Optron #12 22 мая 1998

Самиздат

Lit. Page - Headache Colonel Howell or obvlyayu meeting open "(continued).

     Headache Colonel Howell

                   or

      "I declare the meeting open"



(C) Protein, 1998

Continued. Start at # 10, 11



  18:20



  The soldiers from the detachment of aquanauts, cut into
three-dimensional hexagon, with the appearance of officers 
povskakivali from their seats and famously gave honor. Howell 
had hoped that the battle they behave smartly.


  - Ordinary Vladimir Ulyanov, Fool Man Chu
Boris Smirnov, - presented their lieutenant.

  - Co? - Asked one of the aquanauts.

  And now for the umpteenth time that day in
building rattled windows and everything filled out a deafening 
roar. Stopped just as suddenly as it had started, he still

long reminder of his tinnitus.

  - May the thunder rang out, - said the droid.

  But it has not heard - all who
been in the building spilled out into the street. A
there was something to see. Bend under him half of the park on 
the street was a huge spaceship. Bristling with guns and 
rockets, covered with armor (particularly corroded places to be 
seen how much she thick) vessel was producing a chilling effect.


  On flat ladder slipped a little man with a long gray beard 
and a passion fell to the pavement.


  - Hello dear planet! - Zagorlanil it. - After many years of 
separation I Again I can kiss your ground! -

and again kissed the asphalt. - After
so many years of closeness and seclusion I
again I can enjoy yours spaces!

  And before he had someone hold it, not stopping his 
enthusiastic exclamations, hurried up the path and quickly 
disappeared around the corner. His desire to enjoy the open 
spaces were evident. 

  Howell approached the vehicle, climbed as
to the podium for the next shock and turned to the assembled 
crowd: 

  - Nothing unusual neproizoshlo, all in
order of things. Ferries depart, ships
arrive, and your work for you no one else can fulfill. Come 
back, please, to their seats and join in business. 

  It did not have any effect it.

  - Pay attention to the fact that even in the morning
was a skimmer - a crowd eagerly turned to the directions 
indicate, Colonel - now, being in the detuned feelings, I ran 
into him with a grenade. Here Lieutenant seen - all turned to 
the chastened lieutenant - when I see a crowd bums, I'm very 
upset. 

  All of a sudden remembered their affairs and in
minutes pdoschad empty.



  18:30



  Inside the ship was no less rusty than
outside. In addition to the cramped corridors of the stagnated 
air was stale, and for each step, a thick cloud of dust rose. 
Sneezing coughing and Howell, accompanied by all of the

as lieutenant walked the entire ship. Wall
reactor cracked and crumbled, the floor was spreading puddle of 
viscous fluorescent fluid on the walls ran tarakanymutanty and 
the human voice broadcast verses from the Koran. On the bridge 
revealed couple tarpaulin boots, half-liter of kerosene

ashtray filled with chips and
one running lieutenant imperial
airborne troops. Most pleased
Howell warehouse. In some niches there were
five combat robots. Two were clearly dysfunctional because of 
lack of goals one is not functioning for no apparent reason,

one after vklucheniya attacked the colonel and began to choke 
him, saying: "Die, servant of chaos." After a fierce battle in 
which the injured leg, and Lieutenant Colonel's pride, it was 
disconnected. Fifth robot, whose name was Foster, was intact 
and seem to not show disrespect to a senior officer. Pleased

such completion, Howell headed for the exit.

  On the street they were waiting for three soldiers and droid. 
Two once again played a hexagon, and the third burned 
gauss-cutter on the armor of a starship some characters, and 
the droid continued to play music. 

  - Stop vandalism! - Shouted the colonel.

  Woodpecker hammering on a nearby tree,
startled look at him. Amateur burning the armor took the torch 
on the belt and asked:


  - Co?

  One by one with a terrible crash broke the backwaters and 
ship it all my weight fell on the grass. Again shook the earth. 
All the windows in the building finally povyletali. 

  Subsided when the cloud of dust and rust and
it became clear that no one was hurt,
Howell said:

  - Could be worse - he was very worried that soon it will.

  - Co? - Asked the soldier Fool Man Chu.



  23:30



  A group of four people and two robots
quiet (as far as possible in the company
singing droid) way along the corridors.
Lieutenant after a confrontation with the robot very
limping, and remained in residence there Sat coordinate actions 
of the assault detachment. Two sergeants volunteered to help 
coordinate. The colonel did not mind. On a combat mission 
officers from the office only to be tangled underfoot. 

  Due to the rotation of the corridor suddenly jumped
black hairy ball on his long legs. Shots rang out wave ball 
guns and smeared on the wall. "More soldiers septo us there was 
not enough "- thought Howell. Not Considering the robot-tank in 
front of the back door, it was the only barriers encountered in 
its path. The detachment moved further.


  Find out exactly where in the building together
enemies of mankind, there is no trouble: on the roof of the 
house lay a huge dragon, his neck was stretched down to the 
window at the seventeenth floor, and the head was inside. Next 
to the dragon on the roof was parked "Targoid. 

  Over the next corner was drunk
Samurai head rhinoceros. "Beating up
first blood "- he said and drew his sword.
Fool Man Chu raised disruptor and pulled the trigger. Echoes 
dispatched to walk the corridors and rooms. 

  - I think he's satisfied, - said Vladimir Ulyanov, carefully 
stepping over a puddle Blood, sex and zalivshey splodgy wall.


  The Colonel shook his head disapprovingly, but he said 
nothing. All moved further.


  - I am going home! - Suddenly yelled droid
and raced back down the corridor. Greater than its
nobody saw.


           To be completed ...