Well, kind of rapt, anyway. You can hear them talking in between mouthfuls of whatever it is they're eating.

“They're kinda cute like that.” Goose says, taking another bite of cereal.

“Who? The turtles?” Maverick answers, confused. “I mean, I guess, if you're into that sort of thing.”

Goose giggles a bit. “No, silly. Frank and Tabitha.”

“Oh,” Maverick responds, adding in a small laugh of her own. “Yeah, I guess so. Just don't let Katya know we think so.”

“Is she really that jealous?” Goose asks, sounding kind of surprised.

Maverick nods. “Well, kinda. She thinks Ice is only interested now that she's done the hard work of showing that Frank can care about things past a target and his crew.” She shrugs, her accent becoming a bit more pronounced. “But she coulda just asked me, too.”

Goose giggles again. “Frank says you're just telling stories about that and you never did anything.”

“Frank just doesn't want to corrupt your innocence or something.” Maverick says. “Besides, he doesn't know what Rick and I were doing anyway.”

[] “Oh? What were you doing, then?”
[] (remain quiet)
[] Other!

>>22997269
>[] (remain quiet)
I wanna see where this goes.

>>22997253
>[x] (remain quiet)

>>22997269
>[] (remain quiet)
say anything if she starts getting to lewd.

>>22997269
>[] (remain quiet)

hnnging on ice now

>>22997269
[x] Remain quiet

Let's see where this goes...

>>22997269
"Only because I knew better than to walk in when he put the hat on his door. That one time was enough, thanks."

It's funny because he was giving her a massage. That time, at least.

>>22997269
>[x] Other!
Loudly yawn and stretch. Get up. Say good morning.

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>>22997269
>[x] (remain quiet)

Frank remember this is a sneaking mission!

>[] Other!

"FRANK HUNGERS" and when we steal Mavs breakfast.

>>22997408
this

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>>22997269

[X] Pretend to be still asleep and continue eavesdropping on their conversation a bit longer.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPx-zkaKlTA

>>22997269
[x] (remain quiet)

Dis gettin' gud.

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[x] (remain quiet)

For now, you elect to remain quiet, interested in the conversation. Well, kind of- of course you knew what she and Rick were doing- after all, you occupied the bunk just above Rick's aboard the Saratoga anyway. And got to listen to him brag about 'bagging a witch' early on, followed by listening to him talk about how great Patty was as a person later. It got old, fast. Then again, you suppose most first loves do get old fast when you have to hear about them constantly.

Goose makes a strangled noise. “I-I don't really think I want to hear any more about Rick, Patty.” She says. “You talk about him an awful lot. Why don't you write him?”

Maverick's shoulders slump visibly. “I dunno.” She says, her voice small. “He... I... We. We kind of grew apart, I guess. It just wouldn't be the same.”

Goose doesn't say anything in response to that.

They sit quietly for a minute, then Goose speaks up again. “So how do you think they're going to take the news?”

Maverick shrugs. “No tellin'. Slider thinks Frank and Merlin are going to be happy as hell, and Ice will go back to being the frost queen of the pacific. I dunno about the rest. Slider's pretty happy though. What about you? You excited?”

You can't see Goose's face, but you can hear a hesitant note in her voice. “I don't know. I... I'm always nervous landing on carriers. It's so easy to mess that up.”

Maverick wraps an arm around her young charge's shoulders. “I was like that too. Just watch the steelwings sometime when they're on approach. Hell, halfa them can't even see the deck if they get their noses up too high. If they can do it, you got it made!”

[] “So we're going back to a carrier, huh?”
[] (continue listening)
[] “well, hell. And she was just starting to thaw out, too.”
[] Other!

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>>22997269

>[] (remain quiet)

>>22997969
[X] (continue listening)

>>22997969
[]acquire cardboard box
this is a sneaking mission

>>22997969
[x] “So we're going back to a carrier, huh? Sounds like fun."

>[] Other!

WE STILL HUNGER

>>22997969

[x] (continue listening)

>>22997969
[x] “well, hell. And she was just starting to thaw out, too.”
Must hoard Ice points.

>>22997969

Snort and fidget as if waking up and then....

[X] “So we're going back to a carrier, huh?”

>>22997969
>[] (continue listening)

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>>22997969
[x] (continue listening)
Just stare. Listen, stare, and absorb all this info.

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>>22997969
>[] (continue listening)

>>22997969
>[] "Well, hell. And she was just starting to thaw out, too."
Also, y'know... good morning.

>>22997969
[x] (continue listening)

Our cover hasn't been blown yet.

inb4 Ice is ALSO awake and listening in.

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>>22997969

>[] (continue listening)

>>22997969

>[] (continue listening)

They'll start gossiping about the others soon!

>>22998118
That's what I'm thinking too.

It will be funny, if true.

>>22998118
They'll glance at one another, look away, and slowly turn to stare at one another again before resuming their eavesdropping or dropping some spaghetti..

>>22997969
Continue Listening

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>>22998024
>>22998024
this!

