S. Blow said: > "Big talk for a bunch of infants!" said Shamus over his shoulder as he > headed for the hangar. Silas frowned. "No stupid shit, folks. This is a walkthrough to familiarize yourself with the course. You'll all get a chance to take the course through its paces but don't wreck your Gear. The time trials are where we need to push it. This is a warm up, nothing more. "Bring it on--" Jory threw back at Silas. Seeing Silas' disapproving glare, she finished off her comment with a weak smile. "--sir." Everyone's Gears were parked in their respective maintenance bays, cockpits open to the cool, morning air. Hanna's Team had prepared everything. Jaana Czeshin approached Hanna. "We're ready to go. All the Gears check out." Jaana turned to Jory. "Except Stripes, she stalled once in the bay. We relubed the intake valves, but I'd let her warm up before you open up the trottle." Jory patted her Gear's left leg assembly and smiled. "I always do." "You heard the woman," Silas barked as he started climbing the ladder up alongside a Warrior Gear parked in leftmost bay. "Mount up! We're first in a long line today." [...] ************************ Dennis D. Kirkpatrick Littleton, CO USA dkirkpat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx http://www.bluething.org ----------------------------------------------------------------------- This message brought to you by the HG-PBEM "OVERDRIVE" mailing list. http://www.bluething.org/overdrive/