You pause on entering as another car rolls up- one of the gray government vehicles used for fetching people from off post- and parks, the driver, a marine in the green and brown digital pattern MARPAT gets out, pausing to salute you before walking around to pull open the passenger door. “This is ops, ma’am.” He says to the passenger- a witch with blonde hair- as she steps out. “The el-tee up there can help you from here.”

“Thanks corporal!” She responds, her voice bright and cheerful. “You have a good day, ok?”

“You too, ma’am.” the marine says with a smile as he walks around the back of the car, popping open the trunk and pulling a yellow athletic bag out. “Was this it?”

She nods, taking it from him and slinging it over her shoulder. “Mhmm.” She says. “I packed light!”

He nods, getting back in the car as she approaches you, smiling widely. “Hi!” she says, thrusting out one hand for a handshake. “I’m Lotus Earhart, I’m supposed to report in to Colonel Jackson. Do you know where I need to go for that?”

She’s certainly used to civilian life- she’s even dressed like one, a pair of cut-off daisy duke jeans over top of a pair of comfortable looking sneakers. She’s got extensive tattoos on one leg and the opposing arm, though you’re pretty sure you shouldn’t stare long enough to figure out everything you see there. Mid-length wavy blonde hair runs down past her shoulders, and she certainly eats pretty well- you think the term most people would use here is ‘thicc’. You’re not sure.

[] Yeah, if you want, I can walk you up to his office.
[] He’s up on the second floor, go right out of the elevators and head to the desk, they’ll get you the rest of the way.

>>3423500
>[X] Yeah, if you want, I can walk you up to his office.

>>3423500
>[x] Yeah, if you want, I can walk you up to his office.
>you think the term most people would use here is ‘thicc’
Ok, I'm interested right off the bat.

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>>3423500
>>3423500
>[x] Yeah, if you want, I can walk you up to his office.
>'Thicc'
Commence Akuposting.

>>3423518
Well that was weird, 4chan didn't want to post that for a bit.

>>3423500
>[] Yeah, if you want, I can walk you up to his office.

SHE BLINDED ME WITH SUNSHINE

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>>3423500
>[x] Yeah, if you want, I can walk you up to his office.
She's cheerful
>you think the term most people would use here is ‘thicc’.
Oh no

Remember to update your twitter Ghost

>>3423500
>[X] Yeah, if you want, I can walk you up to his office.
So are we going to take her to Santa's?

>>3423500
>[x] Yeah, if you want, I can walk you up to his office.

>>3423500
>[x] Yeah, if you want, I can walk you up to his office.

So this was Ghost's plan. She's the thicc option. Not bad, bad not as good as FIT

>>3423500
>[] Yeah, if you want, I can walk you up to his office.

ok, votes called!

>>3423500
>[x] Yeah, if you want, I can walk you up to his office.

Time to watch her while she doesn't know who we are.

>>3423500
>[X] Yeah, if you want, I can walk you up to his office.

>>3423500
>[] Yeah, if you want, I can walk you up to his office.

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[x] Yeah, if you want, I can walk you up to his office.

You nod, noting that she might have been letting her eyes wander a bit too. “Yeah. If you want, I can walk you up to his office.” You say.

Her smile, if anything, gets wider. “Oh, really? Thanks, that’d be great!” She says. “I’m already getting kind of turned around and they drove me right here from the airport.” She laughs as you nod. “I haven’t even been set up with a room or anything yet. I guess the military can really move too fast for itself sometimes, can’t it?”

You nod again. “Here, you need to check in at the front.” You say, motioning for her to step up to the duty desk at the front of the building. Ops isn’t exactly entirely secure, but it’s also not open to visitors, usually. Still, she’s expected, so everything goes smoothly, and she’s quickly issued with a badge printed on a sticker.

You lead the way up to the second floor, and the colonel’s office. “I’m really excited to be here.” She says as you ride the elevator up. “I never figured I’d get selected for the wyvern program! Oh man, how cool is this?” She practically bounces on her feet. “Are you a pilot too?”

[] Yeah.
[] Me? no, just admin.

>>3423616
>[x] Yeah.

>>3423616
>[x] Yeah.

>>3423616
>[x] Yeah.

No reason to lie.

Also, this thread reminds me that I should be writing

>>3423616
>[] Yeah.

>>3423616
>[X] Yeah.
PILOT

>>3423616
>[x] Yeah.
This is gonna be hilarious.

>>3423616
>[x] Yeah.

We are an pilot, don't giver any inclination that she'll be flying with us though.

>>3423616
>[X] Yeah.

>>3423616
>[x] Yeah.

>>3423616
>[] Yeah.

IT BEGINS!

>>3423616
>[s] Yeah.

>>3423616
>[] Yeah.

>>3423616
>[X] Yeah

>>3423616
>[] Yeah.

ok, votes called!

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[x] Yeah.

You nod. “Yeah.” You say- part of you is too interested to see where she’ll go, if she doesn’t know who you are. The other part of you is just playing games at this point- which, while it may be a bit out of line, is still funny, and you get the impression she won’t be too mad at you for it.

“You are? Oh, yeah.” She laughs, looking back over at you. “I’m still pretty bad at reading all the pins and ribbons and things. Kinda funny, isn’t it? I do all this contracting work and stuff, and I still can’t tell a general from a midshipman or whatever. I guess I’d better start learning, huh?” She laughs again.

The elevator dings and you step out, half turning and waiting for her to step out. She looks down the hallways, before twisting on her heel to follow you. “Lead on!” She says, cheerily, falling into step next to you. “Man, this is all so awesome.” She says, before laughing again. “Mom’s gonna be so pissed. You from around here?”

You shake your head. Funnily enough, this is the first time you’ve been in California for any length of time, with most of your other time here being limited to layovers on the way to Japan or Washington.

“I’m from LA, but I live in Palmdale.” She says. “I would have drove down, but they insisted I fly in. Guess they don’t want me wandering off, huh?” She laughs again. “Ah, as if I could! Oh man I’m sorry I’m babbling, but this is soooo exciting. So you said you’re a pilot too? What’s your airframe?”

[] I’m a wyvern driver.
[] Tomcats.

>>3423759
>[] I’m a wyvern driver.
We don't need to lie here

>>3423759
>[x] I’m one of the wyvern pilots.

I don't like the word 'driver'.

>>3423759
>[] I’m a wyvern driver.

THE DIRECT APPROACH

>>3423759
>[x] I’m a wyvern driver.
No need to lie but no need to reveal too much.

>>3423759
>[X] I’m a wyvern driver.

>>3423759
>[X] I’m a wyvern driver.

>>3423759
>[x] I’m a wyvern driver.
>"Mom’s gonna be so pissed."
Some tension between her and her mother? That's good, proves that she isn't like her mom.

>>3423759
>Other
>a variety of frames
We flew several different trainers, right?

>>3423759
>[x] I’m a wyvern driver.

>>3423759
>>3423779
This. The truth, but obscured.

>I’m still pretty bad at reading all the pins and ribbons and things.
Or the nameplate that says "Laroux-Bishop".

>>3423759
>[x] I’m a wyvern driver.

>>3423759
>>3423779
I'll third this.


She so very bubbly, kinda liking the different personalities Ghost is putting in

>>3423807
Yea, they're all very distinct. Both of the others had considerably different personalities in the air. I wonder what this one will be like off the ground...

>>3423759
>>3423779
Not a lie, but not the whole truth either. Morgan isn't completely without a sense of humor.

>>3423791

>implying the ladies look at Morgan's nameplate, and not his beautiful eyes

>>3423791
>Implying she doesn't know who we are and is unsure in how to approach the topic because she also lives in a parents shadow. and is treating us as she would like to be treated.

Ok, votes called!

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[x] I’m a wyvern driver.

“I’m a wyvern driver.” You say after a moment’s thought. You don’t want to lie, but you’re still curious about how much she’s going to put together- though she already admitted that she’s not exactly up to speed on military life. Of course, her attire could have told you that.