>>22997969
>[x] (continue listening)

>sneaking around a carrier in a cardboard box

I want to see this now

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[x] (continue listening)

This is one of those all too rare chances to see Maverick dealing with Goose without anyone else around. Plus you never knew that she'd been that shook up about Orion- maybe everything since then has just been an act? Hard to say, but it kind of seems that way, at least to you.

Then again, no one ever accused you of being the most astute. After all, you routinely strap yourself to a configuration of a million moving pieces flying in tight formation and several thousand pounds of jet fuel and piss all over physics and Newton whenever you can.

Goose sighs. “Yeah, I guess you're right. They do have it a lot worse than we do. When do we have to report aboard, anyway?”

Maverick shrugs. “Dunno, Slider didn't say. I'm sure Ice'll tell us when she wakes up and finds out.”

Down at your feet, Ice stirs.

“Well,” Goose says. “It must be soon, right? They were loading up all our equipment into those two planes earlier.”

Maverick shrugs again. “Dunno. When did you go down to the hangar, anyway?”

“Earlier this morning, before you got up!” Goose says, defensively. “I wanted to help make sure the planes were ready to go, and Hank and Dale have been teaching me how to play poker and talk like a Texan!”

“Texan!” Maverick says, feigning outrage. “Why would you want to sound Texan?” Her own drawl is clearly detectable, now.

Goose giggles, but doesn't say anything.

The thumping of boots on the floor announces Slider.

“Hey,” She says to the two witches in front of the TV. “The lovebirds still- oh, nevermind. Good. You two got your stuff together?”

“Yeah.” Maverick responds. “We're good to go, just waiting on the rest of the posse.”

“Alright, good. Wanna help me wake them up?” Slider asks.

[] “Shit! No, I'm awake, I'm awake!”
[] (say nothing, brace for impact)
[] Other!

>>22998819
Flip couch over backwards and roll away with Ice.

>>22998819
[x]BOUNCE

"DID SOMEBODY SAY CARRIER?"

>>22998819
>[] (say nothing, brace for impact)

>>22998819
>[] Other!
Preemptive strike.

>>22998871
>implying Fronk is the type of guy to just sit there and take it.

>>22998819
>[] Other!
"Bah! Couldn't even get anything good to blackmail Mav with.

We still got coffee, right?"

Get up and get going the jig is up.

>>22998851
we must bounce! spring the trap!

[] (say nothing, brace for impact)

and then we counter attack

>>22998819
BOUNCE!

ROLL INTO IT!!!

>>22998876
second this dude.

>>22998819
[x] (say nothing, brace for impact)

While it's gonna suck for us, we can't just pop up; it'll let Maverick know that we've been listening in the whole time. I've got a good feeling that that conversation with Goose was for Goose's ears only.

>>22998819
>[X] Other!

"Rumours of my unconsciousness have been greatly exaggerated."

One eye cocked open.

>>22998819
[x] Other!
BOUNCE! Over the back of the couch! And grab Ice too.

>>22998913
Bingo. Let's not mess up the inter-squadron morale.

>>22998937
Or dynamic. Or whatever. Words.

>>22998819
>Hank
>Dale
>texas
You son'va bitch

>>22998913
>>22998937
Not necessarily. They don't know how long we've been awake, and the carrier talk only started at the end of the conversation. As long as we don't blurt out anything stupid and play dumb, I doubt they'd suspect anything.

>>22998883
>Maverick pouring her heart out in private talking about a former love that she obviously misses
>"nothing I can blackmail her with"

Banter or no, we're not that much of a raging cockbite.

>>22998819
[x] (say nothing, brace for impact)

>>22998819

[] (say nothing, brace for impact)

Don't let them know we were listening!

>>22998819
[x]BOUNCE
"DID SOMEBODY SAY CARRIER?"
This Idea. I LIKE IT

>>22998819

>[] (say nothing, brace for impact)

>>22998819
Brace for impact, Changing from >>22998849

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BOUNCE!
Picture related.

>>22998819
[x] (say nothing, brace for impact)

>>22998819
>[x] Other!
Continue feigning sleep. As soon as they're within five feet, stretch and yawn as if their presence woke you up.

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>>22998819
>CARRIER MANIA RUNNING WILD

>>22999113
I like this.

>>22999113
This sounds the best.

>>22999113
Switching to this.

>>22998819

THIS >>22999113

so much samefag it BURNS!

>>22999038 here, switching to
>>22999113
Continue feigning sleep. As soon as they're within five feet, stretch and yawn as if their presence woke you up.

>>22999216
If you're a bounce voter, stop being so butthurt. This isn't SWQ.

>>22999113

dis i like

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>>22998819
>>22998851
THISTHISTHIS. What's a SWQ without bouncing?
Also, holy shit, actually in a SWQ thread, not archiving.

>>22999242
Know that feel, bro.

>>22999242
This isn't SWQ proper however, different tone, etc.

>>22999236
I'm with this guy. It's irritating to scroll through the list of responses and see nothing but "BOUNCE XD" in them.

>>22999262
Actually happens, etc.

>>22999113
[x] This works.

>>22999242
>What's a SWQ without bouncing?
Considering most of the time I can remember 'bounce' being picked in SWQ it involved something somewhat stupid I'll have to go with 'better off'.

