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Things had changed when the Alliance had decided to go into genetic enhancements. Though not very successful there had been some that went beyond expectations. Canines, felines, lizards and one that was buried so deep, even after the war, was never found.?
? ?What had ended the war between the resistance and the Alliance was the finding of Wormhole 42 (WH-42). Once it was discovered there was a mad rush to see who would see what was on the other side. The Alliance won that race and has been the one to blame for the arrival of the?Dhigra. A war like race that follows the Alliance back through the wormhole. The Dhigra ravaged the outer rim. They were stopped when the eventually found their way into the inner world's where a massive fleet, comprised of both Alliance and resistance ships, rallied to take out the Dhigra.?
? ?It has been some years now since the Dhigra showed up in our solar system. The Alliance and resistance have slowly started to drift back to grumbling about each other. There are rumors of the resistance building up again. It is also during this time that the hybrids had been given the right to live. Those that were left, the majority moved to the outer rim. This is were Devi was born.?
? ?Devi had had enough of working for someone else. Her last job had put a bad taste in her mouth so she decided to strike out on her own. So to speak. She had come to Harvey because she knew of a place where she could find a ship. Honest Athena's Boneyard. Those that knew, knew that?Honest Athena's always had a gem somewhere in her Boneyard. Devi had put out, through the usual channels, that she was looking for a crew for possible jobs. So here Devi sat in the Amber Dragon sipping on a nice ice cold milk.?
Tag: Open
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Things had changed when the Alliance had decided to go into genetic enhancements. Though not very successful there had been some that went beyond expectations. Canines, felines, lizards and one that was buried so deep, even after the war, was never found.?
? ?What had ended the war between the resistance and the Alliance was the finding of Wormhole 42 (WH-42). Once it was discovered there was a mad rush to see who would see what was on the other side. The Alliance won that race and has been the one to blame for the arrival of the?Dhigra. A war like race that follows the Alliance back through the wormhole. The Dhigra ravaged the outer rim. They were stopped when the eventually found their way into the inner world's where a massive fleet, comprised of both Alliance and resistance ships, rallied to take out the Dhigra.?
? ?It has been some years now since the Dhigra showed up in our solar system. The Alliance and resistance have slowly started to drift back to grumbling about each other. There are rumors of the resistance building up again. It is also during this time that the hybrids had been given the right to live. Those that were left, the majority moved to the outer rim. This is were Devi was born.?
? ?Devi had had enough of working for someone else. Her last job had put a bad taste in her mouth so she decided to strike out on her own. So to speak. She had come to Harvey because she knew of a place where she could find a ship. Honest Athena's Boneyard. Those that knew, knew that?Honest Athena's always had a gem somewhere in her Boneyard. Devi had put out, through the usual channels, that she was looking for a crew for possible jobs. So here Devi sat in the Amber Dragon sipping on a nice ice cold milk.
(Enter Ace Inamura)
Nowhere Man.? It was a song popular in the pre-Expansion era.? An old man Ace knew as a kid used to sing it a lot.
"Nowhere Man" was a song about a screw-up.? He was holed up by himself, making schemes, and generally getting nowhere.? He lived in an imaginary world called Nowhere-Land.? It described Ace to a tee, the way he had been living for the past few years¡ªall alone, no one to share the Game with, locked up with dreams of old.
There was a time for everything, and for Ace Inamura, the time to leave Nowhere Land was today.? It wasn't that staying in the realm of hacking wasn't lucrative, but the effort and risk was¡underwhelming.? And he wasn't any closer to avenging his brothers in arms.? All his contacts in the USSA had gone doggo.? Even his underworld contacts in the Mother Lode were skittish of late.
It was time to engage the world again, and the email from Devi offered that chance.? On the surface, meeting on Harvey was a bit odd, but if you wanted to find yourself a ship under the radar, there were few places better than this out-of-the-way moon¡at least that's what he assumed, considering this bar was a short hop away from Honest Athena's.
He walked up to the bar, and ordered warm saki¡ªhis first in a long time.? He cast a glance sideways to a familiar wolf hybrid.? "Long time, no see."
(tag Devi, open)
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Things had changed when
the Alliance had decided to go into genetic enhancements.
Though not very successful there had been some that went
beyond expectations. Canines, felines, lizards and one that
was buried so deep, even after the war, was never found.?
? ?What had ended the war between the resistance and the
Alliance was the finding of Wormhole 42 (WH-42). Once it was
discovered there was a mad rush to see who would see what
was on the other side. The Alliance won that race and has
been the one to blame for the arrival of the?Dhigra. A war
like race that follows the Alliance back through the
wormhole. The Dhigra ravaged the outer rim. They were
stopped when the eventually found their way into the inner
world's where a massive fleet, comprised of both Alliance
and resistance ships, rallied to take out the Dhigra.?
