Shoey ...

  Shoey brought   thier Van down in a  parking lot, he   gave the   cash creds, rather then wrist scan.

   there were   levels  some   4  city blocks  wide, Buildings , offices , Apartments.   Int eh center was a 'smaller'  Sphere at various places  around it  with   neon 'flags' of what Home world  was represented there.

 Az-el and Jo-Wa  move to the    east.....we  will  move in thios  direction.. there  seems to be  some places of drink, there...

 Shoey  nods,..if you need  the  Van, take it, just let us know..

 ..this place is crazy.. a  sphere inside a Sphere... Lippen said

 Cora  just snorted,.. doesn't matter,  if they  gone off  the reservation,    we'll be picking throughthe scrap for years..

 Shoey Grinned as he  chewed his gum,..There's a  Place  to  eat down the way..lets  check it out , see what we hear?

 Duke...

  Coming in on Equator North,  Tucker  sent  the van off to the side.  The 'river' was  running on the inside  Hall  way... there  were   people  fishing along  it s lenght .

  Like the Axis, there  was  a  area that 'bubbled out'.. there was a  Bar there, and  a couple  food  places. There  were some shops  for clothing  and  a pawn shop.

    Flores  found the   Way to   Axis North... the Lake was  deep Blue, tree  thick and Tall , on the  far side, they Could  barely see a  clearing, there was some faint light  glowing there.

 She  set  down the VAn  Just inside  the   entrance.....this is supposed to be one of the main gathering spots?  why...isn't  anyone gathering?

 Shadow  stepped   out, shaking his head,...damned  trees..  doesn't anyone  fight in cities  anymore?

 A Verian voice  came on the COMs,...well..LC  Shadow.... I really doubted you would Come....but my Uncle..Adem?  he  will be , most happy you did...


 ... you are  a fool, Shadow... we made sure there is no one here to bother us this  Night?...I look forward to tasting  your flesh....after  we confirm the Kill for Adem...

 There was  silence... Flores looked a bit  shook, Shadow started a slow chuckle, then a  flat out laugh,..you  guy?... are you really this   stupid?.. i wager to say.. in the next hour,  I'll be  cutting some Hid e from Nissis  to make a new  briefcase, and  I''ll Use Blitt's head  as a Hood ornament  for  my Fighter..

  there  was a flash and  a Hiss..  and a hole  appeared in the   Van's hood.

 ..should have  made that count Ace?.. Cause?..   He we come...

 He looked at Flores   who gave a determined Nod, then turned to Roy and  the LArg..

Roy climbed in the back with the larg, figuring that it would be good to get the larg used to his proximity and also figuring it would look better if the delegates they were going to meet saw Shadow up front.

"If the Tin Man was Verian, he was one of the rare ones that had a heart, even if he didn't recognize it."  He shook his head and added, "And this Verian's gonna need a lot more than an oil can..."

  The Larg  went   flat  again... his   scales  seemed to get a darker Green.. a  very soft Blurble  came from thought.. Flores drew her  weapon and  a  Blade.

 Shadow   had out his blaster,  his  Left hand , had his  trenchknife...

 ..there is  a good bed they can see us , until we enter  the Trees.... This  should be  easy... anything , not human?.. we kill...

 There was a whine  from bhind him,..or?..you know... a Larg...

  After  some  talk as they Drove,   could see the Sphere from the   top quarter of the Inside  Hull of the   Tube.    the Meta  Glass  was on    each side of the     outside tubes, to both,  bring in light, and provide a view of the station on one side.. and the  Planets  of E-1  and E-2  on the other.

  Will   turned  into a side  Tube that  lead to the   Sphere..

  a good  15 minutes later... he settles  in a parking area. and PAid  for the  spot  with  cash creds.

  Like Shoey's  team   that were down near the south of the   Outer sphere, they could see  the  apartments, Businesses , and offcies     that  were in the  'outer sphere'.  Ane the  Inner    Phere that held the    ESN and other    factions HQs.

In reply to An'teela (msg # 14):

   "Both of you ladies are snipers, and while I'm no sniper my guns built for range even if it can fire on full auto.  Let's hang back a little and see if anyone needs suport."

   Garrat is a little pensive behind his mask. "Last delta night was lucky, we didn't have any fatalities on the ESN side.  We've had a newbe die or get maimed every other mission night for some time. Now both of you are fresh and we aren't exactly .  I don't want to lose iether of you." 

  He shrugs, settling his gear a bit "Keep it light, don't get involved in anything we cannot finish quickly.  Stop and check for enemy back up before we engage.  Keep our ears on the com for freinds in trouble."