>>22999118
>dat .gif
Oh god, why is Kyouko so lewd?

>>22998819
Wake up shouting about getting shot down behind the pocket

>>22999113
One more vote for this.

>>22999113
This This This!
>>22999302
That just plainly be fucked up.

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>>22999302
...no.

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>>22999242
>last time we tried to "Bounce" we attempted to spin a tale that the captain of a battleship was a depraved bisexual pedophile...to the captain himself

Moderation, my child. It backfires more often than not.

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>>22999302
Because feigning symptoms of PTSD in a military base in a WAR ZONE is such a great idea.

in SWQ going full PILOT tends to equate to going 255% retard.

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>>22999370
True.
Still, we have to assert our position as dominate ace.

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>>22999302

>>22999302

Fuck you. No.

>>22999216

>someone posts a different option which others pick up on
>"hurr samefag"

Back to Mom's basement with you

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>>22999302

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>>22999298

Ayup.

Seconding the "wait till they close" vote, but fling the blanket over the closest attacker, then fling them over your shoulder while they're blinded and run like hell.

>>22999302
For what it's worth, I thought it was funny.

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>>22999388
>255% retard

It takes a special kind of man to volunteer to sit in a chair bolted to a fuel tank bolted to a blowtorch moving at 800+ MPH with only two sheets of aircraft-grade aluminum between him and the open sky.

It takes a SPECIAL kind of special, if you get my drift. SHORT PLANE special.

>>22999113
This seems like a good idea, it has my vote.

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[x] Other! (Feign sleep till the last second)

You quickly screw your eyes shut again, relying on Slider's characteristic heavy tread to judge her distance from you. Many things she may be, sneaky isn't one of them.

“Nah. I don't want to be in the same room when you wake Ice up anyway. She's gonna be mad.” Maverick says.

Slider scoffs. “Why, because we finally let her sleep with Frank?”

“Oh, yeah,” Ice says, sarcastically. “Like that was something you've been fighting me real hard on.” She whacks you in the hip to 'wake' you up. You duly act surprised.

“Wha- huh? Morning already?” You mumble, doing your best just-woke-up impression. You're not sure they buy it.

“Or what counts as morning around here, anyway.” Slider says as you twist in the couch, thumping your feet down on the floor. “Go grab a shower and get your shit togther, Frank. We've got an op.”

“Wonderful.” You say, not feeling it. “Chow?”

“Cooked.” Slider responds. “The twins made it. It's not bad, I didn't know you could make spam good.”

“You're sure it's actual spam, and not that wartime crap they got last time?” You ask. “That spem or whatever the fuck it was?”

Slider grins. “Yeah. Real Spam. With an A. Oh, and uh... try not to stare when you go down there.” Her grin turns vicious.

[] “Stare?”
[] “I think I know what you're talking about. And you're an evil, evil person.”
[] “I'll try not to.”
[] Other!

>>22999501
[X] “I think I know what you're talking about. And you're an evil, evil person.”

Goodness she actually did it.

>>22999501
>[] Other!
"No promises."

>>22999501
>[] “I think I know what you're talking about. And you're an evil, evil person.”
Nearly forgot about that.

[x] “Stare?”

>>22999501
[x] “I think I know what you're talking about. And you're an evil, evil person.”

Yep. She actually went through with it.

>>22999501
>>22999501
>[] “I think I know what you're talking about. And you're an evil, evil person.”
>[] “I'll try not to.”
>[] What's the OP?

OP what kind of OP. Basic patrol or something ...

>>22999501
>[] “Stare?”

Then "Oh."

>[] “I think I know what you're talking about. And you're an evil, evil person.”

Also Ice spanking Fronk awake.

She KNOWS.

>>22999501
>[] “I'll try not to.”

>>22999501
[]other
Slowly raise a single eybrow in an accusatory manner while staring at her until she explains

>[x] “I think I know what you're talking about. And you're an evil, evil person.”

Calling it now: shark-twins in naked apron as punishment for stealing Slider's shit.

We know her well enough to know what sort of shit she's gonna pull.

>>22999501
[X] You know I've only got eyes for one girl
>mfw they don't realize she's the Wyvern

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>>22999501
>Spem

The sad thing is, it's entirely plausible they'd be served calcified SPEM canned back in 1952, post-Korea.

>>22999563
Well, I like this line better.
Just think about it a sec.
>Slider scoffs. “Why, because we finally let her sleep with Frank?”
>“Oh, yeah,” Ice says, sarcastically. “Like that was something you've been fighting me real hard on.” She whacks you in the hip to 'wake' you up. You duly act surprised.

>>22999501
>>22999570
Shit, forgot to link. That's me.

>>22999570
She left them lingerie.

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>>22999501

[X] “I think I know what you're talking about. And you're an evil, evil person.”

Oh....Slider got revenge on the Shark Twins, huh? I wonder if it's what she originally planned or if it's....

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>>22999501
[x] Other
"You've guaranteed me staring, now"

>>22999501
>you've been fighting me real hard on
>cue Irish accent

"Aye, "i'll show ye what fightin' a *real* hard-on looks like, ya sissy Yank""

>>22999501
>[] “I'll try not to.”

