Looking Down

[smelltheashes]

The door opens from Milliways onto a chill evening somewhere in a vast and open space. "All right," says Shephard. "We're a good few miles outside'a what used t'be Fort Collins here. Doin' our best to build up our lines 'fore the big throw-down. Iffen it turns out you can't git yourself hidden, that's all right by me, I'll just take you back to Milliways. How's the place feel?"

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[brave_kreyu]

"[Understandable,]" Kreyu replies. "[You've been through quite a bit tonight.]"

Kreyu makes a graceful landing, and carefully sets Manny back on the ground. She turns to Shephard, "We acquired the information successfully, although there was a complication."

[smelltheashes]

Manny murmurs his thanks to Kreyu and strips the vid rig off his head, handing it and the camera to Shephard. "Here," he says in English. "Best I could do. It was the building, it should be enough. You owe me a hat."

"Will do," says Shephard, and turns to Kreyu. "Shit. What kind of complication? You need a medic or anything?"

[brave_kreyu]

"I am uninjured," she replies with a shake of her head. "One of the flying machines spotted us, the ones that make a whirring sound."

"It was too fast for us to flee safely, so I was forced to deal with the thing in melee." Carrying Manny, poor fellow.

[smelltheashes]

"... you beat the shit out of a helicopter?" says Shephard. "Fuuuuuuuuuuuuck. Nice work. I owe you a... shit. Do dragons drink beer?"

[brave_kreyu]

Kreyu chuckles. "Its armor was no match for my teeth," she explains. "It did not do well once I took a large chunk out of its tail."

"I do drink beer," she replies with a smile. "And it's been a while since I've had some that was worth the name."

Atlantis tends to produce far more wine than beer, considering the climate.

[smelltheashes]

"In that case, soon as you'n me're both back at Milliways, I'mma git you a shitload of Millennium," says Shephard. "Strongest beer in the world. Sam Adams' coup de grace. Y'all earned it."