> > > Jac points up and says, "Look!"
> > >
> > > Mira sees the /Random Walk/ descending toward the small square in
> > > front of of the hotel where she and Jac are standing.
> >
> >  "By the way, we're picking up our ship's doctor, and her boyfriend.
> >  There they are down there. The van may be a bit big to fit in here,
> >  we'll have to probably attach it to the bottom with grav grapples.
> >  What do you think?"
>
>"I think that will work." Del says, "But we'll have to go slower on the
>way back. Si Shultz."

"Woof, Del.  Woof."

> > > Jac says, "I think the van will have to be attached to the bottom
> > > of the /Walk/ with grav grapples for us to carry it."
> > >
> > > Woof sees Mira and Jac standing next to a van in the parking lot of
> > > the small seaside village below. Del is guilding the boat down
> > > toward the ground.
> >
> >  Del is quite the artisan. Guilding the boat while in flight. I like
> >  him already! "You may want to put away the gold leaf. You know
> >  women and gold," Woof grins. "She'll want to be painted too, I'll
> >  warrant. And with that red hair!"
>
>Del chuckles as he looks out the window, "The pretty redhead is your
>ship's doctor? Sure beats old Oasis! In looks anyway."

"Oh, but she is cruel.  She beats me every opportunity she gets.... on the 
gravball court.  Watch her, she's a quick one.  But haven't had a better 
ship's doc.  No, ain't had a better doc period."

> > > The boat sets down beside Mira and Jac.
> >
> >  "You watch the Boat... I'll see about the van," Woof says, then
> >  opens the hatch. "Mira! Jac!" he says. "Glad to see you. I think
> >  we'll have to do an external, what do you say?"
> >
> >  He takes them away from the entry, and, while looking underneath,
> >  "Del was the engineer on the ship that brought Rachel in, and down
> >  the the Hooter colony. I've been asking him questions, but he knows
> >  nothing of our mission. What was so hot?"
> >
> >  After looking things over, he introduces Del. "This is Del, a
> >  prospective engineer. Doctor Mira Hasta Rur, and JaCarter
> >  Woodbridge."
>
>"Pleased to meet you, Sianna Hasta Rur, Si Woodbridge." Del says, "Why
>don't you two board..."
>
> >  "You wanna lift, and pull it over, and I'll do the hook up, then up
> >  the ladder?"
>
>"....right! That's what I was gonna suggest." Del chuckles.
>
>He waits until Mira and Jac are aboard with their packages and then
>lifts the boat up allowing Woof to attach the grapples.
>
>Woof makes the attachments quickly and easily, from long practice with
>cargo boxes, then scrambles up the rope ladder to the boat's open door.
>
>"Everything go okay?" Del asks as he glances down at the board in front
>of him.
>
>"Grapples are active." he says, "Everyone ready to lift?"

"All go!  And we're....off!"

Woof