[HG-PBEM] Re: Pop goes the meeting
- From: "Aaron O'Reilly" <lvmonkey@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <apaworks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 4 Apr 2003 04:16:12 -0500
>
> > > Lemanz sighed. What had she gotten herself into? "If this
> > > place is lawless," she returned, "What's to keep them from
> > > striking back? For whatever you had done to Xavier, if
> > > nothing else." Disgusted, she added, "I don't enjoy being
> > > caught in the middle of some kind of gang war, especially
> > > when we weren't told about the risks up front."
> >
> > "Xavier crossed a line," the Colonel answered back. "The desert winds
are
> > shifting. Things in the Core are changing. I can assure you of that. I
> > made a promise to you in contract, and I intend to keep that promise."
His
> > gaze scanned everyone on the hangar. "I need you all to trust me over
the
> > next few weeks."
>
> Keavy snapped her gum again. The incident in the bar and the stories that
> the crew was telling of meetings with the Bishop began to worry her. She
> was used to conflicts on the track but this seemed to be a different and
> more dangerous game altogether. She stole a quick glance over at Terry
> trying to read his reaction. He was always better than her at reading
> people and had a sensible head atop his broad shoulders.
>
> > The Colonel settled into the team's commentary. "I want to move on from
> > the setbacks of the past days, weeks and months," he declared. He looked
> > at Chico and his wife. "To that end, dear?"
> >
> > Jezebel looked at Chico then addressed the team. "As some of you may
know,
> > we have an opportunity to secure a significant revenue stream from a
> > prominent trideo studio in Port Oasis. If we can land the contract, the
> > Redliner's will be able to meet its revenue demands and pay you the
> > seasonal salaries that you are expecting." Her eyes fell on Terry.
"Terry,
> > you and Chico are scheduled tommorrow morning to meet with the studio
> > agents and the trideo star that want to strike the deal.
>
> "Who is the star?" Keavy asked, her mood brightening considerably. Now
the
> conversation was moving into territory that she was familiar, and more
> comfortable, with. "And what do they want with the Redliners?"
>
> > Chico spoke up. "I also want Clara to attend that meeting as well. I
> > believe that her skill with numbers will be important. Those Port Oasis
> > lawyers will try to bleed us like a hunter vine."
> >
> > "That's fine by me," Clara answered.
> >
> > "Good, very good," the Colonel affirmed. "This is really important." He
> > gestured to the array of Gears filling the hangar. "Our Gears are ready
> > for the time trials scheduled in a couple days, but we need more cash to
> > secure the spare parts necessary for repairs and maintenance in the
actual
> > race." His eyes fell on Rohgen. "This will be your chief task, Rohgen.
> > Your resume claims that you are an excellent salvage expert and capable
of
> > improvising. With the few spares that we have on hand, Hanna and her pit
> > team should be able to handle the time trials if any issues arise, so
> > you'll need to go and deal with the Trash Queen and secure us what we'll
> > need for the race."
"Ei-ei, colonel" Rohgen snapped back, ignoring the insinuation that he had
been lying on his resume. "I just need to put together a list of what needs
to be done and what I have to work with" he continued his eye's shifting
towards Keavy and Terry "...and for my next trick I may need my beautify
assistant and a volunteer"
> >
> > [...]
> >
> > ************************
> > Dennis D. Kirkpatrick
> > Littleton, CO USA
> > dkirkpat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > http://www.bluething.org
> >
> >
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