So the newcomers have been with us a bit now, and had their
first, real, live mission. And what can I say but crikey, it was a bloody
success! They took down umpty-dozen of those QLF mugs and captured their Grand
Poo-Bah. Now that’s that is some bloody good fighting! I mean, we all still
miss the old guys, and what happened to them, well, that’s that is what you
should expect from dezgra Falcons, but at the same time, these new blokes seem
to be shaping up all right.
Take Takahashi for example. Now if you had not told me that
he was a Drac, I would have guessed it in about thirty seconds or my name’s not
Bruce. He has all the classic hallmarks; he’s stiff, humourless and very proper
at all times. Oh, and he speaks Japanese and carries around a sword, which are
also dead giveaways. But at the same time, he clearly knows what’s going on. I
got to sneak a peek at the battleROMs from the battle, and it was clear that he
was giving those mongrels the run-around from the get-go. He knew what he was
doing and how to use his lance all proper-like.
And there’s the other thing. You can tell just by looking at
him, let alone the way he acts, that he has a very strong sense of honour. Now
I have been Clan and been around Trueborn Clan warriors, and I know my honour,
and bloody oath but he has some. (In fact, I’d say he has more then some
Trueborns I know, thank you very much Tassa Bloody Kay) Hells, I’d imagine that
he would fight all proper and Zell-like if he had the chance.
(Pity he spent all of the trip here chundering all over the
place. Glad I wasn’t in his lance then!)
Randy is the other end of that. I mean, besides the fact
that he’s a Davey boy and doesn’t hide it, the pair of them could not be more
different. He’s definitely got a mouth on him, yammering on all the time and
loving it, but it’s not like he’s just running it off for no bloody reason. He
seems to want to be everyone’s friend, and get to know everyone from me to the
boss to Will and even to Mister Grumpy. Talk about sticking your bloody neck
out!
But the thing is, he’s nice about it. He’s gonna be
friendly, listen to what you say and all that, and isn’t is not an obnoxious tool
about it. And he likes my drinks, so that makes him a top bloke. One thing that
I can’t can not figure though; he said that he trained to be a MechWarrior and
then gave it up to be a bloody journo! Now that makes no bloody sense at all to
me! Why would you not want to be a bloody MechWarrior? I mean, hells, I only
tended bars so I could study up on Clan Lore.
Finally, there’s Lee. Not much to say about him because he
does not have much to say himself. Quiet guy, barely speaks to anyone, even his
lance. And when he does talk, he grunts out single word responses most of the
time and goes back to his drink. Now my instincts tell me that bloke’s hiding
something, but I got no bloody idea what. Still, it wouldn’t be a proper merc
unit without some shady characters around, so it isn’t like he’s being a total
galah.
Still, he handles that Vulture well. I have to admit, I am a
bit jealous there. It is not that I hate my Drop Bear or anything, but that’s a
proper Clan Omni there, top of the line and a real Warrior’s ride and all that.
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