mccoyed Posted August 29, 2016 Posted August 29, 2016 (edited) EDIT: I changed locations to Sorn Guinevere and added some more relevant tags, as per EpsilonEta's request. Changed some of the write-up too to reflect that. Kawashita Industrial Spaceport Guinevere - 3186 Tags: Special Operations, Land Vehicle, Space Vehicle "But you know I work alone." "I know you like to work alone, Koro. And I even know that putting you with someone is no guarantee you're going to behave. I know that from experience." "Then why saddle me with a partner? Seems illogical." "Because we need you and it's worth hedging my bets that having someone around will keep you in line. So just do me a favor and skip the part where you whine about it." "All right, all right. By the way, I'm glad you're not dead." "You and me both. Go meet your new friend. Run along now." When Koro got to the launchpad, the ship and his new partner were already waiting for him. Kawashita Operators tended to use industrial ports for their comings and goings on various planets, including Guinevere. This kept nosy folks away from details about their movements and allowed a certain amount of privacy and discretion for meetings like this one. Even low-ranking KG employees like dock workers knew better than to get too close to people like Koro. They loaded crates and drove awesomnium around and generally tried to mind their own business. "Agent Koro, welcome to the Hikosake. One of the fastest ships in Andromeda." "Not very discrete though." "She's got a few tricks up her sleeve. I've taken the liberty of bringing down some of your gear. It was sent over from the Section headquarters." "That's my stuff in those locked crates? What's the password?" "Raven said I don't have to tell you unless you're nice to me. Are you going to be nice to me, Agent Koro?" "If you stop calling me "Agent" it'll be a start. What do I call you?" "My name's Blue." "Real original." "I'm typically unique." "Well what's your story? Did they partner you up with me just to fly me around?" "I have... other skills too." "Like?" "Let's just say they picked me because I'm going to make your job easier." "Aren't you supposed to be my babysitter?" "That too, Agent Koro." "Just Koro." "Right. Let's hop in the ship and we'll talk some more." "Just as long as you know I didn't ask for this. I work alone." "Don't we all." Koro had to admit that the Hikosake was pretty sweet. While Blue launched them out of Orinshi's gravity well, he busied himself checking systems and finding out what he'd missed while he'd been in exile. The newsnets were full of interesting tidbits. He had a lot of catching up to do... Bonus pics in the spoiler: Edited September 7, 2016 by mccoyed Quote
Mesabi Posted August 30, 2016 Posted August 30, 2016 Great build Koro! I really like the engine flaps. The build kind of reminds me of an Apache helicopter Quote
mccoyed Posted September 5, 2016 Author Posted September 5, 2016 (edited) Thanks. Was definitely going for a helicopter-ish look. I'm not super satisfied with the design though. Will have to come up with some excuse to scrap it and give Blue a hotter ride. Edited September 5, 2016 by mccoyed Quote
Dannylonglegs Posted September 13, 2016 Posted September 13, 2016 Sorry for burying this thread in my posting-marathons for so long. Sweet spaceship, McCoyed! And, yeah, I'll second the helicopter vibe. To me it feels also like the landing craft in Aliens. And Blue seems fun! Can't wait to see how his "teamwork" works out! Also, For some reason, I love teh "Don't we all." line. For a simple turn-of-phrase, it works quite well. As always, nice story and characters, and I look forward to the next installment! ~Insectoid Aristocrat Quote
Andromedas Gates Posted September 17, 2016 Posted September 17, 2016 The judges awarded you 5 points. Quote
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