That's the sort of mental image The Shadow refuses to entertain, even if it did make a pulp cover once before.
He might suggest a larger caliber, later, but he knows all too well how attached one can get to what's been proven a reliable weapon in battle after battle. There was another man from a more modern year in the Nexus with whom he had just such a conversation, and was surprised to find him using very nearly the same model .45's he's relied on for fifty years. it was a reassuring revelation.
"My network has served me well, but there's always information I find too risky to send them after." He frowns, and his displeasure at having to send even someone as well trusted as her is clear. "I don't want to put you into excessive danger, but the kids I have working undercover can't seem to get at the higher eschelons. I've worked out their base of operations, but I hesitate to send anyone else to scope the place out."
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He might suggest a larger caliber, later, but he knows all too well how attached one can get to what's been proven a reliable weapon in battle after battle. There was another man from a more modern year in the Nexus with whom he had just such a conversation, and was surprised to find him using very nearly the same model .45's he's relied on for fifty years. it was a reassuring revelation.
"My network has served me well, but there's always information I find too risky to send them after." He frowns, and his displeasure at having to send even someone as well trusted as her is clear. "I don't want to put you into excessive danger, but the kids I have working undercover can't seem to get at the higher eschelons. I've worked out their base of operations, but I hesitate to send anyone else to scope the place out."