>>29606083
>Embark on a Loyalty Quert
- O Brother, Where Art Thou?: TEAM NOT-A-CHANCE-IN-HELL
o Help the Freshmen become an official band.

>>29606083
> Embark on a Subquest (Flying Tigers)

You haven't even made it to Duna yet, the Mun was the easy bit Gertrude.

>>29606083
> Embark on a Subquest (The Flying Tigers)

With so many Skycraft teams about, this is a good a place to start as any.

>>29606083
> Embark on a Subquest (The Flying Tigers)

>>29606083
>Now that we have Kerbal on Mun, we must blow up Mun so that no one can duplicate our feat

>>29606140
>Duna
Does that one have an equivalent to our Solar System?

> Embark on a Subquest (The Flying Tigers)

You get your usual morning routine out of the way. You’re feeling slightly out of it thanks to spending most of the night on those landings. You lost so many Kerbals. It was still funny though. You decide to get on with your school uniform since today you’re probably going to be spending most of it on the Academyship.

Marina said she might need help starting Lafayette’s new Skycraft team. Might as well give her a call. You pull out your cellphone then dial up Marina.

“Hey, Gertrude. What’s up?”

“Not much. I was just wondering if you needed any help starting the Skycraft team as all.”

“Oh, thank you so much. Say, meet me down at my dorm, alright? Me and the girls were hashing some stuff out yesterday. We’re all still here.”

“Right, will be there in a jiffy.”

You hang up then decide a nice apple will suffice as your breakfast for today. You open up the door and let the morning sun hit you like a refreshing wind. There’s also a refreshing wind too but you might as well try and sound poetic. You head downstairs then knock on Marina’s door.

She answers, dressed out in her school blouse in skirt. “Gertrude! Come in, come in.” You walk inside and see the rest of the Aviation Studies Club lounging around, either in books, or on TV- oshit is that the latest crimson skies- No no. You’re here for business. They all greet you amicably.

> Ask how you can help
> Socialize a bit
> Call Someone (Specify)
> Other

>>29606301
> Socialize a bit
We haven't chatted with them for a while haven't we?

>>29606288
Mars.

>>29606301
> Ask how you can help

>>29606301
> Socialize a bit

>>29606301
> Other
Let's go check out that local French Skycraft team.
See how they operate, maybe get some tips on how to start a fledgling team?

>>29606320
>Mars
I sure hope it isn't as cursed in KSP as it is IRL.

>>29606301
>> Socialize a bit

>>29606429
Eh? I haven't heard of Mars being cursed.

>>29606457
More than half of the stuff we sent there failed.

> Socialize a bit

“So, you girls do anything exciting yesterday?”

Jenny nods, looking up from the TV. You sit down next to her and Katya. Jenny says, “We visited the Musee de la Liberation. Not a lot of aviation stuff but it was pretty cool nonetheless. You?”

You say, “Visited a spa. Then took a trip to Walter Christie. Got to see how they operated.”

Katya says, “Cool. Cool.”

Lidya looks over from her position at Marina’s desk. “What was Walter Christie like?”

“Well,” you say, “It was a very interesting experience. We got to see how they restored tanks and replicated them too.”

“Don’t they run an Unlimited team?” asks Marina. She sits down on the bed, pensive.

“Yeah,” you say. “I hear they’re one of the best in North America.”

[1/2]

>>29606612
[2/2]

Jenny says, “Speaking of North America though, the United States happens to have one of the best leagues for High School Skycraft Teams. All kinds of schools operating the old warbirds and such.”

Marina says, “That’s right. That’s why we’d like your help, Gertrude.” Marina stands up and presents to you a giant textbook. “This is from the Archives.” She drops it down in your lap. Man, if you were a guy, you wouldn’t have been one right then and there. “LGA’s Skycraft team’s long been disbanded but according to that book. There are at least five planes sitting around in Storage that we haven’t found yet.”

You nod. “Okay.”

Jenny says, “Problem is, we’ve checked out all the Storage lots and such. They could be anywhere at this point. Either above or below deck.”

Katya nods. “And we definitely don’t want to get lost down below deck again. We’ve also considered using the money you gave us to just buy planes but we’d probably only really end up with second-hand stuff. Hit or miss really.”

Marina nods, crossing her arms. “We had a vote on it last night and unfortunately, it came to a tie. How about you be our tiebreaker? Which should we do?”

> Find Planes
> Buy Planes
> Other

>>29606638
> Find Planes

I love finding free shit.

Hope there's a Spit or Typhoon in there.

>>29606638
> Find Planes
Let's see who we can wrangle to help us out too. Like say our Naval Studies Merchant crew.

>>29606638
> Find Planes
The hunt begins.

>>29606638
> Find Planes

>>29606638
> Find Planes
If they aren't around the storage areas, then I guess they are in the out of reach places.
It'll be hilarious if it turns out one of the planes are sticking out of the hull from a failed kamikaze attack back when it was used in the war or something.

>>29606638
> Other
BOTH!

>>29606638
>Find Planes

We're basically bros with the Naval Tech students at this point, so I don't think they'd mind helping us not get lost.

>>29606638
>Other: What kind of planes are the 5 supposed to be?

No point in us wasting time looking for PT-17 trainers that we can't even use, unless we convert them to that one south american version with a gun...

>>29606638
>Find Planes

> Find Planes

You say, “Well, free stuff is free stuff you know? How about we just find the planes.”

