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Date Posted: 14:05:09 09/15/02 Sun
Author: Raven
Subject: {Dart}

The small hovercraft motor cuts abruptly, behind the sheltered walls of a three sided equiptment bay, where already most of the light, newly aquired bikes had thoughtfully been placed. Here the wind was not so fierce, but still frighteningly strong as it whistles and roars past the entrance, the occasional finger of wind attempting to claw it's way into the shed. Raven squints through the storm of sand, her eyes, even behind the protection of shades, watering to rid themselves of the painful sand. Trailing her way between the rows of protected vehicles, she steps hurridly through the adjoining door to the hall, her hearing somewhat shocked by the relative silence as the barrier slides shut behind her.
Her eyes blink rapidly, both to rid them of the irritating sand grains, and to adjust to the brighter lights within the building. A quick shake of her braid rids it of some of the sand, and the same for her clothing, her verdant gaze lowering to glance somewhat guiltily at the grainy seasoning deposited from her clothing onto the floor.
Well..no time to sweep up.
Jogging lightly down the hall, she darts into a communication station, the few sparse attendants working quickly to take calls from various sources..and from the sound of it..most were about the weather. She nabbs a younger worker as he passes with a question about the storm outside. A few moments of prying reveals an uncharacteristic storm..a very big one, which, in addition to the sand, would soon be delivering large amounts of rain...and flooding.
"Notify all the outbuildings.. shops.. spaceport. Ground small spacecraft and send small shuttles coming in into orbit. Keep everyone inside the buildings until it is over."

The recruit nods and slips off... Raven retreating from the frantic room and stepping briskly down the hall..

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