? ?It has been some years now since the Dhigra showed up in
our solar system. The Alliance and resistance have slowly
started to drift back to grumbling about each other. There
are rumors of the resistance building up again. It is also
during this time that the hybrids had been given the right
to live. Those that were left, the majority moved to the
outer rim. This is were Devi was born.?
? ?Devi had had enough of working for someone else. Her last
job had put a bad taste in her mouth so she decided to
strike out on her own. So to speak. She had come to Harvey
because she knew of a place where she could find a ship.
Honest Athena's Boneyard. Those that knew, knew that?Honest
Athena's always had a gem somewhere in her Boneyard. Devi
had put out, through the usual channels, that she was
looking for a crew for possible jobs. So here Devi sat in
the Amber Dragon sipping on a nice ice cold milk.
(Enter Ace Inamura)
Nowhere Man.? It was a song popular in the pre-Expansion
era.? An old man Ace knew as a kid used to sing it a lot.
"Nowhere Man" was a song about a screw-up.? He was holed
up by himself, making schemes, and generally getting
nowhere.? He lived in an imaginary world called
Nowhere-Land.? It described Ace to a tee, the way he had
been living for the past few years¡ªall alone, no one to
share the Game with, locked up with dreams of old.
There was a time for everything, and for Ace Inamura, the
time to leave Nowhere Land was today.? It wasn't that
staying in the realm of hacking wasn't lucrative, but the
effort and risk was¡underwhelming.? And he wasn't any closer
to avenging his brothers in arms.? All his contacts in the
USSA had gone doggo.? Even his underworld contacts in the
Mother Lode were skittish of late.
It was time to engage the world again, and the email from
Devi offered that chance.? On the surface, meeting on Harvey
was a bit odd, but if you wanted to find yourself a ship
under the radar, there were few places better than this
out-of-the-way moon¡at least that's what he assumed,
considering this bar was a short hop away from Honest
Athena's.
He walked up to the bar, and ordered warm saki¡ªhis first
in a long time.? He cast a glance sideways to a familiar
wolf hybrid.? "Long time, no see."
(Enter Dale)
Dale was tired. The scooter that had dropped him off was a relic. He was stiff and sore from the flight. It hadn¡¯t been cheap. He ordered a stiff drink and huddled down in a dark corner to wait.
There had been a freighter in the main dock. They¡¯d needed his services. It was just what he was looking for. There was only one problem, the captain was Avery Peck. His reputation had gotten around the spheres and it wasn¡¯t good. Maybe he could have taken the job. It would have been likely he never had to even come into contact with the ill-mannered Captain. Another job had crossed the notice list, and he thought it wise to check it out. He could always go back to Peck.
The crowd was light with mostly mechanics and dusters. He didn¡¯t like landers much. They didn¡¯t think or act like spacers. Everything had to be right now. They were very impatient. Something he was very good at.
His telecom beeped. The contact had entered the bar. No, they were already in the bar but had initiated the contact trace. He looked around the room. It wouldn¡¯t be a lander. He spotted the FemCat. She was looking right at him.
He felt the hairs rise on the back of his neck. She was the contact. He gave her a two finger salute. He was about to get up when a caution flag crossed his screen.
He studied the notice. ¡®Until further notice all outbound flights are grounded. You will be notified when departures are permitted.¡¯
¡°Vercet Lute!¡° Dale said under his breath. What was going on now? He looked back up at the FemCat. She seemed preoccupied.
He wandered over to her seat. ¡°Are you looking for a crew?¡° He felt silly asking a FemCat this straight forward question for some idiotic reason.
(tag Devi, Ace, open)
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OOC: Devi's a canine lol.?
? ?Devi had seen the one man come in. He moved to sit in the back in a dark corner. She watched him till he noticed her. He gave the two fingered salute, she nodded then turned towards another who had just walked in. He walked to the bar and ordered a warm saki. Devi had not seen Ace in quite a long time. She hadn't been sure he would show. So when he looked over and spotted her, she gave him a grin.? ? ?"Long time indeed." She took a sip of her cold milk. "See you are still drinking that warm piss water." She grinned.?
Tag Ace
? ?Devi looked down at her com screen when it buzzed. ¡®Until further notice all outbound flights are grounded. You will be notified when departures are permitted.¡¯ Devi shook her head. She had been about to say something to Ace when she heard the man from the corner approach. She turned to grin at him. "Yes, I am currently looking for a crew." She looked him up and down for a moment, took in his scent. "Straight to the point. I like that." She looked to the Frame (AI) behind the bar. It was an old Frame, one of the very early models. She pointed to a nearby table, held up her drink, then looked to both Ace and the new guy. (Dale) "Lets sit. Better than sitting up here." She moved to sit at the table. Once the two others sat, Devi looked at the new guy. She introduced herself. "Devi."
