"Thanks!" Roy said, as he turned toward the elevator.

"Man, I'm really curious to see what a suite is like.  Kind of a chance to see how the other half lives, right?" he chuckled, to Stoly.

 When they are showen to the Suite,  Gresh greets them personally. The Buffet table is  set with the  food  hot  and abundant. The Bar keeps  were busy mixing drings  or twisting off bottle caps.

  There  were  a few Angel folks there, as well as  a couple Occui, the rest were humans, some well dressed, some dressed in uniforms or  nice clothes.

  Gresh led them to the windows   to point out the field , from there , if they Looked , they could see though the other suites, and See beth standing by the window  drinking   some wine,and wathcing the players leave and go into the Tunnels...it was about time  for the  introductions.

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  BAck on the ship..the ramps  came up  and  all doors  and hatches  were sealed. Guards who volunteered stood watch, though vids  were set up for them to see the game...almost all folks  were off duty...the Civie  section of the ship  and the rec deck was set  up for  everyone to watch the game. No one would be  entering   or leaving the  ship, Until the Commander returned in person.

Roy glanced over at Gresh.  "So, is there enough time for me to put some money down on this game?" he asked, grinning slyly.  He corrected himself and said, "Well...us.  If Stoly decides to stay away from the vodka long enough to make a bet, that is..."  He chuckled.

  The  Three armed  Sanri motions  a fellow with case slung on his  shoulder  and  a laptop,..this is  Mel..give him your money after he taps you in...credtis go in that case. depending on the winnings? You get cash..after that. we credit your account....not that i am too worried about that....make your bets...as soon as that ball is kicked off?  too late...

Roy nodded, and turned to Mel.  "Five hundred," and he produced a roll of bills, that he'd re-packed when he decided he was going to bet on the game after all.  "On Hermes.  To win."  He stressed the last word lightly, raising his voice just enough to carry into the crowd without sounding like he was yelling.

"What are the odds on that, anyway?" he asked, as Mel started counting out his bet money.

  Just before the introductions, there is the sound of  marching coming from the stadium halls, Roles Motions  for those In the Hermes'  Suite to the windows...and what they see  make  HAck smile , and Beth  Giggle with delight.

  150 of the Harvestor  crew marched  into the  seats on the Olympus sidelines..Dressed in the brown Harvestor uniforms  and jackets, they were lead  by a Lt. who had them standing until the last one reached thier seat.

  Then she Called out,who's gonna win?"

  With  a well practice shout, the  150 yelled  as one,HERMES....3....5...1...HERMES...3...5...1

  then they all sat down,most of them had  posters  that  had  a players  Number. Most of them were Lionel's Number, Miller  and Dana were represented   and  then Kray's 19..the rest  were scattered amoung the rest of the time.

  Roles patted HAck on the back,..told you i had a surprise !

 The little man counted the money, in the back round  they could hear the HArvestor folks shouting,..right now? 5 to one..if  Hermes  wins...you will pull in 2500..now?  if you put it down to beat the spread? 3 to one...if you'er going  for the win..and they lose , but cover? you don't get anything...

 Mel looks at him  before he continues to set the bet.

Roy looked back at him.  "Thanks for the explanation, but I already know that.  I'm betting we win, not that we don't lose too badly."  He gave a lop-sided shrug, and smiled.

"May not be the smart money...but I've been in battle with these guys.  'Smart' doesn't necessarily apply.  But these bastards do know how to win."  He chuckled.

  he pushes  the  cash into the  slot on his  case  and  types in Roys  name..asks him to make a password, then types it in....You'er  set...

  A human womanwith a black dress and a side arm that could be the twin of Kray's sidearm,..hey Hermes..I'll take  20 on the Olympus to win...no points..staight up?

Roy shrugged.  "Twenty, and twenty, winner takes all?  I'm game for that.  But I hate to take your money, just so you know."  He turned and looked back at Stoly.

"Man, make sure you get some video of this.  Dad would never believe I saw the game in a suite, much less made a bet with company like this!"  He'd suddenly seen the opportunity to get the video camera into play--act like a tourist, or at least a country kid with his first taste of the big time.  It was a good cover, since it was pretty much true.

He just wasn't as impressed by the 'big time' as he was playing.

