Colonel Braverly Daringman swung himself athletically into the command chair and engaged his neural-jack connection.
‘Lieutenant Trepidala,’ he barked. ‘Status report.’ The lieutenant tapped frantically at the screen in front of him.
‘Um,’ he stuttered. ‘It’s... the reading isn’t...’ Mars-born Nervosa Trepidala had been a lieutenant in the Star Corps for ten years, but had only recently been transferred to Fleet H, and with it, active service.
‘For Krajk’s sake!’ snapped Daringman impatiently. ‘Patch me through to the fighter wing.’ White noise filled Daringman’s ears. Then, through the roar, a faint voice.
‘This is Captain Dash Gallant reporting in. The perimeter has been breached. Repeat: Mhal-Evol’Unt forces have breached the perimeter.’
‘Then Krajk-Khul help us all,’ whispered Colonel Daringman.
Hey, Dash Gallant is a *fantastic* name!
ReplyDeleteBy the powers of Zoltar and the Goddess Trepidation Serendipity!
ReplyDeleteI'm liking this sci-fi series.
A lot.
:-)
You can make a career out of doing this ironically!
ReplyDeleteAlso love the sci-fi series, although it's sad how frequently I've seen these in print!
I am not looking forward to the "Romance Year". =)
Nice play on 'Malevolent' there!
ReplyDeleteJK Rowling does this all the time.
ReplyDeleteSci-fi week is getting a little too evocative for me.
ReplyDeleteSeriously - Dash Gallant rocks. I must read more of his retro-cool adventures!
ReplyDeleteHa, the worst book I ever tried to finish reading has a protagonist named, "Mark Manship." It was all downhill from there.
ReplyDeleteHey, Snow Crash was a great book even if the main character was named Hiro Protagonist!
ReplyDeleteThe names have the flavor of retro/pulp scifi magazine covers. I sort of like it. But I sort of don't.
ReplyDeleteThick McRunfast!
ReplyDeleteThere is a certain importance to being earnest. If someone smacked me every time I did this, it would hurt like the dickens.
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