Maverick and Goose's room was a study of contrasts. Over Maverick's bed, predictably, hung the tattered confederate battle flag she claims was carried by one of her grandfathers at Gettysburg. You're not so sure of the truth of that claim, but it certainly looks old. Her desk was empty- you've never, ever seen her do an ounce of paperwork in your entire time with the squadron- though a battered-looking six-shooter was prominently displayed on it. You make a mental note to ask her about that one day, if for nothing else than to hear the story she'll make up.

Goose's side of their room, however, looked painfully empty- till you noticed the little things. A colorful quilt, not the drab wool blanket you're issued, covered her bed, and a small teddy bear sat protectively on the pillow. A small vase with a few flowers- wildflowers? Here? Now?- sat on her desk, while a black-bound notebook lay open next to a pen. A few letters dotted the desk, all opened, and several pieces of balled-up paper occupied the trash can.

2/3 (oops)

Katya's room was piled with books. Hundreds of them- honestly, you're not sure how she got them all, let alone got them all here. The second bed is littered with small stacks of books, the floor has piles ranging height from two or three up to as tall as you, the desk is covered in open books, each a different type and subject. Hawking's A Brief History of Time sits open next to a copy of the complete works of Edgar Allen Poe, a page marked with a ribbon. On top of those lies the Book of Five Rings, and on the other side of the desk, Clausewitz's On War occupies the same space as the Lord of the Rings.

Those sights aside, however, you feel like you're up far, far too early. Unfortunately, you also know that you're awake enough that going back to bed is out of the question. On the bright side, this does afford you the chance to perhaps catch up on the news, or maybe cook breakfast for everyone in the house.

[] More coffee and news. They can fend for themselves.
[] I can always check the newspaper later. Let's make morning chow.

>>22740178
>[x] More coffee and news. They can fend for themselves.

lets see whats going on

>>22740178
>[] More coffee and news. They can fend for themselves.
Lets see how things are in other parts of the war.

>>22740178
>[] More coffee and news. They can fend for themselves.

See what kind of news there is on the European front or maybe if there any kind of fallout from that White House party.

[] More coffee and news. They can fend for themselves.

>>22740178
>[] More coffee and news. They can fend for themselves.

>>22740178
>[] More coffee and news. They can fend for themselves.
And Katya has good taste in books. I approve.

>>22740178

[X] More coffee and news. They can fend for themselves.

Coffee and TV until someone else is up, then we'll help her make morning chow.

[X] newstime son

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[x] More coffee and news. They can fend for themselves.

You've been fairly information-starved recently, and that ends up overriding your desire to make food by a great deal. You set up another pot of coffee- not that you need to, but hot coffee is always better than cold coffee in your opinion.

The lounge seems empty, and the base outside is pitch black- air raids aside, there's no sense in lighting it up for any soviets that might be looking. The runway is unlit as well, for the moment- they'll turn those lights on when air operations are running, but not before then.

Of course, as far as you know, there's not a whole lot of aircraft here right now anyway. Yours, some support birds, a few base hacks, that's about it. You're sure that reinforcements are already on the way, cooked up by some desk jockey somewhere, but right now, the phrase 'empty' seems to describe the base the best. Even if your fellow fighter crews make up less than a quarter of the personnel on base, without them, the place just seems deserted.

You flop out on one of the couches after finding the TV remote, and turn it on. Though the armed forces network seems to be the default setting around here, the base actually has a surprisingly good selection of channels- you're able to find a civilian early morning news broadcast without too much trouble.

The news is mostly focused on Europe, of course. The recent NATO withdrawal to Berlin is the big story, with a renewed soviet land offensive shoving back allied units from their prepared positions. NATO air domination in the area seems to still be a fact, though you wince when the newscaster starts talking about the losses that soviet air defenses have caused among pilots in the theater.

1/2

NATO witches in the area have started a rotation, with their units spending a few weeks at the front, a few weeks in France, and a few more back in Britain resting. While it's got to beat being on the line the whole time, it's still got to be harsh- this was apparently instituted to help combat fatigue on the NATO witches. Soviet witches, meanwhile, are showing up in limited numbers, further stretching strained NATO assets.

Imperial Japan's entry into the war is matched by scenes of Japanese ships streaming out of port- the caption along the bottom of the screen notes that it's old footage, and that no one is commenting on the possible Soviet reaction.

Meanwhile, the battle of the Bering sea has already made the news- though the report is pretty scattered, and there's no video footage, the navy has confirmed the loss of the USS Kitty Hawk, though they haven't reported the actual number of sailors lost, it has to be high. Of course, the navy spokesman hastens to add, the soviets lost every asset they had in the area, and the sailors, airmen and marines of the task force performed their missions admirably, despite the presence of unexpected martian dreadnaughts.

The UNEDF, as well as the UN's Marswatch program have both made official statements that they're looking into the presence of martian weaponry in the battle, though both are sure to point out that mars remains quiet, and that the seabed confederations are all claiming no involvement.

“Someones lying.” Merlin says from behind you, offering you a fresh cup of coffee.

“Yeah,” you nod, accepting the cup to discover it's already about a quarter gone- she must have been sipping from it on the way up. “But who knows who it is?”

Merlin nods, watching the screen a bit as they replay their report on the battle. “I just wish we could have done something to save the carrier.”

[] “We did what we had to, Merlin.”
[] “Yeah, me too.”

>>22740913
[X] “We did what we had to, Merlin.”

"We're only human Merlin, we did the best we could under the circumstances. There's no such thing as a war that you come out unscathed from."

Yeah me too Merlin.

>>22740913
>[] “Yeah, me too.”
[] “Yeah, me too.”

>>22740913
[x] “Yeah, me too.”
War sucks.

>>22740913
>[x] “We did what we had to, Merlin.”
>[x] “Yeah, me too.”

>>22740913
[] “Yeah, me too.”
We couldn't have known that there would be a pair of Martian dreadnoughts, or that their anti-ship primary masers would even be operational.

>>22740913
>[] "Yeah, me too."
If wishes were horses, and all that.

>>22740913
[x] “We did what we had to, Merlin.”

"They knew the risks of joining up. Their loss was acceptable considering the circumstances. We hurt the Soviets more than they hurt us. We completed the mission."

>>22740913

[X] “We did what we had to, Merlin. We didn't know the Russians would have martian dreadnaughts there. Hell, looks like even the spooks in Navy Intell were fooled."

>>22740913
>[] “Yeah, me too.”

>>22740913
>[x] “We did what we had to, Merlin.”

I wonder if we have any martian ships in storage

>>22740913

[x] “Yeah, me too.” BUT
[x] “We did what we had to, Merlin.”

