Narm sat in his cockpit staring out the canopy debating whether he should start inane com chatter. Hippie had seemed in a bad mood, he silently wondered how far he could push before Hippie got mad. Master hadn't been too bad. Narm didn't see what the problem was, all they were doing was flying out to an abandoned mine to find out that some automated system malfunctioned, and turned on the emergency signal. On the other hand, it could be a setup. Being a little paranoid Narm listed through his head the thirty or so people who might want him dead. For reassurance he went through and patted the heavy blaster on his hip, the standard issue blaster in its shoulder holster, and the vibro sword off to his side.
Hippie's voice cracked in over the com. "Looks like we're getting close, everybody close in and prepare for evasive maneuvers. If we get separated watch out for yourself and get to the rendezvous point."
"Hippie, do you want to hold our hands while we cross the field."
"Narm, don't make me hurt you, I'm not exactly in the mood for this."
"I'm sorry Major. I didn't know you were this irritable today."
"I didn't exactly want to end up tagging one plus hours onto our patrol." Hippie responded.
"Just think of it as a stretching break." Master came back with.
"The same thing goes for you Lieutenant."
Narm chuckled to himself. That was funny he thought. Oh, he forgot to put Tetsuya Aoshima on his little list of people who wanted him dead. She really wanted him dead. Narm mentally added up the total, of thirty-four people who wanted him dead. "Hey Three, how many people want you dead?"
"Huh? What kind of question is that?" Master seemed a little addled in his response.
"Two, I don't know where this is going, but cut it out. The IW is positive minded." Hippie came in to stop it.
"I'm sorry, I was just thinking maybe this is all an elaborate plot to get one of us. I mean, there are only about four people who might want me dead, but what about you to?" Narm came back with an explanation.
"Four Two. Nice try, it would probably be more like triple four, and add twenty. I've seen you in bars." Master put in his thoughts.
"He's probably right about the number, but aren't you being a little paranoid Two. I mean, setting this up to kill one of us." Hippie scolded.
"You're right, I was just being silly. No one would go to that much effort just to kill me."
Hippie's voice cracked in over the com. "Looks like we're getting close, everybody close in and prepare for evasive maneuvers. If we get separated watch out for yourself and get to the rendezvous point."
"Hippie, do you want to hold our hands while we cross the field."
"Narm, don't make me hurt you, I'm not exactly in the mood for this."
"I'm sorry Major. I didn't know you were this irritable today."
"I didn't exactly want to end up tagging one plus hours onto our patrol." Hippie responded.
"Just think of it as a stretching break." Master came back with.
"The same thing goes for you Lieutenant."
Narm chuckled to himself. That was funny he thought. Oh, he forgot to put Tetsuya Aoshima on his little list of people who wanted him dead. She really wanted him dead. Narm mentally added up the total, of thirty-four people who wanted him dead. "Hey Three, how many people want you dead?"
"Huh? What kind of question is that?" Master seemed a little addled in his response.
"Two, I don't know where this is going, but cut it out. The IW is positive minded." Hippie came in to stop it.
"I'm sorry, I was just thinking maybe this is all an elaborate plot to get one of us. I mean, there are only about four people who might want me dead, but what about you to?" Narm came back with an explanation.
"Four Two. Nice try, it would probably be more like triple four, and add twenty. I've seen you in bars." Master put in his thoughts.
"He's probably right about the number, but aren't you being a little paranoid Two. I mean, setting this up to kill one of us." Hippie scolded.
"You're right, I was just being silly. No one would go to that much effort just to kill me."