>>22999572
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPgNcDOe2_E

Replace Viper with Wyvern.

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>>22999615

Considering that Fronk just woke up, morning wood is a distinct possibility.

>>22999615
Ice is a mick?

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>>22999642
>Ice misses hip
>Grabs dick
WAT DO

>>22999657
No, she's a dirty Polack. Who somehow managed to pick up white hair somewhere along the line.

>>22999666
It's magic most likely I mean look at Sanya, such hair is never normal.

>>22999664
"Hey Katya! Ice and I want to show you something!"

>>22999666
Its cause her ice cold nature and being in the icy cold.

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>>22999636
>Dos Gringos

>>22999698
Umm...lets not and don't say we did.

>>22999636

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPgNcDOe2_E

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>>22999501

"I should have never, ever shown you that god-damned website."

you know the one

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>>22999664

LEGGO MY CONTROL STICK, BITCH

YOU AIN'T CLEARED FOR TAKE-OFF

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>>22999743

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>>22999724
>"I should have never shown you that god-damned website."
>you know the one
2witches1cup?

>>22999724
>you know the one
>1989
No, I don't think I do.

>>22999773

Or bad-dragon.com.

It works so well because no matter what the shark-twins are... suffering from, one may presume Fronk showed Slider the website she eventually acquired it from.

Hell, it was probably J-List.

"HEY SLIDER, CHECK OUT THESE TIT-PILLOW THINGS AIN'T THAT A LAUGH!"

When one of those tit-pillows showed up in his rack two weeks later, he realized his error. But it was too late to take it back.

>>22999809
Did these types of things even exist in 1989?

>>22999809
>Website
>1989

Are you all high?

>>22999832
...Probably not but lets not push it.

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>>22999809
Don't fucking click on it, me.

Fuck. I clicked on it.

>>22999832
people wrote dick jokes on the walls of pompeii.

they existed

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>>22999800
>1989

The horror potential just quadrupled. 1989 was the Age of Usenet... back when just owning a computer with a modem made you a gigantic giga-nerd. The whole "internet" as it then existed was... 'underground,' you could say. You could Find Shit you couldn't find anywhere else. Actually, in 1989 that was probably the only way you could acquire, uh, certain product catalogs on most military bases, since the NO PORN edict was still in effect at that time, IIRC.

>>22999846
How did you not know about bad-dragon?
What are you, gay?

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>>22999846

I'm glad I could share this marvel with you.

>>22999832
The INTERNET ITSELF barely existed in '89.

>>22999800

HTTP hadn't even been invented yet, lol.

>>22999846
>>22999876

At work and don't want PROMOTIONS.

What is it?

>>22999800
>>22999832
>>22999833
>>22999877
>>22999880

BITCHES DON'T KNOW ABOUT USENET

>>22999908
Dragon dildos

>>22999908
Sextoy website known for their 'uniquely sized' products.

>>22999908
The source of all that is good and holy.
Its dragon dildos.

>>22999908
Dragon Dildos.

>>22999919
>>22999920
>>22999924
>>22999928

Isn't that just Tyranid Terrain?

>>22999917
No, we don't. The only one who probably has any clue is Merlin, and she would not be the one to show us/the unit the dark side of the net.

>>22999917
WE'RE AWARE OF IT

IT'S NOT TERRIBLY PRACTICAL COMPARED TO HTTP

ESPECIALLY FOR THE IMPLIED DRAGON DILDO PURCHASING

ALSO BANDWIDTH IS A FACTOR IN '89 TOO

HUSH YOU

>>22999917

>implying USENET was anywhere near common knowledge in 1989

nope, you needed to be a huge nerd, pretty much.

>>22999938
Their whole schtick is "Have a dragon inside you" I'm guessing the one you mentioned is dinosaurs?

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>>22999877
>>22999880

It was all newsgroups back then; internet that pre-dates HTTP. They still exist and some are still fairly active, but most ISPs don't even offer newsgroup services anymore - it's entirely separate from hyper-text transfer protocol and works rather differently.

Back in the day the cool kids would use modems so archaic you'd have to set your phone into a cradle with speakers that'd hiss like Satan into the handset to connect to a newsgroup server, where you'd download a list of phone-company long-distance calling card numbers to access newsgroup servers outside of your local area to get the GOOD SHIT, which was usually a plaintext copy of the Anarchist's Handbook or something equally EDGY that'd take an hour to download, if not more. 9600 baud for the win, bitches.

Military commo geeks made good use of it; esp. because in 1989 half the people with the equipment had access through their work. Grid 1530 with red plasma screens - first laptop used in War (Gulf war.) Same laptop they used in Aliums to run the auto-guns.

>themoreyouknow.jpg

>>22999952

also, >implying you could mail order things from usenet in 1989

>>22999959
You motherfucker, I thought Ghost updated.

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>>22999917
I would post Dragondildos.jpg, but someone already did.

>>22999724

that site with that movie? it was awesome

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBd6ighzqYA

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[x] “I think I know what you're talking about. And you're an evil, evil person.”