>>22740913
[x] “We did what we had to, Merlin.”

No regrets for a good kill. Once we start looking back, we start to unravel.

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[x] “Yeah, me too.”

You sigh. “Yeah, yeah, me too Sam. Me too.”

“So what are we doing today?” She asks as the news switches to celebrity coverage and the rumor that Dick Clark isn't going to be at the New year's festival in New york this year so he can do a USO tour with Rodney Dangerfield.

You shrug. “Dunno. We're not combat-ready with the boss and everyone else still at sea, and I don't think there's any threat of getting attacked. Right now. Our people ougghta get back sometime today, but till then?” You shrug again.

“Well, what about Breakfast?” She asks. “I'm kinda hungry.”

Your stomach growls in sympathetic agreement. “Yeah, I guess I am too.” You say, laughing.

“Well, let's go then. I think there's some stuff down there for a pretty good meal.” She says, grabbing your hand and pulling.

Downstairs, the kitchen still smells of fresh-brewed coffee, and the pair of refrigerators yield an unexpectedly large bounty of food. You've got the stuff here to make all kinds of breakfast food- but the question is what do you want to make?

[] Ham and eggs! Hard to go wrong with that!
[] Waffles and bacon. Can't beat a classic.
[] Scrambled eggs and sausage! Got some oranges around here too....
[] Fuck everybody, it's cold cereal and OJ.

>>22741446

[x] WAFFLES, BACON & SCRAMBLED EGGS

need to see if theres a tub of ice cream in the fridge

>>22741446
[x] Fuck everybody, it's cold cereal and OJ.
>fat and cholesterol for breakfast
murrica why

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>>22741394
>>22741023

"In modern war there is nothing sweet nor fitting in your dying. You will die like a dog for no good reason." -Ernest Hemingway

>>22741446
[X] Waffles and bacon. Can't beat a classic.

Fuck yeah, waffles.

>>22741394
>[] Waffles and bacon. Can't beat a classic.

There is no other options. There is only waffles.

>>22741446
>[x] Scrambled eggs and sausage! Got some oranges around here too....
Fresh squeezed OJ Fuck yeah

>>22741446

[x] Waffles and bacon. Can't beat a classic.

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>>22741446
>[X] Fuck everybody, it's cold cereal and OJ.
Give me Fruity Pebbles, or give me death!

>>22741536

Then you shall have death

>>22741506
this!

>>22741446

[X] Waffles and bacon. Can't beat a classic.

Comfort food for Merlin; the rest of the squad will like it too.

>>22741446
>[] Ham and eggs! Hard to go wrong with that!

also fuck you, now i'm hungy

>>22741446

Waffles and Bacon

Make the orange juice too, though. It IS for a princess...

>>22741446

[] Ham and eggs! Hard to go wrong with that!
[] Waffles and bacon. Can't beat a classic.
Most important mother fucking meal of the day

>>22741472
It's better for you, having your highest calorie meal first trains your metabolism to store less fat.

And processed carbs (like most cereals) are worse for you than high fat foods on a calorie for calorie basis.

So unless you're eating unsugared oats as a "breakfast cereal", you'd be better off with eggs and bacon.

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>>22741536

YOUR TERMS ARE ACCEPTABLE.

>>22741446
Waffle sammiches.

Make waffles. Fry eggs. Fry ham and bacon. Get some cheese and maple syrup.

Take a waffle, slap an egg on it, put cheese on the egg, put ham and/or bacon on the cheese, put another waffle on top, pour maple syrup over the whole thing.

BREAKFAST. OF MOTHERFUCKING. CHAMPIONS.

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>>22741446
... FUCK YOUR LIMITED OPTIONS.
>[X]WRITE IN: EVERYTHING.

Seriously, it's like none of you have ever had a sunday breakfast.
Scramble the eggs in one pan, bacon and sausage or ham in the other, waffles in the iron.
Cold Orange Juice and hot coffee for drinks.

Full breakfast, motherfuckers.

>>22741655
this sounds good man

>>22741624

I make these too. They're awesome.

>>22741655

I know right

'murrican breakfast = everything

>>22741655
>cooking eggs in a different pan to the meat
Doing it wrong.

>>22741719
the fuck

>>22741719

This is a very strange response.

Whut?

>>22741719
>>22741729
>>22741742
I think he thought >>22741697
Was insulting the Full American Breakfast and not agreeing with it's being awesome when you want to stuff yourself silly on Sunday morning.

>>22741472

Starving butthurt europoor detected

>>22741787
>>22741789
Or just hitting the wrong post...

>>22741446
Gotta be waffles.

>>22741624
Just do this.

>>22741655
The whole point of bacon grease is that you use it to fry the eggs.

>>22741787
It's also awesome when you've potentially got a long day of exhausting work ahead of you.

Like, for example, on combat duty in wartime.

[x] Waffles and bacon. Can't beat a classic.

It might be tide pissing but this appeals to me the most.

At least we are not British and eating baked beans at breakfast.

WAFFLES, BITCHES

>>22741446
[x] Waffles and bacon. Can't beat a classic.

LIKE TRUE AMERICANS.

>>22742039

As part of a full fuckhueg breakfast, beans on toast taste fantastic.

>>22742045
SON, WITH CLAIMS LIKE THAT THERE HAD BETTER BE EXTRA BACON ON THAT BACON.

>>22742084
AND BACON IN THE WAFFLES.

>>22742084
>>22742088

And whiskey infused Maple Syrup

>Then murderface breaks down the wall between quests for such a prize

>>22742088
>>22742138
DAMN STRAIGHT.

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[X]WRITE IN: EVERYTHING.

With the available food, you know you can put out quite a spread here.

And one of your guests is royalty. Imperial royalty. In one of the last countries on earth, and certainly the last major power, to really give a shit about that kind of thing.

Plus, leftovers never killed anyone, right?

Merlin proves to be surprisingly adept at scrambling eggs, mixing in a tiny bit of salt, pepper, and onion powder, While you handle the bacon and sausage, as well as making some fresh-squeezed Orange juice. Briefly, you wonder about the sanity of a world that lets you eat like this, while somewhere, some poor grunt is eating cold MREs in a foxhole- then you remember that if you weren't in a witch unit, you'd be eating at the chow hall just like everyone else.

The smells wafting out of the kitchen seem to be like a summons- seconds after you finish setting the table with the last plate of bacon, princess Katsumi and her wingmate walk in, both still waking up.

“Mornin.” you greet, trying not to burn yourself on the popping grease while you cook up the last of the eggs- not scrambled, this time.

“It certainly doesn't feel like morning.” Katsumi responds, sitting down at the table. “Where is the sun?”

