Suggested changes: {before : after}
On Sat, 6 Jul 2002 09:18:15 -0400 Django Wexler <dwexler@andrew.cmu.edu>
wrote:
I ignored Zel's voice in my ear and walked over to the edge myself.
"I don't know very much about them. Just what Eridu...left me, and some
rumors since then. The Sa'an maintain a cross-dimensional {Empire : empire} that's
constantly adding new worlds, and they're comfortable with magic, at
least some kinds, as well as technology. They use ships like that"--I
pointed--"an unconventional design. That purple ring contains the CG
core, which is in the shape of a rotating ring rather than a cylinder
like everyone else uses."
"Tell me about it." My legs were already protesting in
anticipation. I had been trying to keep in shape, but zipping around in
a spaceship small enough to spit across doesn't lend itself to
cross-country training. I stepped off the wall and closed my eyes for a
second, descending gently on a cushion of air. Kyn lay spread-eagled on
a slab {on : of} concrete; she'd hit hard enough to leave cracks. I grabbed
her by the scruff of her neck and peeled her off, gently.
"Feet, Kyn. You're supposed to always land on your feet, not your
face."
The real question is how she managed it, an empty head should weigh less
than full feet. The face probably hurts less though. :}b
"Because without her it would just be me and you, and I'd get all
grim and angsty like Haruka."
"Of course. I'd forgotten how the constant chatter helps you
maintain your sunny disposition."
It's a good think he's been working on his people skills or that might me
mistaken for sarcasm.
As durable as Kyn appears to be, exterminating catgirls must take a lot of
work.
And that meant I didn't have to hold back. Ridding the world of
youma was the duty of a {Senshi : senshi}, after all, and I still considered myself
a {Senshi : senshi} despite my prolonged absence. Magic swirled out, gathering the
water I need from the air, and I permitted myself a smile.
"Thanks." I looked down at the remains. Like all youma, the
snake-women lacked internal structure -- the ones I'd cut to bits were
just unidentifiable brown mush, {slowy : slowly} turning into smoke. Kyn wandered
over at poked at them while I checked the energy in my pistol and
returned it to its hidden holster.
I shook my head. "Change of plans. We need to find the other
{Senshi : senshi} first."
"I did. Or one of them, at least." That, in itself, was an
accomplishment. The metaphysical landscape of the city was like nothing
I'd ever seen -- it was in chaos. Something had been severed, some
deeply woven thread, and the backlash had disturbed everything around
it. And to make matters worse, the cruiser sat like a great black blob,
surrounded by a shield so tight I couldn't even see how it was
constructed. Finding another {Senshi : senshi} in the midst of this madness had
been something less than a cakewalk. I'd latched onto the nearest
familiar aura long enough to get a general location, then fled back to
my body.
"Indeed." I reached out a hand to stop the whirling Kyn, who'd
added spinning like a top to running around me. She wobbled for a bit
before steadying, and I pointed her at the doorway. "Come on, {chibi : Chibi}.
We're out of here."
Hopefully Ami will be joining Haruka and Hotaru near the time of the end of
their meeting.