You manage to not act shocked that she actually went through with it- better now than on a carrier anyway, right?

“I think I know what you're talking about,” You say, grabbing your boots and standing up. “And you're an evil, evil person.”

Slider smiles sweetly. “Mess with the best....” She says, turning around and walking off.

You don't see the sharktwins on your way to the showers, though Merlin intercepts you outside your room, pulling on 'her' leather jacket and grabbing her flight bag.

“Morning Frank!” She smiles up at you. “I- uh. I packed your things for you, I hope you don't mind. Oh, and there's a clean flight suit for you, and Slider wanted us to go get the jet set up for a shuttle mission. I'm going to be in the lounge, come get me when you get out of the shower, ok?”

[] “no problem kiddo.”
[] “Eh, just meet me down in the Hangar in about twenty minutes, ok?”

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You know what else they didn't have in 1989?

Cellphones that didn't look like giant bricks. If you owned one, you were either a drug dealer or a rich asshole.

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>>22999947

Yeah, you wouldn't be buying dragon dildoes. At best, what you'd get is a message with the header HOT HOOK-UP FOR NAUGHTY SHIT and the subject text would give an address, and instructions to mail $3.95 to said address with a self-stamped, self-addressed return envelope to receive a... product catalog of dubious nature.

When said magazine would arrive it would be poorly printed and off-center on cheap pulp paper, and the things for sale IN it would make you don rubber gloves before continuing to peruse the pages.

Forget the goddamn dragon dildoes. >>22999939 has a much better idea.

>Merlin knows what lurks in the dark reaches of the Geeklands

I support this. So hard. That was back before any asshole could buy something horrible and freakish on Ebay; back when only the Ultra-Geeks and their Forbidden Technomancery could accomplish certain things. Back when you truly had to say "I know a guy" to gain access to certain soul-destroying horrors.

What dark knowledge does Merlin hold?

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>>23000007
[x] Other:
Join Merlin in the shower

>>23000007
>[] “Eh, just meet me down in the Hangar in about twenty minutes, ok?”
we can get on going

>>23000007
[X] “Eh, just meet me down in the Hangar in about twenty minutes, ok?”

Small steps to get her better.

>>23000007
[X] “no problem kiddo.”

Give her a head pat as well.

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>>23000012
Or both!

>>23000007

[x] “no problem kiddo.”

>>23000030
No. Merlin's PTSD activates when we're not near her. And now she specifically asked us to wait. We're waiting.
>>23000007
>[X] No problem kiddo

>>23000012
holy fuck.....

>>23000020
MERLIN IS NOT FOR LEWD

>>23000007
>[] "No problem, kiddo."
We gotta head that way for food anyway. Also, we'll get our jacket back when we give Merlin hers. Y'know, when we GIVE OUT THOSE CHRISTMAS PRESENTS.

>>23000000

>>23000007
[x] "Time to switch to decaf, kiddo."

That's stalker-level creepy. Time to set some boundaries while we still can.

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>>23000020
This motherfucker.

>>23000007
[X] “Eh, just meet me down in the Hangar in about twenty minutes, ok?”

>>23000057
Never seen a brick phone?

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>>23000007

[X] “no problem kiddo.”

"When you get out of the shower" does not mean "come running up to me soaking wet with your dick flopping around." Goddamn, you try to keep her at THAT much distance and it's going to hurt her feelings and damage your working relationship.

And remember, she's the one that operates your goddamn ECM suite so if you love your ass, intact and in one piece, you'll love her.

>>23000003
oh man airwolf was on around this time...

>>23000019
...you misunderstand. I was saying that we couldn't have shown Slider any "website" because we would have had no effing clue how to do so, and that while Merlin might have that knowledge, she'd be too embarrassed to go into the darkness herself.

[X] “no problem kiddo.”

I'm curious how she'd react to this.

>>23000087
If we start showing her that small separations are nothing to be worried about it will make working through her PTSD much easier.

>>23000087
>"When you get out of the shower" does not mean "come running up to me soaking wet with your dick flopping around."

Who implied or said that?

>>23000007
>[] “no problem kiddo.”

also
>>23000065
>decaf
THE ONE WHO INVENTED DECAF SHOULD BE HUNG FROM THE HIGHEST TREE

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>>23000020

>>23000118
agreed

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>>23000096

I understand perfectly... and I realized there's far more potential in Geek Merlin anyways.

Fighting the flow for the sake of a one-off joke is foolish. But if you go WITH the flow... it leads you places. Wonderful, terrible places.

until you get to goatse.cx and all that flowery bullshit collapses into a maw of horror and regrets

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>>23000020
Hehehehehheheheeh.
Yes.

>>23000124

Mostly the way people NOPE'd away from that.

>>23000118
That's a smart take on it; like a 5-step program for separation anxiety.

If Merlin packed our bag for us, does that mean she found the lingerie?

>>23000223
That was wrapped wasn't it?

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>>23000223
She's wearing it for us.

>>23000007
>[x] “no problem kiddo.”
Just hurry up and take that shower.
We've already caused friction between Katya and Ice, and we're going to be late for our assignment.

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>>23000007

[X] “no problem kiddo.”