“Oh, really?” She says, sounding a bit awed. “Wow! What’s it like? I bet it’s incredible, isn’t it? Oh man, this is so cool. I can’t wait to get in the cockpit.” She laughs. “It’s gonna be a bit weird not flying it myself, but they said there’s so much to do that I’m not going to have time to worry. Is your backseater around? I’d like to ask her a few questions.”

You shake your head.

“Oh, that’s too bad.” She says. “Oh well, I guess it’s fine. They said you can’t really talk about the pipeline anyway, because so much of it is based on our ability to react to changing situations.” She laughs again. “As if that’s a problem! I mean, c’mon, test pilot!” She indicates herself, running her hands down her sides. “Reacting to changing situations is like, my job!”

You’re starting to wonder if she’s like your aunt- either that or she had a bit much coffee this morning. You stop at the desk outside the office area here. With all the brass in these offices sharing one ‘receptionist’ you’re pretty sure the sailor on duty gets a bit harried. She looks fresh out of school, and her rank pins indicate she hasn’t been with the fleet long- you can see her start when she catches your rank pins. She looks pretty confused by Lotus, though, and turns to you.

“How can I help you, sir?” She asks.

“Miss Earhart is here to see Colonel Jackson.” You say. She looks down, flipping through a paper planner on her desk, before nodding.

“Oh, right. She’s for the wyvern program? I’ll show her in, he wanted to see her as soon as she got here. You’ll have to wait here, sir.” The sailor says, standing up.

Lotus gasps from next to you. “Oh my gosh I’m sorry!” She says, suddenly. “I was so excited I didn’t catch your name! Oh man I am sooo sorry, that’s my bad.”

[] Morgan Laroux-Bishop.
[] I’ll see you in a bit, miss Earhart.

>>3423876
>[x] Morgan Laroux-Bishop.

>>3423876
>[x] Morgan Laroux-Bishop.

>>3423876
>[X] I’ll see you in a bit, miss Earhart.

>>3423876
>[] Morgan Laroux-Bishop.

[SMUG CAT FACE INTENSIFIES]

>>3423876
>[] Morgan Laroux-Bishop.

>>3423876
>[X] Morgan Laroux-Bishop.

>>3423876
>[] Morgan Laroux-Bishop.

>>3423885
Yes, Smug cat face must be included.

>>3423876
>[x] I’ll see you in a bit, miss Earhart.
Desire to fuck with, rising.

>>3423876
>[X] Morgan Laroux-Bishop.

>>3423876
>[x] Morgan Laroux-Bishop.


>filename
So, fighter-pilot mojo on steroids to fit with the fighter-jet on steroids

>>3423876
>[X] Morgan Laroux-Bishop.

I'm torn between Lotus and Kyou. Both of them feel like they balance Morgan out in the opposite direction.

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>>3423876
>[] Morgan Laroux-Bishop.

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>>3423876
>[x] Morgan Laroux-Bishop.

>>3423885
>>3423889
This cancer shall suffice

>>3423876
>[x] I’ll see you in a bit, miss Earhart.
She'll know our name soon enough.

>>3423876
>[x] Morgan Laroux-Bishop.

>>3423876
>[X] I’ll see you in a bit, miss Earhart.

Ok, votes called!

>>3423876
>[] I’ll see you in a bit, miss Earhart.

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[x] Morgan Laroux-Bishop.

You smile a little, trying to not look too smug. Son of a catwitch you might be, but you aren’t one yourself. At least, that’s what you try and remember.

“Morgan Laroux-Bishop.” You say.

“What? Oh man, really? Aw jeeze.” She says, doing a double, finally seeming to slow down and read your name plate. “Great. And now the pilot thinks I’m a blabbering retard.”
You shake your head. “Just excited. All is forgiven.”

She sighs. “At least there’s that.”

“Lieutenant?” The sailor asks- she’s been waiting patiently to show Lotus into the colonel’s office. You nod again.

“Sorry. Go ahead. See you in a couple, miss Earhart.”

“Yeah. Looking forward to it!” She says, her initial enthusiasm proving resilient enough to bounce back quickly. She smiles as she brushes past you, following the sailor into the colonel’s office, leaving you alone out here for a minute.

You head down to the briefing room, finding it dark and empty, as usual. It’ll probably stay that way, empty except for yourself, for a little while, given that Lotus is probably about to get a good long briefing on what it means to be activated, and the requirements on her, here- the commitment to the navy, all of that. You shake your head at the thought- it’s going to be pretty jarring to go from a civilian life like hers to a military one.

You’re shaken out of your musing by your phones text alert going off. Looking down there’s a short text from Cass- “R U available B4 flight? Wan 2 talk some. Ship soon.” While her text speech drives you insane, you do almost kind of feel bad for your sister- she’s got a point about being kind of alone out there, and all of them have always been surrounded by each other, an extensive support network. You’re weird in that you always kept your distance from all of it, even just a couple steps.

[] Tell her you’re available a bit now- but you don’t know how long.
[] See if she can wait- probably better to deal with this later.

>>3423969
>[X] Tell her you’re available a bit now- but you don’t know how long.

>>3423969
>[] Tell her you’re available a bit now- but you don’t know how long.

>>3423969
>[] Tell her you’re available a bit now- but you don’t know how long.
We got at least a little time, and she's not being obnoxious.

>>3423969
>[x] Tell her you’re available a bit now- but you don’t know how long.

>>3423969
>[x] Ask her if it can wait until later, you don't have much time right now.
If it can wait until later, then that would be grand. But if not then we ought to head out and see what's up.

>>3423969
>[x] Tell her you’re available a bit now- but you don’t know how long.

>>3423969
>[X] Tell her you’re available a bit now- but you don’t know how long.

>>3423969
>[] Tell her you’re available a bit now- but you don’t know how long.

BROTHERLY SUPPORT QUOTIENT

>>3423969
>[X] Tell her you’re available a bit now- but you don’t know how long.

>>3423969
>[x] Tell her you’re available a bit now- but you don’t know how long.

>>3423969
>[] Tell her you’re available a bit now- but you don’t know how long.

>>3423969
>[x] Tell her you’re available a bit now- but you don’t know how long.

>>3423969
>[X] Tell her you’re available a bit now- but you don’t know how long.

>>3423969
>[X] Tell her you’re available a bit now- but you don’t know how long.

Ok, votes called!

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[x] Tell her you’re available a bit now- but you don’t know how long.

You frown, but text her back that you’ve got a short while to talk, assuming she can come see you- you don’t need to be leaving the briefing room. That you do so in correctly spelled and punctuated English is a point of pride for you. A man has to have standards, damnit.

Cass wanders in a couple minutes later, most likely through abuse of the old witch privilege, probably, though given that she’s just a Bishop- and thus one of the navy’s most favorite witches- she may just have been able to breeze through based on that alone. Most people don’t bother your sisters too much, especially, you’ve noticed, around here.

“Hey Morg.” She says, walking in and looking a bit down. You stand long enough to hug her- she may be acting, but she doesn’t try to grab your butt this time, which makes you think she really is a bit depressed by the whole thing. She does linger in it a bit too long, but that’s just Cass.

“What’s on ya mind, Cass?” You ask after she finally lets go, finding a chair next to the one you’d been occupying when she came in. You sit back down next to her.

She sighs. “I’m supposed to report in to the Commander of the Kaga and the Ship’s Matron this afternoon.” She says. “Already cleared post and closed up my apartment in town. Dad’s taking my car up to Washington and Ana’s got all the stuff out of my kitchen.”

“Ah.” you say- you’re kind of familiar with the feeling, that case where you’re kind of in limbo, without a unit or home. Even for just a few hours, it’s uncomfortable to say the least. In this case, then, she’s probably just looking for friendly company, at least for now. “So once you report in, what then?”

1/2

She shakes her head. “I don’t know. Ship’s not due to sail till the end of the week, but I’ll be staying aboard, and I don’t know what kind of freedom I’ll have. I’ve heard they treat their witches differently.”