Tag Ace, Dale, open
On Mon, Jun 1, 2020 at 1:54 AM, Scott via groups.io <liturgy_fio@...> wrote:
Things had changed when
the Alliance had decided to go into genetic enhancements.
Though not very successful there had been some that went
beyond expectations. Canines, felines, lizards and one that
was buried so deep, even after the war, was never found.?
? ?What had ended the war between the resistance and the
Alliance was the finding of Wormhole 42 (WH-42). Once it was
discovered there was a mad rush to see who would see what
was on the other side. The Alliance won that race and has
been the one to blame for the arrival of the?Dhigra. A war
like race that follows the Alliance back through the
wormhole. The Dhigra ravaged the outer rim. They were
stopped when the eventually found their way into the inner
world's where a massive fleet, comprised of both Alliance
and resistance ships, rallied to take out the Dhigra.?
? ?It has been some years now since the Dhigra showed up in
our solar system. The Alliance and resistance have slowly
started to drift back to grumbling about each other. There
are rumors of the resistance building up again. It is also
during this time that the hybrids had been given the right
to live. Those that were left, the majority moved to the
outer rim. This is were Devi was born.?
? ?Devi had had enough of working for someone else. Her last
job had put a bad taste in her mouth so she decided to
strike out on her own. So to speak. She had come to Harvey
because she knew of a place where she could find a ship.
Honest Athena's Boneyard. Those that knew, knew that?Honest
Athena's always had a gem somewhere in her Boneyard. Devi
had put out, through the usual channels, that she was
looking for a crew for possible jobs. So here Devi sat in
the Amber Dragon sipping on a nice ice cold milk.
(Enter Ace Inamura)
Nowhere Man.? It was a song popular in the pre-Expansion
era.? An old man Ace knew as a kid used to sing it a lot.
"Nowhere Man" was a song about a screw-up.? He was holed
up by himself, making schemes, and generally getting
nowhere.? He lived in an imaginary world called
Nowhere-Land.? It described Ace to a tee, the way he had
been living for the past few years¡ªall alone, no one to
share the Game with, locked up with dreams of old.
There was a time for everything, and for Ace Inamura, the
time to leave Nowhere Land was today.? It wasn't that
staying in the realm of hacking wasn't lucrative, but the
effort and risk was¡underwhelming.? And he wasn't any closer
to avenging his brothers in arms.? All his contacts in the
USSA had gone doggo.? Even his underworld contacts in the
Mother Lode were skittish of late.
It was time to engage the world again, and the email from
Devi offered that chance.? On the surface, meeting on Harvey
was a bit odd, but if you wanted to find yourself a ship
under the radar, there were few places better than this
out-of-the-way moon¡at least that's what he assumed,
considering this bar was a short hop away from Honest
Athena's.
He walked up to the bar, and ordered warm saki¡ªhis first
in a long time.? He cast a glance sideways to a familiar
wolf hybrid.? "Long time, no see."
(Enter Dale)
Dale was tired. The scooter that had dropped him off was a relic. He was stiff and sore from the flight. It hadn¡¯t been cheap. He ordered a stiff drink and huddled down in a dark corner to wait.
There had been a freighter in the main dock. They¡¯d needed his services. It was just what he was looking for. There was only one problem, the captain was Avery Peck. His reputation had gotten around the spheres and it wasn¡¯t good. Maybe he could have taken the job. It would have been likely he never had to even come into contact with the ill-mannered Captain. Another job had crossed the notice list, and he thought it wise to check it out. He could always go back to Peck.
The crowd was light with mostly mechanics and dusters. He didn¡¯t like landers much. They didn¡¯t think or act like spacers. Everything had to be right now. They were very impatient. Something he was very good at.
His telecom beeped. The contact had entered the bar. No, they were already in the bar but had initiated the contact trace. He looked around the room. It wouldn¡¯t be a lander. He spotted the FemCat. She was looking right at him.
He felt the hairs rise on the back of his neck. She was the contact. He gave her a two finger salute. He was about to get up when a caution flag crossed his screen.
He studied the notice. ¡®Until further notice all outbound flights are grounded. You will be notified when departures are permitted.¡¯
¡°Vercet Lute!¡° Dale said under his breath. What was going on now? He looked back up at the FemCat. She seemed preoccupied.
He wandered over to her seat. ¡°Are you looking for a crew?¡° He felt silly asking a FemCat this straight forward question for some idiotic reason.
(tag Devi, Ace, open)
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IC:
?
?Devi had seen the one man come in. He moved to sit in the back in a
dark corner. She watched him till he noticed her. He gave the two
fingered salute, she nodded then turned towards another who had just
walked in. He walked to the bar and ordered a warm saki. Devi had not
seen Ace in quite a long time. She hadn't been sure he would show. So
when he looked over and spotted her, she gave him a grin.? ? ?"Long time indeed." She took a sip of her cold milk. "See you are still drinking that warm piss water." She grinned.?
