With a few final tweaks, the buggy was ready to be loaded into the boat for its first round of trials. That meant that it was time for the first test drive, to verify that they had actually correctly checked everything before they called it complete. It was new construction, not a repaired military vehicle that they had converted, so they were pretty confident that they had gotten everything correct, but there was always a bit of tension every time you actually tested your work.
Janet took the driver's seat while one of the other researchers, a short and stout witch that Wolfe would have assumed was at least half troll if he hadn't seen her arrive with the Myrrh Coven forces, took the gunner's position.
Her legs dangled beneath her, and she happily swung them back and forth until she nearly hit Janet, who adjusted her foot rest up to stop the assault on her head.
