@See my smile
River stood at the prompting of the former racing driver.
"Yes. I'm River Mitchell, for those of you that I haven't been able to introduce myself too yet, and I've been tanking for about twelve years, give or take. I've tanked competitively four years at the high school level, and then at La Plata collage for four more before I was brought on here. My gunner, Alice has about the same experience."
She left out the fact that agreeing to be "brought on" with this team, in particular, was very much as a desperation move on her part.
"As for the vehicle, it's a Stridsvagn forty-two. TH variant, with the hydraulic transmission and twin Scanias. It's almost an overgrown light tank, but it can at least keep up, and it does have a seventy-five mil gun on it. There's a four-person crew on it; me, my gunner, the loader, and a driver.
If anyone wants to take a closer look, it's out front on the trailer."
With the short introduction done, she turned to her driver, who had led the remaining two members of her crew to their little section of the folding chairs after the M6 commander had
finally kicked off the introductions, and nodded at him.
The man who stood up was powerfully built, like someone who did heavy work for a living, and had messy brown hair spilling from under a camouflage-patterned baseball cap.
"Right. I'm Carter. I've only been actively tanking for about a few years, but I've got eleven years industry experience and more certifications than you can shake a stick at. I decided to make the jump because driving tanks is a helluva lot more fun than putting them back together after you guys break them."
"As many times as you say it, that line still gets me every time."
The respondent, who was now standing, looked about the same age as Mitchell, but noticeably shorter.
"Hello, everyone. I'm Alice Cooper,
Dynamo's gunner. Like River said, I've got pretty much the same experience as she had. I was her gunner last year in La Plata, too."
She said nothing else after that, and soon sat down to give way for
Dynamo's loader, the last member of the crew. He was a bit shorter than average height, had sandy-blonde hair, and a surprisingly lanky frame for a loader. He was wearing a well-used tanking jacket with what looked like an independent team's logo on it.
"Good morning, y'all. I'm Leyland. I only did the collage thing for a couple of years, but I've still been in the amateur leagues for the last couple of years. I'd like to think that I did alright for myself. I don't really have anything else to say, so I guess I'm done here. I look forward to working with you folks."