Then pat her on the head.

>>23000258
>We've already caused friction between Katya and Ice
>implying we give a fuck

If Katya wants to act like a little bitch, that's her problem, not ours. She needs to get over us; we already have.

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>>23000322
never piss off a russian

>>23000322

o rly, icefag?

>>23000258
it was going to happen sooner or later with Katya as she seems rather fond of having Frank to herself.

I hope a "Katya doesn't win" scenario doesn't involve Nice Boats.

>>23000322
>>23000359
oh don't start this

>>23000007
[x] “Eh, just meet me down in the Hangar in about twenty minutes, ok?”

The road to recovery, etc.

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>>23000322
>pilot
>getting over themselves

That's how you know it's a story

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>>23000340
>Implying Fry-Face and Katya are the same.
>Fry Face would kill us.
>Katya will rape us.

>>23000322
Settle down.

>>23000322
Icefag detected.

>>23000362

I think what Patty said about why Katya's jealous is interesting. And it's worth it to remember that 1) Ice is his CO and that'd be a problem, and 2) she was a total bitch when Fronk came on board, until after Merlin showed up. I dunno, I'd rather avoid waifu bullshit but I really don't want to see an Ice pairing go anywhere.

>>23000403
Don't forget that Ice is also the reason for Orion leaving the service.

>>23000403
We could always ignore the problem and keep on doing our job. Let the two settle it out of our sight.

>>23000403
Katya's also WRONG on that point, though. We proved that around the time our family came to visit at Miramar.
>>23000424
He was gonna leave soon anyway, since we were too Gnome Pilot for him.

>>23000432
oooooooh I see! wink wink nudge nudge

>>23000450
I don't. Mind explaining?

>>23000403
>1) Ice is his CO and that'd be a problem
She's a witch. You've heard of those? They're kind of a big deal.
>2) she was a total bitch when Fronk came on board
Most witches presented have had some sort of aversion to being integrated with non-sparklies. Nothing special here.

>>23000460
Cat fight at 30,000ft...Katya has a '14 striker right?

>>23000460
He's implying lesbiantics. Or murder. Toss-up really.

>>23000424

I thought it was said it was Franks flying for reason he left.

Possibly misread something early on.

>>23000495

That plus Orion didn't get along well with Ice at all.

>>23000495
frank thought it was ice but in the bar at topgun he was told it was his gnoming

>>23000466
Witches are a big deal, and so is discipline. Ice seems to be what we call 'responsible'. And she was still a bitch. Do you just forget it when people have been a bitch to you for a long time then start to play nice?
>>23000495
Supposedly it was a combination of both of them.

>>23000495
Apparently Frank scared the hell out of him with the way he flew.

>>23000424

It was Frank's flying.

He specifically requested to be separated from Fronk awaiting his discharge.

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[x] “no problem kiddo.”

“No problem kiddo.” You say, grinning at your diminutive RIO. “See if you can scare up some chow for me too, huh? Knowing the people we live with, it'll be all gone by the time I get out.”

Merlin smiles. “'k!” she says. “I heard Alyssa and Clarissa made it. I hope it's better than that stuff they made last time.”

You shrug. “I heard it's real spam. Past that? No clue.”

Merlin makes a face. “I-I think I might just make myself something.”

You laugh and pat her on the head. “Well, just see if you can get me something too, huh? I'm hungry!”

“Oh, that reminds me.” She says. “I... uh. I wasn't able to get that bag that you've had stored since you came home from... from Hawaii. I wasn't able to get that packed. I'm really sorry frank, I don't know what we can do with it, I don't think there's room on the planes for it.”

you smile. Damn! The presents! You'd almost forgotten. 'course, now there's new girls... but such is life. Can't win 'em all, right?

[] “Don't worry about it none, Merlin. Just do me a favor and see about getting everyone togther up in the lounge before I get out of the shower.” (Give everyone their presents all togther)
[] “Hey Merlin, you believe in Frankenclause, right?” (Give her her presents now)

>>23000556
>[] “Hey Merlin, you believe in Frankenclause, right?” (Give her her presents now)

>>23000556
[X] “Don't worry about it none, Merlin. Just do me a favor and see about getting everyone togther up in the lounge before I get out of the shower.” (Give everyone their presents all togther)

Might as well do this now before shit hits the fan.

>>23000556
[X] “Don't worry about it none, Merlin. Just do me a favor and see about getting everyone togther up in the lounge before I get out of the shower.” (Give everyone their presents all togther)

Everyone gets presents.

>>23000556
>[] "Hey Merlin, you believe in Frankenclaus, right?"
...Frankenclaus? Really? Well, suppose we do have Tomcat in our chest.

>>23000556
>[] “Don't worry about it none, Merlin. Just do me a favor and see about getting everyone togther up in the lounge before I get out of the shower.” (Give everyone their presents all togther)

The lingerie will slip out some how.

ALSO, we have SHITTONS OF BOOZE we didnt pass to the mechanics.

We can give those to the new girls.