You laugh. “It won't be up for another few hours, yet.” You indicate the food on the table. “Dig in. I'll be along as soon as I'm done with these eggs.”

That proves to be all the invitation they need- you sit down in time to secure the last couple pieces of bacon.

“So, Lieutenant commander Bishop, is this usual?” Katsumi asks, spearing another waffle- one of the ones Merlin made, judging by the chocolate chips in it- and reaching for the bottle of aunt jemima.

[] “What, Breakfast? Yeah, we eat it every morning.”
[] “Kind of. We don't always sit down all together like this.”

>>22742207
[x] “Kind of. We don't always sit down all together like this.”
oh god its too quiet where are the antics

>>22742207
[X] “Kind of. We don't always sit down all together like this.”

>>22741957

>wasting bacon grease on store bought, factory farmed eggs
>in the year of our lord, 2011+2

WHAT THE FUCK DID YOU SAY YOU LITTLE BITCH? YOU DO NOT WASTE BACON GREASE UNLESS THE EGG IS A GRADE AA. I HOPE YOU GET DEPORTED BACK TO WHATEVER SHITHOLE OF THIRD WORLD COUNTRY YOU CAME FROM FOR EVEN INSINUATING SUCH A TRAVESTY.

Now be gone heathen.

>>22742207

>[] “Kind of. We don't always sit down all together like this.”

Gunny bear~ <3

YOu know... we should sneak the presents onto their beds. Just so they'll have a nice surprise when they get back.

>>22742249

Whats wrong with store bought free range eggs?

>>22742249
>not making toast alongside the eggs
SHIT SON, DO YOU EVEN MACHISMO?
>>22742256
Seconding this motion.

>>22742138
Then you put the entire thing on Maverick's chest.

>>22742207
> [] “Kind of. We don't always sit down all together like this.”
And this is more than usual, but we don't usually get guests.

[x] Salute Gunny Bear, call him "sir"

>>22742249
I use free-range, philistine.

The kind where you can tell because the shells aren't all the exact same shade and pattern, since each chicken was foraging for itself rather than all of them being fed the same corn-laden diet.

>>22742207
>[X] “What, Breakfast? Yeah, we eat it every morning.”
Fronk is funny guy

>>22742267

'Free range' is something they stick on the carton to give all the bleeding heart liberals something to pat themselves on the back with so they won't feel ashamed of buying eggs that are factory farmed.

Besides, once you get a taste of legitimate eggs that have barely left the chickens ass and are still warm, you'll never want to go back to eating filthy, heathen eggs.

Or be labeled a Satanist.

>>22742271

>Not soaking your toast in eggs and then frying it in bacon grease to create artery clogging, MURRICAN breakfast of champions

SHIT SON, DO YOU EVEN AMERICA?

>>22742256
>YOu know... we should sneak the presents onto their beds. Just so they'll have a nice surprise when they get back.
Okay, so whose bed gets the lingerie?

I vote we put one piece in one bed, the other piece in a different bed, and then label them as coming from two other people.

>>22742256
Good Plan for later man, also [x] Kind of, we don't always time to eat breakfast together.

>>22742381
Hey now, we got that for Ice and merlin is not for lewd.

>>22742381

It only comes in one size: Ice's

The problem begins when Slider asks infront of everyone: 'so who got the lacy underwear?'

>>22742381
>who gets the lingerie

No one. We hold onto that for the future.

>>22742364
>soaking toast in eggs
That's French toast, motherfucker.

You want 'Murican toast? You punch a hole in the toast, cover the bottom with bacon, fry an egg in the hole, then cover the egg with more bacon.

>>22742405
>"Oh, that was for me"
>we say, and then take a sip of coffee with a completely deadpan expression

The only answer.

[x] “Kind of. We don't always sit down all together like this.”

It's the truth here, hell even normal breakfasts are very rare due to Ghost's fondness of "spontantious action scenes"

>>22742403
When did I say Merlin was involved?

I figured we'd give one piece to Ice, one piece to Maverick, then pin the blame on Slider and Goose.

>>22742207
>[] “Kind of. We don't always sit down all together like this.”

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>>22742441

The best egg+bread+bacon

>>22742441

>French

You take that back you filthy, daisy picking grass eater. You take that back or I'll slap you ineffectually and beg for help from the British.

French toast is delicious, though. It's even more delicious smothered in butter and piled on top of sausage.

>>22742505
Nigger, I don't see NEARLY enough bacon on that for me to even remotely CONSIDER eating that.

>>22742571
That's because the bacon is under the egg and the sauce made from more egg.

>>22742571

The bacon, poached egg and muffin are just a vessel for the enjoyment of lovingly prepared Hollandaise sauce.

I cannot get enough of that thing.

>>22742534
Do you even Monte Cristo, motherfucker?

Yeah, I agree French toast is delicious, but I figured we wanted MAXIMUM AMERICA here.

>>22742597
Theres just not enough bacon to satisfy me.

Leave to /tg/ to get so caught up in going food retard to actually vote.

>>22742839
most of us go to /ck/

>>22742839

We've already voted.

And food is always /tg/ related.

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[x] “Kind of. We don't always sit down all together like this.”

“Kind of.” You say, spearing the last waffle for yourself, then grudgingly putting on Merlin's plate when she looks at it longingly. “We don't usually get to eat together, and a lot of the time we eat on the run anyway.”

“But there's always this much food?” She asks, sounding surprised.

“Usually. We made a bit more because of company, but believe me, the leftovers won't last when the rest of the squadron gets home.” You say, nodding.

“Ah. Well, they should be here soon. I doubt the captain will want his carrier that full of aircraft for long.” Ayumi says. “We should be getting back too, highness.”

Katsumi looks over at her compatriot. “ Ayumi! It would be rude to eat then leave! Besides, father always said to us that we needed to learn the ways of other people, didn't he?”

Ayumi's eyes narrow briefly, then widen in shock. “Y-you can't be serious, Highness! How would the men of the fleet see that?”

“See... what?” You ask, totally lost.

“The fleet already has one of my brothers and my younger sister. They will be fine without me.” Katsumi says.

“What if they don't want us?” Ayumi asks, setting down her fork.

“We shall have to ask!” the princess responds, swiveling to look at you.

“Way above my pay grade, ma'am.” You say, holding up your hands. “No one ever asks me anything. Well, official. And usually the stuff people do ask me are tricks.”

“Tricks?” She says, confused.

“Yes ma'am. Like 'does this make my butt look big?' Tricks.” You say, frowning.

She laughs. “Well, that's not quite what I was wondering, but now that you mention it....”

