Chapter 209 (2/2)
Ba'ahn Ya'ahrd waved his hands, urging the chyron to go faster as the camera zoomed in on Yu'uMo'o waving to the crowds from in between the big black warborgs of the Confederacy.
”GURDY'S DUCK FEATHER TONIC STOCK RISES 15 POINTS” scrolled by.
”Uh, mien Herr, try turning up the volume,” Heinrich suggested, appearing next to Ba'ahn Ya'ahrd and making him jump in surprise.
”Of course. I was merely... uh... examining how it looks,” Ba'ahn Ya'ahrd said. He turned up the volume.
The reporter was talking about how the Lanaktallan's had sent political envoys to discuss such things as prisoner exchanges, the status of unaligned planets, and such things. The Lanaktallans were restricted to a single island in the middle of one of the massive islands, but still...
...IT WAS YU'UMO'O!
”Get me his comlink number!” Ba'ahn Ya'ahrd yelled, pointing at the image of Yu'umo'o smugly inflating his crests as he talked about how hopefully the Confederacy and the Unified Council could get by what was obviously a tragic mistake regarding an attempt to provide medical assistance being mistaken for biowarfare and how unaligned elements of the military, successionists who were fighting against the council, had attacked Harmony.
”I have it, Comrade Ya'ahrd,” Otto said.
”PUT THAT RECYCLED CUD CHEWER ON THE LINE RIGHT NOW!” Ba'ahn Ya'ahrd screamed.
His comlink clicked a few times then it was answered. ”Most High Yu'umo'o here. Who is this and how did you get this comlink number?”
”You neo-sapient sexual molester, what makes you think you can intrude on my operational sphere and get away with it?” Ba'ahn Ya'ahrd asked, shaking with rage.
”Ah, Ya'ahrd,” there was a muffled question. ”No, it's Secret Agent Ya'ahrd. He's upset that I'm setting up an espionage operation under the cover of a diplomatic mission.”
There was muffled laughter.
”YOU WILL RUE YOUR INTERFERENCE IN MY AREA OF OPERATIONS!” Ba'ahn Ya'ahrd bellowed.
”I doubt it. I've already gotten away with it,” Yu'umo'o gloated.
”We'll see about that,” Ba'ahn Ya'ahrd snapped and shut off the comlink. He threw the remote and the Tri-Vid changed channels to show a big brown duck paddling around a pond, focusing on the fact a back gate was open and swinging gently in the breeze.
”No time to rest, we must hurry to the volcano lair before my arch-rival Yu'umo'o is able to interfere with my operations,” Ba'ahn Ya'ahrd barked. He snapped his fingers at the closet. ”Quickly, ninjas, to the Ya'ahrd Mobile!”
The closet door opened and the two ninjas somersaulted out then jumped out the window, leaving behind a cloud of smoke. On the Tri-Vid the screen was showing a big brown waterfowl with gleaming golden-brown feathers on its body and a tail of brillant multi-hue feathers spread out like a colorful rainbow, all being sighed at by muscular gray skinned females as it waddled down the sidewalk.
Ba'ahn Ya'ahrd grabbed his shotgun and grenade launcher, fuming as he ran for his car.
”Oh, he will rue the day, yes he will,” he muttered as he got in.
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TREANA'AD HIVE WORLDS
>jams popcorn in his mouth with both hands.
It's so exciting!
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MANTID HIVE WORLDS
I can't stop watching. It's like a slow motion train wreck.
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TELKAN FORGE WORLDS
Is it wrong that I can't stop laughing?
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TNVARU GESTALT
I don't understand what's so funny? Now there's ANOTHER group of spies on Terra?
And the first one stole valuable military secrets?
Why is it all funny?
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RIGELLIAN COMPACT
Oh my God, the porn in the background as he ran out of the room. I couldn't stop laughing.
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TNVARU GESTALT
Why isn't TerraSol worried?
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DIGITAL ARTIFICIAL SENTIENCE SYSTEMS
Those two are going to be so busy with each other that they won't get anything done.
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BIOLOGICAL ARTIFICIAL SENTIENCE SYSTEMS
They're both confined to islands with restricted airspace and can only operate through locally hired employees. They're going to be monitored in ways that are borderline illegal.
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TELKAN FORGE WORLDS
My money's on Ba'ahrn Ya'ahrd sending ninjas after the other guy.
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MANTID FREE WORLDS
I'll take some of that action. I bet he tries to run him over with his car.
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TREANA'AD HIVE WORLDS
This is just so exciting!
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