Roy shrugged, in the back.  "If they were smart, they'd just shoot us down while we were on approach.  I'm guessing, however, that they're very impressed with their own cleverness, and arrogant enough to think they're somehow way better than anyone in the trail of bodies in our wake...they'll let us land, thinking they can toy with us a bit...try to 'teach us a lesson' before they kill us."  He snorted softly.

"I think the lesson to be learned is going to be, "Shoot first."  And they're going to regret not thinking of it."  He grinned, and added, "I hope you know, Flores, that you're currently transporting a few million credits in bounties from the Empire.  Don't take it personally if they don't shoot at you first."

  well?..Lets   go  kill some stuff?  we know   two things.... one?.. they won't be alone.... two?..  they won't have the guts to be in the   trees  with us......   we'll just cut a  swath through the   forst and  see what we  can   kill...

 The Larg  was   flat as a table top.. hit was Pulling on the  least...  a very..very soft grrrrrrr issued...

  , Flores    weapon went off  two  Times... an Aqra is  Camo  laid there..its    oval fish eye s staring upwards...

 ..hey?.. I'm taking this Bow and Arrows......i can shoot a little....


 ..help yourself..take  creds if it has  any as well...count it  as a Bonus pay...

 she    did pocket creds,  and took the thing's  sidearm as well...

Roy's eyes, long-trained for sniping and for anti-sniper engagements, picked out a form in the greenery.  "I've gotta come up with a break-down version of a rifle that I can bring on these ops," he grumbled, barely loud enough for Flores and Shadow to maybe catch what he said, as he drew a machine pistol and sent a single round at his target.

He thought he saw a second, when Larry gave a tug on the leash and almost pulled him off balance.  "Larry!" he hissex in the same low voice.  "At ease!  You're throwing off my aim..."

As he spoke, he spied another form, and fluidly raised and fired his weapon, again with a single shot.  "Sound suppression would be nice..." he grumbled, although he knew it wouldn't hide him.  Suppressors reduced, but didn't eliminate sound, and in the relative stillness of the forested area they were in, each shot, suppressed or not, would have been clearly audible.

As he continued looking, other parts of his mind were engaged...considering whether to release Larry and let him scour the forest for them...and how to guarantee that the larg didn't run beyond the forest and get into the station in general...he also realized that he'd never really considered the acoustic challenges of locating a shooter in a station like this.  A louder weapon could, potentially, be an advantage in some circumstances, if the sound echoed off walls...he'd only ever really worried about it in planetary conditions.  Maybe Beth...or Doc Christie...can run some computer simulations on it when we get done here...

Henry watched the scene unfold with amazement (he hid the vague unease).

"Well, hello," he said to the Aqra. "Do you live here on Anzio or are you visiting?"

After talking with the driver for a short while the trio would depart for the eastern part of the sphere with Harry looking out at the planets on view through the metaglass as Will flew the van.

Once they had parked up Harry would head east towards the outer sphere to where apartment blocks and businesses could be seen as opposed to the various embassies within the inner. Harry was here to cause trouble not a diplomatic incident and besides which she lacked both the man power and firepower to take on an embassy and it's contingent of marines.

With no real plan of action to follow, Harry decided to do a little window shopping and generally scope out the neighbourhood to see what was what. Once she had a better idea of the situation she would be able to act accordingly.

  The Aqra  smiled a bit,..My Mate  and  I live on the station.. we  are brokers   for  Gavas  and The Grepp  fish?..  they are  Big exports  to the Station and  Beyond... Giant  cred flow  into the Aqra coffers.....So, when we  entertain?..  we have  to Have the  so Gava. Its is like letting   people sample goods?

 Nagy and Hawkes  don't look  like  they are pleased  with the new   fellow, but  stay a bit  quiet, though they are actively  watching.

 The  Aqra Points  at  Mila,..that would   sell  for alot of  creds to  th Largran..they Like   food that  grows  fur...

Henry shook his head.

"Oh, no. Mila's not for sale. What manner of creature are these Gavas?"

He stroked Mila's head as he talked. He was not getting a good impression of this Aqra. So far he'd not said anything about overtly illegal dealings but he was on thin ice.

  Will follows   along.. Hemlsy stays a bit away from them,  but  keeps  an eye out.

  There are  places to  Buy groceries ( though the   windows have what  kind of  food is in stock)

  This was shows,  Human, Aqra and Occui....

  Next to it   is a  Clothing shop, In the window  are   bland  dummies  that  have the Form or Aqra, Largran and Humans.. even a  4 armed one  for Sanri

  Pointing at a Sky Blue  shoulderless ,short dress,  Will  gives   Harry a Nudge,..now  that?.. would look good on You.... he nods his   head  in approval  as he seems to   picture it in his head.

