You can't help but feel that it would kill you if they did. It'd definitely kill your desire to stay with the navy, witches or no.

A few X-rays later, and you're pretty sure you're going to glow green in the dark, but the doc says you're fine- improbably so. Other than the colossal bruise on your ass, you've basically gotten out without a scratch. Now, after talking with him, and rejoicing in the fact that he wasn't going to recommend you be removed from flight status on medical grounds, you sit on in the cold ass exam room, your flight suit open to your waist and your gear laying in a small pile on a chair. Outside, you can clearly hear Nixon and Ice talking with the doc- probably best to brace yourself now, you think.

The door creaks open and Merlin flies in, planting herself squarely just below your ribcage. “Frank!” She exclaims, her voice cracking. “T-They told us what h-happened and I was afraid you... afraid you-”

She buries her face in your chest, crying. You kind of muse that when she's done, your undershirt is going to be even less effective dealing with the cold, soaked through with tears as it's liable to end up. Ice steps inside the door, stepping to one side as Nixon walks in, closing the door behind him.

He regards you briefly before sighing. “Well, son, you're the luckiest driver I think I've ever known. We've got a crew flying out now to look at that wreckage, but it sounds like it's spread all over the end of the field on San Clemente and out in the water off the end of the runway. What happened up there?”

[] “Don't know, sir. Felt like the bird just quit on me.”
[] “Lieutenant Mitchell did a high speed pass on us, might have knocked something loose.”
[] “I probably pushed the cat a bit hard, sir.”

>>26194901
>[] “I probably pushed the cat a bit hard, sir.”

>and they may ground you for a good, long time while that's going on... maybe strip you of your flight status completely.

We probably deserve that.

>>26194922
[X] “Don't know, sir. Felt like the bird just quit on me.”

>>26194922
>[X] “I probably pushed the cat a bit hard, sir.”

>>26194922
>[x] “Don't know, sir. Felt like the bird just quit on me.”

I still think someone fucked with the cat

>>26194922
>[x] “Don't know, sir. Felt like the bird just quit on me.”
Maybe we should include that the damage board took a minute to catch up with the damage that we were feeling and that Goose saw.

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>>26194922
>[x] “I probably pushed the cat a bit hard, sir.”
"Specifically the engine Sir. Have a feeling its what would have happen if Merlin didn't sparkle the engines on the Wyvern."

Lets think with our fucking brain this thread, ok?

>>26194922
[x] “Don't know, sir. Felt like the bird just quit on me.”

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>>26194901
[] “Don't know, sir. Felt like the bird just quit on me.”
[] “I probably pushed the cat a bit hard, sir.”

>>26194922
>[x] “I probably pushed the cat a bit hard, sir.”

That and our gut feeling warned us.

>>26194922
>[] “I probably pushed the cat a bit hard, sir.”

maybe add that that wasnt the fact that it went this bad, hydraulics are a bitch

also
>I'll say just come yell at me in IRC
implying i aint banned from rizon because faggot ircop

>>26194922
>[X] "Don't know, sir. Felt like the bird just quit on me."
Don't blame Patty. Probably just because it's a reserve airframe.

>>26194922
>[] “Don't know, sir. Felt like the bird just quit on me.”

>>26194972
I am going with this it

>>26194972
Yes, the person that fucked with the cat was Fronk! He pushed it too far like he does, cept Merlin is there all the fuckin time!

>>26194922
[x] “Lieutenant Mitchell did a high speed pass on us, might have caused a flameout
[x] “Though I probably pushed the cat a bit hard, sir.”

>>26195028
some of us think a spy or someone who wants us dead fucked with the cat

>>26194922
>[] "Don't know, sir. Felt like the bird just quit on me."

I don't think it was sabotage, Mav doesn't need that after her gramma died, and yeah, we probably shouldn't have gone into the dogfight, but trusting a plane to do what it's built to do kinda makes sense.

>>26194922
>[] “Don't know, sir. Felt like the bird just quit on me.”
>[] “I probably pushed the cat a bit hard, sir.”
Both of these. Also, I know that feel about the dog. Mine's probably going to have to be put down in the next month or so as well...

[] “Don't know, sir. Felt like the bird just quit on me.”
[] “I probably pushed the cat a bit hard, sir.”

