The Cresperian Alliance
“He and Piki were semi-officially a couple, although still not lovers; and Piki had applied to be the Crispy adjunct to Platoon White Horse. This was debated for some time, before word came down that permission had been granted; Sira, as chief geneticist, was considered too important to send into the field on a regular basis. And as Piki had an emotional attachment, not merely to Bangler, but the entire unit, she was considered perfect for the assignment.
Two types of gearing up were in work, however: weapons development and deployment, using a combination of human and Crispy technology in unique and unusual ways; and a wedding. For John Tomlinson and Sira Whitman were about to become husband and wife.
"After all,” Tomlinson had told Bang, “who knows what's going to come down in the next few weeks? Sira and I talked it over and decided we wanted to go ahead and do this. That way, no matter what happens..." Bang nodded agreement. But he'd been surprised when the couple had asked... for Piki and himself in the wedding party.MoreLess
Two types of gearing up were in work, however: weapons development and deployment, using a combination of human and Crispy technology in unique and unusual ways; and a wedding. For John Tomlinson and Sira Whitman were about to become husband and wife.
"After all,” Tomlinson had told Bang, “who knows what's going to come down in the next few weeks? Sira and I talked it over and decided we wanted to go ahead and do this. That way, no matter what happens..." Bang nodded agreement. But he'd been surprised when the couple had asked... for Piki and himself in the wedding party.MoreLess
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