'Thanks Simon. Sure, she's not as pretty as some of the other ships here, but back in the day, she was the best money could buy. I bought her for a bargain off one of my old military buddies. Weapon systems still intact, too!' he said rather proud of himself.
'Now, all I really need to get from her are the laser mechanisms, a couple of the crystals and their respective power packs. Have you got a hover trolley or something to cart the everything to the work area?'
Pressing a small, almost hidden button on the underside of the wing, the ****pit cover opens to allow access. Using the built-in handholds, Austin gingerly climbs up to the pilots seat and sits down. Reaching under the control panel, Austin pulls out a small wooden box, about 7 inches by 4 inches by 3 inches. Climbing down, he opens the box, revealing that it's full of cigars and a solid silver cigar cutter, with "Sylvia" engraved on it.
Removing a cigar for himself and offering one to Simon, he cuts the end off of one and lights it, taking a couple of puffs.