>>26195069
You got any evidence to back that up?

>>26195108
Evidence? when you're going full shadowrun you don't NEED evidence

>>26194922
[x] "Don't know, sir. Felt like the bird just quit on me."

Never admit fault first thing, especially when neither you nor anyone else knows where the fault lies.

god damn it lets not turn this in to the kitty all over again!

>>26195108
the wreckage will tell us also quit trying to start shit

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>>26195148
Uh-huh. Moving right along.

>>26195148
Too many shadowruns

>>26194922

[x] “Lieutenant Mitchell did a high speed pass on us, might have knocked something loose.”
[x] “I probably pushed the cat a bit hard, sir.”

Don't shy away from our part, but don't leave out Maverick's either.

>>26194922
>[] “I probably pushed the cat a bit hard, sir.”

>>26195150
This sounds like a good way to take things.

[x] "Don't know, sir. Felt like the bird just quit on me."

>>26194922
>[] “I probably pushed the cat a bit hard, sir.”

Gotta wonder what Mav is feeling for her part in this.

>>26194922
>[] “I probably pushed the cat a bit hard, sir.”
>[] “Don't know, sir. Felt like the bird just quit on me.”

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>>26195163
It's not the kitty all over again, cause this time there was a good choice and a bad choice, with the kitty it was the lesser of evil.
>>26195148
Right, cause we totally didn't know that there was a possibility of pushing the plane.

>>26194922
>[] “I probably pushed the cat a bit hard, sir.”

We fucked up people, sabotaged or not, we willingly went along with it.

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>>26195220
>>26195172

That sounds like COMMUNIST logic to me! You're out to get the MC killed as part of your conspiracy to get quests banned from all subreddits altogether!

>>26195220
who the fuck makes doors out of cardboard

>>26195174
>>26195049
Wow, trying to push the blame off on Maverick. Real fucking troopers, you guys are.

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>>26195269

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>>26195280
no clue

>>26195284
again the wreckage will tell us what caused the crash. It could be ANYTHING

>>26194922
>[x] “I probably pushed the cat a bit hard, sir.”

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>>26195269
Get out of here McCarthy!

>>26195098
This!

>>26195288
I fucking love this picture

>>26195284
Acknowledging her part is "pushing the blame off" on her? It takes two to tango, bud. We went along with it, but she was the one who flew up to a training flight in a decrepit bird and said "Hey, let's fight", not to mention possibly causing the flameout.

>>26195355
>Implying Fronk would let flak be rerouted to one of his Witches

In all seriousness, this is true, but in-character Frank would take all the fallout.

>>26194922
>[] “Don't know, sir. Felt like the bird just quit on me.”

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>>26195288
>>26195344
"Some say He wears pants when flying strikers and that he is actually a male. All we know is, he's called The Stig!"
>>26195355
So we don't know the word "No"?

>>26195355
How was she supposed to know the status of the bird?

This is all on us.

>>26195406
>>26195393
It's still irresponsible. Just because we feel bad doesn't excuse her own part in it, ESPECIALLY her high-speed pass. She essentially did to us what Iceman did to Maverick in Top Gun, and as such, shouldn't just get a free pass because she's a witch.

>>26195435
Shit he's right! this must not slide!

>>26194922
>[X] “Don't know, sir. Felt like the bird just quit on me.”

There was a lot of hints that the Cat wasn't performing like it should even if Frank is used to piloting the Wyvern

>>26195435
She's probably going to tear into herself anyway espcially since goose saw too. Don't be fucking leandros you shitler.

>>26195435
She did that because we were in the middle of a simulated dogfight, which WE agreed to.

>>26194922
>[] “I probably pushed the cat a bit hard, sir.”

I say everyone is at fault but I agree with >>26195309 lets see what they can turn up first before we point fingers

>>26195435
Except you miss the part where Ghost has repeatedly stated a Witch displaces nowhere near as much air as a Tomcat's engines do.

Also WE initiated both high speed passes.

>>26195461
>>26195506
So what? What part of "Don't Excuse Her Part In It" is so hard to understand? It's not "SHE DID IT, IT'S ALL HER FAULT". It took both of their actions to cause the situation.

>>26194922
>[x] “I probably pushed the cat a bit hard, sir.”