Marina nods. “Alright, tie broken. We’ll keep looking for those planes.”

Katya and Lidya groan. “Damn it,” says Lidya. “I wanted that F2A on the market. Good price too.”

Marina says, “Well, maybe when we get more money, Lidya. For now, let’s figure out what we’re going to do. Storage G got cleared right out when we all found it. And we checked all the other Storage lots as well.”

“Did you narrow down any potential places?” you ask.

Jenny says, “Well, there are the old club buildings in Marshall Ney Forest. We haven’t checked those places out. Then there’s the abandoned Hangar on the bow section of the ship where they used to store the Dauntless squadrons during the war. My guess is the Skycraft team operated out of there.”

Marina says, “Finally, we could go below deck again and see if there’s anything we missed.” She smiles. “Once we find all the planes, we should be dandy. Just have to get registered as a club which you can probably do handily.”

You nod. “Of course.”

What should you do first?

> Find Planes (At Which Location)
>> The Abandoned Hangar
>> The Old Clubhouses
>> Below Deck
> Get Registered
> Other

>>29606859
>> The Abandoned Hangar
Seems too obvious.

>>29606859
> Find Planes (At Which Location)
>> The Old Clubhouses

>>29606859
> The Abandoned Hangar

This is pretty much the most obvious of the places to look.

>>29606859
> Find Planes (The Abandoned Hangar)
Or at least we'll find some info on where the planes might be.

>>29606859
> The Abandoned Hangar

We can just through them in order.

>>29606859
Could we split up and search multiple locations?

>>29606859
>Get Registered
This sounds prudent to do first.

>>29607049
We can do that easily once we've found all the planes. Without planes, they would be a joke.

>>29606950
You feel like getting someone lost again?

> Find Planes (The Abandoned Hangar)

“The Abandoned Hangar seems pretty obvious,” you say. “Let’s check there first.”

“Cool beans,” says Marina. “Alright, girls. Let’s get dressed and ready,” she says. Everyone stops what they’re doing and starts packing up all their stuff for today. Marina thumbs back to the door. “We’ll take Chuck out for this.”

You nod. “Cool. Haven’t actually been in Chuck myself I don’t think.”

You all step out of the dorm and head onto Chuck the KV-85. The old garish colors of the KV-1S have been replaced with the duller darker Soviet green. On the side of a turret is painted a cartoony stylized roaring Bearcat head.

Katya says, “We forgot to thank you for upgrading Chuck.”

You smile, waving off Katya. “Oh, it’s fine. Gotta have every advantage we can muster after all.”

Marina nods. “Really though. Chuck’s been something for us. We’re glad to have him.” She says, “And we’re especially glad to have you working with us on the Skycraft stuff. It really means a lot.”

Lidya nods. “Yeah! Most people would just think we’re nuts, but we’re really happy you’ve decided to help us!”

> + 5 MORALE TO TEAM BEARCAT

You hop into the Loader’s position., and everyone else takes their respective positions. Marina takes the Commander’s position, Lidya the Gunner, Katya the Radio Op, and Jenny the Driver. Jenny starts up Chuck, then gets the old man moving out into the street.

> Converse Casually
> Talk Tanks
> Call Someone (Specify)
> Read a Book (Specify)
> Consult the Shop (Specify)
> Study a Tankery Team (Specify)
> Other

>>29606859
>“Once we find all the planes, we should be dandy. Just have to get registered as a club which you can probably do handily.”

We should remember to handle their club request personally. It would be just like Fredendall to reject them just to spite us.

>>29607162
> Talk Tanks

>>29607162
> Talk Planes
So about Skycraft... does it use simunitions like in Tankery, or do the planes just fire blanks and it's really a game of aerial laser tag?

>>29607162
>> Read a Book (Specify)
Achtung, Panzer!
During trips we should start reading books and getting them done.

>>29607162
>Read a Book (Specify)

Atchung Panzer!

>>29607162
> Converse Casually

>>29607216
Seconding

>>29607162
>Converse Casually

>>29607162
>> Converse Casually

>>29607162
> Converse Casually

It feels like it's been ages since we last talked to them.

> Converse Casually

You bump your elbow against the much bigger 85mm gun. You hiss a bit at the stinging pain. You look over at Marina, who’s looking like she’s having the time of her life. “So, Marina. How did you guys all get into planes and the like?”

Marina says, “Oh, it’s a very long story. My family’s been flying planes since they were invented. My great aunt was one of those girls who did all kinds of acrobatics on top of a Jenny in the 20s.”

Jenny looks back and says, “Huh?”

“Not you Jenny,” says Marina. Jenny turns back to the road. “Anyway, I’ve also got a line of family who flew Airacobras in the war, another line who flew Skyraiders, and my uncle flies jets in the Navy. I’ve got aviation in my blood.” Marina looks down at Jenny. “Jenny, didn’t your dad fly something?”

Jenny nods. “Sure did! He’s a cropduster pilot! Flies a Dromedary.”

Lidya says, “My mom’s a Navy RIO, she used to fly a Tomcat before the Hornets got put in.”

Katya says, “My dad’s a stunt pilot in North Carolina, flies a restored Bearcat. You’ve all been to his shows right?”

Lidya nods, smiling. “His stunts are the best thing since sliced bread!” Lidya looks back at you. “Hey, if we ever have Shore Leave in Carolina, we should go see his shows.”

