Jilleen watched as the two shook hands firmly, and stood by as the two spoke.
“That’s right. Those Mark twos were a hundred times better than the old mark ones, but we managed," said Pierce. By the time the Mark IIs were available he was the tactical officer on the Columbia. “I wouldn’t say it was all luck, Lieutenant. It took some skill to maneuver your viper in the general direction away from population. Some would have bail out immediately, you son hanged on to the last minute.”