[quote]"I certainly hope these maintenance boys know what they are doing. Don't wanna have to hurt 'em for damaging my little sister."[/quote]
"Well, I dunno what I'd do without 'em" replied the 'roo with a smile of her own. "Reckon they've probably spent as much time learning to fix our walkers as we've spent learning to pilot them! Just glad they can keep 'em running. Your tech is probably as attached to your 'little sister' as you are".
Just after that, Mike arrived. He didn't acknowledge the pair of women atop their walkers, and slipped into his cockpit without so much as a hello or a nod. Raising an eyebrow to Sarah in amusement, she stuck her tongue out in the direction of his machine, before following suit in climbing into her cockpit and donning her helmet as she powered up. Once the comm system came alive, she clicked the transmit button to reply.
"Hello to you too, Nawlin. All my systems are green, ready to move out when we're ordered".