You nod. “Sure, why not.”

You receive a call.

“Kitten”

> Answer
> Don’t Answer

>>29607503
>Answer

As if we would ever spurn the Kitten.

>>29607162
> Read a Book Atchung panzer!
we need to finish this one and work on the waldo book asap.

>>29607503
> Answer

>>29607503
> Answer

>>29607503
> Answer

>>29607538
Didn't we finish it last thread and gained 10CP?

>>29607598
We're working on getting the perk now.

Considering the book in question, it's likely to be a very useful perk.

>>29607538
There's no rush, guy.

> Answer

You put your finger in your free ear as you take the call in the somewhat loud KV-85. “Hey, Kitten. What’s up?”

“Did you land on the Mun?”

“Yep! Only took me all night to do it!”

“I suppose it’ll take another month or so to get to Duna then.”

“Don’t start, what’s up with you?”

“Not much, just lazing around. Anna’s actually going to drop by later today. She wants to use me to fit us for Tankery winter uniforms.”

“Ah! That’s going to be great!”

“Not really.”

“I can just see you now, naked in the breeze!-“ You look at Marina and Lidya. Katya and Jenny of course probably can’t hear you. You giggle nervously, blushing. “Uh. Friend of mine, Kitten, you remember her?” Marina and Lidya nod. “Okay then.” You return to the cellphone. “Anyway, good stuff, Kitten!”

“Sounds like you’re in a tank, did Perrine kidnap you or something?”

“Nah, I’m helping Marina and her girls find some planes for the Skycraft team. We’re taking Chuck to the Abandoned Hangar.”

“Ah, alright. Good luck then. Call you later?”

“Please do. And send pictures.”

“Fuck you.”

> Converse Casually
> Talk Tanks
> Call Someone (Specify)
> Read a Book (Specify)
> Consult the Shop (Specify)
> Study a Tankery Team (Specify)
> Other

>>29607634
we have only two weeks to do it. at the rate we read books and the forgetfulness of the anons, the chance to finish it on time might slip though our fingers. that and getting caught with an over do book might look bad on us in the recall election.

>>29607746
> Read a Book
the same one again. going for the perk!

>>29607746
> Read a Book (Achtung, Panzer!)

>>29607746
> Read a Book (Achtung, Panzer!)

>>29607746
>> Read a Book (Specify)
Achtung, Panzer!

>>29607755
We just renew the book. Haven't you ever been to a library before? It doesn't just disappear if you return it either.

>>29607940
if schteel says we can, well, i have no problem then. besides, i bet that waldo book will give us the perk to spot hidden tanks and ambushes. THAT is a perk we will absolutely need in the up coming battles.

>>29608113
Or we become really good at hiding ourselves.

>>29608198
that too is a good perk and worth putting some effort into getting it. in fact... it would make trude into a tactical genio- CREEEEEEEEEEDDDD!!!!!

>>29608113
The last time we read a non-tankery book, all we got was the ability to cook.

>>29608324
IMO, It was totally worth it.

>>29608320
>Wait how did that tank get there?
>POOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL!

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> Try and find a way to sneak in
> Leave
> Other

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>>29608408
>Angelic running for Schteel
HEYO

>>29608408
> Try and find a way to sneak in

What the fuck? AGAIN?

>>29608408
> Try and find a way to sneak in
> Other
Call O'Hara.
Call Fairless.

>>29608448
You know what they say in the QM kennels when we're first sorted out and branded?
"Banned links are one HELL of a drug".

>>29608408
> Leave
Or call O'Haraor Fairless

>>29608408
We have a tank, why is a fence a problem?

>>29608408
>> Try and find a way to sneak in

>>29608516
> inFamous chainlink fence.jpg

>>29608516
Because people don't like it when you use massive armoured vehicles to commit excessive property damage in order to gain entry to an explicitly off-limits area of a government ship.

>>29608408
> Other
Call O'Hara.
Call Fairless.

>>29608654
We'll tell them a tree fell over or something, it'll work great

trust me

>>29608408
> Other
>Call the Monitor we helped dating her roommate.

>closing

>>29608737
Are you writing the updates or GS?

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> Y
>N
Please ONLY respond with >Y or >N and nothing else this time. Thank you.


>>29608830
If the quality dips massively and everything derails into meandering descriptions of the surrounding scenery and people you can assume it's OC by me. Otherwise it's Schteel.

>>29608983
>Y

>>29608983
>Y

>>29608983
>Y

>>29608983
>N

>>29608983
> N
Guys, let's just go somewhere else. What if we do find planes? It's not as if we can sneak them out. This has "Bad Idea" written everywhere.

>>29608983
>>N

>>29609079
Which part of ONLY Y or N is so hard?

>>29608983
>N

>>29608983
>N

>>29608983
>n

We will comeback later

>>29608983
>N

>>29608983
> N

>>29608983
>N

Even if the planes are in there, we'd have no way of getting them out.

I think out best bet is to ask some Naval Studies girls to go in for us. I don't think Fredendall would have the authority or desire to pull rank on the girls who keep the ship running.

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>>29608983
>N

As much as I want to, let's not break any rules and regulations so close to the re-elections

>>29608983
>N

-------
You gotta give Frendie some credit here. Its like she learn from tarquin or someone

>>29608983
>N

> 5 minutes

>>29609100
>Angelic is categorically incapable of determining which line of text was directed towards him
Okay.

