<meta name="LineWrap" content="true"><TITLE>SR_Bk1 0165</TITLE><A HREF="SR_Bk1-0166.txt">Next (Page 166)</A><BR> But that goddamn Rillekon's Road Team Authority keeps blowing me off. Think you could put a good word in for me with the Winter Stadium crew, buddy?"<P><P>"Now Perkins, your time would be better spent in the parking lots of Missionbook Homes, rather than the sideways of afteralia. The way of the team is mooje."<P><P>Perkins nodded.<P><P>"Yes, buddy. But why do I need to hang out at a Home when I can jump on board a mission in progress, such as, might I say, yours?"<P><P>"Sir, I am in no need of a mission partner here. Now, if you care, I must thrusty my willpoint ahead. Tis a clear mission."<P><P>With this, Darnazy started walking swiflty toward the main entrance of Marriage Town.<P><P>"Bastard!" Perkins said. He put his car in gear and burned rubber as he turned and sped forward to catch up with Darnazy.<P><P>"Hey, man!" Perkins said. "You don't wanna head in there. Those Marrier Balls are very mean. You talk to me, I help you."<P><P>Darnazy looked down at Perkins, who was matching his walking speed with the car.<P><P>"You have intelligence you think I may have wantatude of? Out with it, Perkins! Out with it now!"<P><P>"Okay buddy, listen buddy. If my talk is currency on ya, ya gotta let me go with you, dig it?"<P><P>Darnazy laughed his booming laugh, and then said "Indeed, indeed! I would have it no other way, f-scoundrel."<P><P>"Decent man. Decent. So here's the junk. Saw two girlies on the walk, obla-bracing-ward. Ran full steam outta Marriage Town. I chased 'em. Two girlies."<P><P>"Two girlies, eh?"<P><P>"Yeah man. The human one had M.T.-issue bride-cand-wear on. Nice to attract a humanlike, eh? Or a poor little lizard, eh?"<P><P>"Get on with it, Perkins!"<P><P>"She was fresh, baby. I could see it. Not long on the Rillekon's, baby. I could see it, smell it."<P><P>"Did she name herself?"<P><P>"No man," Perkins said, "they kicked my car, man. They were mean, baby. But I gotta tell you about the other one. The other one, man."<P><P>"Yes, Perkins?"<P><P>"She was superstyle. Human girl basis, some kind of cat or dog faux-fuzz overlay. Anthropo, eh? Then orange translucent glass, inner glow, and blue-green metal band framework all around her. She looked pretty cool, but she seemed upset."<P><P>"Hmm... how long ago was this, Perkins?"<P><P>"Not long ago, man. That's what I've been trying to tell ya! We gotta go now, man!"<P><P>Darnazy stopped.<P><P>"Obla-bracing-ward, you said?"<P><P>"Not to worry, Thonc. I tossed a black-bingle-burr at the human, she had a nice big dress for it to snatch to!"<P><P>Perkins held up what looked like a little black walky-talkie, and nodded.<P><P>Darnazy sighed, looked skyward, and then knelt down and picked up Perkins in his car. Then he began to walk back to the truck.<P><P>"Hey man! Careful with the car! It's been kicked once already today!"<P><P>"Hush now. Just hope your black-bingle-burr scans. I won't tolerate a wild chase!"<P><P>"No, no, Thonc. No way. My info is big legit, big legit."<P><P>"I am hoping," Darnazy said, as they got back to the truck. He opened the door and placed Perkins in his little car on the passenger seat.<P><P>Then Darnazy got in, started the motor, and headed out of the parking lot.<P><P>Perkins climbed out of his car and onto the dashboard of the truck. He sat with his legs crossed, fiddling with his little walky-talkie thing.<P><P>"Okay buddy, just follow my directions and we'll catch up with those girlies. Go downwise here. Okay. Now Thonc, give me the mission info? We are on this mission together now."<P><P>"My dear fellow," Darnazy said, "finding these ladies you saw is the mission right now. If one turns out to be called Dizappacha, we will strongly suggest to her to come back to Winter Stadium with us."<P><P>"Come on man, gimme all the info!"<P><P>"There is little else, other than we need to see if this Dizappacha knows about someone named 'Soot Mary'. That is all.<BR><A HREF="SR_Bk1-0166.txt">Next (Page 166)</A>