You shrug. “You know as much as I do. Probably more, you visited aunts Jess and Kat more than I did.”

She shakes her head. “I didn’t pay any attention. I kinda wish I had.” She sighs. “I was so excited to do this, till I learned you were gonna be here. Now I just wanna stay and fly with you, but I’m already committed, and a Bishop never breaks their promise.”

“Have you thought about putting in for the wyvern program?” You ask- while it’s far, far too late to have a chance of flying with you as part of the same crew, as part of the program she’d at least have a better chance of flying with you as a wingmate.”

She shakes her head. “Why bother? I don’t wanna fly with anyone else anyway.” She says.

[] What about aunt Merlin? Have you asked her about her program? She’s going to need more than one witch.
[] You should, at the very least if you make crew we might fly as wingmates more.
[] Don’t be like that. You know they wouldn’t have let us crew together anyway.

>>3424168
>[] What about aunt Merlin? Have you asked her about her program? She’s going to need more than one witch.
[] You should, at the very least if you make crew we might fly as wingmates more.

Whynotboth?

>>3424168
>[x] Don’t be like that. You know they wouldn’t have let us crew together anyway.

>>3424168
>[] You should, at the very least if you make crew we might fly as wingmates more.

MEET CUTE JAPANESE PILOT, BLOW HIS MIND

>>3424168
>[X] Don’t be like that. You know they wouldn’t have let us crew together anyway.

>>3424168
>[] What about aunt Merlin? Have you asked her about her program? She’s going to need more than one witch
Ghost your making it really hard to argue against wincest with pictures like that.

>>3424168
>[X] You should, at the very least if you make crew we might fly as wingmates more.

>>3424168
>[X] What about aunt Merlin? Have you asked her about her program? She’s going to need more than one witch.

A friendly face is a friendly face.

>>3424168
>[] What about aunt Merlin? Have you asked her about her program? She’s going to need more than one witch.
>[] You should, at the very least if you make crew we might fly as wingmates more.
>>3424171
both, both is nice.

>>3424168
>[x] What about aunt Merlin? Have you asked her about her program? She’s going to need more than one witch.

>>3424168
[x] What about aunt Merlin? Have you asked her about her program? She’s going to need more than one witch.

>>3424168

>[] What about aunt Merlin? Have you asked her about her program? She’s going to need more than one witch.
>[] You should, at the very least if you make crew we might fly as wingmates more.

Both is good.

>>3424168
>[] Don’t be like that. You know they wouldn’t have let us crew together anyway.

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>>3424168
Agreed >>3424179
Both is good.

Ok, votes called!

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[x] What about aunt Merlin? Have you asked her about her program? She’s going to need more than one witch.

“What about aunt Merlin?” you ask. “Have you asked her about her program? She’s going to need more than one witch.”

She shakes her head. “No. Why would I? Even if she wanted to I bet they wouldn’t let her, just because there’d be the usual suspects bitching about favoritism and the navy turning into a Bishop playground.”

“So you haven’t.” You say.

She sighs and shakes her head. “She wouldn’t go for it.”

“How do you know?” You ask. “Listen, they’d block us being crew for a lot of reasons-”

“Even if we’d be incredible together.” she supplies.

“Not least of which being the link between crewmates.” You finish. “But you know as well as I do aunt M gets what she wants, when she wants it, and the navy would happily let you go fly for her if she asked. She wouldn’t even have to ask nicely.”

“Aunt Merlin doesn’t have that kind of pull.”

“Doesn’t she?” You ask. “Go find out. Go ask and see if she’d take you as one of her test subjects. See what she says. In fact, I bet you could before we started flying, she’ll be down in the observation deck.”

She sighs. “Even if I do and she does want me, I’m still on liaison for at least a cruise. At least six months.”

You shrug. “Yeah, and? We have sisters they’d replace you with, mark my words.”

“Fine, I’ll go ask.” She huffs. She looks up as the door opens, and the colonel steps through. He looks at Cass with one eyebrow raised.

“You need something, Lieutenant Commander?” He asks- you blink at your sister’s rank, having forgotten she’s managed a fairly successful career so far.

She shakes her head, standing up. “No, sir. Just asking my brother for some advice.” She says. He nods, then gestures towards the door.

“If you don’t mind, then.” He says, and she nods.

“See ya later, Morg.” She says. “I’ll ask.”

1/2

You nod as she walks out of the room at the same time Lotus walks in. The two witches pause, looking each other up and down, then Cass continues on her way, while Lotus turns to watch her pass by, before the colonel clears his throat.

She grins and sits down next to you. “That was your sister?” She asks, and you nod. “Wow. You guys must have gotten the best genetics.” She laughs as the colonel plugs in his laptop and starts the projector.

“Welcome back, Lieutenant.” He says. “Crash investigation teams are working the bone crash still, before you ask. No news on that front.”

You nod.

“This is hop three of four for you.” He says. “Lieutenant Commander Earhart, this will be your first flight in the wyvern. For the rest of your time here, the Lieutenant is your aircraft and crew commander. He is in charge in the jet at all times, clear?”

She nods.

“Excellent. We’ll get clothing issue sorted if it becomes a necessity.” He says, then launches into the briefing. “For this one, you’re taking a bit of a trip. Your mission is to penetrate simulated hostile airspace in the ATR and destroy targets at the granite mountain airport, then maintain air superiority long enough for an army special operations team to insert in the test region safely, then exit the test range.”

“So it’s a repeat of my Canadian party trick?” Lotus asks. “Neat!”

The colonel shoots her a glance, then continues. “You’ll have tanker support from the Stennis, currently sailing with her battlegroup three hundred miles west of Seattle, Washington. You’ll be carrying a preselected weapons package. Any questions for me?”

[] Yes, sir. (Write in!)
[] No, sir.

And I'm going to call it there for the night! Ran out of tea a couple days back... kinda. I've still got lipton, but it's for sweet tea and that's just not the same. I've decided the whole 'broke artist' thing isn't for me. Broke mad scientist though...

Haha! anyway, I'll be around a bit, and I know I didn't do 'both' but it kinda didn't make sense- you'd be advising her to chase after mutually-exclusive programs, honestly (kind of- keep in mind, not even Merlin can touch Danielle till after selection, and can't touch her at all if she's selected and confirmed for a crew)

>>3424333
>[X] No, sir.

>>3424333
>[x] No, sir.

Blow shit up and, push everybody else off the playground, got it.

Gonna have to ask Lotus about her party trick later

>>3424333
>[x] No, sir.

>>3424333
>[] No, sir.

>>3424333
>[x] Yes, sir. (Write in!)

What do we know of the enemies composition? Strength, Quality, etc

>>3424333
>[X] No, sir.

>>3424333
>[X] No, sir.
>>3424338
Thanks for the run boss.

>>3424333
>[x] No, sir.
The only real question is why we're flying all the way out to 'near literal stones throw from Russia' territory for this but we've got our orders.

>>3424338
Thanks for the run chief.

>>3424333
>[x] No, sir.

>>3424338
Thanks for the run Ghost!

Oh man, I like Lotus. At this point, it’s a toss-up between her and Wildest Weasel.

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>Putting both Atagos in the same quest.
Ghost you madman.

Why don't you include some cooking shenanigans in your quest , GD ?

>>3424495
And Yahagi too.

>>3424351

Seconded

Well, I'm liking Lotus so far. She seems quite sunny and upbeat, never a bad thing.

>>3424576
The Chili was cooking shenanigans right?

>>3424470
nah Lotus is so far an annoying and out of shape civvie, whereas her competition is Cardio Bunny Supreme and Big Tits imperial wolfgirl.

Personally for me the ideal setup (with what we know so far) would be waifu Danielle, and fly with Kyou.

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>Danielle as a Valkyrie
>Cass as a Valkyrie

Oh hell yes. I always thought Variable Strikers should have been like something each witch wing in the USN would have access to, and something Japan especially would have a thing for, because Japan. Possibly France too, with their old fetish for heavy cavalry.

