| From: | stefan hahn <HAHN@***.EDU> |
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| Subject: | Looking for Mr. Goodwrench |
| Date: | Wed, 8 Sep 1993 13:19:16 -0700 |
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repairin' the XLV ta' take up some bandwidth. TickTock's the only one who
really understads the damn thing, but I can handle a polymer bonder pretty well.
As I understand it, the thing's got a big battery which doesn't take up much
space, some funky new chem-gel storage. The whole hull is covered with
microwave recept'rs, and the WaveSat picks up solar radiation and tight-beams
it down to the XLV when it passes overhead, about four times a day. Probably
fries a few birds on the way down, too.
It's completely stealthed, flat black, and basically looks a lot like a
flounder. No windows, either; all the external visuals come in through hundreds
o' pindot cameras all around the hull, an' projected into the pilot's sphere,
which looks like the cockpit out of an old Gundam flat. You can see all around
you, like the ship isn't even there. Moves like a sonofaslitch, too. Damn nice.
Only problem izzat we can't put any weapons on it, 'cause TickTock says it'll
make the stealth useless.
Oh yeah, XLV is supposed to stand for Experiment'l Lifting-body Vehicle. It
was set up for a demo when we ripped it off, and the WaveSat's been in orbit
for months, d'sguised as a weather/surveying project. (and now they can't even
blow it outa orbit to keep us from using it. B'sides, the new access codes
TickTock has on it should keep their mainframes busy for the next four
thousand centuries.) We kept half o' the nice plush seats in back and changed
the front observation bubble to Medlab space. Kept the galley, too. It's small,
but it's still stocked with Blindside's wines. The whole thing's about the size
of a squashed Winnebago.
We're keeping it under wraps for now, just 'cause Blindside thinks they might
come after us. (yeah, right, Reg, maybe in another decade or so.) But that
doesn't mean I can't take it out at night. Right now we're kinda' bored, what
with Moonunit's broken, well, damn near everything, and TickTock in for a new
leg (They replaced one kneecap, but the other one was just gone, man. It was
really sick when we found him.) and looking for some action. Blindside thinks
that means pulling off more o' his practical jokes, but there's gotta be more
over here to sink our teeth into, so gimme a call if you guys hear of anything
our way, and we should be back around to see you by the end of the month, at
least.
Tell Jaez I'm looking forward to seeing her. I mean really. I mean, I haven't
had a serious date in over a week, y'know?]<<<<<
--Kaneda (Loud is Good/Fast is Better)