>>29609159
Shadow Quest rules nigga, do you speak it?

>>29609197
I don't read it, so no.

>>29609217
It's to stop samefagging son

>>29609197
>Shadow Quest

That shit is still on-going?
Jesus

>>29609228
Well it has to be made more clear, considering that LGA has never used that voting system before.

Plus this quest has never really had a samefagging problem.

>>29608983
Guys, I have a plan.

Why don't we send the History club to investigate the hangar for us? They're new (off Frendall's Radar) and have a plausible motive for being there (research). Plus, they probably know what the planes actually are.

>closing

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>>29609276
Why is our history club so dull?
Ourai's was so much better

Solid plan though, but I suspect all of the Senshado members are on their shit-list

>>29609276
Considering the level of harassment we've been getting from her, I suspect she keeps up to date on our activities and would know about the history club.

>>29609276
actually pretty reasonable.

Though i won't discount Frendie already have photograph distributed to her lackeys.

>>29609335
Actually, shit, how did she even know about our quest to get the Aviation Club into Skycraft? I don't recall us ever mentioning it to anybody else.

>>29609328
Because our history club actuallly does research.

>>29609139
I think this more or less confirms that at l;east some of the planes are in there. Fredendall probably wouldn't have gone to all this trouble if the hangar was empty

>>29609343
>>29609328
>>29609276
Guys, we should go with >>29609139 since Naval Studies is not directly linked to us and Fredendall would have no justifiable reason to keep them out.

>>29609375
And that's lame.

But really, that's my main gripe with this quest, apart from Kitty and our retinue all other characters are pretty..bland.
I can't even remember most of their names

>>29609368
>, how did she even know about our quest to get the Aviation Club into Skycraft?
There is ALWAYS an insider, son.
ALWAYS. We will find the snitch and hang her out to dry.

>>29609276
It's certainly better than my plan to enlist the aid of the Freshmen and just "music" the Irish Hall Monitor away from her post.

The "DON'T EVEN BOTHER CALLING YOUR FRIENDS, GERTRUDE!!" part might put a dent to both plans though.

>>29609431
That's one of the inherent problems of having to juggle about 40 characters.Even GuP suffers from this, because when you get right down to it, most of the characters are only identified by their gimmicks rather than any actual personality.

>>29609460
Or the Newspaper Club really gets around.

>>29609460
Or maybe Aviation club just careless and talking it to other person, and that other person mentioning it on pass within Frendie earshot.

>>29609368
>>29609460
It was probably the Aviation Club celebrating that they have the money to start a Skycraft Team.

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>Old clubhouses
> Below deck
> Other

>>29609501
Loose lips sink ships, right?

>>29609519
>Old clubhouses

>>29609519
> Old clubhouses

>>29609519
>Old clubhouses

>>29609431
That really comes with the territory, though. GuP itself didn't really develop any characters beyond Miho's own crew beyond the most superficial stage.

>>29609519
> Old clubhouse

>>29609519
>Old clubhouses

I'd rather we have Wendy or another Naval Studies kid around to act as guide. Don't want a repeat of the last time we went below deck.

>>29609519
>Old Clubhouse.

And yes. Remember that British or US propaganda poster about careless talking?

>>29609519
>Old clubhouses

One scenario I'm thinking of may involve an old Skycraft pilot trying to land on a body of water on the schoolship when the plane malfunctioned.

>>29609519
>Old clubhouses
this would be easy as well. BUT... we could also go under the deck and find an underground access to the hangers. well... either find one or make an access to them

> 3 minutes

> closing deal

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>Check the clubhouses
>Check the river
>Check around the nearby brush
>Other

>>29609960
>Check the clubhouses

>>29609960
> Check around the nearby brush

>>29609960
>Clubhouses

>>29609960
>>Check the clubhouses
If we find nothing we can check bushes later

>>29609960
>Check the clubhouses

Also...
>Chuck gets stuck in some weeds

I'm on to your subliminal messages to save up for hedgerow cutters, Schteel.
I totally approve, of course.

>>29609960
>Clubhouse

> 4 minutes

>>29609960
>Check the clubhouses

>closing

>>29610277
revive this thread!

Last update was an hour ago

...guys?

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>>29611293
maybe angelic got banned too?

>>29611293
>>29611331
See here:
>>29610277

>>29611331

God, I hope not.

>>29611293
Is Blackjack ded?

>>29611293
I'm fine with waiting for 15 more minutes before worrying.
I'm used to Blackjack posting pace anyway.

I'd die a little inside if that were to happen in this quest though.

>>29611331
>that picture

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Never fear, the Omnissiah loves tanks!

>>29611346
I think that was supposed to refer to the vote closing, not the entire thread.

>>29611380
>Check the River.

>>29611346

What does he mean by closing thiugh?

>>29611385

I thought the same

>>29611380
> Check around the nearby brush

>>29611380
>Check the brush.

Time to go innawoods.

>>29611380
>Check around nearby bush

and now we got cog-boy running this thread. Great.

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>>29611379
i got more....
>>29611380
>check the brush.

>>29611380
> Talk with Katya

A Hurricane? Not bad.

>>29611380

Check the River

>>29611380
So did Angelic get banned too?

>>29611432
You're killing me

>>29611380
>Talk with Katya
>Check the nearby brush

>>29611380
> Czech the River

>>29611432
I was referring to it having a 9fag watermark, you cancerous growth

>>29611380
Ya forgot to put the options within your post, mang.
Easier to copy+paste the vote than typing it out all over.