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>>3424164
THAT’S Cass?

>>3425054

Short, brown hair, very fit (Most of the sneks are, to be fair), clearly got their mother's genetics.

Yep! that's Cass.

>>3425054
And now, a public service announcement:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FmtiDbg4xY

Note: if you can't (or won't) log into YouTube, the important bit is Rule D: Don't Fuck Your Sister!.

>>3425122
>*Half.
>MIU shenanigans
Rules are meant to be broken.

Ok guys sorry about the delay, just got off the horn with my folks, haha. Gonna head down to the ville saturday, so no extended run this week! votes called, let's get going again!

>>3425306
Still creepy.
We CAN, however, be super protective of her when she inevitably finds a nice boy.
If it's a Japanese Steelwing, we need to take him shooting when he's in port.
And tell him the story of Kenji...

>>3425649
Inb4 Fronk does it first.

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[X] No, sir.

“No, sir.” You respond.

“Good. The Canadians, per standing agreement, have allowed use of their airspace for this hop, if you want to use it. Your actual route to the target to range is your decision. Expect redair to be searching for you the entire way.” He pauses. “Normal peacetime rules of flight over the continental US still apply- you cannot exceed the speed of sound over the CONUS or within twenty miles of the coast outside of training ranges. No such restriction exists in Alaska. Training rules also prohibit any ACM over the CONUS outside of designated training airspace or within twenty miles of the coast. The air force will be putting up the redair, expect aircraft out of Elmendorf and Eielson over the test range, and Mountain Home on the way up, at the very least.”

“There’s no fixed threat list?” Lotus asks, and the colonel shakes his head.

“This isn’t for investors.” He responds. “We want to see what you can do as a crew on a mission profile like the ones you may be tasked with in the fleet.”

She frowns some at the response, though to you it makes sense- in a shooting war, there’s painfully little information on what may come at you, according to both of your parents. You’ll know the broad strokes of course- what types of aircraft a hostile power may operate, for example- but the specifics are often too hazy to make out.

“The RCAF won’t be participating, but may have something track you through their airspace, should you route through it.” He says. “They use these kinds of flights to train AWACS operators and early warning crews sometimes. They are not part of the exercise, and you can ignore them, they will not be scored against you.”

You nod.

“That’s it. Last chance for questions.”

“I think I’m good.” Lotus says.

[] No questions, sir.
[] (Write in)

>>3425684
>[] No questions, sir.

>>3425684
>[X] No questions, sir.

>>3425684
>[X] No questions, sir.

>>3425684
>[x] No questions, sir.

>>3425684
>[X] No questions, sir.
Good to see the Canucks mamaged to nut up and keep the Arrow alive in this timeline.

>>3425684
>[x] No questions, sir.

>>3425684
Is the mission priority destruction of the Airport target(s) or the safety/mission of the ground troops? [Need to know the priority if we have to make a choice mid-mission]

>>3425704
>Arrow
Fuck off Syrupnigger. Arrow is shit and deserved to be axed

>>3425684
>[x] No questions, sir.

>>3425684
>[x] No questions, sir.
>>3425715
Who pissed in your cereal today?

>>3425684
>[x] No questions, sir.
So did the Arrow actually use the active-radar sparrow that the cannucs were developing for it, or did that get swapped out for the phoenix during development?

>>3425684
>[X] No questions, sir.

>>3425704
Meh, the Arrow is overrated. It was designed to take out strategic bombers, but came too late and was axed as everyone was moving to ICBMs. It's not meant for dogfighting, hell, it had the same design flaw as early Phantoms: no gun.

>>3425684
>[x] No questions, sir.

>>3425761
Personally I just wish Canadians would stop jacking it off like it's the second coming of Jesus Christ or something.

Ok, votes called!

>>3425770
Let's be fair, it's not like they've got a lot of home grown aviation to brag about. I'll let them have their fantasy.

>>3425761
>it had the same design flaw as early Phantoms: no gun.
>this fucking meme again

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[x] No questions, sir.

“No questions, sir.” You say, and he nods.

“Good. Lieutenant, by now you should be familiar with procedure, go get your shit done. Lieutenant commander, you’re headed down to the flight surgeon to be fit up. You know what all goes into a fitting?”

She nods. “They were pretty clear in training and in the packet they sent!” She says, still sounding excited. “No biggie. I’ve been naked before.”

There’s a sigh from the Colonel. “Right. That’s it then, both of you are dismissed.”

You nod, gathering your limited note-taking gear and tucking it under an arm.

“Oh man this is going to be so fun.” Lotus says, falling into step beside you. “I’m so excited I can hardly stand it! Oh man this is gonna be just like the party trick, we still talk about that sometimes at Palmdale.”

[] Party trick?
[] I think I’ve heard about this...

>>3425812
>[x] Party trick?

>>3425812
>[X] Party trick?

>>3425812
>[x] Party trick?

>>3425812
>[X] Party trick?

>>3425812
>[X] Party trick?

>>3425812
>[X] Party trick?

>>3425812
>[x] Party trick?

>>3425812
>[x] Party trick?

>>3425812
>[x] Party trick?

>>3425812
>[x] I think I’ve heard about this...
Pissing in the wind, ho!

Ok, votes called!

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[x] Party trick?

“Party trick?” You ask- this is twice, now, she’s brought it up. She nods excitedly.

“Oh man, you should have seen it, it was so cool. We were finishing up the test and demonstration cycle for the F/B-22, you know, the strike raptor concept? So the suits wanted to show off what it could do during the restart a couple years ago, so we contracted with the RCAF to use their Manitoba range and stuck an old remote controlled army truck out there and told them to drive it around the whole range, just to show off what we could do.” She laughs. “So they tell me, ya know, hey flower child, take the demonstrator we’ve got built and go hit this truck in the middle of NOWHERE and then come back at the best possible speed.”

She laughs again. “Man that was so much fun. So I took off from Edwards, flew nonstop to the Manitoba range, hit the truck with a couple bombs, and flew back, like, five hour round trip. Only had to tank once, too.”

“So you can find targets?”

She shakes her head. “Not really, but I can figure out where I am and where I need to go without instruments or maps or anything. Doesn’t matter if I’m up in the stratosphere or down in the weeds, either, inverted, blacked out- I can figure out where I am and get where I need to go. I can also get jets to work at their paper specs- the napkin and margin specs, not the real world ones. Hypothetical max.” She says. “That’s how I found the target truck so easily, I was able to operate infrared and radar to their theoretical best performance.”

You nod- it’s impressive, though you feel like anything she’s able to coax out of a jet is still going to pale against Kyou. Then again, errorless direction finding is impressive no matter how you look at it- especially for a mission like this.

“I’m great at parties, too!” She says, laughing. “Anyway, yeah. I’m pretty good with jets in general, I guess it’s why I went with lockmart out of school instead of the navy. Kept getting in trouble for staring at the jets when I should have been focusing on strikers. I’m a rated pilot for those, too.” She pauses as you walk down the now-familiar hallway to the changing rooms. “Oh, I guess we’re here, huh?” She asks, laughing again- though now she sounds kind of nervous.

You nod again. “It takes about a half hour to get fit for a suit.” You say.

“Oh, ok.” She says, nodding. “Are you going to wait out here, or do I catch a ride to the jet separate from you?”

[] I’ll be out here, since I can’t get much done without you on hand.
[] You’ll ride out separate, just so I have a chance to talk with the crew about weapons load.

>>3425993
>[] I’ll be out here, since I can’t get much done without you on hand.

>>3425993
>[X] I’ll be out here, since I can’t get much done without you on hand.

We can familiarize ourselves with the weaponsload on the flight up

>>3425993
>[] I’ll be out here, since I can’t get much done without you on hand.

>>3425993
>[x] I’ll be out here, since I can’t get much done without you on hand.