Tag Ace
?
?Devi looked down at her com screen when it buzzed. ¡®Until further
notice all outbound flights are grounded. You will be notified when
departures are permitted.¡¯ Devi shook her head. She had been about to
say something to Ace when she heard the man from the corner approach.
She turned to grin at him. "Yes, I am currently looking for a crew." She
looked him up and down for a moment, took in his scent. "Straight to
the point. I like that." She looked to the Frame (AI) behind the bar. It
was an old Frame, one of the very early models. She pointed to a nearby
table, held up her drink, then looked to both Ace and the new guy.
(Dale) "Lets sit. Better than sitting up here." She moved to sit at the
table. Once the two others sat, Devi looked at the new guy. She
introduced herself. "Devi."
Tag Ace, Dale, open
(New Ace) "Guilty as charged," he said casually.? Historically speaking, Ace could wave off a drill instructor yelling in his face.? This often had the result of said drill instructor beating the crap out of him, but Ace was Ace.? "Old habits die hard. You still sticking to whole milk or two percent?"
He took a sip of his saki, draining the small cup before refilling it.? "So, I hear that you have a master plan.? Is it a coincidence we're across the street from a starship boneyard?"
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? ?Devi grinned at Ace then took a sip of her milk. "You know whole milk is the best. That 2 percent is like watered down whiskey." When they moved to the table Devi made sure that Ace would be set for his saki.? ? ?His question about her idea of a master plan made her chuckle. "When have you known me to have a master plan. (took a sip of her milk) As for the vineyard being right there. I have a line on an actual pre WH-42?Valkyrie. If my source is correct it is the actual prototype." She looks at the two and grins.?
Tag: Dale, Ace, Villia Amalur open
On Thu, Jun 4, 2020 at 7:22 PM, Matthew Elliot <senshuken.nokami@...> wrote: IC:
?
?Devi had seen the one man come in. He moved to sit in the back in a
dark corner. She watched him till he noticed her. He gave the two
fingered salute, she nodded then turned towards another who had just
walked in. He walked to the bar and ordered a warm saki. Devi had not
seen Ace in quite a long time. She hadn't been sure he would show. So
when he looked over and spotted her, she gave him a grin.? ? ?"Long time indeed." She took a sip of her cold milk. "See you are still drinking that warm piss water." She grinned.?
Tag Ace
?
?Devi looked down at her com screen when it buzzed. ¡®Until further
notice all outbound flights are grounded. You will be notified when
departures are permitted.¡¯ Devi shook her head. She had been about to
say something to Ace when she heard the man from the corner approach.
She turned to grin at him. "Yes, I am currently looking for a crew." She
looked him up and down for a moment, took in his scent. "Straight to
the point. I like that." She looked to the Frame (AI) behind the bar. It
was an old Frame, one of the very early models. She pointed to a nearby
table, held up her drink, then looked to both Ace and the new guy.
(Dale) "Lets sit. Better than sitting up here." She moved to sit at the
table. Once the two others sat, Devi looked at the new guy. She
introduced herself. "Devi."
Tag Ace, Dale, open
(New Ace) "Guilty as charged," he said casually.? Historically speaking, Ace could wave off a drill instructor yelling in his face.? This often had the result of said drill instructor beating the crap out of him, but Ace was Ace.? "Old habits die hard. You still sticking to whole milk or two percent?"
He took a sip of his saki, draining the small cup before refilling it.? "So, I hear that you have a master plan.? Is it a coincidence we're across the street from a starship boneyard?"
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Devi
grinned at Ace then took a sip of her milk. "You know whole milk
is the best. That 2 percent is like watered down whiskey." When
they moved to the table Devi made sure that Ace would be set for
his saki.?
? ?His question
about her idea of a master plan made her chuckle. "When have you
known me to have a master plan. (took a sip of her milk) As for
the vineyard being right there. I have a line on an actual pre
WH-42?Valkyrie. If my source is correct it is the actual
prototype." She looks at the two and grins.
Dale nodded to the pair, his pale face, dark eyes, a hint of wrinkles, an old man in the body of a kid.?
He studied both with a discerning gaze. These were brawlers, a kinship from the past now rejoined, trusted. That was a good sign and it put him at ease. A happy boat was a safe boat.
When they moved to his table he felt relieved.? He was in, it was how it went for spacers. You didn¡¯t ask many questions or prod for experience when you¡¯d been in the black. You could see it in the eyes and in the body movements. Fit as fiddles both of them. He¡¯d erred on the first take, she was no FemCat, better than that. She could haul-ass that was a biological fact!
He was just a beast. Both looked like bullets would bounce off them like rain drops or better yet take a uturn in mid-flight and hurry back home. The thought made him chuckle and they both looked at each other with questioning faces.
¡°These G¡¯s are killing me,¡± he said sardonically. He finished his drink in a gulp and leaned forward.?
