"I have to give you credit," I said absently as I rooted through the assorted, well, kibble that occupied the workshop's bench. "The whole kinetic weapon thing? Must have taken a while."
Honestly. Some people just can't be trusted with even the smallest amount of Handwavium.
"Damn you!" whined the skinny guy I'd tied to a handy structural beam. "Why did you have to interfere anyway? You're just as much a criminal as I am!"
I blinked. "Uh, not really. You made a bona fide threat to drop large rocks on several cities unless you got a billion dollars worth of nuclear power plant and this years' jailbait pop-tart delivered up here. Not quite on the same scale. I think I've got a couple of violations of the Civil Aviation Regs against me, but that's about it."
"Didn't the Russian Air Force try to shoot you down when you made re-entry last month?" he asked.
That much was in fact true. "That was a misunderstanding." I think so, anyway. I didn't exactly hang around to find out. Honestly, you make one course correction within a mile of a diplomatic flight and half the G7 nations put out warrants. If it wasn't for the occasional family gatherings and the occasional need for food or a shower, I wouldn't go dirtside at all and the Island should take care of these needs part of that, any week now.
"Besides," I added, "They've promised to drop all charges and unfreeze my bank accounts once I hand you over."
D for Drakensis
You're only young once, but immaturity is forever.
Honestly. Some people just can't be trusted with even the smallest amount of Handwavium.
"Damn you!" whined the skinny guy I'd tied to a handy structural beam. "Why did you have to interfere anyway? You're just as much a criminal as I am!"
I blinked. "Uh, not really. You made a bona fide threat to drop large rocks on several cities unless you got a billion dollars worth of nuclear power plant and this years' jailbait pop-tart delivered up here. Not quite on the same scale. I think I've got a couple of violations of the Civil Aviation Regs against me, but that's about it."
"Didn't the Russian Air Force try to shoot you down when you made re-entry last month?" he asked.
That much was in fact true. "That was a misunderstanding." I think so, anyway. I didn't exactly hang around to find out. Honestly, you make one course correction within a mile of a diplomatic flight and half the G7 nations put out warrants. If it wasn't for the occasional family gatherings and the occasional need for food or a shower, I wouldn't go dirtside at all and the Island should take care of these needs part of that, any week now.
"Besides," I added, "They've promised to drop all charges and unfreeze my bank accounts once I hand you over."
D for Drakensis
You're only young once, but immaturity is forever.