| Subject: ...and might not be getting any older, either... |
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Virgil
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Date Posted: 14:38:13 08/01/01 Wed
In reply to:
Solace
's message, "Not getting any younger..." on 12:49:40 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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