>>3425993
>[x] I’ll be out here, since I can’t get much done without you on hand.

>>3425993
>[X] I’ll be out here, since I can’t get much done without you on hand.

So Lotus is another two-for-one in the magic ability department...

>>3425993
>[X] I’ll be out here, since I can’t get much done without you on hand.

>>3425993
>[X] I’ll be out here, since I can’t get much done without you on hand.

>>3425993
>[x] I’ll be out here, since I can’t get much done without you on hand.

Ok, votes called!

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[x] I’ll be out here, since I can’t get much done without you on hand.

“I’ll wait out here.” You tell her, getting a slightly relieved look in response. “I can’t get much done without you on hand.”

She smiles. “Already getting attached, huh?” She laughs, before twirling on a heel and walking through the changing room door.

You change quickly- you were already wearing a flight suit, and so it’s a simple matter to drop your wallet and cell phone in your locker and collect your uncontrolled gear- your thigh board and your gloves, among them- and head over to the life support cage, where you draw your helmet, G-suit, survival vest, and sidearm. The sidearm is a joke- and one you plan to replace in the fleet anyway. You’ve never been a fan of the M9, no matter how many times people tell you it’s a good pistol. You also have to make a note to get a scabbard for your hatchet- You’ve left it behind these last few flights, but you need to stop, just in case.

The weather shop is in a different room down the hall, so instead you wait on the wooden bench for Lotus to come out of her side of the house, clad in the armless flight suit variant, a smile still plastered on her face. “Oh man, I can’t beleive it.” She says, doing a little twirl in place. “You know they said I need to keep this from here on in?” She laughs. “As if I could get rid of it! Even if it does kinda make my butt look a little too big.”

You nod, refusing to get suckered into commenting on that. “You have everything, then?” You ask, and she nods.

“Yep! New gloves and everything. The slippers are kinda uncomfortable, but they said we don’t wear them in the jet anyway.” She laughs again. “I think they’re on some kinda crusade to get naked witches in the wyvern. Oh well, joke’s on them, last burning man I didn’t wear clothes at all.”

You blink at that, and she laughs again.

1/2

You board the crew van and take the drive that’s now starting to become rapidly familiar out to the jet. The crew seems pretty reduced today, and you’re greeted by the assistant crew chief again. She looks to be busy closing everything up and running final checks, but she salutes when she sees you get out of the old blue van. “Morning, sir, Ma’am.” She says.

“Good morning!” Lotus beams back as you salute- looking confused when the woman remains at attention for a moment. “Oh, uh. at ease?”

There’s a slight frown from the assistant chief, who turns to you. “We’ve already got you loaded except for the centerline, sir.” She says, gesturing back to the jet. “I know the mission profile calls for you to hit an airfield and then kill anything that comes out to get you away from it, but it’s a long assed flight too. Normally we’d load combined effects cluster bombs, but I thought a fuel tank might be a good idea, give you some wiggle room. I figure one tank would get you there without forcing you to tank somewhere obvious, but two should mean you don’t have to tank at all except for on the way home.”

“But what about the airfield?” Lotus asks. “We need bombs to hit that, right?”

the chief nods. “Yes, ma’am. But we were thinking that, well, cratering a runway isn’t that damn useful anymore anyway, so you could just use guns on the soft stuff and the buildings.” She shrugs. “Either way, sir, your call, we’ll load you however you want.”

Lotus looks over at you- either having no opinion herself or preferring to keep it to herself.

[] Load both tanks- fuel is going to mean more options for us on the way in, out, and over the range itself.
[] Load one tank- we’ll want the bombs so we can spend less time hitting the airfield when we get there
[] Don’t load any tanks- we really want some ords for ground targets, since we don’t know what else we’ll have to deal with.

>>3425993
We'll always be able to find the right hole with her.

>>3426121
>[x] Load one tank- we’ll want the bombs so we can spend less time hitting the airfield when we get there

>>3426121
[] Load one tank- we’ll want the bombs so we can spend less time hitting the airfield when we get there

Less likely to get intercepted, and less time spent farting around over the target.I

I like Lotus, but I'm not sure she's cut out for the navy life the more I see of her. So to speak.

>>3426121
>[x] Load one tank- we’ll want the bombs so we can spend less time hitting the airfield when we get there

>>3426121
>[x] Load one tank- we’ll want the bombs so we can spend less time hitting the airfield when we get there
Do we have any idea of how many targets are going to be Mission Critical.

>>3426121
>[X] Load one tank- we’ll want the bombs so we can spend less time hitting the airfield when we get there

Not against loading the two tanks if we want to go the scenic route to avoid detection, but we don't really know how much we're up against either.

>>3426121
>[X] Load one tank- we’ll want the bombs so we can spend less time hitting the airfield when we get there

>>3426121
>[x] Load one tank- we’ll want the bombs so we can spend less time hitting the airfield when we get there

Here we go again.

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>>3426121
>[] Load one tank- we’ll want the bombs so we can spend less time hitting the airfield when we get there

>cratering a runway isn’t that damn useful anymore anyway, so you could just use guns on the soft stuff and the buildings.
That doesn't sound right at all. Maybe you can fix a runway faster nowadays, but cratering one would still put it offline long enough to get it repaired, which is sometimes all you need.

>>3426121
>[x] Load one tank- we’ll want the bombs so we can spend less time hitting the airfield when we get there

Maximum flexibility!

>>3426121
>[x] Load one tank- we’ll want the bombs so we can spend less time hitting the airfield when we get there

>>3426121
>[] Load both tanks- fuel is going to mean more options for us on the way in, out, and over the range itself.

LONG, SEXY LEGS

>>3426163
Unless STOVL is standard on everything, it does sound pretty dumb. Sure it doesn't matter for witches, etc, but anything else is going to be delayed.

>>3426121
>[x] Load one tank- we’ll want the bombs so we can spend less time hitting the airfield when we get there

>>3426121
>[] Load both tanks- fuel is going to mean more options for us on the way in, out, and over the range itself.

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>>3426121
>[x] Load one tank- we’ll want the bombs so we can spend less time hitting the airfield when we get there

>>3426115
[] Load one tank- we’ll want the bombs so we can spend less time hitting the airfield when we get there

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>>3426115
>The sidearm is a joke- and one you plan to replace in the fleet anyway. You’ve never been a fan of the M9, no matter how many times people tell you it’s a good pistol.
Morgan's a man of taste, right?
I submit that by combination of his impeccable taste and his cajun background, his carry piece should be only the finest in sidearm Czechnology.

>>3426121
>[X] Load one tank- we’ll want the bombs so we can spend less time hitting the airfield when we get there

>>3426226
>czech
>cajun

lolwut?

Besides, lol only 9mm. Five-seveN or bust.

Ok guys, votes called!

Sorry about the delay there- I was cooking something to eat, and ended opening a pack of sausage I had in the fridge. then I didn't wanna put back a coouple sausages and have to cook them tomorrow, so I just made all of them, haha!

>>3426245
One of the big names in custom work on CZs in the US is a company out of Louisiana called Cajun Gun Works.
With modern hollow points, there is no functional difference in the terminal ballistics of the major carry calibers. And proper shot placement trumps "muh stoppan powah" all day every day.
And the five-seven is a stupid meme that shoots an overpriced hipster bullet.

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>>3426249
delicious food

>>3426265
Literally grasping at straws. A fucking gunsmith is the best you can do for a cajun gun? Everyone from GIGN to Secret Service uses the Five-seveN, and it clearly would replace 9mm in NATO if it wasn't for Germans being butthurt. You call the 5.7 a meme, but somehow pick the memiest CZ? You could have at least had the decency to pick something that wasn't literally a competition pistol. Look up the differences and demands of a service pistol and you'll see it's not something you should trust your life to. In fact, go ahead and show me any military, police, special forces, or other group that uses the Shadow. I'll wait.

