When lunchtime came, Kozue climbed gratefully from the cockpit
of SERAPH BLUE and stood, helmet in hand, watching as Frampton and his
crew went to work.  The techs surrounded the Valkyrie, pulling off
access panels and plugging in diagnostic equipment.
	"How'd she handle?" Max asked.
	"Great," Kozue said.  "I could've done better in the battroid
assault course, I think," she admitted.  "I didn't get much time at
all on battroid mode before I had to leave AVT, and the VX handles
totally differently.  I don't think I lost many points, but it wasn't
as smooth a performance as it could've been.  Everything else went
really well.  I don't know how the others did, but based on my own
performance, I think we should still be in the hunt."
	Max nodded.  "Good job," he said, smiling.  "Hit the showers
and get some lunch.  We'll have her prepped for the next phase when
you get back.  Launch time is 1330."
	Kozue looked at her flightsuit's wrist chron.  "Plenty of
time," she said.  "Care to join me?"  Max gave her a mildly bemused
look, and after a moment she felt her face burning with a furious
blush.  "Uh, for lunch," she said.  "Not... the other thing."