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There was a rumor in a nearby public house of an old merc who had his titan partner holding an antenna for a television.  While nobody had the guts to laugh within earshot, it was a source of some amusement around town.  The story was of an unusual amount of interest to another of the town's visitors.  When Holly went out to see the titan-squandering soldier, she saw someone who reminded her a little of herself.  A battle scarred veteran, old for a soldier, but still young for any other standard of measure. How much like her would he be? 

"That's a lot of hardware just to get a signal," she said as she approached.  "Don't you think you might find a more worthwhile use for that titan?"