oh-nine-forty

Updated: May 4, 2025

He had noticed hoes and spades flying in the fields, and the cylindrical plastic containers the natives bought from traders, dropped when the troops had surprised the women at work. And the shoonoo didn't have a fire-dance cloak or any other special regalia on. If he'd heard about the swarming, he'd have been dressed to make magic for it. "What time did you get here, lieutenant?" "Oh-nine-forty.

H. Beam Piper - Oomphel in the Sky