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bhFormhorach winced as her bomb exploded. She hadn't realised that her bomb had been that complicated. She wished the girl well as she was carried off. Then the teacher ended class and bhFormhorach found herself walking back to the dorms. She gradually became away of a person walking behind her. She turned to see a student from her class. She slowed slightly and smiled at him.
"Hello." she said. "Ye're in my gunsmithin' class are ye noo? I'm bhFormhorach, but ye can call me Burn."
"Earagail tSlaine." the finned person replied.
"Are ye headed for yer room?" bhFormhorach asked.
Earagail nodded.
"Gude. Do ye mind if I walk wi' ye?" bhFormhorach asked.
Earagail shook his head and bhFormhorach dropped her stride to match his.
"May I ask where ye're from?" bhFormhorach queried.
"Neptune." Earagail replied.
"Really? I'm from Mercury." bhFormhorach said in delight. "I havena seen any others o' my kind aroond, but I ken that noo many o' us tra'el to Earth."
"Same with my people." Earagail agreed.
"Wot are ye here for?" bhFormhorach asked. "I'm trainin' tae be a sharpshooter in the Special Forces."
Earagail halted in surprise, earfins wide.
"I'm training to be a police officer." he said.
bhFormhorach grinned.
"That's interestin', we ha' a lot in common." she said.
"Yes, we do." Earagail agreed.
They reached the dorms and Earagail stopped in front of a door.
"This is my room." he said.
"It was great talkin' tae ye." bhFormhorach said. "We should talk again sometime soon."
"Yes." Earagail agreed, earfins widening.
"Alroit then. I'll see ye around." bhFormhorach said before walking off to her room. |