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Date Posted: 14:40:40 08/01/01 Wed
In reply to:
Virgil
's message, "...and might not be getting any older, either..." on 14:38:13 08/01/01 Wed
>Virgil felt like he'd just meen slapped. 'JUST A
>MORTAL!?...'
>
>The pain in his eyes soon faded, replaced by a sudden
>flash of anger as they locked onto Redd's with a
>sudden vhemence.
>
>"I love you," he began, struggling to keep his voice
>steady, "but let's get one thing straight--I'm not
>"Just" an ANYTHING. I thought I'd already proven that
>by now...but if I have to do it again, then so be it."
>
>He then turned crisply on his heel and stalked out the
>door, heading towards the Hanger Bay.
>
>Calenderi flapped around the corner after him a few
>moments later and bit him on the ear. What do you
>think you're doing, walking out on her like that!" she
>shrilled. "You KNOW she's only worried about you. How
>can you pit her through--"
>
>Virgil didn't even break stride. In fact, he already
>regretted his words, but he was too full of pride and
>anger to turn back. "...Take care of her till I get
>back."
>
>She hovered, watching him disappear down the cooridor.
>"But what if...."
>
>"No big loss," he replied bitterly, blinking. "I'm
>"just a mortal", remember?.."
>
>Exactly two minutes later, he arrived in the Hangar.
>Sure enough, Solace was leaning a red-and-yellow
>painted fighter spacecraft that he took to be hers.
>From the looks of things, it was fairly well-armed.
>she turned towards him as he approached, looking a
>little impatient. He responded with a smirk-but kept
>his distaance in case she tried to jump the gun.
>
>"Hey you didn't think I was gonna hurry for YOUR sake,
>did you?" All of this was planned; the more irate
>Solace was, the more likely the Fleet would buy the
>story and the more likely it was that the plan would
>succeed. "Here's the deal. I haven't lost a single
>mech battle--real or simulated--in my life, and I have
>63 'kills'"--most of them from the Imperium's abortive
>invasion of Terra VII--"to prove it."
>
>He grinned manovelently again, as Thuro's techs began
>towing EUCLID up to one of the Yamato-4's
>lauunch catapults.
>
>"Furst person to put the other ship out of action and
>capture its pilot wins. If you win, then I'll let you
>deliver me and the mech to Earth--with no inteference
>from the others. However, if I win the fight,
>you surrender to the captain of this vessel, who will
>then decide your ultimate fate." His eyes seemed to
>deliver the challenge. "Still in?"
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