  The Aqra  shrugs, the people   who used to range out and  get information on other systems?  said they were primates?... All i know..is they taste  very good... Largrans and  Demons like them Uncooked..Avains  Like them alive.. creshains?.. well... they eat  anything..in any condition..

  Hawkes   speaks up as his eyes  study the   trees,..yeah?.. we have humans  who do the same thing  with  fish?....

  The   first Movement made a  soft wet sound... the   third   movement,  Called out in a short ...cut off..scream...

 Shadow  moved purposefully away from    the others     before calling out,...don't know  how many bodies  Mr Wind up  and  his pet  Geko brought.... but... you'er gonna  run out of people... then.. you'll have run out of  time...

 The Verian COMed  back, rather the shout,.... we assumed  there would be some deaths....but as long as you die.. the  trade off is ....fair...

 Flores    hissed over tp Roy,..you downed another  fish here....

 As  Roy Moved up.. he saw a Human  , his  hand loosely on his throat... but he was dead..  Roy  Could  hear the  sound of Movement to his  right..the  way Shadow had  Moved, then an 'explosion' from the Undergrowth  as  Shadow  Leaped out   and   The Flashing Blade  made    contact...they...4 more times..

  Larry  Blurbled  as he  pulled on the leash.. several  shot s   zipped through  semi darkness from the direction of the far clearing...

Garrat Grabs a Van for west lake .  When he steps out, he asks the Laddies to walk ahead of him.  He will probably look like the one stalking them.
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   Thier Van  arrives  at the Axis West Lake.

 Line the other   Lakes on the Axis  tubes, it  is  about  a mile  wide, 1/2  mile high... The  Lke is  surrounded  by thick forest with 'wild life"..there is a parking lot  where they  enter.. a path that hugs the  Hull, goes  around to the 'picnic ' area

Casually walking down the street Harry would glance into the window of the grocery store noting the variety of food available; some of which she recognised others she didn't depending on where in the galaxy it had originated from. It was as they were nearing a clothing store that Harry would find herself caught off guard by Will's comment concerning the blue shoulder-less dress in the window, unsure as to whether he was taking the mick or genuinely thought it suited her "come off it...this is me we're talking about, not Eckles!" she replied with a laugh as she stopped to look at the dress in question. It was a rather nice dress, and blue was apparently her colour, or so the Commander had told her, but still... "do you really think that dress would suit me?" she asks uncertainly, biting her lower lip as she tried to picture herself wearing it, fully realising that she could probably count the number of dresses she'd worn on one hand.
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     Will smiled ,..yeah... yeah  I do?... I saw that Blue   one you  were last op?..  what's that the girls say..brings out your  eyes?

 then  he shrugs,..Eckles?.. I dunno.. You or..maybe  Flores..... Don't   think Eckles  has the  shoudlers to pull that off...

 Hemsly cleats his throat and Points to a   Woman standing near them, she  is  smiling.....You folks are  witht eh Fleet!... there are  alot of goodies  on this station... Have you tried the  Burian Pie?

Teela got out of the van and started walking, her augmented eyes alert for the slightest sign of motion, the glint of light off of metal, a sniper. She carried her pulse rifle casually but ready to be snapped up and on point in an instant. She looked over towards the other Angel and nodded.

  Ma-Ti  had  her rifle   on her shoulder... she looked around... there were some people at the   far picnic  area...

 there didn't seem to  be many folks interested in the   trees and lake ..... is suppose , we  must look around  Here?

   Then Na-ti  looked at Teela,...why...did you do that  to yourself? it was a question, not a  insult, the look in the  red head's eyes  showed, she meant  to harm in the asking.

Roy shrugged.  "He expected some deaths...did he expect a rampaging larg?" he asked.  He gave Larry's leash a tug, trying to get the larg's attention.  "Larry, relax for a minute, so I can undo your leash.  Then you can go tear up the bad guys."  It was another test...if the larg would listen to him, and dial down its attack impulse, they might really be on to something for the assault teams.  Plus, Roy realized, it would mean largs were either far more intelligent than anyone...even the Nivarians...had let on, or else it meant that Larry had been enhanced.  And it would be tough to know which was the case.  It wasn't like they had native largs for comparison.

But either option both fascinated and frightened him, a little bit, with the implications.

Henry nodded.

"Yes. As my friend says, many of our people relish fish that way, although few eat primates."

He turned away and looked to his companions.

"Shall we move on?"