Sweet Thames
strix dropships fell upside-down, thrusters burning for a steady one g worth of acceleration. "just like on earth," she'd been told by one of her classmates -- a strix jockey who was transferring to attack pilot school because it was less stressful.
The Brittle Unbreakables - chapter 5
strix left, i tried to get a job in a coffee shop and they told me no, and that's my life story. you?" "i don't..." but oman needed to try harder than that. as always. he coughed, pretending he hadn't tried to dodge the question.
Shadow at evening
The strix could help, to a degree, but if usher's suspicions were correct and the separatists were setting up an ambush verne was not convinced even fran would be able to find anything.
The Brittle Unbreakables - chapter 4
Minted, invincible, and sad, zeboul left strix's dark aerie to seek a new life. unfortunately, while he was very skilled at what he could do, they don't offer many jobs requiring hyper-strong python people with psychic powers.
Courrez aux combats
"what about the strixes, sir? we're well over ataq for an op like this, and they'll go in armed."
No hiding place
If howe hasn't locked it down, i want a medical strix spun up. we can get the critical cases to orbit on the next cycle. over." "magic. your call, captain. out."
In the Service of Mystery (Pt. 6)
'do you remember that time when i got brian strix to climb the west front of the cathedral with me?' harry asked. 'oh yes.' i replied, 'until then i didn't know that owls could get vertigo. what was that for?'
In the Service of Mystery (Pt. 16)
By the time i calmed down again, i would be what brian strix had always called 'killer-robo-dog mode'. after the anger, i would try and plan how to deal with the problem.
Les bon temps
Their own strix was still docked to the _kirishima_, and verne suspected that horvat intended to borrow one of the base's ships -- for 'training purposes' in the picturesque valleys to the city's north, no doubt.
Cry havoc!
Sparks glinted off the metal skin of the olive strix as it dropped lower. dancing tongues of flame reached from the gunpods secured to its stubby wings and fat body.
In the Service of Mystery (Pt. 5)
I remembered how, in our first year, he persuaded me, charlie hopes and brian strix to go on what he called a 'camping weekend', but it turned out to be a forty-eight-hour survival course in the middle of nowhere.
Chapter 5 - Graduation
Bernard strix!" a large tiger-man walked up to the stage. the teacher handed him a frame. he held it up high. after the next few peoplethe teacher finally reached first place. "and now, for the person who topped the class.