>>3426309
I thought the Germans just didn't want to spend the money on a new pistol when they already have one that works fine, which is totally valid. Honestly, in a service arm, actual performance of the weapon matters a lot less than economics, once you get something that works fine. The difference between acceptable and excellent may be a lot for the individual user....but not worth it on an organizational level. Buying cheap and acceptable is just a better idea. Yes the actual users don't like it, and may die because of it, but statistically it's not worthwhile for a marginal improvement on the macro scale.

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[x] Load one tank- we’ll want the bombs so we can spend less time hitting the airfield when we get there

“Load in one tank.” You say, after thinking a second. “We’ll want the bombs to hit the airfield fast instead of making gun runs on it.”

She nods, turning to the ordinance crew, who appear to have heard. “Oh, admiral Wells wanted me to pass along that she dialed back the ships AI a bit, owing to your fourth flight. She told me that her concern was it was going to finish formation before you’d done final selection.”

You nod, looking around. “She’s not here?”

“No, sir. She took off about five minutes ago, said she was heading to the observation deck.”

“That’s a shame, I was looking forward to meeting her.” Lotus says, then laughs. “It’s not every day you get to meet a living legend!”

You nod, while the chief looks back over her shoulder, then nods. “Sir, if you wanna start your walkaround, you’re good to go.” She says. “We’ll get the weapons uploaded and the tank hooked up, and you can hit them last.”

You nod again, looking back over at Lotus as she moves to follow you. “I- uh.” she pauses, and frowns, looking lost for a second. “I don’t actually know if I should go get working on the computer startup, or walk around the jet with you.”

[] I wouldn’t mind having a second set of eyes down here.
[] You should go get started getting the computers up, we’ll roll faster that way.

>>3426333
>[x] You should go get started getting the computers up, we’ll roll faster that way.

>>3426333
>[x] You should go get started getting the computers up, we’ll roll faster that way.

>>3426333
>[x] You should go get started getting the computers up, we’ll roll faster that way.

And that's going to do us for the night, guys! I know it's a little early (And the we started a little late) but I have stuff I need to do around the apartment here pretty badly before tomorrow. We'll be back tomorrow for the rest of the week's run! I may be around a little to field questions, but I'm not gonna promise it. So till tomorrow guys!

>>3426333
>[] I wouldn’t mind having a second set of eyes down here.
She needs to get acquainted with what and where everything is.

>>3426342
Cheers Ghost

>>3426333
>[] You should go get started getting the computers up, we’ll roll faster that way.

>>3426333
>[X] I wouldn’t mind having a second set of eyes down here.

We're not in an all-fired rush, may as well show off Best Girl to a fellow pilot

>>3426342
Thanks for the run

>>3426333
>[x] You should go get started getting the computers up, we’ll roll faster that way.

I watched that anime. I have the manga on my list.

>>3426333
>[] You should go get started getting the computers up, we’ll roll faster that way.

>>3426333
>[X] You should go get started getting the computers up, we’ll roll faster that way.

I feel bad about picking this, but she needs to get used to protocols.

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>>3426333
>[X] You should go get started getting the computers up, we’ll roll faster that way.
>>3426342
Thanks for the run boss.

>>3426333
[] You should go get started getting the computers up, we’ll roll faster that way.

Oh wow that lack of discipline and decorum even for a witch is killing me. Let's drop an obvious civilian in the backseat of a military aircraft, nothing could possibly go wrong with that.

>>3426333
>[] I wouldn’t mind having a second set of eyes down here.

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>>3426333
>[x] You should go get started getting the computers up, we’ll roll faster that way.
B3 ready for takeoff.

>>3426333
>[X] You should go get started getting the computers up, we’ll roll faster that way.
>>3426309
>GIGN to Secret Service uses the Five-seveN
Because they use the P90, and wanted ammo commonality. And stop with the capitalizing the "n" shit, it's a cringey ass marketing thing that just looks dumb in an actual sentence.
And 5.7 not being adopted had as much to do with logistics and the Berlin wall coming down killing the urgency for PDWs to be adopted by NATO as with the "german butthurt" you choose to blame.
As for Morgan's pistol, let's look at logistics here. Is the US in this timeline using the five-seven? Clearly not, since the M9 is still in use. Which means getting 5.7mm in a warzone? Gonna be a BITCH. 9x19? Fuckin' EVERYBODY uses that shit. Hell if this timeline is like ours, even the fuckin' Russians and Chinks are using it now.
I should be more clear. The five-seven is a great gun, mechanically. Brilliant design, shooting a wicked little round. But history has consigned it to the realm of a few specific units (usually law enforcement and protection details), folks who want a cool, unique gun for the range, and people on the internet who just can't let it go.
As for the Shadow, I was grabbing a picture of a CZ with a red dot quickly, on my phone, during my break at work. Excuse me that the one I found in the like forty seconds of minimal effort I put in was a Shadow. Obviously for military use, a CZ actually built as a duty weapon would be far preferable, because as you said, the Shadow is a racegun.
The cajun part was meant to be me having a giggle.
Chill out dude, it's just a fuckin' quest.

>>3426455
What he is talking about is that the German delegation vetoed / objected witch resulted in the the decision being suspended, as pending NATO testing was on track to adopt FN's 5.7x28(five seven & p90 ) over H&K's 4.6x30mm ( MP7 & UCP/P46 )
the problems with logistics would be solved if ether was adopted by NATO as Bulk purchase of the cartridges would lower cost per round
Source:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FN_5.7%C3%9728mm#History
otherwise you do raise valid points.

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Yeah, arguments and all. It’s too bad that this has already been fated.

>>3426491
The logistics I was referring to was specifically the cost of mass adoption and issue of PDWs, after the main impetus for the PDW (the danger of Warsaw Pact troops parachuting in behind NATO lines meaning rear echelon troops needed something with more hair on its balls than a pistol) was dead. The Germans' pettiness delayed the decision to that point, but the end of the Cold War sealed the round's fate.

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>>3425770
>Personally I just wish Canadians would stop jacking it off like it's the second coming of Jesus Christ or something.
Eh, the people who won't shut up about GLORIOUS ARROW FOLDED 1000 TIMES are a small sect of FUKKEN LEAFs who only do it because it triggers certain people.

The rest of us canucks don't like them any more than you do because it spreads bullshit information and makes it impossible to have a decent discussion about aviation and history. Personally I like it just because delta wings are awesome and the prototype colour scheme was aesthetic as fuck.

>>3425761
>It was designed to take out strategic bombers, but came too late and was axed as everyone was moving to ICBMs.
The Arrow being "too late" is bullshit, ICBMs didn't made planes obsolete overnight. Countries with interceptors like the Delta Dart and Canuck continued to operate them until the 80s. After the whole song and dance about cancelling the Arrow because it wasn't needed they ended up buying the Vodoo, one of the Arrows contemporaries. People still speculate that there was some corruption or other fuckery going on at the time.

>It's not meant for dogfighting
Of course it's not for dogfighting you dingus, what part of interceptor do you not understand? The point of an interceptor (in period context) is to fly in a straight line as fast as possible so that you can launch your payload and destroy enemy bombers as far from friendly shores as you can. Everything else is dead weight that reduces your range and speed. These would almost certainly be suicide missions, not only does it double your range if you have no intention of returning home but the pilots planned to ram targets as well because any enemy that made it through could destroy multiple cities. That was simply the cold war reality they were living at the time, it only sounds strange to us because now have ICBM based MAD with silos and submarines and pure interceptor planes are an obsolete concept.

>>3425775
We still have plenty of aviation tech relative to our size as a country, it's just that none of it is fighter jets. Bombardier is still around (they make the Learjet now), and we still produce weapons and parts for military supply (including subcontracting for the F-35).

>>3426333
>[X] You should go get started getting the computers up, we’ll roll faster that way.

>>3426455
>Chill out dude, it's just a fucking quest.

Take a look at your post and tell me who needs to chill.

