Zeroing In
Zeroing In | |||
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| Short story by Robert Thurston | |||
| Publication | |||
| Published | 9 September 2004 | ||
| Publisher | BattleCorps | ||
| illustrator(s) | Franz Vohwinkel | ||
| Pages | 22 | ||
| Chronology | |||
| Era | Succession Wars era | ||
| Timeline | prior 3030 | ||
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Zeroing In, subtitled A Prequel to The Legend of the Jade Phoenix, is a short story by Robert Thurston that was first published online on BattleCorps on 9 September 2004. Since 14 January 2005 it was also made available for purchase as a PDF file on BattleShop. It was later republished in print in the first BattleCorps anthology The Corps in 2008.
Teaser Text
| “ | Everyone's favorite Falconer, Joanna, is back for a prequel, telling one of the many tales that took place before she met Diana, or Horse, or Aidan Pryde. This Jade Falcon story by Robert Thurston heralds the author's return to Classic BattleTech fiction, and shows that you can go home again. | ” |
Plot Summary
Upon arriving at the Ironhold training camp, newly appointed Falconer Joanna moves into her decrepit quarters and unpacks her belongings. Among these is a locked box with a collection of items she carries from place to place as mementos. Three of these pertain to Joanna's memory of Lyonor, the closest equivalent to a friend she ever had: a holographic photo of Lyonor looking happy (after a prolonged, exhausting fight with Joanna); a comb made from an unusually symmetrical shell Joanna found on a beach on Strana Mechty and had made into a comb (and a work of art) by a labor casteman, which Lyonor once used to almost kill another MechWarrior with; and a piece of armor that remained from Lyonor's Summoner after she was killed in a freak collision accident involving Joanna's malfunctioning Loki' and fire from an enemy Stormcrow during battle with Clan Ghost Bear.
Like Joanna, Lyonor coveted but never achieved a bloodname.
Featured Characters
Featured Places
- Ironhold
- Tokasha
- Strana Mechty (mentioned)