>Check around the nearby brush.

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>>29611424
that might mean that angel got shut down as well. but i am fine with this. granted, i don't know much about Machinespirit QM.

>>29611482
Please, m8, I don't want tumors to ruin my pretty face.

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>>29611454
you have the HP for this...
>>29611468
i don't go there. i just found the pic.

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>>29611514
what doesn't kill you will make you stronger.

>>29611579
>>29611521

You have a source for these?
>>29611482

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I don't know if we should keep playing in a state of rage, but whatever.

What is going on here? Is everyone getting banned?

>>29611874
I have no idea why if they are.
I know Schteel had some issues with getting caught up in some other guy's ban, but I don't know if that was ever sorted or not.

>>29611844
Did he put them into a filled glass? That's a dick-move.

>>29611844
>anything to pass the time
I'd prefer something more related to the quest.

Like discussions on why there's no Sponsorship money arriving this morning via mail.

Or how when Perrine mentioned a Panther engine headed for the scrapyard did we not try to salvage that.
https://archive.foolz.us/tg/thread/29583211/#29588711
>Not to mention we’re throwing out the engine all together and putting in a new one.

test

>>29611957
I do that all the time with paper cups at Fast food places

>>29611975

HE'S ALIIIIIIVE!

>>29611975
Huzzah!

WOULD YOU LOOK AT THAT, I'M UNBANNED.

> Check around the nearby brush


You push and shove your way through the nearby bushes. You feel the bugs buzz around near your ears and the sticks and the twigs brush at your legs. Might have been a good idea to wear pants today. But then you remember you don’t actually own any jeans.

Katya points ahead of you. “Hey, what’s that?”

You walk ahead and move to where Katya pointed. You find what appears to be a large gash in a tree, looks like something big scraped it. You look around the surrounding area to see more fallen branches.

“What do you make of it, Katya?”

Katya says, “I think it might be from a planecrash. Probably where a wing struck it.” She points to a bit of debris on the ground which decidedly doesn’t look like twigs or tree branches. “That’s probably some bits from the plane.”

You look behind you to see Marina, Lidya, and Jenny rejoining you all. You show them the debris, then head in its general direction past it.

“What do you think it is?” Lidya asks.

“Well,” you say. “Saw a Hurricane in a picture.”

Katya nods. “Mark I. Pretty decent plane.”

You all continue walking, then when you hear the sound of babbling water. You must be close to the river. You continue marching on through the dense brush. And then you see it. “Whoa!”

Turned nose down in the riverbed is an aging, rotting, Hurricane Mark I. The left wing appears about to fall off, while the right wing has separated and is lying a couple of feet downstream. The propeller blades are mashed inwards towards the canopy. The fuselage and the tail have incredible holes in their construction, while the elevators look completely gone.

Marina gasps, grinning in delight. “A Hawker Hurricane! My goodness! It’s beautiful!” She looks at you. “Isn’t it beautiful!?”

> Boast
> Neutral
> Polite

>>29611975
Oh thank god!

>>29611970
good point. IF that engine is still good. a cracked block is a death knell for an engine.

>>29611992
> Neutral
...It's going to need some work.

Also, what happened to our sponsership money?

>>29611992
>> Polite
Not right now, but once we patch it up, it'll be as good as the day it came off the assembly line.

>>29611978
Dick.

>>29611975
HE LIVES!

PRAISE THE TANK FAIRY!

Also, thanks for running on behalf of Schteel, Angelic and MachineSpirit.

>>29611992
> Boast

>>29612010
I'm going to be honest with you. I completely forgot about that. I'll update the pastebins.

>>29611992
I bet there's a skeleton in it

>>29611992
> Neutral

It's wrecked to Hell and back.

>>29611978
Why though?

>>29611992
> Polite

>>29611992
> Neutral

>>29611992
>> Neutral

>>29612052
>Why though?
Back when I was like 13 I was with my older sister and her friends at BK, one of the guys showed me how to do it. I guess I wanted to look cool in front of them

Now I do it because I'm bored, or because it's funny. Like sleeping in a warm bed while it's raining and thinking about all the homeless people outside

>>29611992
> Boast

> Neutral

“Well, it’s certainly wrecked. Won’t deny it being beautiful when it’s restored.” Katya, Lidya, and Jenny are too busy gushing about all the details of it. Thankfully it doesn’t appear like there’s a skeleton inside the cockpit.

You and Marina take a walk around in it, stepping on rocks breaking the surface of the river. “Well,” says Marina. “It’ll definitely be some work to restore the poor thing. But if the engine and the guns still work, we can definitely get this flyworthy.”

Lidya says, “Yeah, likes the Rolls-Royce Merlin can still work. It’ll definitely take some time and money to get the engine running again though.”

Katya says, “Yep! How do you think we’re going to get this out of here?”

“Well,” you say. “I suppose you can call up the Naval Studies Merchant kids. They probably have the equipment and time to get this thing moving for you.”

Marina nods. “Oh, that’d be great. We don’t talk to Dales a lot do we?”

“Now that you mention it, I can’t remember the last time I ever actually talked to those guys.” You scratch your chin, frowning. “Shame really, I didn’t have to ask them, they all volunteered for it.”

Marina snaps her finger. “We’ll mark this thing on the map. What should we do next?”

