Auger wandered up to Callahan's and stuck his head inside. The bar was mostly filled with fen, almost all of them wearing arm bands to indicate they'd
been eliminated. Near the piano a karaoke machine had been set up and two miniature women were signing a duet. Their audience, which seemed to consist mostly
of drunken copies of the one with out glasses and angel wings, seemed quite enthusiastic. Turning his head to sweep the room, Auger spotted a familiar hat in
the opposite corner and headed over.
F looked up as Auger dropped into the chair next to his. The pilot's normally spotless scarf was singed and the faint odor of caramel corn clung to him.
F grinned and pushed a spare shot glass forward, before filling it from the bottle sitting next to him. "Well," he said, "you lasted longer
than I did."
Auger chuckled and drew a cigarette from the package in his pocket. He placed it in his mouth, and left it unlit. "What happened to you? Last thing I
heard your squad was headed for the docks," he said.
"We were. Ran into a bunch of pirates and ninja fighting on the way. Had a nice little running battle with them 'til we chased the pirates out into
bay 5. Someone had a mortar team dug in out in front of Raven's Garage. We didn't notice until the pom-pom rounds started landing."
Wincing in sympathy Auger took a sip of his drink. "Got all of you did they?"
"Most of us. When I left the survivors had overrun the mortar pit and were taking fire from down the north corridor," said F. "How about you
and Grey? If you're here I'm surprised our resident cat girl isn't along to complain and mock us."
"Well, we ran in to a couple of squads of senshi on level 2," Auger said.
"Ah, and Grey stayed behind to give the rest of you time to escape." F was smirking.
"Yes, she was attempting to 'engage the enemy more closely' when we were forced back to the lifts. I think she knew the senshi in the first
squad, so we probably won't see her for a few days at least."
They both grinned at that, and after raising their glasses to salute their friend and, after draining them, sent them sailing into the fire place to join the
large pile of shards already there.
been eliminated. Near the piano a karaoke machine had been set up and two miniature women were signing a duet. Their audience, which seemed to consist mostly
of drunken copies of the one with out glasses and angel wings, seemed quite enthusiastic. Turning his head to sweep the room, Auger spotted a familiar hat in
the opposite corner and headed over.
F looked up as Auger dropped into the chair next to his. The pilot's normally spotless scarf was singed and the faint odor of caramel corn clung to him.
F grinned and pushed a spare shot glass forward, before filling it from the bottle sitting next to him. "Well," he said, "you lasted longer
than I did."
Auger chuckled and drew a cigarette from the package in his pocket. He placed it in his mouth, and left it unlit. "What happened to you? Last thing I
heard your squad was headed for the docks," he said.
"We were. Ran into a bunch of pirates and ninja fighting on the way. Had a nice little running battle with them 'til we chased the pirates out into
bay 5. Someone had a mortar team dug in out in front of Raven's Garage. We didn't notice until the pom-pom rounds started landing."
Wincing in sympathy Auger took a sip of his drink. "Got all of you did they?"
"Most of us. When I left the survivors had overrun the mortar pit and were taking fire from down the north corridor," said F. "How about you
and Grey? If you're here I'm surprised our resident cat girl isn't along to complain and mock us."
"Well, we ran in to a couple of squads of senshi on level 2," Auger said.
"Ah, and Grey stayed behind to give the rest of you time to escape." F was smirking.
"Yes, she was attempting to 'engage the enemy more closely' when we were forced back to the lifts. I think she knew the senshi in the first
squad, so we probably won't see her for a few days at least."
They both grinned at that, and after raising their glasses to salute their friend and, after draining them, sent them sailing into the fire place to join the
large pile of shards already there.