¡°Dale,¡± he said. He gave them the chest bump with his fist. He felt silly doing so. Seemed that only happened when you were trying to get on a new gig.?
He laid his com down where they could both see it. It displayed his current qualifiers based on the Lanier testing system. It didn¡¯t show them anything about his character or his flight experience or anything else along those lines. That was something he would have to prove. A trust you can¡¯t buy or justify until the day you do your job and save people¡¯s butts.?
He lifted his glass. Made a show of how his hand slightly trembled. ¡°I was born in space. G¡¯s are a bitch.¡±
Tag: Ace, Devi, open
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Dale nodded to the pair, his pale face, dark eyes, a hint of wrinkles, an old man in the body of a kid.?
?
He studied both with a discerning gaze. These were brawlers, a kinship from the past now rejoined, trusted. That was a good sign and it put him at ease. A happy boat was a safe boat.
?
When they moved to his table he felt relieved.? He was in, it was how it went for spacers. You didn¡¯t ask many questions or prod for experience when you¡¯d been in the black. You could see it in the eyes and in the body movements. Fit as fiddles both of them. He¡¯d erred on the first take, she was no FemCat, better than that. She could haul-ass that was a biological fact!
?
He was just a beast. Both looked like bullets would bounce off them like rain drops or better yet take a uturn in mid-flight and hurry back home. The thought made him chuckle and they both looked at each other with questioning faces.
?
¡°These G¡¯s are killing me,¡± he said sardonically. He finished his drink in a gulp and leaned forward.?
¡°Dale,¡± he said. He gave them the chest bump with his fist. He felt silly doing so. Seemed that only happened when you were trying to get on a new gig.?
?
He laid his com down where they could both see it. It displayed his current qualifiers based on the Lanier testing system. It didn¡¯t show them anything about his character or his flight experience or anything else along those lines. That was something he would have to prove. A trust you can¡¯t buy or justify until the day you do your job and save people¡¯s butts.?
?
He lifted his glass. Made a show of how his hand slightly trembled. ¡°I was born in space. G¡¯s are a bitch.¡±
------ ? ?Devi looked to Dale as he introduced himself and put his fist to his chest. She gave him a nod and a grin. "G's are not easy for you spacer's. I know a few spacer's who have never stepped foot planet side. I don't think they would survive if the did."? ? ?She sat a little closer and looked at the two men. "I have had it with the Alliance sticking its nose in where it does not belong. Also tired of working for others. I know you are tired of it as well Ace." She paused for a moment. "If it is a Valkyrie and it is the prototype. Then it will have the heavier hull, the weapons system even if it doesn't have the weapons themselves. It also has the extra docking bay. So it has three docking locks instead of the two. If we pull our resources we can finally work for ourselves. Choose our own jobs." She sat back looked at the two. "We just need a grease monkey. I know that between the two of you, you all could handle it but I would rather one of you pilot and the other run the tech. I can run the weapons, so that leaves our mechanic. (pause) Either of you two know one?" Tag: Dale, Ace,?Villia Amalur
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Dale nodded to the pair, his pale face, dark eyes, a hint of wrinkles, an old man in the body of a kid.?
?
He studied both with a discerning gaze. These were brawlers, a
kinship from the past now rejoined, trusted. That was a good sign and it
put him at ease. A happy boat was a safe boat.
?
When they moved to his table he felt relieved.? He was in, it was
how it went for spacers. You didn¡¯t ask many questions or prod for
experience when you¡¯d been in the black. You could see it in the eyes
and in the body movements. Fit as fiddles both of them. He¡¯d erred on
the first take, she was no FemCat, better than that. She could haul-ass
that was a biological fact!
?
He was just a beast. Both looked like bullets would bounce off them
like rain drops or better yet take a uturn in mid-flight and hurry back
home. The thought made him chuckle and they both looked at each other
with questioning faces.
?
¡°These G¡¯s are killing me,¡± he said sardonically. He finished his drink in a gulp and leaned forward.?
¡°Dale,¡± he said. He gave them the chest bump with his fist. He felt
silly doing so. Seemed that only happened when you were trying to get
on a new gig.?
?
He laid his com down where they could both see it. It displayed his
current qualifiers based on the Lanier testing system. It didn¡¯t show
them anything about his character or his flight experience or anything
else along those lines. That was something he would have to prove. A
trust you can¡¯t buy or justify until the day you do your job and save
people¡¯s butts.?
?
