Travellogue 184 / 0916 "Morning!" The word made him jump.Travellogue 184 / 0916 "Morning!" The word made him jump. He turned to find Jofuran standing behind him in a blue denim jumpsuit, the kind with the zipper that ran all the way down. "Hi," he said. "Hey, don't act so down," she said. "We'll kill these guys." "Think so?" "We're the good guys, remember? Pure of heart and intention, ready to knock down the bad guys as they come up. Maybe we should go to the clothier and get some white hats." Nickolai smiled; she seemd to have this talent for making people feel better. Or did it just work on him? "Got your card?" he asked. "Right here," she said, handing him her character card for this session. Printed on it were her present combat qualifiers, and from the looks of things she was pretty good. He handed her his card. She whistled. "Lioness S1-A?" she said. "You like the expensive ones, don't you?" "It's only play money." "But how long did you have to sit in a simulator to get that much play money?" Nickolai nodded and said, "A long time. Your mech's not so cheap either, y'know. SDC Ogre?" She smiled and said, "I've never piloted anything except a KenWood Suicide Death Commando since I found the SDC Special, and I'm not likely to change now." "But they're so expensive to repair!" "That's what makes them fun. I once had an SDC Whizzer." "You mean the 25 ton Mech with a 20ton Autocannon and the ammunition in the head?" She nodded. "Now that's a crazy mech." "Not really. |