Your stomach growls. You can probably guess what.

> Get lunch
> Continue searching
>> The Abandoned Hangar
>> Below Deck
> “Let’s leave it for today.”
> Other

>>29612199
>> Get lunch
Army is moving on their stomach.

>>29612199
> Get lunch

>>29612199
> Get lunch

>“Now that you mention it, I can’t remember the last time I ever actually talked to those guys.” You scratch your chin, frowning. “Shame really, I didn’t have to ask them, they all volunteered for it.”

Next chance we get, we're having a chat with them.

>>29612199
>> Below Deck

We'll get lunch along the way

>>29612199
> Get lunch
> Other
Call Dales to guide us below decks later.

>>29612249
i second this

>>29612199
>Get lunch

>>29612249
>>29612279
Call Dales to join us for lunch while we're at it.

>>29612306
good point, it would be rude of us other wise.

> Get lunch

Thankfully, it appears Katya had prepared for this eventually. So you all hop into Chuck, take a drive out to the Park, and then have lunch there with some nice ham sandwiches. The park is brimming with students and French tourists walking around taking pictures and stuff like that. Academyships on Shore Leave are essentially tourist traps.

“You speak French, right Gertrude?” asks Katya.

You nod. “Oui, oui, mademoiselle. Je parle francais magnifique.”

Lidya raises her eyebrow. “What the hell does that mean?”

You say, “It means I’m very good at speaking French.” You take a bite out of your sandwich. “Anyway, it’s a pretty nice day out.”

Marina nods. “Yep. France has been having it easy on the weather apparently. Of course, it’s definitely going to get a hell of a lot colder.”

“Yeah, not looking forward to that,” you say. “I suppose I’m looking forward to snow though. Maybe school will get closed.”

With that, you look over and see Dales and her Naval Studies Merchant girls approaching. They wave. “Hey there, Gertrude! Remember us?”

You nod. “I do! What are you doing here?”

Dales says, “Marine called us on the way. Said she needed help with moving some old planes.”

Marina nods. “Yep. You guys want some lunch?”

“Oh, that’d be mighty kind of you!” Dales walks over and takes one of the spare sandwiches, as do the rest of the Merchant kids. “So, Gertrude. How you doing? Anything exciting happen with you?”

> Boast
> Neutral
> Polite

>>29612469
>> Boast

>>29612469
> Boast

We plane-huntin'.

>>29612469
> Boast
The spa was pretty nice.

>>29612469
> Boast

Recommend the spa.

>>29612469
> Boast

Is this the one with the sentinel

>>29612469
> Boast

>>29612469
> Boast
Tracking down planes, and we may need help on a sneaking mission later.

>>29612533
Yep.

> Boast

“Well, yesterday I got to have a nice little visit to a spa. Today I’m hunting for planes! It’s all very very exciting! What about you?”

Dales shrugs. “Eh, just working on loading and offloading cargo for the Academyship. Nothing too exciting like you.”

One of the Merchant kids you identified as Waltraud Sittman says, “Yeah, I suppose we kind of faded right into the background.”

Marina says, “Well, we want to go below decks. See if we can’t find a plane or two down there.”

Dales blinks. “Oh, you’re looking for the Hawk?”

The Aviation Kids are now held by Dales’ relatively blunt statement. Lidya asks, “You have a Hawk?”

Dales nods. “Yeah, Naval Studies Science uses a Hawk to help cropdust their plants.”

You tilt your head, confused. “… how?”

Dales shrugs. “We have no fucking clue. But apparently it works.”

Katya says, “So it’s operational? It works?”

“Definitely works,” says Dales. “But I suppose a very bright green Hawk isn’t going to be very uh… attractive.”

Marina says, “We can always repaint it later.” She looks over at you. “What do you think, Gertrude? Should we head down there?”

> HEAD DOWN THERE?
> Y/N
> Other

>>29612782
> Y

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>>29612782
> Y

....They fly that thing underground?

>>29612782
>> Y
......this academyship thing become crazier every minutes.

inb4 PLANES.

>>29612782
>> Y

>>29612782
> Y
LET'S GO

>>29612782
>Y

>>29612782
>Hawk

Oh God I hated that thing so much when I flew it in War Thunder. Pretty much made me grind for the cobras instead in my reserves.

>>29612782
>N
Let's find the hard to find stuff first.

>>29612782
>Y
this is big ship then...
OH YEA! ask him if we can find a way to come up under the fence line into the old hangers?

>>29612938
ouuuu almost forgot about this.

If anything fails we can always raid that hangar.
...after some more coffe lets don't (do raiding).

>>29612938
We need to ask Tennyson about that

> Y

You find yourself sitting on top of Chuck along with the rest of the Naval Studies Merchant kids as Chuck drives through the absolutely gigantic hallways dedicated to cargo transport and storage. Everywhere, Merchant kids are moving things on trucks, forklifts, or even by hand. You see the high ceiling more stuff is being transported by rail.

“These halls we use to store big storage and move them around in good time,” says Dales. “Cars are authorized to move down here too, as long as traffic isn’t blocked. We use these hallways sometimes as highways in a sense.”

You nod. “Anyone ever get lost?”

Dales smiles. “Do you ever hear back from them?”

“… touché.”

You stop in front of a huge gate, where out pours trucks dedicated to food transport. Chuck the tank moves in through a gap in the traffic and immediately you’re welcomed into the loading area of Hydroponics.