[] “Nope. Nope nope nope. I'll be upstairs if anyone needs me.”
[] “Not falling for that one. I'll be in the hangar.”
[] “And with that, I'm going to take my leave. C'mon Merlin, let's go wander around the boneyard.”

>>22742902
>[x] “And with that, I'm going to take my leave. C'mon Merlin, let's go wander around the boneyard.”

>>22742902
>NOPE NOPE NOPE

>>22742902
Are we getting trolled by royalty? I'm not sure how to feel about this...
MAXIMUM SNARK, then eat more bacon. Bacon is good.

>>22742902
[x] “Not falling for that one. I'll be in the hangar.”
We still need to learn more about our new bird.

>>22742902
>[] “And with that, I'm going to take my leave. C'mon Merlin, let's go wander around the boneyard.”

>>22742902
[X] “And with that, I'm going to take my leave. C'mon Merlin, let's go wander around the boneyard.”

Pick up Merlin, place her on our shoulders, and run out of there making airplane noises.

>>22742902
[x] “Not falling for that one. I'll be in the hangar.”
Isn't there a manual that we need to read?

>>22742902
>“Way above my pay grade, ma'am.” You say, holding up your hands. “No one ever asks me anything. Well, official. And usually the stuff people do ask me are tricks.”
>
>“Tricks?” She says, confused.
>
>“Yes ma'am. Like 'does this make my butt look big?' Tricks.” You say, frowning.
>
>She laughs. “Well, that's not quite what I was wondering, but now that you mention it....”
Say "Well, yes, it does, but that's because it's a magnifying glass" while holding up our emptied glass of OJ.

>>22742902

>[] “Nope. Nope nope nope. Keep eating

After that go do the presents

>>22742902
[x] “And with that, I'm going to take my leave. C'mon Merlin, let's go wander around the boneyard.”

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>>22742902
>[x] “And with that, I'm going to take my leave. C'mon Merlin, let's go wander around the boneyard.”

pic-related

>>22742902
>[x] “Nope. Nope nope nope. I'll be upstairs if anyone needs me.”
Arrange presents and cards for the rest of the Squadron.

>>22742902
>[X}Stay
She's obviously flirting, /tg/. She must have been wooed by our awesome reputation and formidable pilot skills. So we respond in kind. Who wouldn't flirt with a princess?
>I couldn't tell without a proper look, your highness

[x] “And with that, I'm going to take my leave. C'mon Merlin, let's go wander around the boneyard.”

Sounds like Ayumi's a stick in the mud.

>>22742902
RUN

Guys, we have the chance to SNARK ROYALTY. This could be the best thing that ever happens to us, and you want to throw it all away? Shame on you!

>>22742902

[x] Stay and snark!

>>22742902
In a complete and utter deadpan "Yes. Yes it does, and the waffles aren't going to help."

>>22742902

[x] Stay and exchange snark volleys.
[x] THEN SHOW THE PRINCESS AROUND BASE

Royalty and all that.

>>22742902
>[x]Other

"I'm afraid I'd probably need a much closer look to be sure. Have to examine it in detail."

Then sit back and make sure our body language says "Your move, Princess".

>>22742957
Seconded.

>>22742902
>>22742983
Let's do this. We never let Fronk have some real, classic, Gnome Young fun.

>>22742902

[X] “Not falling for that one. I'll be in the hangar.”

Gotta read up on the Wyvern's manual and wait for squadmates to get back, maybe dish out Christmas presents too.

>>22742902

[x] “And with that, I'm going to take my leave. C'mon Merlin, let's go wander around the boneyard.”

>>22742902

"Well, do you think my butt is big, too?"

>>22742902
>[x]Other

Shift into MAXIMUM OVERTROLL.

She want to slam with the best, she better jam like the rest.

>>22742983

HAHA. YES. DO THIS

>>22742983
...The red button...must...not...press...

>>22743070
I thoguht we were Frank, not Young. Odds are this will end badly, not that it doesn't stop the retard colony that is /tg/

>>22742902
"Sorry, ma'am, I was too busy staring at your breasts to notice."

She's nowhere near Young enough to keep up with us when we get our troll on.

>>22742983

I can already see the outrage on the face of her wingwitch.

Do itttt

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>>22742902
[x] “And with that, I'm going to take my leave. C'mon Merlin, let's go wander around the boneyard.”

>>22742902
>[] “Nope. Nope nope nope. I'll be upstairs if anyone needs me.”
git

>>22742902

"Well, I can't be sure unless I have an ample chance to compare butts. And I am no expert on royalty's derrieres. If you can get me a wider variety of butts to compare and catalog I can make an *ass*-*ass*-ment if you wish of me.

Your Highny-ness.

>>22743099
Son, there comes a time in a mans life when hes faced with a choice. He can either stay and fight, or run and always wonder what could have been. One could argue that Tanan was our moment. But I say that was just us doing our duty. So this, THIS is our defining moment. We get to be cheeky to the princess of japan. And nothing is going to stand in our way.

>>22742983

She was complaining people are too formal around here.

She is gonna love this.

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>>22743003

IT BEGINS

THE RETARDS HAVE ARRIVED; THE CENTER CANNOT HOLD. ALL IS LOST.

>>22743099
We are. That just means we have a much better sense of timing and far more professionalism. But when somebody sets us up with a line like that, we still damn well take a swing.

Besides, treating her like one of our squaddies instead of like an Imperial Princess is probably what she's looking for right now. And if she's happy, her dad's happy, and if her dad's happy, our new Grorious Nipponese Allies are happy, and if our allies are happy our bosses are happy.

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>>22743171
YOU WILL HOLD THE LINE!

>>22742902

>[x] “And with that, I'm going to take my leave. C'mon Merlin, let's go wander around the boneyard.”

Captcha: sMaint LET'S FLY

FLY YOU FOOLS

>>22743171
If this were a witch in our squadron, would you be bitching this much?

>>22743167
This.

When we're flying, we're professional. When we're in a serious situation, we're formal. When we're relaxing on base and grabbing chow? Not formal.

If we had a stick up our ass 24/7, we'd be no better than Colonel Bitchtits.

[x] Stay and snark.

The option calls to me!

Why not both, flirt/snark when at the same time walking out with Merlin on shoulders, off to the boneyard?

>>22743214

No, because I know you people are only doing it because MAI JAPANESE PRINCESS WAIFU.

You cretins.

>>22743157
Frank isn't that sort of person, it may be one thing to lightly troll Col. Bitchtits, it's another to proceed to bluntly hit on a japanese princess. Even if she doesn't mind, odds are some other people would. That and SWQ universe has a history of hijinks coming back to haunt the perpetrators if not utterly derailing whatever we're trying to do.

