(Posted on 12-12-2000)

Half an hour later, with auxiliary control adequately staffed,
Cottrell set out to assess the Montgomery's condition firsthand.
She paused at her cabin just long enough to shed her flight suit
in favor of regular shipboard blues. As she made her way through
the passageways of the ship, she noted with silent approval that
crew members had moved past their initial panic. Everyone seemed
alert and task-oriented...though not too absorbed in work to render
a quick, self-conscious salute as she passed. Still keyed up ,
she thought. Still scared. Not that she could blame them.

Cool. I like it -- plus it's nice to see more of the stories that got started here finished.

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Fighting for peace is like having sex for virginity.
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Thanks, skyblade. This is going to be longer than I'd planned—first guess was five installments, but I'll be lucky to finish in seven, I think. Currently working on part four...

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PlanetPhil
i'm only one man

Sweet story. Kind of makes you wonder.

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The Person who joins the United Earth Communisum knows not true might and he knows not true wisdom.

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