Everyone dismounts and you find yourself immersed at the hustle and bustle of Science students moving around, more Merchant kids loading things onto trucks, and trucks departing. Hydroponics is one doorway away.

> Ask around, see who’s in charge
> Explore Hydroponics
> Talk with a crew (Specify)
> Call Someone (Specify)
> Other

>>29613027
This is so obvious in hindsight I'm wondering why we didn't think of it earlier.

>>29613064
>> Ask around, see who’s in charge

>>29613064
> Ask around, see who’s in charge

>>29613064
> Ask around, see who’s in charge

>>29613064
> Ask around, see who’s in charge

>>29613064
> Ask around, see who’s in charge
Not our turf, so it's better to ask.

>>29613070
I think it's because we've played that card multiple times. Best to resolve situations with our own wits.
Also, it's almost like the equivalent of running back to yo momma.

>>29613131
Better than breaking in like some have suggested.

>>29613064

> Ask around, see who’s in charge

> Ask around, see who’s in charge

You ask some random Naval Studies Science students, “Hey, who’s the head honcho around here?”

The Science kid, in a very thick Nebraskan accent, says, “Y’all be looking for Mendel. She’s right round in there.”

You nod. “Thanks.”

You and your crews walk into Hydroponics. You find all kinds of farms under huge lamps, dedicated to growing food like corn, apples, oranges, corn, grapes, squash, eggplants, corn, maize, and more corn. You remember that Hydroponics really seems to like growing corn for some reason.

“Excuse me,” you walk up to a girl, bespectacled and looking rather studious. “Are you Mendel?”

She offers her hand. “Gretel Mendel. Shift Leader of Naval Studies Science. I’m in charge of the Hydroponics here. Something y’all need?”

Marina says, “We hear you have a plane here.”

Mendel blinks. “Really? We do indeed, we use the Hawk for cropdusting.”

Dales says, “How?”

Mendel says, in her native Nebraskan, “If I were to tell y’all, then it wouldn’t work nomore due to the centipede’s dilemma. Anyway, why, y’all want it?”

Lidya nods. “Totally! We’re starting a Skycraft team!”

Mendel nods. “Righto. I suppose if you’re willin’ to pay us though.”

You ask, “How much?”

“5,000 Dollars. Shouldn’t be too much.”

> PAY 5,000 DOLLARS?
> Y/N
> Let the Aviation Studies Club pay
> Other

>>29613325

Will this affect our KT budget?

I'd say
> Y

if we can still get KT in the end.

Rolled 4, 2, 15, 13, 8 = 42

>>29613325
>> Let the Aviation Studies Club pay
we need our monies

>>29613325
>> Let the Aviation Studies Club pay
Didn't we help them with a donation a while back?

>>29613325
> Let the Aviation Studies Club pay
This is what we gave them money for.

>>29613357

Well, if we pay we won't be able to the get the KT today unless we draw upon the class funds.

>>29613358
woops, left dice on, ignore the rolls

>>29613325
> Let the Aviation Studies Club pay

We can donate more to them later.

>>29613325
> Let the Aviation Studies Club pay

>>29613325
> Let the Aviation Studies Club pay
we gave them money for this purpose, and if we pay and dip into our class funds, we ain't ever getting re-elected

they can pay, and we can help them out when we're not so pressed for cash

>>29613325
> Let the Aviation Studies Club pay
That's what the start-up money is for.

>>29613325
>Let the Aviation Studies Club pay

it's their club, and their responsibility.
We should not use the tankery funds for that

when we get the chance, we should probably call the shop and get them to put the 6pdr on the Sentinel, cause I don't want us to forget and turn up to the match with a ACI with a 2pdr instead of a ACII with a 6pdr when the gun is just sitting there unused

>>29613477
To be honest, the squeezebore 2pdr is likely to be more useful against cruisers than the 6pdr because of it's higher fire rate.

> Let the Aviation Studies Club pay

Marina nods. “We’ll pay it forward.”

Mendel smiles. “Excellent! That 5,000 oughta really pay for a new corn farm!” You’re about to ask why Mendel loves corn so much, but then you remember that she’s probably from Nebraska. You’d never hear the end of it. “Come on, I’ll show y’all.” You all walk on down past the corn farms and down to the Hydroponic’s large storage area. Lying by crates is a very garish green Hawk. Mounted on the wings are several rows of dispersal equipment used to spray pesticides.

Lidya says, “A P-36A. Not bad I suppose.”

You nod. “Cool beans.”

Marina runs her hand along the fuselage. “So, it’s all ours then, Mendel?”

Mendel nods. “Sure as shooting. I’ll have some guys bring it up above deck for you, then she’s your problem.”

Katya pumps her fist. “Awesome! This is so great!”

At that, you receive a phonecall.

“Kitten”

> Answer
> Don’t Answer

>>29613550
> Don’t Answer

>>29613550
> Answer

>>29613545
with a skilled loader, the difference between the guns cannot be exploited by a human loading them, the difference is not worth to lose of penetration and shell damage

does not matter how many shots you fire, only that one hits and penetrates

>>29613550
> Don’t Answer

>>29613550
>> Answer

have we ever not answering phone call before?

>>29613550
>>29613550
>Answer

>>29613566
>>29613589
Okay, enough joking guys. We'll never not answer Kitten.

> Answer

>>29613550
> Answer
Sewing Club? Or is Perrine trying to kidnap her?