You clearly have no clue about the pdw decisions, but the other anon educated you on that. The Five-seveN (that's literally it's name, so I'm sorry you can't handle that) being selected by those units is fundamental proof that it's use in personnell protection is top notch, compared to some shitty gun shop tune-up which is only folks who want a meme range gun and people on the internet who've never fired one.

If anything, we probably have the training and latent talent of the mother of fucking night to go full hatchet on some motherfuckers, but you're worried about getting rounds? Motherfucker if we use more than two mags we are so far up shit Creek it's not going to fucking matter. The purpose of a pistol is to get you to a rifle or kill someone who absofuckinglutely has to die to save yourself-- it's no contest between a run of the mill service 9 and a dedicated pdw.

>>3425993
>She shakes her head. “Not really, but I can figure out where I am and where I need to go without instruments or maps or anything. Doesn’t matter if I’m up in the stratosphere or down in the weeds, either, inverted, blacked out- I can figure out where I am and get where I need to go.
Didn't one of the naval side characters in SWQ have this talent? The guy who married Georgette? It's been a while and I don't remember.

>>3426265
The military doesn't use hollowpoints. Our choice of pistol really doesn't matter because we either will never use it, or will only use it once to cap some conscript in the back of the head and take his gun. And if we ever use THAT it will be to die in a last stand as the enemy witches come to take away our geneseed. The point is to escape after all, combat only happens if we fuck up.

>>3426309
>Everyone from GIGN to Secret Service uses the Five-seveN
They haven't for years, they only got 5-7's with their initial batch of P90's as a package deal, they've been using Glocks, SiG's and FNH's ever since. Also the only NATO member who voted for widespread adoption of 5.7x28 as a service round was Belgium, everyone else argued against it because its fucking stupid.

>Look up the differences and demands of a service pistol and you'll see it's not something you should trust your life to
Who's grasping at straws now? Also motherfucker I took a 1980's Colt Delta Elite into combat and actually used it without it getting me killed in the streets.

Also just pointing out that the SP-01/Tactical/Shadow/Shadow Tactical all have been issued to NATO forces in the last 15 years throughout most of the balkans, Poland, and a few others, I've even seen Spanish intel and SF guys with SP-01 Phantoms, which are really flimsy things compared to a shadow.

>>3426455
>Obviously for military use, a CZ actually built as a duty weapon would be far preferable
If you want good Czechknology duty guns see the P10F, and the red dot ready P10CSR OR/P10FSR OR models

Ok guys, votes called!

>>3426333
>[] I wouldn’t mind having a second set of eyes down here.

PILOT CLUB

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[x] You should go get started getting the computers up, we’ll roll faster that way.

You shake your head. “You should go get the computers up, we’ll be rolling faster that way.” You say, getting a nod from her. She turns in place and starts up the ladder built into the side of the nose- there’s no rolling stairs here today for you. CPO Brown joins you as you start your walk- She, you note, like the crew chief, carries a thermos of coffee with her.

“She’s in good shape, sir.” She says, lending her own experienced eye to the preflight inspection as you go through. “Admiral Wells had been worried there was going to be stress damage on some of the more delicate shit, the wing joints and the engines specifically, but there wasn’t. We damn near went over the whole plane with a fine-toothed comb looking for anything, but there wasn’t a single thing out of place. Hell of a strong witch to pull that off, from what flight data said.” She pauses, looking over at the ordinance crew, busily loading the second tank in your centerline bays now. She gestures over to them. “She also made some noise about doing some more work with the bays. They never seem happy with the damn things. Course, changing them was a dumbshit move, but hey, navy and the spirit of buords, right?”

“I did wonder about that.” You say, looking into the open nacelle bays- four sidewinders, it looks like. “Didn’t these used to be able to carry AMRAAMS too?”

1/2

She nods. “Some of the older ships still can, too. They changed it when the Air force got their Romeo and Whiskey bones. Idea was they strip that out, shrink the bays down, and then you just datalink with a missile truck in the AO, or a tico or burke. Does double duty, because it also means you can guide in land attack missiles if you need to. ‘Course, then we had the budget cuts and someone pointed out that the wyvern fleet was never really operating in the kind of environment where you could operate a missile truck too, and even SM-6s only go about a hundred, hundred thirty miles.” She shrugs. “So here we are.”

You nod- navy procurement the last decade or so has had a few problems, and, while it’s remained remarkably untouched, the wyvern program was never going to get away without some measure of questionable decision making.

“Eh, it’s not so bad though. Admiral Wells was already making notes on what she could do with ‘em, and she was talking about bringing in her fab girls to do work between selection and workup flight.” she says. “We’ll see how that goes. You’ve got, what, this and one more?”

You nod. “Reflight.”

“Oh, right. well, no big deal there. Most guys get one or two flights beyond the three selection ones anyway. You given any thought to asking about an alternate?”

“Like an alternate witch?”

She nods. “Yeah. I mean, they’d bitch, but I bet you could get a flight if you asked for it. Even with the reflight with commander Peterson.”

[] I hadn’t planned on it, no.
[] Now that you bring it up, I might.

>>3428215
>[] Now that you bring it up, I might.
YOUNG OR SAKAMOTO PLEASE IT'S ALL I WANT!

>>3428215
>[] I hadn’t planned on it, no.
I'm fine with what we have

>>3428215
[] Now that you bring it up, I might.

Probably Young, for shenanigans.

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>>3428215
>[x] Now that you bring it up, I might.
Just a consideration, but we may as well see what at least one of them is capable of.

>>3428215
>[X] Now that you bring it up, I might.

>>3428215
>[x] Now that you bring it up, I might.

>>3428215
>[] I hadn’t planned on it, no.
We already chose alternates too, right?

>>3428215
>[x] I hadn’t planned on it, no.
Don't see a need to

>>3428244
We did, Young and Wendy

>>3428215
[x] I hadn’t planned on it, no.

>>3428215
>[x] I hadn’t planned on it, no.

Not again, please. It was hard enough to shave it down to this number. Don't re-add more options.

>>3428215
>[X] I hadn't planned on it, no.

>>3428215
>[x] Now that you bring it up, I might.
I've been hoping for to give Young a shot

Ok, votes called!

>>3428298
Looks like a tie vote.

>>3428302
It is! Gonna go make food, votes re-opened till then.

>>3428215
>[x] Now that you bring it up, I might.
I thought the original plan was to try and get a flight with one of the two alternates

>>3428215
>[X] Now that you bring it up, I might.

>>3428215
[] Now that you bring it up, I might

>>3428215
>[X] I hadn’t planned on it, no.

Ok, votes closed again!

>>3428215
>[X] I hadn’t planned on it, no.

>>3428215
>[] Now that you bring it up, I might.
Can we meet Wendy again please?

>>3428345
Not as a co-pilot, I hope. She should be in her 40's and starting to slow down by now...

I just don’t see who can compete with the superwitch. Even the reflight seems like a waste of time. It’s just going to slow down the story (and apparently the AI’s progress).

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[x] Now that you bring it up, I might.

“Now that you bring it up, I might.” You say, satisfied everything is in order and the plane is in peak condition- not that you’d expected anything else.

She nods. “Like I said, it’s pretty common. I’ve seen some guys come through that do six or more, but less than four seems to be pretty out there. Everything good?”

You nod. “Looks good chief.”

“Alright. We’ll finish upload, I’ll get you on external power and air. Be safe, sir.”

You nod, grabbing your helmet bag from it’s place near the ladder and climbing up. Lotus, in the back seat, is already strapped in, her legs disappearing at mid-thigh in the interface. She looks up as you crawl over the canopy lip, unhooking her oxygen mask. “Startup’s done to MIU active.” She says.

You nod- she’s waiting on you. You drop into the ejection seat, stuffing your now-empty helmet bag in the small storage space next to your right leg. You run through your own personal checklist first, strapping in and reaching out to plug your helmet’s umbilical into the ports before setting it on your head. There’s the slight click of it interfacing with your implants, and the echo-chamber effect as you reach over to manually toggle the MIU.

