Ladies' Night Out,

[Ophiuchi]

"Neutral, my Tooshy!" screamed Moira, as multiple alarms jangled on the bridge of the Kusari gunboat.

Moira was jogging back and forth in haste. A gunboat was not meant to be crewed by a single person, let alone by one who had only set foot aboard a few hours ago. The long-range HUD was indicating not only Bretonian Templars near the Leeds Jump Gate, but also a squadron of Planetform ships inbound from Planet Harris.

"Break from the lane, Clover. We'll evade these cookies by takin' a wee shortcut through Dundee!"

Moira watched on short-range as Clover's ship broke slightly late, and came about to follow her through the thick field of ice shards. She dead-reckoned the location of the Dundee hole, and brought the bucking gunboat up to cruise speed.

"I don't think they're following, Moira!" Clover's voice sounded as frazzled as Moira felt. If they could just get through Dundee without encountering any of those nasty Bret patrols, they'd be home safe in Edinburgh once again, and could hire some decent tars to help fly these new ships.

"Hang on, girl! There's the hole, and we're goin' in Hell-bent fer breakfast!"

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<span style="color:#339999">Reg Waverly * Moira &quot;Kentigearan&quot; Waverly * Fnordette Sophie Noir</span>



<span style="color:#66CCCC">Sophie's on the Square * Veranda Incognita</span>