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Shaindl Registered: Jun '02	Date Posted: 2/27/04 11:17am Subject: RE: Crash Course- Repost (Action/Adventure Non-JA OC) Updated 2/26
	we all understand falling for Qui here don't we? Ohhhhh, absolutely! -----signature----- Halfway Moment - Qui, Obi, Anakin AU - http://boards.theforce.net/The_Saga/b10476/20110461/?0 - UPDATED JULY 3!
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Jedi_Nifet Registered: Feb '02	Date Posted: 2/28/04 12:40pm Subject: RE: Crash Course- Repost (Action/Adventure Non-JA OC) Updated 2/26
	Absolutely, indeed. -----signature----- ~~Beauty is the food of soul~~
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Calamity Jinn Registered: May '00	Date Posted: 2/28/04 3:49pm Subject: RE: Crash Course- Repost (Action/Adventure Non-JA OC) Updated 2/26
	Sounds exactly like me in the morning, apart from the hair colour! And if I were in Crash's place, I would be going through all those emotions in those six strides too! I give her full credit fro another 15 minutes of sleep though... I'd be going for a couple of hours! -----signature----- Check out our website for "The Jemmiah Chronicles"; http://www.hellschancecantina.com
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Healer_Leona Title: Manager Emeritus Registered: Jul '00	Date Posted: 3/2/04 6:31am Subject: RE: Crash Course- Repost (Action/Adventure Non-JA OC) Updated 2/26
	Again my first thought is how grateful I am that I'm a morning person. LOL I feel for Crash as her mind fumbles over her embarrassment at her how she looks in the morning and then anger that she would feel it and finally her wondering at how Mason was looking at her. LIke Shaindl said, you write Crash so very well, I can picture myself in her shoes... course it'd be so long Shael.. -----signature----- Feel so good, but I'm old 2000 years of chasing's taking it's toll
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Lilith Demodae Registered: Oct '99	Date Posted: 3/2/04 8:45am Subject: RE: Crash Course- Repost (Action/Adventure Non-JA OC) Updated 2/26
	Thanks, Ladies. I worked hard to get Crash as cool as she is. _________________________________ I cracked my knuckles in a very un-ladylike manner. Not that anyone I know has ever accused me of being a lady. The command line blinked at me in readiness, and I glanced up at Roble. "I am now taking requests." "First, I want you to route our usual 'available for business' message to Teletron." Death leaned forward over my shoulder, his eyes focused past the screen on the rapidly approaching future. "Then, I want you to hit the usual retailers for shipment estimates, and the pigpen for news on street crime. You know the ones I mean, hijackings, shipment piracy, that sort of thing." "Got it, Boss." My fingers danced across the keyboard and my system jumped to fulfill my every wish. Many people are surprised that I use a command line and keyboard for my slicing, but I've always found that I have much better control over the routines that way. For slicers, control is everything. Roble waited only until the message to Teletron whisked away over electronic byways, then he prowled off to his office, no doubt to start planning escort details. Shael moved up and took his place behind my right shoulder. Mason was seated just behind me and to my left. Now he leaned forward, eyes intent on the monitor. I'd been in and out of the systems of most of Teletron's retailers so often that I had just sliced myself a backdoor to save time. I brought up the macros and let them run. Data flashed across my screen as they pulled up the files I wanted and just dumped them to memory for later scanning. It was routine enough to be almost boring, but slicing never bored me. Bored slicers got themselves caught. The sector Police mainframe, on the other hand, was a job I was looking forward to. If my equipment had been a little better, I would have looked forward to it more, ‘cuz then there would have been more I could have done while inside. At the gateway I paused momentarily, my fingers ceasing to clatter across the keyboard for a few fractions of a second. I shut down my other macros and called up new ones. "I've got the timer, Crash," Shael told me, and produced a hand chrono. "Timer?" Shael was impatient with Mason's question, but I considered it progress that he didn't take another swing at the Jedi. "Cop Central's got tight security. We've got just two and a half minutes before they can lock onto us, trace us, and shut us down." "A hundred and fifty seconds? That's not very long. Crash, are you sure you can get what you need that quickly?" "She's done it before," Shael snapped back at him, pride ringing in his voice. Mason asked no more questions, though I know he wanted to. The line of his neck and the set of his shoulders let me know clearly that he was intrigued in spite of himself. After all, how many times did a Jedi get the opportunity to see a great slicer at work? "Timer," I said, fingers poised. "Start ... now!" The countdown started with a