>>22743171
Yep and we'll be lucky if the thread gets back on track once they've begun. At this rate, I'd welcome one of Ghost's action scenes out of the ass.

>>22743214
He doesn't want the thread to devolve to low grade hijinks, SWQ's bad about that as it is.

>>22743251
Good point there, waifufaggers going to fag.

>>22743251
>They're not voting for what I want; better throw a fit.

>>22743251

Lies. I voted for it and mine is Ice.

>>22743171
GhostDivision:

Please don't listen to the goons. I like at least one Strike Witches Quest to be relatively light on hyjinx.

>>22743251
I suggested it because I thought it would be hilarious.

>>22743251
What indication have we given that we're after anything but snarking royalty?
>>22743272
All this argument ad hominem, prove to me that doing this is a terrible idea.

>>22743289
The issue isn't so much the hijinks in this but the retards trying to derail things into a whole ocean of them... just like SWQ. The whole thing last thread with the brownies and super soakers was actually fun as it was controlled and not a self-perpetuating drive of stupid.

>>22743316
First prove to me what we have to gain from this risky action. That and this is how SWQ threads end up derailed into the low-grade Hijink muck, something of which drove a way some good readers and attracted a bunch of stupid ones.

>>22743251
I'm doing it because it would be funny. Pretty sure that either Katya or Ice has the waifu slot locked up tight, and actually going after a Princess is a whole different story from joking around with one.

>>22743272
If she thinks we're seriously hitting on her, then we let her down gently. But if she takes it as the joking around it's supposed to be, it'll give her the impression that we're not the same stuffed-shirt assholes that no doubt populate most of the IJN hierarchy.

>>22743316
It is inconsistent with the characterization thus far. Frank has been aggressive behind the stick, but quite professional elsewhere. Considering he is currently entertaining someone who is both an ambassador of sorts for a foreign military, and FUCKING ROYALTY besides, suggests that he might restrain any wild hairs he might otherwise entertain.

>>22743388

She DID ask Fronk to treat her as a squadronmate. I see it as him just inducting her alittle into the craziness around Spellcaster.

>>22743388
Yes.

Entertaining royalty who seems to be making it pretty clear that she wants to be treated like just another soldier for a change, instead of an untouchable Imperial Princess.

"Snark with her like she was Slider or Maverick" is not the same thing as "try to get in her nonexistent pants".

>>22743388
Fuck that shit. This quest thread basically amounts to fanfiction based off one of the most stereotypically anime anime ever. Stop taking it so seriously.

>>22743360
Alright, that second point is a valid concern. I just don't see how countersnarking someone is a risky action though.
>>22743388
I'm sorry, this is the Frank who named his sister Octane, has a joking relationship with Nixon, got into shenanigans with Maverick, and a lot more? sure, hes serious when it matters, but off duty and in situations like this? It fits with characterization.

>>22743450
Women are infamous for not being able to take what they give out and she might not be prepared for spellcaster brand sort of thing.

Why else would Frank's first response be to RETREAT?

Also does the word "international incident" mean anything to you? No matter how laid back she might be, that's always a risk, if not from her, from someone else.

It also takes one big red button (what you're proposing) to start a chain reaction that ends up wasting a thread with pointless hijinks

>>22743412
>>22743427

We've had years of time and numerous combat sorties with our squadronmates, they're like family to us, we know them so well.

This princess just appeared out of the blue yesterday, and we know that pissing off Japanese royalty is bad mojo. We have no idea what she'll accept as good-natured ribbing and what will cause genuine offense.

Holy crap, some people are taking this snarking thing waaaay to seriously.

[x]Snark.

Besides, even if it turns out a little like SWQ, it's not like the fallout of the jokes were all bad.

>>22743517

I, for one, don't enjoy having my time wasted with bullshit that could have been easily avoided, which is what happened with SWQ.

I mean, for fuck's sake, there were multiple threads of nothing but stupid shenanigans snuffing out any hint of plot progression or character development.

>>22743500

>First response: to retreat

I'd say a mild form of flight or fight. And fronk has shown a good tendency to stick with fight.

>international incident

Point but you forget one thing. She asked the question first. That means she'd probably be ok with a snarky response/prepared for some some of retort.

An 'incident' sparked off by the princess herself isn't one the Royal Family will want to publicise.

>>22743500
>Women are infamous for not being able to take what they give out and she might not be prepared for spellcaster brand sort of thing.
Not gonna touch that with a standard issue ten foot pole
>Why else would Frank's first response be to RETREAT?
Because Ghost thought those options would appeal to us. I dont know
>Also does the word "international incident" mean anything to you? No matter how laid back she might be, that's always a risk, if not from her, from someone else.
We are at fucking WAR. International incidents are luxuries reserved for times of peace, not when you have a super power breathing down your neck.
>It also takes one big red button (what you're proposing) to start a chain reaction that ends up wasting a thread with pointless hijinks
So what do you suggest, we pick only the plot development over potential character development? We could earn the respect of royalty here, or at the very least make a new friend. We aren't suggesting "HURR DURR, LETS GO CHASE THAT UNRELATED THING"

>>22743578
GhostDivision isn't Planefag you know. They have different writting styles. What planefag would do, Ghost won't.

That and there were character developpement in those shenanigan threadsor they set up the foundations for future character growth. Subtle ones, sure, but they were there.

>>22743512
We're American, she's Japanese. There's at least some part of her that's quietly shocked we have any idea what politeness is to begin with.

What I'm saying is, we've got a bit of leeway here.

>>22743578
Indeed with the only ones being amused being the morons who keep on pushing said big red buttons as said hijinks weren't as good as say what happened to Malloy recently in SWQ.

>>22743626
Well he wasn't planning on anon choosing the route of most derpage and going the opposite way he planned. That and we don't know if he'll shut down the chain reaction of derp or not.

>>22742983
>touch the butt.

>>22743602
I disagree on the latter point, as this is still Imperial Japan and they will be playing by Imperial rules. Which may involve us taking a blade if our tongue runs too far. Further, I would like a reprieve from shenanigan laden SWQs. As much as I enjoy planefags shenanigans, they come at the cost of most plot and character progression. I would prefer this story to keep moving.

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>>22743650
Now, see, this is an ACTUAL example of fuckstupid.

Look at this, and then look at the "Snark Back" option.

There's a big difference between them.

>>22743647
*Sigh* You guys, it's only a fucking joke. It's really really fucking tame compare to what Young does. And we're not pushing the Big Red button, we're trying to get Frank to cheer up a little, since judging by the opening posts, he needs a bit of cheering up.

