> Shamus deployed his Secondary Movement System, sending his Racing Iguana > trundling out of the hangar slowly, as if conserving his energy. Once > outside he ran his Gear through a quick routine of optics tests, checking > the telescopic and rangefinding functions of his omnicamera while at the > same time glancing at the condition of the track. He stopped at the start > line, pausing for his companions to get into position, then waited for the > signal to go. Juliette rolled Felix into place as well, moving the gear's legs back and forth briskly to test out the SMS. Satisfied with her own final systems check, he gunned the engine a few times to smooth out its idle. Felix was a machine that looked like it meant business. Not sleek and sexy like Keavy's heavily modified Cheetah, her gear was a tried-and-true military design that was designed with one thing in mind -- combat. Checking on the new additions to her gear -- the urban-friendly lights and reflectors, for one thing, Juliette radioed that she was ready. "All set, team." ----------------------------------------------------------------------- This message brought to you by the HG-PBEM "OVERDRIVE" mailing list. http://www.bluething.org/overdrive/