“Why not? I ain’t got any ideas.”Ĭhipper nodded, then thumped on the hull of the Lioness. “You really wanna follow my lead?” he asked. Chipper grabbed him before he could return to his firing position. The sour-faced Peacer tossed another spare up to Warrior Vazak waiting on the Lioness’s roof. Something jostled him and he glanced down to watch Stines slip a spare air recycler into a suit pouch for him. Another reason to be glad for the environment suit. The visor gave him a sense of separation from the carnage, making it seem strangely unreal as if he were watching a violent streamie.
The Gospel of Matthew, Chapter 7, Verse 16īeyond Chipper’s e-suit faceplate, the corridor was a sea of bodies, some still smoking from grenade blasts or multiple EM pulses. Masters-At-Arms (MAAs): Petty Officer Lukic, Able Spacer Seroughi, Able Spacer MikitaĬhlalloun: Scientist, Domain Space Kh’het Expedition.
Ronald Catanno, Lieutenant, Support Vehicles Pilot Milena Berderhan, Lieutenant, Pilot of Devilfly Space Fighter/Interceptor Renee Lindberg, Chief Petty Officer, Systems Oversight Janey Yassim, Lieutenant, Assistant HelmsmanĪliz Esana, Able Spacer, Bridge Sensor Operator Leonard Toller, Lieutenant, Primary Helmsman Henry Sintopas, Ensign, Chief Comms Operator Pandora Chandrasekhara, Peacekeeper CorporalĬrew of the Confederation Naval Vessel Assured Grace Renny, Diplomatic Assistant / Bodyguardīradley “Widowmaker” Bradstock, Peacekeeper Corporal
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