>>22743713
so easy to make you flip out

Look, at current count, we've got 15 for some form of NOPE and 10 for snark. We aren't going to get snark, but the sheer rage present in this thread is slightly saddening, its like you're not even open to the idea of having some fun.

>>22743740
They went full knee-jerk. Some people just can't put their faith in Ghost and let shit play out.

>>22743740
I know, I mean for fucks's sake. Good things did come out of the shenanigans in SWQ. In fact, character developpement came most heavily during those times.

>>22743740
>>22743764
>>22743774
I think I know who is behind this....TRUDE FAGS

>>22743740
Actually, since the nopes are split among the three options, snark's going to win.

>>22743740

15 for the various types of nopes actually. Each of which is a seperate choice.

I think we'll get the snark.

>>22743786
What?

>>22743786

Hush, you.

Minna has already won

>>22743816
Or has she?

Yeah, she probably did. I mean, unless Kurt comes back, then all bets are off.

>>22743774
Not really, maybe before the period of threads being nothing but crappy hijinks, not so much during it.

And if snarking wins odds are that'll result in more stupid hijinks which results in more until the whole thread is basically nothing but hijinks.

And I'm blaming the hijink loving retards from SWQ for this as they're clearly bored and want to shit something up for their fix.

>>22743833
Kurt comes back.
As a martion cyborg telebot.

>>22743800
>>22743805

I VOTED >>22743194 BUT WILL ACCEPT ANY NOPE OPTION OVER YOUR STUPIDITY.

>>22743834
Yeah, yeah yeah, mister I can't see the subtle character developpement Planefag's shown in those threads and thus can't trust Ghost Division.

>>22743834
Look, I understand losing a good thread to retarded shit. But that doesn't mean its going to happen here. Ghost is a good DM, and I wouldn't be surprised if the nope option won because, like I said, 15 people chose that over stay. Whichever particular nope option has the most votes will most likely be the one chosen.

>>22743844
Naw come on, that's way too convoluted. Give Deme some credit.

Win by plurality, you sticks in the mud.

>>22743888
Or Ghost, unlike some of you folks, is capable of telling the difference between people saying "snark at somebody who's snarking at us" and people saying "go full retard" and will write our actions accordingly.

Besides, we lost a fucking carrier and five thousand American lives last thread. That should keep us in grimdark for a while.

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[x] “And with that, I'm going to take my leave. C'mon Merlin, let's go wander around the boneyard.”
(When I started writing, this option had the lead. sorry if it's lost since then. I did try to get in some snark though, so hopefully it's acceptable)

You stand up, clearing your place at the table and depositing your dishes at the counter. “Well, ma'am, I can't really say.” You answer, grabbing your field jacket from the back of your chair. “I haven't had a real good look at it.”

Ayumi turns red and puffs up, outraged. “Why you-”

Katsumi's laughter cuts her off. “I'll have to ask after you've had a better chance to look, then!” She says. “I certainly have the best one in the unit, though, yes?”

“I dunno about that, either, ma'am.” You say, motioning for Merlin to hurry up. “I mean, some of the other girls....”

At this point, you're pretty sure Ayumi would stick out like a flare on an infrared screen.

Katsumi laughs again. “Then we'll have to arrange a competition, yes?”

You laugh. “Maybe, ma'am. We'll talk to Ice when she gets back. C'mon Merlin. Let's go poke around the boneyard.”

You grab a flashlight, and Merlin has the presence of mind to grab a small first-aid kit, which makes sense if you're going to be poking around a boneyard filled with aircraft that haven't been maintained in forty plus years in the arctic ocean air.

Outside, it's cold, windy, and humid, with the salt air again reminding you how long it's been since you've been at sea. The base is starting to wake up- other points of light bounce along the ground as Marines and navy SP patrol the base on foot, while a few sets of headlights crawl across the roads, heading here and there on their own missions.

The boneyard isn't too far from your building- about a half a mile inland, along a dirt road.

1/2

Rumor has it, way back when, the people occupying the base dumped the worst of their junked aircraft here, after stripping them for parts. Then sometime back around when everybody was converting from turning engines to burning ones, the navy figured it'd be cheaper to leave their outdated birds on site here, rather than ship them back to the states.

The 'great graveyard of the north' has nothing to compare with Davis-Monthan, of course- nothing here could be returned to service without being completely and totally rebuilt at a factory. Years of salt air corrosion and arctic conditions have seen to that. Still, there's some aircraft here you'd love to be able to fly- maybe after the war?

A squadron of derelict F7F tigercats shares a row with a few hulked P-38s, their tires long since rotted away. Canopies stand open on a few fighters, and looking inside leads finding a few bird nests built on control consoles or the rusted frames of the seats, their canvas only a memory.

Further back, larger airframes stand, twin-engine bombers, maybe other night fighters. You heard there's some old jets in here too, but nobody seemed sure on what they were. You know that at one point, all three flying services operated from the airfield, so it could just as easily be USAF jets as USN or USMC ones.

[] wonder if there's anything interesting in these Lightnings and Tigercats? Let's look around here some more.
[] What kind of birds are those back there? Let's go see!
[] I want to find those cold war jets. C'mon Merlin.

>>22744054
[X] What kind of birds are those back there? Let's go see!

>>22744047
Like we said, Ghosts got this shit.
>>22744064
Seconding this, Maybe merlin can talk to them?

[x] wonder if there's anything interesting in these Lightnings and Tigercats? Let's look around here some more.

>>22744054
>[x] wonder if there's anything interesting in these Lightnings and Tigercats? Let's look around here some more.

>>22744047
>>22744054

>That snark and prudish Ayumi

That'll do perfectly, ghost.

[x] What kind of birds are those back there? Let's go see!

>>22744054
>[] wonder if there's anything interesting in these Lightnings and Tigercats? Let's look around here some more.

>>22744047
Now, see, was that so bad? Did it cause a international incident? Were there fucking shenanigans?

*Reads*
Hmm, nope. So get those sticks out of your asses.

[X] What kind of birds are those back there? Let's go see!

Let's see if we can find the Widow

>>22744047
See, folks, Ghost knows how to do snark without cranking it to stupid levels. That's pretty much exactly what I was going for.

>>22744054
>[x] What kind of birds are those back there? Let's go see!
Kind of hoping we find a Martian Prick.

>>22744129
>the Widow
No-mai-gawd

>>22744054
>[] What kind of birds are those back there? Let's go see!
Perhaps we can find one of the foremost gnome-mobiles. Oh, the stories its ancient electronics could tell.

>>22744054
What, no Bearcats? The F8F needs more love.

Anyway,

>[x] What kind of birds are those back there? Let's go see!

followed by

>[x] I want to find those cold war jets. C'mon Merlin.

is my vote.