  The PA announcer called out for attention from the stands. There  was alot  of excitment on the Hermes  sidelines  after the HArvestor troops showed up...

  the voice announced the starters on offense  the third to the Last to come out  was Kray...alot of the  Younger fans, girls  and kids  went nuts..he  Held up his hand  moving his fingers in the  3...5..1.. and the chant started again...he reached his team mates  who were pounding him on the back as the waited for the next  player..Miller ran out, her hair  flying behinf her and the fans went nuts  again, she  had  a confindent smile as she jumped into the  O-linemen..the last player  was the Team Captain, Lionel..he  jogged out  holding his helmet high, the roar that filled the place, for the Linebacker  Marine shook the  panes of galss in the suites.


  As they stood and  waited. The Olympus  team was introduced, the defense...the crowd  cheered, but they did not seem as loud  as the Hermes folks...the LAst player to be introduced was Grueless...he  reived  alot  of cheers...but they were almost  drowned out  but the  chant of  GUTLESS...GUTLESS..from the  Harvestor  folks..

 the  teams  went to thier sidelines and awaited the playing of the AP anthem, followed by the Earth's...the  Hermes  would kickoff.  Cindy  Lore set the ball on the tee as they awaited the  Vid  Break to end.

  Kray went to the sidelines, Looking up in the stands  as if  searching for someone one of the techs in the stands  caught his eye  and Pointed up the  the Suite, he looked up...

  The  woman nodded to Mel who pulled out  a  notebook and wrote up the side bet, she gave him a 20 credit chip...

  A younger fellow Looked at Roy and says,..i got  20 that says your big mouth wideout get taken out of the game....

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  bets were not limited to Gresh's  suite.  The Senator was taking all bets that Olympus  would  win..and cover. Hack put 500  on the Hermes  Team, so did the LC.  Roles ponied up 1000..the Senator  was grinning ear to ear as he took them bets, his  orderly  keeping track of the bets...

  Frans  shouted that she bets 50 credits that Shadow gets  carried from the field.

  for the first time since they  have been on board, they saw what an Angry Half-angel looks  like, as the LC snapped, ..make it 100 and you got  a bet , Traitor!

  Hack gently Pulled  Si to one side. steering her towards the windows  to watch the Kickoff. Frans, who had  more the  a little to drink  already, and her daddy close by shouted, you'er on LC!  100!
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Roy gave Mel twenty credits to cover the first bet.  He turned to the young guy making the second side bet, and said, "A hundred.  Shadow gets taken out, I pay.  Gruless gets sidelined, you pay.  We have a deal?"  He gave a toothy grin and shrugged.

She took herself to an empty seat next to the glass and sat as lady like as she could and looked out to the field, trying to think of her self alone, there were a lot of people near her and it was making her feel a bit restless again, she would rather be in the hanger working on her ship, but at least there were some good factors about being here, one was Commander hack...the one she wished she could fly under five years ago....and her best Idol, then there was Hannah and the LC, who she might connect with more, but they were lost to the crowd as soon as they entered...now she sat alone with a fingernail of her left hand between her teeth as she watched most of the game, slightly ignoring anyone else but her new friends and crew-mates, and waving the waiters away from her as if they were pesky bees always bothering her

Hannah shook her head at Frans, eyes narrowed in thinly veiled disgust. She'd been willing to give the woman the benefit of the doubt, admittedly tacky gown aside, but there was no way Hannah could get past the other woman's attitude. Quickly moving away she went to the windows to look down on the field, a glass of beer in her hand. Beer was a safer drink for Hannah than wine, and this one would probably last her for a good hour or so.

She smiled at the sight of Beth and tapped her on the shoulder. "Hey there. Thank heaven someone else wore pants." She waved to Angela, inviting her to join them at the window. "Have we missed anything so far?" Hannah scanned the field, looking over the Hermes players to see whom she recognized.

Angela looked up towards Hannah and smiled at her gesture to join her, she stood up, pressed any wrinkles the dress might have had then moved towards her new friend, her eyes fallowed Hannah's, back to the field wondering the same, maybe she new someone too and from her past mostly...then she spotted Kray and smiled some leaning to Hannah. "He looks kinda cute dressed like that."

  As  the players lined up  and  awaited the refs to blow the whistle, the  speakers opened up  and they could hear the players Talking., an extra  bet  for the  high rollers, that they get that  extra bit  from the  game.