>>23000556
>[] “Don't worry about it none, Merlin. Just do me a favor and see about getting everyone togther up in the lounge before I get out of the shower.” (Give everyone their presents all togther)

>>23000556
>[] “Don't worry about it none, Merlin. Just do me a favor and see about getting everyone togther up in the lounge before I get out of the shower.” (Give everyone their presents all togther)
Better get it all done at once.

>>23000556
PRESENTS FOR EVERYONE

>>23000556
>[] “Don't worry about it none, Merlin. Just do me a favor and see about getting everyone togther up in the lounge before I get out of the shower.” (Give everyone their presents all togther)

>>23000556
[x] “Don't worry about it none, Merlin. Just do me a favor and see about getting everyone togther up in the lounge before I get out of the shower.” (Give everyone their presents all togther)

>>23000556

>[x] “Don't worry about it none, Merlin. Just do me a favor and see about getting everyone togther up in the lounge before I get out of the shower.” (Give everyone their presents all togther)

BASED-GHOST!!! What about the lingerie?

>>23000556
[x] “Don't worry about it none, Merlin. Just do me a favor and see about getting everyone togther up in the lounge before I get out of the shower.” (Give everyone their presents all togther)
>Frankenclause
Well shit, I won't be sleeping tonight.

>>23000556

[X] “Don't worry about it none, Merlin. Just do me a favor and see about getting everyone togther up in the lounge before I get out of the shower.” (Give everyone their presents all together)

We'll pick up something for Her Highness and her wingwitch, the Shark Twins, and Rosie later.

>>23000522
>And she was still a bitch. Do you just forget it when people have been a bitch to you for a long time then start to play nice?
Cite me some examples here because the only thing regarding her behavior before the quest started was how cold, impersonal, and strictly by-the-book she was because she thought that was the way a CO had to be.

I still don't see what the problem is anyway since that was in the past. She's different now.
>Do you just forget it when people have been a bitch to you for a long time then start to play nice?
If they pretty much pull a 180 & cease with all the bitchery? Yeah. Otherwise you're just holding a fruitless grudge.

>>23000556
>[] “Don't worry about it none, Merlin. Just do me a favor and see about getting everyone togther up in the lounge before I get out of the shower.” (Give everyone their presents all togther)

Efficiency. And we need to tell them all the lingerie is going to our best girl. Then drape it over the nose of the plane and take a photo.

>>23000611
Merlin stole it. To preserve Frank's purity.

>>23000611

Slider and Mav may just ask about it.

Heh.

At that point the only thing to do is run.

>>23000531
Do remember Merlin said that the plane was telling her "he was doing impossible stuff"

>>23000522
Hey people did that for Minna in SWQ.

[x] “Hey Merlin, you believe in Frankenclause, right?” (Give her her presents now)

WHy not let her get hers first? Oh wait, waifufaggotry.

>>23000622
I vote for symbolically releasing it into the sky.

>>23000556
[X] “Don't worry about it none, Merlin. Just do me a favor and see about getting everyone togther up in the lounge before I get out of the shower.” (Give everyone their presents all togther)

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>>23000517

I miss Top Gun quest.

Ace Combat just isn't as good.

>>23000556
[X] “Don't worry about it none, Merlin. Just do me a favor and see about getting everyone togther up in the lounge before I get out of the shower.” (Give everyone their presents all togther)

Include her in the festivities! We're a squadron; she needs more people to lean on then just one pilot.

>>23000643
>waifufaggotry
>being fair and dealing out presents at the same time
u r a faget

>>23000556
>[] “Don't worry about it none, Merlin. Just do me a favor and see about getting everyone togther up in the lounge before I get out of the shower.” (Give everyone their presents all togther)

I feel ever-so-slightly bad for the new girls.

>>23000620
Wrong and wrong. She made it abundantly clear that Fronk wasn't wanted. And you don't just give your trust to someone who does a 180, what, were you dropped on your head as a kid? That's a classic sign the other shoe's coming. And besides, what reassurance do you have that they aren't going to do another about-face. It's not holding a grudge, it's being properly cautious. Why do you think that old saying about the value of first impressions exists?

>>23000643
That is very true! But there were also different circumstances involved there which don't exist here.

>>23000653
well we were taken out to start ww3

>>23000653
We need to go back to the sky. It's a happier more fun place.

>>23000653
>>23000676
Prefer Cold War De-icing to Top Gun.

>>23000699
I never liked top gun to be honest I liked iron eagle more

>>23000668

Sure as sure, brah.

>>23000668
>She made it abundantly clear that Fronk wasn't wanted.
You sure you're not thinking about Bitchtits? And I'm still waiting for those examples.

>>23000668
She didn't like his seemingly unorthodox manners as opposed to Minna's anti-man stance.

And the passage of time changed things for both, such as Ice realizing things aren't always so clear cut and by the book. (Though we never did find out the full story of her father)

>>23000676

I know, that's what I'm saying. I wish ghost hadn't gone the WWIII route, because before that we could have air-combat hijinks without it being so deadly serious all the time.

>>23000668

First impressions are important but in they end, they are JUST first impressions. You can get off to a bad start but get to know the person better after time spent together.

And she didn't exhibit a sudden change but a gradual mellowing as Fronk became less of a loose cannon.