Maybe we should ask Merlin what these old birds are saying?

>>22744054

[X] What kind of birds are those back there? Let's go see!

Maybe Merlin can talk to them and we can swap war-stories with them.

>>22744175

It would be made of tears from being left too long in the cold and not being able to return to the sky.

;_;

[x] Wonder if there's anything interesting in these Lightnings and Tigercats? Let's look around here some more.

>>22744054
>[x] What kind of birds are those back there? Let's go see!

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>>22744054
[x] wonder if there's anything interesting in these Lightnings and Tigercats? Let's look around here some more.

Some locals had a P-38 that was buried under the better part of 300 feet of ice dug up and restored. Beautiful aircraft and it was great seeing it fly again.

>>22744232

We need to find a mustang.

For Merlin, because.

>>22744054
>[] I want to find those cold war jets. C'mon Merlin.
C'mon, daddy needs a Phabulous Phantom!

This isn't going to result in Merlin projecting her sadness at the scrapped lanes into a desire for Older dudes, is it?

>>22744441
>implying she doesn't already have a fondness for a certain older man in her life.

>>22744441
>>22744484
MERLIN IS NOT FOR LEWDS!
That's what we have Ice for.

>>22744484
Merlin is not for lewds.
>>22744502
Thats what we have Katya for[/spoiler]
FTFY

>>22744502
>>22744518
>not Slider
Bro lewds are the best lewds

>>22744502
>>22744518
Romance doesn't always equal lewds unless you're some neckbeard from /jp/

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>>22744054
>[] wonder if there's anything interesting in these Lightnings and Tigercats? Let's look around here some more.
>[] What kind of birds are those back there? Let's go see!
Do both, because the lightning is awesome, but I wanna see if Ghost works in other references

Also, curse you Tuesdays. I inevitably go into work tired on Wednesday cuz of SW89

>>22744618
ITs worth it and you know it!

>>22744638
I know. Coffee exists for a reason, and my office has one of those nifty coffee makers that makes them out of the little plastic things. Low maintenance

>>22744856
But does it make good coffee?

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[x] What kind of birds are those back there? Let's go see!

Deeper into the boneyard, the hulks of bigger aircraft stand- relics of a bygone age. Six ancient B-25s stand next to a pair of PB4Y-2 Privateers, and a single oddly shaped bird with a pair of wing-mounted pods with glass up front and a pusher engine behind it.

The other side of the row shows a pair of late-model P-61 fighters, their distinctive black paint long since faded to a dark grey. Next to them, a PBY and a PBM sit, along with another flying boat, it's paint faded to a light green, but the roundel of the IJN still clearly visible on it's rear fuselage.

“Wow.... “ Merlin breathes, shining her flashlight up through the cockpit of a P-61, the glass clouded over by years of exposure.

“Yeah...” You agree, similarly impressed. You know that, if you make it out of this whole deal in one piece, you'll be back to salvage some of these birds.

A pair of single engine fighters- F4U corsairs- squat at the end of the row, one resting on it's belly, it's gear collapsed years ago. Hard to say what their history is- but both show the distinctive patching of combat veteran aircraft.

“Should we keep going?” Merlin asks.

[] “yeah, let's see what else is in here. Looks like there's some big birds over there”
[] “Let's look in these old gals, see what we can find. “
[] “I heard there were jets here. Wonder where they are?”

>>22744889
>[x] “Let's look in these old gals, see what we can find. “

>>22744880
Meh. It's decent and it's caffeinated. And then I load it up with sugar
>>22744889
>[] “Let's look in these old gals, see what we can find."
Corsairs, P-61s, PBYs and IJN Flying boats? You're too good to us graveyard

>>22744889
[X] “Let's look in these old gals, see what we can find. “

>>22744889
>[] “Let's look in these old gals, see what we can find. “

>>22744889
>[x] “Let's look in these old gals, see what we can find. “

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>>22744856

Nespresso?

It makes some good beans for the price.

>>22744889

[x] “Let's look in these old gals, see what we can find. “

>>22744889
[x] “Let's look in these old gals, see what we can find. “

>>22744936
>Nespresso?
Nah, it's one of them...Keurig(?) things I think.

>>22744889
[X] “Let's look in these old gals, see what we can find. “

>>22744949

Ah. That.

Nespresso is good enough to drink black.

>>22744889
Explore these old birds, but be gentle with em. But seriously, get Merlin to try and talk with them a little.

[x] "I heard there were jets here. I wonder where they are?"

Better technology, better plane.

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>>22745019

>Better technology, better plane

>>22745019
I'll bet you think a shitty little Civic is a better car than a Shelby GT500 Fastback.
Fucking heathen.

>>22745001
I'm pretty sure Merlin can't cast Speak With Dead.

>>22744889
[x] “yeah, let's see what else is in here. Looks like there's some big birds over there”

[x] “Let's look in these old gals, see what we can find. “

>>22745100
They aren't Dead, just Old and Asleep.

>>22745145
If shes polite about it we could get some cool war stories from them.

>>22744889
[x]Let's see what else is in here

I'm hoping for an A7M "Sam". That would be pretty cool.

>>22745145
Man I know little to nothing about aircraft maintenance and restoration but that ( >>22744889 ) looks pretty dead to me.

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>>22745085
>Shelby GT500 Fastback.
Kid, when you talk old cars and you want style, power, and comfort, theres only one car you turn to. And thats the Model J.

>>22745145
>[] Commune with warrior spirits of past aircraft

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[x] “Let's look in these old gals, see what we can find. “

“Let's poke around these birds some, see if we can find anything interesting.” You say, sweeping your flash light over the privateers and onto the aircraft next to them.

“Any Idea what that thing is?” you ask Merlin, indicating the shining aircraft.

She shakes her head. “No clue. Doesn't look like anything I've ever seen.”

"Can you ask it?" you say, holding your fingers up by your head in poor imitation of her familiar's wings.

Merlin shakes her head. “Junkyards are.... unpleasant.” She says, nervously. “Not all machines want to rest, especially aircraft. They... they miss the sky. Especially old warriors like this. I'd rather just let them sleep”.

You grunt in response, looking for a foothold so you can climb up. Merlin walks over, looking up as you find enough purchase to climb on top of the aircraft's wing. Looking inside the fuselage shows a station for a gunner, as well as a two place cockpit- pilot and navigator, maybe? Pilot and radio operator? Hard to tell. The two wing nacelles show what looks for all the world like a gunner’s station, but the mount up front is too big for any gun you've ever seen in an aircraft from this era- looks more like a tank gun mount than anything else, at least 30mm, possibly bigger.