“MIU is live.” Lotus calls from the back- she’s not plugged, of course, but she can still read a screen. “We’re good to begin startup checklist.”

You confirm, and the two of you rapidly go through the startup procedure. Her experience shows here- there’s no hitches or issues, and your engines are started up well before you thought they’d be. You’re disconnected from external air and power, and the chocks are pulled a second later.

“Follow the marshal to the taxiway, then proceed to runway two-four lima.” Lotus directs. Hold there for takeoff clearance.”

“Two four Lima.” you confirm- the shorter of the two runways at the base, though still within even a fully-loaded wyvern’s short field capability- in theory, you can get one off a carrier deck with no catapult, if you can run from the stern out over the bow. Of course, you have to do so with almost no fuel in the tanks and no extra weight, but in theory, it’s possible at full WEP.

1/2

You’re just as glad to not have to try it though as you taxi to the runway and line up, holding for clearance. It’s a short wait- just a few minutes- while a tomcat lands on the longer runway next to you before you’re cleared. Of course, once you are, you’re airborne quickly, climbing to altitude and passing out over the city before banking northbound.

“Oh wow. This baby has some moves!” Lotus calls from the back. “I’m really gonna have to hit the gym if we do that much more. Made my thighs do things I’m not quite sure I like.” She laughs. “Gear’s up and locked, we’ve got a green board. Weapons stowed and in safe mode. How do you want to navigate this?”

You’ve been weighing the options- with the one fuel tank aboard, you’ll practically have to tank on the way in and the way out, but you’re not limited to the coast nearly as much. Of course, you can also use an inland route, which would make getting out to a tanker more of a challenge, but it would also make you harder to find- the air force is probably going to expect you to come in via the coast or the sea, and will most likely be focusing their search there.

[] Go up the coast- it’s going to make tanking easier, and we can always go inland or out to sea from there, if we need to.
[] Stay inland. We can’t do much to avoid airforce jets there, but they can’t do anything than tail us anyway, and it’ll be harder to find us there.
[] Go out to sea. there’s no terrain to hide in, but it’s a big ocean and alaska has a lot of coast for them to watch.

>>3428446
>[X] Go out to sea. there’s no terrain to hide in, but it’s a big ocean and alaska has a lot of coast for them to watch.

>>3428446
>[X] Stay inland. We can’t do much to avoid airforce jets there, but they can’t do anything than tail us anyway, and it’ll be harder to find us there.

>>3428446
[] Go out to sea. there’s no terrain to hide in, but it’s a big ocean and alaska has a lot of coast for them to watch

>>3428461
I just realized why I was confused to not see my ID these last two votes, I've had my phone on mobile data.

Reminder for folks using their phones to check to make sure they aren't on mobile data if they're somewhere with Wifi available.

>>3428446
>[x] Go out to sea. there’s no terrain to hide in, but it’s a big ocean and alaska has a lot of coast for them to watch.

>>3428446

[] Stay inland. We can’t do much to avoid airforce jets there, but they can’t do anything than tail us anyway, and it’ll be harder to find us there.

LOW. RIDE. ER. RIDES A LITTLE LOWER.

>>3428446
>[x] Stay inland. We can’t do much to avoid airforce jets there, but they can’t do anything than tail us anyway, and it’ll be harder to find us there.
Hopefully we can say hi to the Canadians on the way over, possibly rub their faces in our superior jet

>>3428446
>[x] Stay inland. We can’t do much to avoid air force jets there, but they can’t do anything than tail us anyway, and it’ll be harder to find us there.

>>3428446
>[] Stay inland. We can’t do much to avoid airforce jets there, but they can’t do anything than tail us anyway, and it’ll be harder to find us there.

>>3428446
>[x] Stay inland. We can’t do much to avoid airforce jets there, but they can’t do anything than tail us anyway, and it’ll be harder to find us there.

>>3428446
>[x] Go out to sea. there’s no terrain to hide in, but it’s a big ocean and alaska has a lot of coast for them to watch.

>>3428446
>[] Stay inland. We can’t do much to avoid airforce jets there, but they can’t do anything than tail us anyway, and it’ll be harder to find us there.

Sneaky sneaky!

>>3428446
>[X] Stay inland. We can’t do much to avoid airforce jets there, but they can’t do anything than tail us anyway, and it’ll be harder to find us there.

>>3428446
>[] Go out to sea. there’s no terrain to hide in, but it’s a big ocean and alaska has a lot of coast for them to watch.

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More Lotus/Atago art.

>>3428427
Age notwithstanding I think she'd be fine as an SIO, her skill set is exactly the kind of thing that would have saved our ass back in 69 where Frank nearly died and she now has decades of racing and test pilot experience. Whether or not she could do the full 18 years is questionable but I'm sure she'd try. She is also stated to have zero issues adapting to new equipment which means that she could easily make the jump from strikers to SIO, back to strikers, or maybe even back and forth.

Mostly though I want to see what her test pilot experience can do for the Wyvern and it's AI. It clearly learns a lot from both us and any witch in the second seat and the more test scenarios we can put it through the better it will be in the long run. Plus getting Danielle, Lotus and Wendy in the same room as Merlin can only lead to good things because it sounds like she's going all in on new VDNI tech and the more techwitches she can work with the better.

>>3428441
>I’ve seen some guys come through that do six or more, but less than four seems to be pretty out there.
At the end of the day it's the pilot's choice no matter how much the navy and matrons might grumble. If the match doesn't work out there's no recourse, someone else can get plugs and fly the plane but it's a huge expensive pain in the ass. Way more expensive than a few more test flights, so it at least makes sense that the pilots can do this.

Whether or not we should take advantage of the system to that degree is debatable, 6+ flights is a bit much. I would at least like to see Wendy again, getting to meet and fly with a Youngspawn could also be amazing. But 5 would be the absolute limit for me, I see no need to bring out the book again to make our list any longer.

Ok, votes called!

Oh you morons. This selection process has already taken months irl, and now you want to add even more flights? We already made this decision months ago. What is wrong with you?

>>3428628
Anon it would appear that some of us like crying while it's raining.

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[x] Stay inland. We can’t do much to avoid airforce jets there, but they can’t do anything than tail us anyway, and it’ll be harder to find us there.

“We’re going to take an inland route.” You say, already reviewing the potential points where the air force could find you- there’s a few along the northern rockies, but you’re reasonably sure the lack of AWACS means that even king raptor’s radars are going to struggle to pick you out of the mountains.

“Along the rocky mountains?” Lotus asks. “It’ll mean our best tank point will be near Graham island. I’ll get a route for us in a second, but if you don’t want to overfly Edwards you need to turn eastbound now to heading zero five six.”

You confirm, turning the wyvern to the specified heading, crossing the coast again and passing over the city of Oceanside. A minute later, a proposed route appears on your MFD. “That’s the best route I can come up with for now.” Lotus says. “It should keep us in the thickest part of the mountains except for when he have to head west to tank.”

The AI confirms- and you get the real sense that it’s learning from the route, too, filing it away for later examination. You’re passing over the desert and on into the foothills of the mountains quickly and quietly- Lotus seems to not speak much, at least not yet.

Still you’d have missed a turn if the AI hadn’t warned you of it- not necessarily a failing on her part, but certainly an oversight. With the MIU, verbal communication is less necessary, you’re told- though at the same time, she’s not plugged and should have warned you. “Oh!” She says, surprised. “I’m sorry. I uh... I got caught up looking at this. I didn’t know the computer core was built around a QR-512. It’s amazing to see what they’ve done with the avionics in this plane.” She laughs. “I know, I sound like some corporate spy. Don’t worry, they’ve already talked to me about that. I don’t feel like going to a supermax over making the company a couple more dollars.”

[] Yeah, Aunt Merlin is pretty amazing.
[] You can talk to Aunt Merlin about it on the ground.

>>3428628
We also made the decision to choose alternates, its not like we are going to select new witches

>>3428665
>[] Yeah, Aunt Merlin is pretty amazing.