People change dammit.

>>23000556
>[] “Don't worry about it none, Merlin. Just do me a favor and see about getting everyone togther up in the lounge before I get out of the shower.” (Give everyone their presents all togther)
This.

>>23000753
I don't think it's so much change, as just getting used to each others quirks

>>23000718
That scene of Ice in the office as Merlin was introduced made it pretty clear to me. I'm not talking about the start of the series, I mean every mention of Ice prior. She was a huge bitch, like a half-step up from Bitchtits, for a while. Additionally, while Fronk may have been part of chasing off Orion, Ice had a large hand in that too.

>>23000789
You're really exaggerating there as I don't remember Ice being as bad as Bitchtits

>>23000643

>complains about waifufagging
>immediately tries to waifufag.

Jesus Christ you are retarded.

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>YOUR WAIFU A SHIT
>NO YOUR WAIFU A SHIT

SO HOW ARE YOU ENJOYING YOUR POPULARITY GHOST?

>>23000907
It could be simply being thankful for Merlin being a good partner.

>>23000820
Half-step up, as I said. Remember the drug memory? That was pretty hostile. Additionally it was incredibly unprofessional.

Look, let me tell you something about what happens to unit morale when there's obvious divisions and a segment is obviously marginalized or unwanted. Morale goes straight down the shitter. And if it goes on long enough, it extends through most of the unit. I saw it all the damn time with cross-leveled soldiers in reserve units who got marginalized. It's easy to do but it really does harm. So that wasn't even Ice being 'professional', it was her being so hostile as to override all professional concerns. And being a poor leader.

>>23000907
I was doing that more a a show of partnership than any outright waifufaggotry. Basically what >>23000938 said.

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>>23000935

PLANEFAG? IS THAT YOU?

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>>23000969

... no?

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>>23001028

>>23001028
Angelfap usually tries to fly under the radar.

What do you guys think the upcoming mission is about?

>>23001052
middle east?

>>23001052
From what it sounds like its just a transfer to the carrier.

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[x] “Don't worry about it none, Merlin. Just do me a favor and see about getting everyone together up in the lounge before I get out of the shower.” (Give everyone their presents all together)

“Don't worry about that, Merlin.” You say, stopping by your newly-empty room to grab the clean flight suit and your own packed flight bag. “Just see if you can't get everyone together in the lounge before I get out of the shower, ok?”

Merlin nods. “Ok Frank! We'll be waiting!”

You take maybe a bit longer in the shower than you normally would, fondly bidding it goodbye. While you won't want for hot water- one of the perks of a nuclear powered carrier- the ones aboard ship, even in the witch's quarters, are much smaller and spartan.

Still, it's not long before you're dressed and ready to go, your room all closed up and your flight bag in hand. Over your shoulder is the OD green bag that's sat for a few weeks, full of presents.

There's one more thing, though, one Merlin didn't know about.

You'll never know why you bought the lingerie, but you did. What do you want to do with it?

[] Stow it here. Let the next occupants wonder.
[] Stow it in the flight bag. Never know, may want it some day.
[] Pack it in with Ice's gifts. This is totally a good idea!
[] Put parts of it in different witches gifts! Keep 'em wondering!

>>23001052
The IJN is supposed to be able to handle the Pacific, and being down one aerial carrier and one ballistic missile super-submarine, the Soviets will have their hands full with the Japanese. Maybe we're going to the Atlantic to help the European theater?

>>23001052
I'm going it's flying escort for the others to the Saratoga or wherever she's currently docked since we have >>23000007
>Oh, and there's a clean flight suit for you, and Slider wanted us to go get the jet set up for a shuttle mission.

>>23001072
>[] Stow it here. Let the next occupants wonder.

>>23001072
>stow that shit

>>23001072
[X] Stow it in the flight bag. Never know, may want it some day.

Here's hoping to tossing it into the sky out of love.

>>23001072
>[x] Stow it here. Let the next occupants wonder.

>>23001072

>[] Stow it in the flight bag. Never know, may want it some day.

>>23001072
>[] Stow it in the flight bag. Never know, may want it some day
Emergency sexy skivvies!

>>23001043
Usually being the key word here, sometimes he does a post like that making people wonder.

>>23001052
Hopefully something anon cannot fuck up with their incompetence.

>>23001064
Hopefully we can settle there as all this moving around is disjointing.

>You'll never know why you bought the lingerie, but you did. What do you want to do with it?

I know why: anon being retards

>>23001072
>[] Stow it in the flight bag. Never know, may want it some day.
We paid good money for that lingerie, wouldn't want it to go to waste.

>>23001072
Give it to the Wyvern in a highly public fashion.

>>23001072
[x] Stow it here. Let the next occupants wonder.
get rid of it

>>23001072
>[] Stow it here. Let the next occupants wonder.

>>23001072
Who did we get the lingerie for anyways?

>>23001117

Agreed.

>>23001110
>>You'll never know why you bought the lingerie, but you did. What do you want to do with it?
>I know why: anon being retards

Agreed.

>>23001072
>[] Stow it in the flight bag. Never know, may want it some day.

No sense in getting rid of the plot macguffin