1/2

You jump down, walking over to examine the B-25s. They're in really bad condition- enough that you're not going to mess with them. These six old birds have seen hard, hard use, and earned their rest, you think to yourself.

The P-61s are both in passable condition- better than you thought they'd be, considering they're probably older than the tigercats you saw earlier. Still, it's a relative thing- they're not in good shape regardless of if it's better than others or not- the gun turrets on top are long gone, and the noses sit open, revealing empty cavities where the radars once sat. One aircraft still has it's engines, though, which is fairly surprising.

Checking the one with it's engines, though, reveal that the interior is shot. The flight controls have been removed, and the instrumentation panel is a hollow wreck- a few gauges still exist, but most others are just a tangle of wire and little else. Scorch marks on the deck behind the gunner's seat tell something of the aircraft's history- but what it is, you can't say.

The roar of jet engines interrupts your search. You pop your head out the canopy in time to watch a Wyvern, virtually the twin of yours save for it's paint land, followed shortly by the distinct dot of a witch.

“Hey Frank!” Merlin calls, from next to the PBM. “Did you see that? We should go see who that is!”

[] “Nah. If they need us, they can come get us.”
[] “Yeah, you're probably right. Let's go.”

>>22745586
[X] “Yeah, you're probably right. Let's go.”

>>22745586

I think thats our new additions to the squadron.

[x] “Yeah, you're probably right. Let's go.”

>>22745586
Someone else has our baby? Nuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

As much as I want to stay and look at the old warbirds, we should probably go check it out

>>22745586
>[] “Yeah, you're probably right. Let's go.”

>>22745586
>[] “Yeah, you're probably right. Let's go.”

Seeing as the aircraft is super-experimental, we should probably go see who the other hotshot is. I mean we're the best, but they're probably the second-best. And I'd like to know who's the second-best.

>>22745586
[x] “Yeah, you're probably right. Let's go.”

Maybe it's the other pilot that was supposed to be getting rolled in with his unit.

[x] “Yeah, you're probably right. Let's go.”

The last time I checked Frank was the only one sporting one of those. Might as well meet them and prevent them from getting in one of the princess' traps.

>>22745586
[x] “Yeah, you're probably right. Let's go.”
Is this gonna be our arrogant hot-blooded childhood rival?!

>>22745586
>[] “Yeah, you're probably right. Let's go.”
Sweet, we have some back-up!

>>22745586

Ghost.

If thats chopper and blaze there will be much cursing and screaming.

>>22745556
>but the mount up front is too big for any gun you've ever seen in an aircraft from this era- looks more like a tank gun mount than anything else, at least 30mm, possibly bigger.

Interesting. Possibly made for a gun gnome?

Anyways, I think that this new Wyvern merits some attention.

[X] “Yeah, you're probably right. Let's go.”

Let's go meet the new additions. Great, new characters for the sheet, and me without proper internet til Saturday.

>>22745586
>[] “Yeah, you're probably right. Let's go.”
As much as I want to keep looking around, we really ought to go.

>>22745660
who?

>>22745753
In canon, pilot buddies of ours.

In the meta, Blaze and Chopper are the protag and a side character from Ace Combat 5 respectively.

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>>22745556
>an Airacuda

Well, THAT was unexpected.

>>22745764

And chopper... you know...

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>>22745827
Join me, in saluting Captain Alvin H. Davenport.

>>22745586
>[x] “Yeah, you're probably right. Let's go.”

>>22745851
Why is his face so small
And off-centre
Oh god I can't stop giggling

Inb4 the pilot of the Wyvern is actually a female aviator.

>>22745851
Damn now i want to replay ace combat 5

>>22745882

I still replay 4, 5 and Zero regularly.

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>>22745851
that face, that fucking face.

>>22745876
>Non magic females.
>SWQ

What in the FUCK am i reading?!?!?!?!?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrQrkZtg-mo

>>22745919
10 bucks says its a warlock in that striker, and our female counterpart in the plane.

>>22745978
>warlock in a striker
I don't think male magic is still that well known. Also, Merlin would feel terrible if there are men who can fly strikers when she can't.

>>22746014

The Warlock is the unmanned marstech thingie, not a man.

[x] "Yeah, you're probably right. Let's go."

>>22746014
It'd still be hilarious.

>>22746014
Now hold on. I think merlin has a completely different type of power than "normal witches". Seagulls are navigators, making her perfect for radar. Just because they modified a striker to use minimal power doesn't mean she should feel bad.
>>22746035
I meant it as a male magic user. No way they're bringing back that warlock.

>>22746035
ANDROID WAIFU IS GO

>>22746070
...I'm gonna go ahead and stick with Katya, if its all the same to you.

>>22746082
Katya could be an android....ya know....like in Archer.

>>22746123
is it time to reap the barry?

>>22746123
Stop ruining my waifu. The adorable cossack's granddaughter doesn't need improvements

>>22746058
I agree that she has a different type of power, and that it's pretty awesome in and of itself. However, early on in the quest, Merlin had a complex about not being able to fly strikers like a "real witch," possibly due to her sister and/or academy hazing. Her new Fronk-related trauma has made it less prominent, but who knows if she's still sensitive to it at this point.

tl;dr Merlin is not for lewds, Merlin is for psychological traumas.

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>>22746070

Safety disclaimer, courtesy of /m/.

Not like thats gonna stop /m/

>>22746139
I don't think so, other Barry

>>22746154
That's rather nice of /m/.

>>22746151
Merlin is not for psychological traumas, Merlin is for helping to get better. And owing cake to someone.

>>22746154
>android girls
>ANDroid GIRLS
ANDROID IS MALE-GENDERED! THEIR FEMALE COUNTERPARTS ARE CALLED GYNOIDS! YOU'D THINK /m/ WOULD KNOW THAT SHIT!

>>22746151
Merlin is for suffering.

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>>22746151

She decided herself not to go back to the academy.

She made the choice herself so she shouldn't be too upset.

>>22746070
Nah I'm no Ryusei.

>>22746151
Romance doesn't always mean lewds

>>22746182
This and having chaste cute romances

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>>22746182
Merlin is for adorableness and heart-wrenching PTSD when she thought she lost Fronk

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>>22746203
>chaste cute romances
Nigga we a pilot. When we talk about 500 knots and nine Gs all the women's panties fall to their knees.

>>22746189
Knowing and caring are two different things.

>>22746234
Frank is a pilot (a professional at that), not a PILOT that goes about having sex chicken with a witch infamous for doing anything that moves.

Also that logic is for overcompensating 13 year olds, not cultured adults such as myself.

>>22746189

/m/ would happily fist androids.

male or otherwise.