   Beth smiles  at the  two as  they came over,No...didn't  miss  anything  yet, the Vid  channels  are  running  commercials,,Let's  see..Shadow is 19..he's the only pilot  out there...Miller  is 8...Course  Lionel is 55...there  are  a few Marines on defense  and  the Halfback  is  a Torpedoman..the rest are all civies...That Dana...Number  82..she's pretty good...waitress at the  food section..when they brought Kray in , she  really started to  get more looks, cause they couldn't  doubleteam her all the time...as  far  as Kray?  I like him in the Home  jersey better, the Blue brings out his eyes!

 Shadow Looked up at the Suite, he could  barely see the Gilrs  , But he  waved, then the Thump of the Ball came  and the  game was on!

  The Olympus  team had the ball on thier own 21..they were stalled  until thier  QB threw  are terrible  pass behind  his reciever, The DB from the Hermes  tried to pick it off and got called for  PAss Interferance, giving the Olympus team the ball on the  Hermes  40.

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  In Gresh's Suite the  man Made the deal with Roy, ok  Hermes..we got a bet...just will add to  the Joy of seeing   that grin wiped off his  face!

  Frans was flitting  back and forth between the suites, Hack was more then a little  annoyed at the Senator spendiong  time in his booth... Hannah caught Frans  talking to a trio of  Young Bucks  dressed in suits and pointed    at  Hannah  , Angela  and Beth...

  The Three Guys came over  The  Blonde  Guy Grinned at Hannah,..Your  friend  said  you three might be bored...and may not like the outcome of the Game...why not come with us, we'll hit  some of the bars in the Uppers...we  know  all the spots to go...

  Beth chuckles...yea...right..I going to miss them  kick your sorry team's  butt?..shove off...
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Angela nearly jumped as the game started and grinned, the first time she had ever felt this way for a game, it had to be because of her friends she felt around her... their spirit of the game was getting to her and she liked it, the mood went down as the three men came over, all she could do was wait to see if they would try something to either girl, she could only release a growl of irritation towards them and kept her eyes on the game

  The Olympus  team, fueled by the pass interferance, Kicked  a 40 yard  field goal to go up 3-0 Olympus  Fans went  Nuts, the Hermes  fans   have seen this  before, and  continued the  3...5...1  chant, the Vistors  sections  were all full now  with Blue from either the Hermes  or Athena, across the way, the Block of Harvestor mercs were making themselves known.

  After the kick was returned to the Hermes 30  Kray  took  another look upat teh Suites  when Miller  came Over, her Helmet onso her speaker was On,..Com'on Hotshot, time to make me look good! kray donned  his Helmet and he and Miller  ran into the Huddle, Grueless waved his hands  about trying to get the  Fans  riled up.  Gruless lined up on Kray's  Side, the  play was a sweep  to  Dana's  side..Kray  exploded off the ball, Gureless  turned  and stopped seeing the play was almost Over, when Kray Hit him  Blindside with a savage  block, his head in fornt  so it  was legal..as the Sanri flew sideways, the  Big  Left tackle Blasted him, right before he hit the ground...The Sanri rolled on the  field  and  Kray Looked down"  THAT'S what its like to be hit when your not looking...

  The next play was a sweep to Kray side, the hermes  team lined up in a no huddle, Gruless barley had time to stand, Kray  drove off the  Line and Hit the Sanri at the Knees. The  Full back Leading the way, smacked into the  Sanri...the Halfback had an openigto  the outside, but the Runner Blasted into   Grueless as he was on the way down....3rd  and short...

  Gruless tried to Get Up, But Kray Pushed him down, and he tried to take  a swipe  and  the Pilot, who was already lining up..Miller looked over the defense..she looked to Kray  and Dana and yelled,..STICKS!   STICKS! both wide outs nodded, and the Safeties rolled up...Kray sprinted off the  Line  gruelss gave him a halfhearted shove to the sideline, Miller's  arm Pumped, the Sanri grined  and jumped the route...But ..Miller still had the Ball, and  Kray Broke up field  at the sticks...the  Ball  arrowed through the air  and  Kray  brought it in...only having to outrun the safey who had  rolled up...Kray easily scored....The  Crowd exploded... Gruelss was bent over..the  big man was hurt...The Kick made it  7-3  Hemres...

Hannah had stayed quiet as the girls talked about Kray in his football jersey. She completely agreed, of course, but she found it safer to just sip her beer. The approach of the men, however, pulled her attention away from the field.

