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Her black gloved hand reached for the signal on the door and pressed it three times. Reluctantly, the door opened to admit the black masked figure. “Ye.. yes?” a hesitant female voice asked.
The Hawkbat walked in, the cape she’d added for this outing flowing behind her. “I want a ship.” Her voice was a stark contrast to the timid girl before her.
“Shoo, M’laa!” a grumpy male said. He shoved the timid girl out of the room and turned to the Hawkbat.
The Hawkbat herself smiled. It was one of her rare smiles that wasn’t cruel or sadistic. “The best ship builder around?” she asked.
“And most illegal. What can I do for you today?” he asked, a little more interested.
“I want a starfighter,” she purred, running her hand over a turbolaser battery that was laying disassembled on a workbench.
“Ah.” The man shuffled through some hardcopy. “This one?”
The Hawkbat shook her head in the negative at the Naboo Starfighter.
“Right,” he mumbled. “Too lightly armed. And too difficult to modify quickly.” He held up another sheet. “Maybe one of the Delta Class Starfighters?”
The Hawkbat peered closely at the sheet, then took it from his hands. "What are the specs on these?”
He smiled, knowing she would buy one. “The first one is an inferior model. It’s slow, and the vision is blocked completely by the engine struts.” He shook his head. “Lousy designers.”
“Obviously they didn’t consult you.” The Hawkbat smiled.
“Careful, lady. Comments like those could get you in trouble.” He frowned, then smiled. “Or a discount!”
They both laughed.
“The Delta Two,” he continued, “comes in Ace and Duce. Both are very nice, however... the Ace has handling problems. It was origanlly a Duce, but the desingers changed it around. The Duce can be wired to fly solo and is exceptionally nice in regards to speed, handing, and power.”
“I like it. When can you have one finished?”
“A standard week. Or less.” He looked at her with another smile. “Would you like it painted? No charge.”
She nodded. This would be her personal ship, the one she kept in hiding. That thought gave her an idea for the name. The Hawkbat with talent hides its talons... and now she had one of her own. Black Fire Talon.
Read more about the ships and Senshi in this story:
Priire (the Hawkbat)/Sailor Asteroid
Black Fire Talon
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