And how did we get reception below deck?

>>29613550
How is there any signal?

>>29613550
> Answer
she must miss us....

>>29613584
LJA 2pdrs have a very respectable penetration, enough so that against 2pdrs that rate of fire would probably be a bigger factor than the difference of penetration between the 2pdr and 6pdr. You are really underestimating the power of the 2pdr and overestimating how much armor cruisers tend to have.

>>29613550
>Answer

> Answer

“Hey, Kitten, what’s up?” You receive a text message, which has a file attached. You open it, then immediately your sides rocket into orbit. “Dohohohohoh… you look adorable.”

“Shut up. You wanted a picture, there’s a picture.”

“I gotta say, I think that uniform looks great, mind telling Anna that?”

“Sure yeah. Where are you now though?”

“Hydroponics. Marina just bought herself a P-36 Hawk.”

“Oh god, the Hawk. Didn’t particularly much care for it in War Thunder. It felt so bad.”

“Yeah, I have no fucking clue what you’re talking about when it comes to War Thunder, Kitten.”

“Yeah, whatever. Anyway, I suppose that’s nice. You continuing to just look for more planes?”

“Maybe. We’ll see. Call you later?”

“Yeah, sure.”

You hang up, and find Marina shaking hands with Mendel. Mendel says, “Lovely doing business with you. And good luck with the Skycraft thing, y’all.”

Marina nods, smiling politely. “Thank you very much.”

With that, Mendel says, “Feel free to look around if you’d like. I gotta get back to work.”

> Take a look around
> Keep looking for planes
>> Somewhere below deck
>> Abandoned Hangar
> Call it a day
> Call Someone (Specify)
> Consult the Shop (Specify)
> Other

>>29613725
> Call Someone (Tennyson)

We need someone with his authority if we ever want those planes in the abandoned hangar.

>>29613646
We're facing Challengers and Comets at worst.

With 17pdrs and 77mm HV, I don't really see what's stopping William Adams from taking potshots at our team from a stand-off range.

Which is why I propose (and will keep on proposing) about forgetting about the Tiger II, and focus on closing that firepower gap starting with upgrading the Sentinel to ACIV.

>>29613725
> Take a look around
When are we ever going to come back?

>>29613725
> Take a look around

Also: The Hawk is probably the best plane for Realistic battles the Americans have.

>>29613725
> Call Someone (Tennyson)

>>29613789
Howso? I can understand the G variant, maybe...

>>29613725
>> Call Someone (Tennyson)

>>29613725
>> Take a look around

>>29613725
> Call Someone (Tennyson)
I guess we could ask for permission to have him grant us access for the hangar.

>>29613767
The Tiiger II will let us effectively neutralize any force that dares take pot shots at stand off range, it will also give us a lot of breathing room while we get our meds up to latewar variants

>>29613725
>> Call Someone (Tennyson)

>>29613904
ya and with are build up of CP we should be fine for this first fight as long as we fight smart

>>29613831
Because it is more manoeuvrable than any plane it is going to go up against.

>>29613942
>fight smart
emphasis on the smart bit, no more trying to ram tanks that are faster and more agile than us

>>29613725
> Call Someone (Tennyson)

>>29613904
IT WON'T MAKE IT FOR THE MATCH WITH WILLIAM ADAMS BECAUSE OF THE 1 WEEK DELIVERY TIME.

AND WE HAVE NO METHOD OF SHORTENING THAT TIME AT ALL.

HOLY SHIT.

I'm so fucking done with accomodating Tigerfags.

>>29613959
Funny, I've always found the Hawk a bitch to turn, and it is going against biplanes and Mk. 1 Hurricanes.

>>29613986
so what if it will not make it in time for that match it is a long term thing

>>29613725
> Call Someone (Tennyson)

>>29613986
dude, calm your shit, your starting to sound as unreasonable as some of the others your arguing against, and we are all well aware that the KT won't arrive in time.

> Call Someone (Tennyson)

“Hey, Principal Tennyson.”

“Afternoon, Gertrude. Enjoying yourself on Shore Leave?”

“Yeah, yeah. Had a lovely visit to a spa. Listen, I wanted to ask a favor.”

“Sure, go ahead.”

“I need access to the Abandoned Hangar.”

“Ah, that I can’t do.”

“Oh? Why not?”

“Because it’s out of my hands to do so. I’m a Faculty advisor, I work with teachers and such. The Abandoned Hangar is going to be dismantled by qualified Naval Studies Engineering students, who will be doing it in a couple of days. Why do you need in?”

“Long story short, we’re trying to restart the Skycraft team, and we’re hoping a plane or two might be there.”

“Ah, I see. Well, unfortunately, I can’t get you access. But, I suppose you can talk to the Naval Studies Engineering kids. Dory’s actually in charge of dismantling, it’ll start Wednesday. You and her are friendly right? If you want, I can call ahead to her, recommend you and your friends get in on the dismantling of the hangar. Should start on Wednesday. Sound good?”

> SOUND GOOD?
> Y/N
> Other

>>29614046
> Y

>>29614046
>> Y
Lets give it a try

>>29614046
> Y

>>29614046
> Y

>>29614046
You know, I really feel sorry for Tennyson. It doesn't seem like he has much power compared to the Student Gov. types, and it can't be easy to try and wrangle a shitburger, a pushover, and the world's most erratic sophomore all at once.