faint beep and my fingers dashed across the keys. A very precious fifty-five seconds were spent slipping past the front line security into the main system. After that my activity became a fast and furious search and dump, my eyes flicking over the data screens, scanning for key words. Beside me Shael offered a mild oath. He's asked me in the past how I could identify the screen contents so quickly. My only answer was that it's a gift. A talent. I only know that it's something I can do. The how of it doesn't matter to me, just that I can. "Forty-five," Shael whispered. I discarded two domestic disturbances and a breaking and entering before pulling down a minor piracy. Four drug busts, a DUI, another B&E ... "Thirty." ... a blackmail, a murder, an indecent exposure, a ... "Pull that one," Mason urged quietly, and my fingers tapped out the command before I'd had a chance to even identify it. Without missing a beat I moved on. ... a domestic, a missing persons ... "Fifteen." I snagged and dumped another hijacking and added a drive-by that caught my attention. The data streamed past my gaze and I didn't dare blink for fear of missing something. "Ten." Five more files of garbage, another dump, two more don't cares ... "Five." Shael's voice was tight with a tension that hadn't yet touched me. In there I was as confident and controlled as he was on his swoop. That was my world. But my time was up and I dashed for the exit, sweeping up my tracks behind me. I could practically feel the electronic hunters nipping at my heels. Then, I was out of the system, almost slamming the door in the very faces of my pursuers. "Out!" I crowed, beaming at my monitor. Wordlessly Shael displayed the timer. It had stopped with just over a second left on the countdown. "You were cutting it pretty close, there, Crash." "I have them and their response timed down to a tenth of a second." I placed a smug little kiss on his cheek and then leaned back in my chair and laced my fingers together behind my head. "You may now compliment me on my skill and daring." Shael's response was a derisive snort and a playful tug on my hair. I swatted at his hand, but he evaded me easily. "Too much humility was never a problem for you, was it, Crash?" "Humility is for those who don't know how truly great they are," I told him in smug tones. "I'll be the first to admit that I'm not a champion swoop rider. However, I am the best slicer you are ever likely to see," I pointed out as he stood up from his chair. Shael leaned down to steal a deep kiss. The way his eyes very carefully never turned in Mason's direction made it quite clear that the sheer joy and pleasure of kissing me wasn't his only reason for doing it. "Then it's a mighty a good thing that you're on our side." That said, he took his beautiful, jealous brown eyes and crooked smile off to confer with Death about shifting border patrols, or rotating the duty roster, or some other such leadership type thingy. I stared after him a while, and when Roble's office door closed between us, I smiled to myself. When I was in my element, Shael had nothing but pride for me, and he defended my skill and ability without the least doubt. I just had to find a way to get him to carry that over into the rest of our lives and our problems would be solved. -----signature----- This post is brought to you by: This space for rent
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Healer_Leona Title: Manager Emeritus Registered: Jul '00	Date Posted: 3/2/04 9:37am Subject: RE: Crash Course- Repost (Action/Adventure Non-JA OC) Updated 3/2
	I supppose that's just the skill of the writer, the way you make it look easy. "A hundred and fifty seconds? That's not very long. Crash, are you sure you can get what you need that quickly?" -- I find his lack of faith disturbing. I was almost going to scold Crash for her boasting, but she did explain herself rather well to Shael. The way his eyes very carefully never turned in Mason's direction made it quite clear that the sheer joy and pleasure of kissing me wasn't his only reason for doing it. Lucky she didn't bite him for that. I have a quick, non-fanfic question, though a reading one. I'm looking for a good author to read and wondering if you can recommend any. You led me right once before with Bujold. Any others out there like her? -----signature----- Feel so good, but I'm old 2000 years of chasing's taking it's toll
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Layren Registered: Oct '03	Date Posted: 3/2/04 10:37am Subject: RE: Crash Course- Repost (Action/Adventure Non-JA OC) Updated 3/2
	Another very excellent chapter, Lilth. Very cool... I wonder too maybe Qui-Gon's picking up some slicer skills himself while watching? Leona, depends on what you like to read I know several good ones. -----signature----- Proud Master to Ara-gon The Triad Chronicles http://boards.theforce.net/before_the_saga/b10475/25934993/p1/?177 (OC's) Into Another Day http://boards.theforce.net/before_the_saga/b10475/27926050/p1/?0 2008 Dear Diary Challenge I am Jinngerbread.
