From:	Jeffrey Mach <mach@****.CALTECH.EDU>
Subject:	Sim time?
Date:	Thu, 20 Nov 1997 21:17:08 -0800

*****PRIVATE: Vernier
>>>>>[Pssst.... I need some simulator time. Like now. And the other
guys have booked up all the pods from now 'til Christmas.

I may be getting ahead of myself here. Word came down on the QT that Ares
tossed a little weight around to make sure it got a spot on the Corp
Court's "response" to Ackbar in Yemen. Quite a few P.O.ed vips, and quite
a few military corps slathering to get their frontline equipment up
against some untrained soldiers in antiquated hardware to get "combat
experience." Turns out your friend Lynch, (Jason) represented Rusanov to
the court, and word is he even mentioned the Athena by name. Hot-damn, I
knew that sales call was worth something.

Anyway, they may have given me some body-work so I can do the sales rep.
gig, but first and foremost, I've got mud in my veins. So, that among a
lot of things, means that I want to get a chance to volunteer for the run,
which of course means kicking the tails of all the other wannabees ahead
of me in line. Besides, I'd like a chance to say hi to Stephanie while
I'm there, oh yeah, and Ayanami, too.

So, you want to help me, right? You're going to get me in and let me run
some sims after hours, right?]<<<<<
-- Stainless Steel Rat <21:03:12/11-20-58 PST>

*****PRIVATE: Stainless Steel Rat
>>>>>[Ah, so that's why I saw a few armor types bugging my people near
closing. We turned them away. We're getting pilots ready to fly the
Valkyrie and can't afford to be bothered by running Athena simulations.
Besides, when the old man told me the news, I figured you'd be bugging me
soon enough. I'll leave something in your terminal as soon as I have
things worked out.]<<<<<
-- Vernier <21:47:23/11-20-58 PST>