were five antenna on the top of the girls head, which aid flat as she took off the googles revealing cat like yellow eyes.
? ?Devi had not seen a Reptilian since she was a child. She grinned as the Reppy seemed excited to see Athena. Her smile got bigger as Villia started in about what was wrong with the Valkyrie. This Reppy knew her business. When Villia finally realized someone else was there she asked if they were here to look at the Valkyrie. Though her attention switched to Devi herself when she realized what she was.? ? ? ? ?Athena stood just to the side of Villia and let the Reppy talk. Athena had learned to let Villia say her peace. So when Villia was done she shook heard head and chuckled. "Villia this is Devi. She is the one that I had told you about earlier today. Yes they are here to look at the Valkyrie."?
? ?Devi looked at Villia with a curious look. Did this Reppy really want to touch her tail? If it would help get the Valkyrie then she was willing to let Villia touch it. She gave Villia a nod.?
? ?Athena shook her head as Devi had agreed to let Villia touch her tale. "Alright now Villia, they are here to look at the Valkyrie. So lets go and see her."?
Tag: Ace, Dale, Villia
On Sun, Jun 28, 2020 at 4:34 PM, Luukasama via groups.io <luuka@...> wrote: New Ace Inamura)
"I'll be nice," Ace grinned.? "When have I ever been anything other than a gentleman?"
Ask anyone:? Ace was a nice guy.? He might be taking you apart in hand-to-hand, but he was never rude about it, and he usually managed a smile, somehow.? He never lost his temper, never blew his stack¡which sometimes made several people lose their shit against him.
The boneyard resembled many others he had seen.? The news that this heap was in a hangar instead of a spot in the junkyard made him mildly optimistic.? Then again, a "hangar" could simply be a spot cleared of crap and be the last landing spot before it was cut up for salvage.
Well, whatever happens, happens, he thought, as they made their way toward this hangar 12.
(Dale)
Dale followed discreetly a couple paces back. He was nice and didn¡¯t think saying so at this point would get him a merit badge. He¡¯d save any digg at Ace for later when they trusted him and might not just shoot him out the airlock for fun.
This port was new to him. His freighter shuttle had landed at Vicksburg Station, the main Alliance port 8 clicks west. The smells here were just the same as anywhere. He heard the sounds of a riveter off in the distance, BAM! BAM! BAM!. Not unlike the sound a Canister 50 sounded when it blasted through your hull. That only had to happen once. Followed quickly by the sound of silence and empty space.
The area they passed was littered with parts unusable unless you were thinking of building a ship that was a hundred years out of date. Dale being Dale checked them off in his head, one just never knew when something useful might pop up.
(New)
? ?Devi
? ?Devi grinned and let out a growling chuckled as Ace commented that he was always nice. She knew what he meant and it was pretty true. It took a lot to get Ace angry. She had seen him pushed past this point a few times, which was why she liked to tease him. "Just saying that Athena is not your type Ace." As she chuckled again.?
? ?Devi had noticed that Dale was walking a few feet behind them. She knew this was a way of showing respect to spacers who knew each other. Fitting in but not overstepping those unseen boundaries. The bam bam bam sound of one of Athena's workers riveting off in the distant made Devi's ears twitch slightly. She called over her shoulder. "You know you can walk next to me. I don't bite. (she grinned) unless you want me to."?
? ?Athena walked them through the boneyard, past old Gemini boosters, parts from the Wesley project. Several Alliance ships, raging from fast attack ships to enforcement vessels, a couple of Ocula class to half a Crete class heavy cruiser. As she rounded the corner of one of the Ocula class and there stood a large hanger.? There was a light coming from the bottom of the door. As Athena approached she stopped at the door. She looked to the others and smiled. Knocking on the door. "?Villia, its Athena."?
[Villia]
Bam!? Bam!? Bam! rang out in rapid succession again, followed by am electric crackling noise and the overly familiar sound of a rotating, clicky wrench.? Suddenly, a very angry, heavily accented "Laak'naat!" was heard, followed by another BAM! and suddenly there was an explosion which rocketed off the walls, producing a rich, deep metallic timbre.? For a brief moment after, there was naught but silence, punctuated by the protective hum of barrier pylons whose only other indication of being online was the soft blue light which was strongest at each column but faded into nothing the farther it got until it once again become brighter at the next one.? Once Athena rapped on the door, there was another moment of silence and then the door swung open following by a shadowy being whose form took once it entered the light.
What materialized was a short, feminine shape whose stature was so petite that she barely reached Athena's shoulders.? However, short as she was, the thick tail that proceeded past her back more than made up for that, its very tip wrapped around a wrench so big that it may as well be half her size.? The girl's upper half was completely pitch black, fading into quite a colorful lower that wasn't without several grease stains breaking up her outline.? On her face sat a huge pair of goggles that were also tinted with soot, hair in total disarray and just as stained as the rest of her.? From the top of her head, five leaf-like antennas stood firm at attention which were immediately smoothed back as the girl slipped the goggles off her face, revealing a pair of honey yellow eyes whose pupils were very much cat-like in shape.
"Athenas!" she excitedly called out, though her smile immediately changed into a frown as she thrust forward a blocky device whose insides seemed to crackle with static electricity.? "Za initial...um...internal...no, inertial dampener blew again!? Zis is the second zis week.? Zere are a couple of more I can scrounge zou.? I zink zat if I replace some of the internal parts, zat zat should do it."? It was then that Villia realized there was someone else besides Athena here, and she turned her face, immediately hopping to as she faced them from the front.
"Ooh, who are zese?? Are zey here to look at ze Valkyries baby?" she curiously asked, one finger to her lower lip as she examined them.? The two men seemed human enough, at least as human as Athena, but the third was a lady and of an anthropomorphic lupus species.? Villia's eyes lit up when she noticed the female's fluffy tail, trembling at the desire to suddenly touch it.? "Is zat...are you a wolf?? Ooooh, can I touch your tail?? Please please please, pretty please!"
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