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Lilith Demodae Registered: Oct '99	Date Posted: 3/2/04 10:52am Subject: RE: Crash Course- Repost (Action/Adventure Non-JA OC) Updated 3/2 - Date Edited: 3/2/04 10:56am (1 edits total) Edited By: Lilith Demodae
	David Weber, if you like sci-fi with a more technical aspect to it (appeals to my inner engineer). Also he has wonderfully strong female leads. I recommend Path of the Fury, Appcolypse Troll, and any of the Honor Harrignton books. Terry Pratchett, if you like dry humor, fantastic use of the language, and unforgetable characters. Some of my personal favorites: The witches, the luggage, Death (yes, he's a character), Susan, Carrot, and Vimes. Books not to miss: Hogfather, Maskerade, Witches Abroad, and Men at Arms. Stackpole, if you don't mind fantasy with a dark twist to it. Some of his stuff is down right depressing, but so well told you hardly mind it. Raymond E. Feist, for epic struggle sagas. He's not quite Jordan-esque in his lengths, but sometimes you wonder. The Riftwar books are quite good. David Eddings, for great characters, fun stories, and more superb use of the language. "... it was one of the more impressive displays of organized unfriendliness in the known world." Personally, I like his trils better than his quints. And since they're essentially the same story.... It starts with the Diamond Throne. Oh, and make sure you read the Curse of Chalion before you move on from Bujold. She's got a sequel for it out, but since it's not in paperback yet I haven't read it yet. Is that enough to give you a start, Leona? -----signature----- This post is brought to you by: This space for rent
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Shaindl Registered: Jun '02	Date Posted: 3/2/04 11:09am Subject: RE: Crash Course- Repost (Action/Adventure Non-JA OC) Updated 3/2
	Great post, Lilith! I've never believed in false humility myself - I'm glad that Crash can see her own ability. Shael better watch himself. If my husband kissed me just to make someone else mad or to say "Nyah, she's mine" I'd be plenty upset. I LOVE Pratchett! If you like his stuff, you should read Spider Robinson's Callahan's Crosstime Saloon series. Cheers, Shaindl -----signature----- Halfway Moment - Qui, Obi, Anakin AU - http://boards.theforce.net/The_Saga/b10476/20110461/?0 - UPDATED JULY 3!
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Healer_Leona Title: Manager Emeritus Registered: Jul '00	Date Posted: 3/2/04 11:19am Subject: RE: Crash Course- Repost (Action/Adventure Non-JA OC) Updated 3/2
	A most wonderful start. rubs hands together Jemmiah had already recommend Pratchett a bit ago and I just came from the library today with Monsterous Regiment, his latest. I've got the list written now and look forward to checking them out. Thanks! P.S. Wondering if you've read McCaffrey and what you thought of her book. I found myself obsessed and read through everything she had in less then eight months. -----signature----- Feel so good, but I'm old 2000 years of chasing's taking it's toll
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Calamity Jinn Registered: May '00	Date Posted: 3/2/04 11:35am Subject: RE: Crash Course- Repost (Action/Adventure Non-JA OC) Updated 3/2
	There are some lovely lines in this one that flow really well; My only answer was that it's a gift. A talent. I only know that it's something I can do. The how of it doesn't matter to me, just that I can. I just love that... don't know why, but I do. I could practically feel the electronic hunters nipping at my heels. Then, I was out of the system, almost slamming the door in the very faces of my pursuers. Wonderful imagary there, and in the rest of the post. And she deserves her moment of back slapping. Now to find out what caught Mason's eye. -----signature----- Check out our website for "The Jemmiah Chronicles"; http://www.hellschancecantina.com
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Lilith Demodae Registered: Oct '99	Date Posted: 3/2/04 11:39am Subject: RE: Crash Course- Repost (Action/Adventure Non-JA OC) Updated 3/2
	She's good, but I've sorta outgrown her. I read her last book, but I had the ending guessed less than halfway through, which I find more than a little disappointing. When I was in junior high I read everything she wrote. In high school it was R.A. Salvatore (who really, really needs to not write sci-fi, since he stinks at it). He hit a slump a few years ago, couldn't tell you why. But recently he's started to pull out of it, so I'm giving him another go at it. I also read a lot of Mercedes Lackey, though I pick them carefully to try and avoid the more ... alternative lifestyle stories she's got among her repetoire. -----signature----- This post is brought to you by: This space for rent
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Jedi_Nifet Registered: Feb '02	Date Posted: 3/2/04 1:04pm Subject: RE: Crash Course- Repost (Action/Adventure Non-JA OC) Updated 3/2
	It was as vivid as watching a movie. Cool! I wonder what was it Qui- I mean Mason caught sight of while she was slicing. -----signature----- ~~Beauty is the food of soul~~
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cjgray Registered: Mar '04	Date Posted: 3/5/04 8:42am Subject: RE: Crash Course- Repost (Action/Adventure Non-JA OC) Updated 3/2
	I just registered so I could tell you that I love this story and cant wait for the next part and the sequel. Keep up the Great work!!!