He lifted his glass. Made a show of how his hand slightly trembled. ¡°I was born in space. G¡¯s are a bitch.¡±
------ ? ?Devi looked to Dale as he introduced himself and
put his fist to his chest. She gave him a nod and a grin. "G's are not
easy for you spacer's. I know a few spacer's who have never stepped foot
planetside. I don't think they would survive if they did."? ? ?She
sat a little closer and looked at the two men. "I have had it with the
Alliance sticking its nose in where it does not belong. Also tired of
working for others. I know you are tired of it as well Ace." She paused
for a moment. "If it is a Valkyrie and it is the prototype. Then it will
have the heavier hull, the weapons system even if it doesn't have the
weapons themselves. It also has the extra docking bay. So it has three
docking locks instead of the two. If we pull our resources we can
finally work for ourselves. Choose our own jobs." She sat back and looked at
the two. "We just need a grease monkey. I know that between the two of
you, you all could handle it but I would rather one of you pilot and the
other run the tech. I can run the weapons, so that leaves our mechanic.
(pause) Either of you two know one?"
(New Ace)
"A genuine article Valkyrie¡you're serious?" Ace raised an eyebrow.? "I heard about the prototype.? They used that one to work out all the kinks before the production version was sent to the shipworks.? It's supposed to have some¡quirks, let's just say¡that the production models lack.?
"You'll need an engineer, alright, and a good one at that.? I've cross-trained to do tech-work back in the day, but I'd probably make a better pilot, and as far as finding you that engineer, let's just say I've been out of circulation for maybe too long to help with that.? How about we take a look at this beater you say is a Valkyrie first, and get an idea of what kind of engineer we'll need?"
(tag)
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?
?Devi looked to Dale as he
introduced himself and put his fist to his chest. She gave him a
nod and a grin. "G's are not easy for you spacer's. I know a few
spacer's who have never stepped foot planetside. I don't think
they would survive if they did."?
? ?She sat a little closer and looked at the two men. "I have
had it with the Alliance sticking its nose in where it does not
belong. Also tired of working for others. I know you are tired
of it as well Ace." She paused for a moment. "If it is a
Valkyrie and it is the prototype. Then it will have the heavier
hull, the weapons system even if it doesn't have the weapons
themselves. It also has the extra docking bay. So it has three
docking locks instead of the two. If we pull our resources we
can finally work for ourselves. Choose our own jobs." She sat
back and looked at the two. "We just need a grease monkey. I
know that between the two of you, you all could handle it but I
would rather one of you pilot and the other run the tech. I can
run the weapons, so that leaves our mechanic. (pause) Either of
you two know one?"
(Ace)
"A
genuine article
Valkyrie¡you're serious?" Ace raised an eyebrow.? "I heard
about
the prototype.? They used that one to work out all the kinks
before the
production version was sent to the shipworks.? It's supposed
to have some¡quirks,
let's just say¡that the production models lack.?
"You'll
need an engineer,
alright, and a good one at that.? I've cross-trained to do
tech-work back
in the day, but I'd probably make a better pilot, and as far
as finding you
that engineer, let's just say I've been out of circulation for
maybe too long
to help with that.? How about we take a look at this beater
you say is a
Valkyrie first, and get an idea of what kind of engineer we'll
need?"
?
?
Dale
¡°That is
a very fast ship,¡± Dale added. ¡°As fast as most shuttles. I¡¯d
love to get my
hands on one of those. The Valks have inverters duplicated
right on top of the Ion
battery array. That is serious juice. I¡¯ve heard stories how
crews were
flattened into jelly when the compensators didn¡¯t correlate or
the pilot simply
forgot to engage the grav inducers.¡±
He chuckled,
¡°What they were thinking, jumping G¡¯s like a proverbial ping
pong ball off a
mallet.¡±
He
looked from Ace to Devi, ¡°You know I¡¯m the best engineer you
are going to find
this side of the Worm. I worked a Halley Freighter, a Sandusky
Spiro feeder and
oddly enough overhauled an Alliance Juggernaut¡¯s entire Micron
engine in zero
Grav. It was on commission from my owner. That engine was the
balls.¡±
¡°Let¡¯s
go have a look at that ship. We can figure out the logistics
as we go.¡±
|
(Ace) "A genuine article Valkyrie¡you're serious?" Ace raised an eyebrow.? "I heard about the prototype.? They used that one to work out all the kinks before the production version was sent to the shipworks.? It's supposed to have some¡quirks, let's just say¡that the production models lack.? "You'll need an engineer, alright, and a good one at that.? I've cross-trained to do tech-work back in the day, but I'd probably make a better pilot, and as far as finding you that engineer, let's just say I've been out of circulation for maybe too long to help with that.? How about we take a look at this beater you say is a Valkyrie first, and get an idea of what kind of engineer we'll need?" ? ?Dale ¡°That is a very fast ship,¡± Dale added. ¡°As fast as most shuttles. I¡¯d love to get my hands on one of those. The Valks have inverters duplicated right on top of the Ion battery array. That is serious juice. I¡¯ve heard stories how crews were flattened into jelly when the compensators didn¡¯t correlate or the pilot simply forgot to engage the grav inducers.¡± He chuckled, ¡°What they were thinking, jumping G¡¯s like a proverbial ping pong ball off a mallet.¡± He looked from Ace to Devi, ¡°You know I¡¯m the best engineer you are going to find this side of the Worm. I worked a Halley Freighter, a Sandusky Spiro feeder and oddly enough overhauled an Alliance Juggernaut¡¯s entire Micron engine in zero Grav. It was on commission from my owner. That engine was the balls.¡± ¡°Let¡¯s go have a look at that ship. We can figure out the logistics as we go.¡±
Devi ? ?Devi looked at the two men. She knew Ace and knew he was always a cautious one. To a point. The new guy, Dale, seemed to be alright. She took in his scent again, dirt, oil, grease were definitely there among other things. She stood and started for the door only stopping long enough to throw a platinum at the Frame behind the bar. She expected the others would follow.? ? She made her way across to road to what looked like an ancient space shuttle. Written on the side, in frontier slang, "Honst Athnas Bonyad". (Honest Athena's Boneyard) ? ?Devi walked up the steps and stoped at the door. She pushed the security call. "Athena, Devi. Here to look at the lady warrior." There was a pause then a gruff sweet bedroom voice replied. "Devilynn? Sweetheart. Come in darlin. She is in the back. Hanger 12. I will meet you out there in a few." There was a buzz, Devi opened the door. She turned to look to Ace, Dale then back to Ace. "Athena is a friend so....." She grinned at Ace.?
