Dennis D. Kirkpatrick said: It took over twenty minutes to reach the compound, but the hopper finally dropped into a landing near the last known spot where Tina, Rohgen and Carlie had been. En route, Terry and Sebastian had doned the flak vests and helmets that Slovenski could squander off the pilot's own cache. As the rotors whinned down, Slovenski opened the bay door. He turned to the pilot. "Wait here for my instructions." "No problem," The pilot answered. "It's your dollar." All three men piled out of the aircraft and started toward a conflagration of security staff nearby. A woman flanked by two Mordred-class GRELs moved toward them, holding up her hand in greeting. "I'm Hanna Dominic," the woman spoke, introducing herself. "This is my compound. You must be Slovenski, McMartin and Chance from the Redliners." [... personalized greetings form Chance and Terry, if you want] Gustav reached out his hand. Hanna clasped it and the two shook. "Slovenski, ma'am. I appreciate your allowing us clearance to land." "No problem," Ms. Dominic replied. "I've had my men staking out the site of the incident and looking for trails." [...] ************************** Dennis D. Kirkpatrick dkirkpat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx http://www.bluething.org ----------------------------------------------------------------------- This message brought to you by the HG-PBEM "OVERDRIVE" mailing list. http://www.bluething.org/overdrive/