"Thanks, but I'll have to pass as well," she said. "My friend is playing. Miss Frans looks more than ready to leave, though. She doesn't seem to care too much about the game itself... I'm sure she'd appreciate the escort."

Okay, it lacked any oomph as a dig at Frans, but it did seem fair to send the men right back to her. With a polite smile and nod she turned back to the windows to watch the game, effectively dismissing them.

 The  Men looked at each other  like they have  just seen  an oddity,..so..YOu girls would rather watch this game? then go on the town with...us?

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  Hack  truned to the Senator, Doesn't look good for you..to cover the spread..you need 19 more points  then  we have right now!


  The Senator's  face  was red, and  waited  until he swallowed some of the Chuicken he was eating...from the Hermes  table, of course... Look Game Hack...why aren't you out there anymore?

 The Commander grinned, They don't  need me  anymore since  i brought Kray over..He  and Dana  caught mor passes  between them, they the whole of you team!

  as if  to add to Hack's comment...the  Monitors had  a Message...WITH  THAT COMPLETION MILLER HAS  BECOME THE REGULAR SEASON LEADER IN  YARDS PASSING, TOUCHDOWN PASSES, AND  COMPLETIONS....Hack pointed to the screens,see that? and the quarter   isn't over yet!

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 In gresh's  suite, Roy and Stoly notice  two humans sitting in the upper chair they seemed to be talking to someone in the far stands  with  a comm unit.

Angela finally turned towards the men and smiled elegantly. "Thats righ....because you three are so beneath us, your lower then dirt in our eccentric lives." She put a finger to her chin looking up with mockery. "also i dont think our boyfriends who are actually in the game would like it if you were trying to pick us up behind their back....i just might have to them when they are done...with that much adrenalin running through them after the game, i hate to see what they'd do to you..."

  On the filed the Hermes Defense was savage. After  all the talk of Grueless, the  Hermes  team  thought they needed to ramp up thier hitting.

  The Olympus  Tight endm, caught  a ball and tried to turn Up  Filed  , But  was pasted  By Lionel and gave up the ball. #78, the  DT recovered th  ball and   Hermes had the Ball. one  the  Olympus  35...Lionel  and Kray Jumped up and   High fived, the hit that knocked the ball loose..now the  Sanri DB lined  up on Dana's  side, away from Kray.

  Miller  saw the Change  and Looked to the bench, then to Kray...she  called  an audible, that sent Dana  shifting  to Kray's  side, then once  she set..had  Kray come in Motion across the formation...Gruless took two steps in, until he saw Kray, then dropped off the line...Kray sprinted for the Sanri as Miller  faked the  Pitch to the Halfback, then Turnn  and  fired  a Pass into Dana's belly..she  caught the  ball and Moved towards the Middle   and Up the  Filed, Kray, broke off his Block on Gruless, But tha Halfback Finished the Sanri off....the Strong sfaty bore down on Dana, but never  saw kray as the samller  wideout hit into him so hard, both thier  Helmest flew off as they Bounced  across the filed...Dana was free and pranced the last 10 yards into the Endzone...the kick made  it  14 -3..the gun sounded the end of the first quarter.

  kray got up and shook his head, found his helmet and Jogged to the sidelines, Te saftey was taken off on the cart....before  the kicks  was made...Gruless sat on the bench  flexing  all his  arms  as the  trianers sprayed his ribs  with Numbing spray,

   Dana  Grinned at Kray...hey..hotshot..you got a little Blood thing goin' on there...

  Kray reached  up and  felt his forehead, a gouge  from  the lemet? or the tip of  a cleat...he went over to the trainer  and told her  to patch it ...

Hannah ignored the conversation behind her, though she registered Angela's remarks, as she focused on what was happening on the field. Her fingers gripped her glass as she watched Kray and the Sanri go down but she breathed a sigh of relief - along with about half the Hermes crowd - when he got right up. With a wince she looked away and took a long swallow of her beer.

"Are the games always like this?"

Edited because Angela's post was better. ^.^
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  Beth rolled her  eyes...Look guys..we aren'texcited to be  with boys, after being around Men all day..got it?..go play...


   The LC  and HAck  did  begin to work thier way down incase the men  had to be removed...But the men just threw upthierhands  and shook thier heads,..YOu'er  loss ladies...  and they returned to the  Olympus  suite.