OOC: The Boneyard, Athena and her dog Sheba On Fri, Jun 12, 2020 at 11:12 AM, Scott via groups.io <liturgy_fio@...> wrote:
?
?Devi looked to Dale as he
introduced himself and put his fist to his chest. She gave him a
nod and a grin. "G's are not easy for you spacer's. I know a few
spacer's who have never stepped foot planetside. I don't think
they would survive if they did."?
? ?She sat a little closer and looked at the two men. "I have
had it with the Alliance sticking its nose in where it does not
belong. Also tired of working for others. I know you are tired
of it as well Ace." She paused for a moment. "If it is a
Valkyrie and it is the prototype. Then it will have the heavier
hull, the weapons system even if it doesn't have the weapons
themselves. It also has the extra docking bay. So it has three
docking locks instead of the two. If we pull our resources we
can finally work for ourselves. Choose our own jobs." She sat
back and looked at the two. "We just need a grease monkey. I
know that between the two of you, you all could handle it but I
would rather one of you pilot and the other run the tech. I can
run the weapons, so that leaves our mechanic. (pause) Either of
you two know one?"
(Ace)
"A
genuine article
Valkyrie¡you're serious?" Ace raised an eyebrow.? "I heard
about
the prototype.? They used that one to work out all the kinks
before the
production version was sent to the shipworks.? It's supposed
to have some¡quirks,
let's just say¡that the production models lack.?
"You'll
need an engineer,
alright, and a good one at that.? I've cross-trained to do
tech-work back
in the day, but I'd probably make a better pilot, and as far
as finding you
that engineer, let's just say I've been out of circulation for
maybe too long
to help with that.? How about we take a look at this beater
you say is a
Valkyrie first, and get an idea of what kind of engineer we'll
need?"
?
?
Dale
¡°That is
a very fast ship,¡± Dale added. ¡°As fast as most shuttles. I¡¯d
love to get my
hands on one of those. The Valks have inverters duplicated
right on top of the Ion
battery array. That is serious juice. I¡¯ve heard stories how
crews were
flattened into jelly when the compensators didn¡¯t correlate or
the pilot simply
forgot to engage the grav inducers.¡±
He chuckled,
¡°What they were thinking, jumping G¡¯s like a proverbial ping
pong ball off a
mallet.¡±
He
looked from Ace to Devi, ¡°You know I¡¯m the best engineer you
are going to find
this side of the Worm. I worked a Halley Freighter, a Sandusky
Spiro feeder and
oddly enough overhauled an Alliance Juggernaut¡¯s entire Micron
engine in zero
Grav. It was on commission from my owner. That engine was the
balls.¡±
¡°Let¡¯s
go have a look at that ship. We can figure out the logistics
as we go.¡±
|
(Ace) "A genuine article Valkyrie¡you're serious?" Ace raised an eyebrow.? "I heard about the prototype.? They used that one to work out all the kinks before the production version was sent to the shipworks.? It's supposed to have some¡quirks, let's just say¡that the production models lack.? "You'll need an engineer, alright, and a good one at that.? I've cross-trained to do tech-work back in the day, but I'd probably make a better pilot, and as far as finding you that engineer, let's just say I've been out of circulation for maybe too long to help with that.? How about we take a look at this beater you say is a Valkyrie first, and get an idea of what kind of engineer we'll need?" ? ?Dale ¡°That is a very fast ship,¡± Dale added. ¡°As fast as most shuttles. I¡¯d love to get my hands on one of those. The Valks have inverters duplicated right on top of the Ion battery array. That is serious juice. I¡¯ve heard stories how crews were flattened into jelly when the compensators didn¡¯t correlate or the pilot simply forgot to engage the grav inducers.¡± He chuckled, ¡°What they were thinking, jumping G¡¯s like a proverbial ping pong ball off a mallet.¡± He looked from Ace to Devi, ¡°You know I¡¯m the best engineer you are going to find this side of the Worm. I worked a Halley Freighter, a Sandusky Spiro feeder and oddly enough overhauled an Alliance Juggernaut¡¯s entire Micron engine in zero Grav. It was on commission from my owner. That engine was the balls.¡± ¡°Let¡¯s go have a look at that ship. We can figure out the logistics as we go.¡±
