TRIGUN BETA: Series I
Episode 03: Planet Calisto, part 3
"So you were sent by Bernardeli to find the 'Human Typhoon'?" Vash asked Meryl.
She nodded. "Yes, I'm a hazard agent- so I specialize in cases involving particularly unsavory elements." She explained. "I used to have partner, but he got his leg seriously injured in a previous case- and it never healed properly."
"Are you ever worried about doing this alone?" Vash asked politely.
The sun hung lazily in the sky as the two spoke.
Meryl smiled. "I can take care of myself, my field name is 'Derringer Meryl' after all." She replied, smiling broadly.
"Why do they call you that?"
She just smiled again. "You'll have to guess that." She answered. "I don't think I got your name." She remarked.
He smiled. "Erickson."
"Well then, Erickson, it's nice to meet you." Meryl spoke in a formal tone. She held out her hand and shook the hand of the man across from her.
Meryl ordered a salad for herself and then turned to 'Erickson'. "Are you hungry?" She asked.
"Do you have pastries?" Vash asked the waitress.
The woman gingerly motioned towards the display counter across the dining area. "Over there."
The tall blond arose and went over to the counter. Meryl smiled slightly while he was away. After a few moments, he returned with a plate of donuts.
"Thanks." Vash spoke with a hint of almost childlike happiness in his voice.
Meryl smiled. "No problem."
A woman watched them speak from a distance. Her hair hung down over one side of her face, obscuring her right eye. She then stood up and left the restaurant.
Hal Whitefox watched the simulation on his screen, the image of the satellite moved across the digital view of the screen.
A red light lit up on one of the control panels in the lab. One of the scientists called Hal over to the link. "Sir, there is a call for you- from 'Blue Note'."
"Patch it into the main screen." Hal answered.
The screen flickered to life, displaying a shadowy figure on it. "Whitefox, what is the status of the project?" He asked.
"Right on schedule, less than two months till launch sir."
"Good, I await further developments."
"Yes, of course, Blue Note." Hal replied.
Hal turned to face the group of scientists around him. "Keep up the work; we must have 'Titan 4' ready for launch on the prescribed day."
.o.o.o.
Vash and Meryl left the restaurant.
She turned and looked up at him. "I'm glad I met you." She began.
"Yeah." Vash replied.
"This is certainly a relief now that you're here- Vash the Stampede!" She finished as she crossed her arms.
-End of Part 03-
.o.o.o.
Well, surprise, it seems that Meryl was actually just playing dumb. Not too surprising- she is a trained agent of Bernardeli.
Another cameo in this one, but I won't say who. Anyway, the plot (or whatever this is) appears to actually coming together. Let me know what you all think.
