[HG-PBEM] Re: Fixing things up
- From: "Grizzly" <irongrizzly@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <apaworks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 8 Apr 2003 00:05:30 -0400
> Shamus nodded at Juliette. They hadn't talked much beyond their
> introduction, but Shamus was glad to have more pilots around. He was
> impressed by her record as a Southern Republic duelist, but secretly had
> some doubts about how well she would adapt to Gear racing. In a stand-up
> fight she could easily crush him, but civilian Gear racing and military
> dueling were two entirely different worlds. Still, she seemed like a
> quick study, and if she was as calm and resourceful on the track as bar
> fiasco war stories made her out to be, she just might make it. Watching
> her progress was one of the few things Shamus was looking forward to, and
> he hoped that it would in some way make up for the string of
> disappointments and shattered expectations that he'd experienced since
> joining the Redliners.
>
> "That's great," Hanna acknowledged toward both Juliette and Shamus. "We
> shou--"
>
> "I'm a little anxious to get moving as well," Keavy unintentionately
> interupted. My little Blade needs to be walked." Keavy said as she came
> up behind Shamus. She was trying to address Hanna but kept on sliding her
> eyes towards Shamus. She couldn't beleive her luck. She was going to be
> racing on the same Team as Fastlane Rodriguez, a duellist that she had
> liked to watch race when she was younger. It was a real thrill to actually
> see him in person.
>
> "Uhm..Mr Rodriguez." She started to say, trying hard to remain cool. "I
> just wanted to say that it is a real honour to be racing alongside you.
> //Don't sound like a giddy fangirl//, she said to herself several times.
> "I mean I used to watch you when you raced the...well before your
> accident...and you were always great to watch. I even saw you live one
> time at this arena in...I made a sign and everything.." Keavy dropped her
> head when she realized what she was doing. "Gods, I sound like a giddy
> fangirl don't I?"
>
> Shamus seemed a little taken aback at this, his mouth reflexively slipping
> into the trademark cocky "Fastlane Grin" that once dazzled the crowds.
> "You know, you're the first one among the younger members of the team to
> recognize me. Not that I can really blame them. That was a long time
> ago, and Gear racing has always been a sink or swim kind of business. I
> also look kind of different. You may have noticed," he said ruefully,
> absently running blunt fingertips over the faint scars on his scalp.
>
> Hanna smiled. "Yes, it is good to have a racer with your knowledge and
> experience, Shamus."
"And it's not like you've changed that much." Keavy added. "I had no
trouble recognizing you."
> Jory and Billy had now walked up at this point as everyone dispersed into
> their own tasks. Hanna looked at Jory's shoulder. "How's it holding up,
> Jorelle?"
>
> Jory frowned, looking down at her sling. "The sling eases the pain, but I
> can use the arm without it. Imagine my luck with a the bullet breaking my
> collar bone along with hitting an artery." She looked at Juliette. "Not as
> lucky as you."
"I don't think any of us were particularly lucky," Juliette
returned. The pain and stiffness in her leg certainly
didn't //feel// very lucky. She allowed a slightly crooked
smile to grace her attractive face. "Except for Shamus and
the others who missed the fun. //They// were lucky."
"Hey I almost got blown up by a grenade and nearly rolled my Antelope."
Keavy added with a grin of her own. "I had my fun."
Griz
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