Devi ? ?Devi looked at the two men. She knew Ace and knew he was always a cautious one. To a point. The new guy, Dale, seemed to be alright. She took in his scent again, dirt, oil, grease were definitely there among other things. She stood and started for the door only stopping long enough to throw a platinum at the Frame behind the bar. She expected the others would follow.? ? She made her way across to road to what looked like an ancient space shuttle. Written on the side, in frontier slang, "Honst Athnas Bonyad". (Honest Athena's Boneyard) ? ?Devi walked up the steps and stoped at the door. She pushed the security call. "Athena, Devi. Here to look at the lady warrior." There was a pause then a gruff sweet bedroom voice replied. "Devilynn? Sweetheart. Come in darlin. She is in the back. Hanger 12. I will meet you out there in a few." There was a buzz, Devi opened the door. She turned to look to Ace, Dale then back to Ace. "Athena is a friend so....." She grinned at Ace.
(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.
(tag)
|
Devi
?
?Devi looked at the two men. She knew Ace and knew he
was always a cautious one. To a point. The new guy,
Dale, seemed to be alright. She took in his scent again,
dirt, oil, grease were definitely there among other
things. She stood and started for the door only stopping
long enough to throw a platinum at the Frame behind the
bar. She expected the others would follow.? ? She made
her way across to road to what looked like an ancient
space shuttle. Written on the side, in frontier slang,
"Honst Athnas Bonyad". (Honest Athena's Boneyard)
?
?Devi walked up the steps and stoped at the door. She
pushed the security call. "Athena, Devi. Here to look at
the lady warrior." There was a pause then a gruff sweet
bedroom voice replied. "Devilynn? Sweetheart. Come in
darlin. She is in the back. Hanger 12. I will meet you out
there in a few." There was a buzz, Devi opened the door.
She turned to look to Ace, Dale then back to Ace. "Athena
is a friend so....." She grinned at Ace.
(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 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 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."?
Tag: all
On Wed, Jun 24, 2020 at 2:02 AM, Scott via groups.io <liturgy_fio@...> wrote:
Devi
?
?Devi looked at the two men. She knew Ace and knew he
was always a cautious one. To a point. The new guy,
Dale, seemed to be alright. She took in his scent again,
dirt, oil, grease were definitely there among other
things. She stood and started for the door only stopping
long enough to throw a platinum at the Frame behind the
bar. She expected the others would follow.? ? She made
her way across to road to what looked like an ancient
space shuttle. Written on the side, in frontier slang,
"Honst Athnas Bonyad". (Honest Athena's Boneyard)
?
?Devi walked up the steps and stoped at the door. She
pushed the security call. "Athena, Devi. Here to look at
the lady warrior." There was a pause then a gruff sweet
bedroom voice replied. "Devilynn? Sweetheart. Come in
darlin. She is in the back. Hanger 12. I will meet you out
there in a few." There was a buzz, Devi opened the door.
She turned to look to Ace, Dale then back to Ace. "Athena
is a friend so....." She grinned at Ace.
(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 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 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!"
[tag all]
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[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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[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."?
(New Ace)
Well, the little Reppy seemed friendly enough, and Devi didn't seem to mind the requested feeling up of her tail (oh, the jokes he could tell right now).? Athena seemed content enough to continue the tour.? There was a question on his mind, however¡
"So¡I take it this bird isn't sporting all her original parts," he inquired.? "Inertial dampeners among them?"
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[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."?
(New Ace)
Well, the little Reppy seemed friendly enough, and Devi
didn't seem to mind the requested feeling up of her tail (oh,
the jokes he could tell right now).? Athena seemed content
enough to continue the tour.? There was a question on his
mind, however¡
"So¡I take it this bird isn't sporting all her original
parts," he inquired.? "Inertial dampeners among them?"
Dale
Dale looked past the flowery girl at the ship. ¡°Lovely,¡± he said, Then looked at the mechanic.?
¡°Flow control sequencer giving you a headache?¡±
He smiled shyly, ¡°I¡¯m Dale.¡±
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