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. . . shifts position slightly to keep
her balance as plates and curved shells of spun diamond backed ceramic are
fitted to her exoframe. Her tail is covered last, sheathed inside a segmented
composite dragon skin tipped with sensors and a diamond spine. Completely
sealed now in a second skin, its ridged surface only broken by waldo arms
and weapon mounts, Laska inhabits a synthetic world; sight, sound and scent
supplanted by wide spectrum video, directional microphone and surface acoustic
wave sensors. Having had nothing but legs for the last few days Laska stretches
her artificial arms, testing the range of motion . . .
What follows is very out of date (currently under review), suffice
it to say I'm now up to part 4 and, with luck, will be finished in a couple
of months. 20021110.
. . . branches are stripped bare by the
combined muzzle blasts of six shoulder mounted cannon firing a mixture of
diamond needles and single crystal iron bolts. The first target jerked then
slumped under the hail of high velocity projectiles, blackish fluid leaking
from numerous holes. The second, under fire from Team East, exploded into
motion so fast that most of the rounds only struck the bug's abdomen. The
wounds would be fatal . . .
Double Sunrise (part 2 - unfinished as of 001015)
Laska runs through an assault course,
getting back in shape after a few months R&R. She'll have to trim that
fur before she gets back into a power suit! I have a 1024x768 version -
makes great wallpaper (ask if you want it sent out).
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