[14] every knob you twist on that machine is like a crutch
[forward-dated a few hours due to strange work schedule. :<]
[The fact that Dist is up and around in the middle of the night is nothing new. What is new is his double-checking of the Kaiser's control systems -- all as quietly as possible of course. It would certainly be embarrassing for anything to go wring on its first real night of activity. Everything would need to be perfect. Besides, he had to kill time waiting for Sideswipe somehow.]
[The fact that Dist is up and around in the middle of the night is nothing new. What is new is his double-checking of the Kaiser's control systems -- all as quietly as possible of course. It would certainly be embarrassing for anything to go wring on its first real night of activity. Everything would need to be perfect. Besides, he had to kill time waiting for Sideswipe somehow.]