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Lilith Demodae Registered: Oct '99	Date Posted: 3/5/04 10:27am Subject: RE: Crash Course- Repost (Action/Adventure Non-JA OC) Updated 3/2
	Wow! Another reader. Thank you very much. As for the file... you'll see. _________________________________________ "So now what?" Mason's way of talking was getting more gang-like all the time. He hadn't said 'So now what do we do?' or 'What will be our next move?' The Jedi hadn't used any unnecessary words. He had pared it down to the essentials, using only what was important. I was impressed, despite my knowledge of what he was. Some people just couldn't ever manage to get over their early training. "Now, we get some breakfast while the machine chews on the retail estimates." I tapped out a couple of commands and was rewarded with a cheerful beep as my computer started its task. "And then I come back and check the estimates over as a precaution against machine error and then I read through all of the cop reports myself." Mason's blue eyes were focused somewhere in the distance as he thought. "The police reports are to help plan how many members might be needed for extra security on the shipments?" "Yeah. It gives us a better idea of who's doing what and where. The types of cargoes taken, and a few other factors are important, too." I raised one hand to push a pitch black tangle away from my face and stood, but Mason remained seated, his head cocked to one side, thinking. "You hungry, or have you already eaten?" He waved a dismissive hand at me, his gaze still staring past the little animated swoop rider that zoomed back and forth across the bottom of the screen. "I ate when I got up." "And when was that?" He shrugged. I rolled my eyes, sighed, then gathered my blanket back around me and shuffled off to find a table and some warm food. The triplets were only too happy to oblige me. A hot meal and a shower later, I returned to my machines. They were humming away happily, their job done, the resulting files ready and waiting for me. I rolled my head a bit on my shoulders, giving my freshly combed hair a swing, before I sat down in front of the main monitor. Mason was off in the maintenance area, no doubt recruited by Bulldog or Trapper or one of the other guys to come let them brag about their rides. I knew that the shipment projections could wait just a bit, and my curiosity about that file my Jedi had asked me to pull was starting to eat me alive. Glancing over my shoulder once more to be certain that Mason was elsewhere, I opened my stolen cop report files and began browsing through them. They were just what I had expected; reports about shipment highjackings, attempted highjackings, random drive-bys, and outright acts of piracy. Except the one Mason had asked for. It was junk. I puzzled over it, and still couldn't figure it out. It was a routine report of a disturbance call in one of the smaller business districts. The incident had been investigated, no problems had been found, end of report. There had to be a reason for him to have wanted that file. He was Jedi, but there was no way he could have identified it before he'd asked me to download it. I hadn't even identified it by the time it cleared the screen. He must have been prompted by the Force, but why? It was a junk report generated by what was most likely a nosy or paranoid neighbor, or a prank call. There was nothing in it that I could see that might call it to the attention of a Jedi Knight, no matter what mission he might be on. My finger hovered over the ‘Delete' key. //It's a useless file,// I told myself. //It won't matter at all.// A little paranoia of my own tried to argue with that. //Mason thought it was important. Maybe it is. He's a Jedi after all. But even Jedi are not perfect. He could have made a mistake. Shael almost breaks into a sweat every time I slice into Cop Central and he's seen me do it dozens of times. Why wouldn't even a Jedi, seeing it for the first time, feel a little of the tension and react to it? He sounded awfully sure at the time, though.// I shrugged mentally. //Maybe his radar glitched. Yeah, right.// Habit, ingrained respect, cultural conditioning, whatever you want to call it, it kept me from actually hitting that key. Instead, I moved it to a ‘miscellaneous' folder and got back to my real work. I ran through the rest of the reports, making notes about when, where, and what and began writing a report of my own for Roble. The sooner I got it and the shipment estimates to him, the sooner he could polish up those assignment rosters and start letting people know to be ready. That prospect cheered me considerably. Even after a successful slice, I was still feeling the effects of cabin fever. Mason had taken me aside and told me that he wouldn't drive me for another ride unless something terribly important came up. Too much was riding on his acceptance into the gang. And I knew none of the others would dare Death's wrath. The schedules, and the lack of any hostilities, would most likely lift the lock-down. And that meant that I could get out and stretch my legs again. -----signature----- This post is brought to you by: This space for rent
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