It's almost as if we ignored every bastion of common sense and instinct in our (significant) contribution to this fiasco.

>>26195606
I know, right?

[x] “Don't know, sir. Felt like the bird just quit on me.”

also [x] "Why weren't there witches catching us?"

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>>26195647
>Why weren't there witches catching us

wat

>>26195647
Catching us? We ejected after we felt the wheel give out...basically on the ground

>>26195669
Yes and there was a radioed heads up before landing. Enough time for a scramble.

>>26195669
Also wasn't it said that we has witches flying with us all the way?

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[x] “Don't know, sir. Felt like the bird just quit on me.”

You shake your head. “I don't know sir. Honestly, I've never even heard of a cat acting like that. It felt like it just... quit on me.” you shrug. “You know how sometimes you can tell planes want to fly? It felt like this one didn't.”

Nixon nods. “I know the feeling very well, son, but I can't tell a board of inquiry that.”

You shrug. “Honestly, sir, I've got nothing else. My board didn't even tell me what was going on until after Goose gave us a visual, and it's not like I was really pushing the aircraft that hard- just a couple of yo-yos, that was it. I was thinking sabotage, but they'd have to hit practically every reserve bird on base, and even then there's no guarantee I'd be flying a cat.”

“And Lieutenant Mitchell's high speed pass?” He prompts.

You shake your head again. “Sir, if that did anything, then they need to decertify the entire reserve fleet. You're telling me a supersonic jet can't handle a supersonic shockwave?”

Ice speaks up- the first time she's done so. “It was still reckless and irresponsible, and I'll be talking with her.” She says.

1/2

>>26195689
...we chose not to eject earlier. If we had (no comment on whether or not it was the "right" decision) then maybe we could be worrying about this

>>26195689
That's not the problem. The problem is the witches would've had to be fucking on top of us to catch us before we get the ground, needlessly endangering themselves.

Nixon sighs again. “Alright, son. Let's assume the salvage team is going to find it was an unrelated mechanical failure. What happened after the engine flamed out?”

“I thought I could still save the bird, sir.” You say, sadly. “We only punched out when I felt the right side start to dip, when it started that roll. If it hadn't done that, we'd still have the plane, not a wreck.”

Nixon and Ice look at each other, and even Merlin stiffens somewhat.

“Son...” Nixon says, hesitantly, looking back at you. “Son, both of the witches and the coast guard crew say you punched out as the bird was still skidding sideways, a couple of seconds before it started to roll.”

[] “They must be mistaken, sir. We only ejected when it started the roll.”
[] “Are they saying I didn't do everything in my power to save that aircraft?”
[] “To be honest, sir, I may have the timing wrong. But it was either die with the bird or eject.”
[] Other! (write in)

>>26195606

The Cat was behaving funny but we were just putting that up to us not having flown that plane in awhile. It seems to me that it is implied that we were given a plane meant to fail or one that had serious problems with it. We should wait till analysis of the wreckage before we fully conclude that we over flew the plane, doubly so since Frank seemed pretty relaxed and was just putting the planes through the motions and not doing anything really crazy.

>>26195708
Endangering themselves? By simply catching us after we've cleared the aircraft and our seats?

MY GOD you're more paranoid than a Shadowrunner.

>>26195715
>[] “They must be mistaken, sir. We only ejected when it started the roll.”

>>26195715
>[x] “They must be mistaken, sir. We only ejected when it started the roll.”

>>26195715
RETCON. Clusterfuck inbound.

>>26195715
>you punched out as the bird was still skidding sideways, a couple of seconds before it started to roll.
uhh, is there some signifigance that I'm missing here?

>>26195715
>[] Other! (write in)
Say nothing...Thousand yard stare. After a few moments, "Oh Fuck... Sir"

>>26195735
Yes, the flying shrapnel and debris from our exploding plane caused no danger to them.

>>26195715
>[x] “They must be mistaken, sir. We only ejected when it started the roll.”
>[x] “Are they saying I didn't do everything in my power to save that aircraft?”

Uh-oh. Fronk's stress is getting to him!

>>26195771
Plane didn't explode. It's front wheel gave out and it skidded.

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>>26195715
[] “To be honest, sir, I may have the timing wrong. But it was either die with the bird or eject.”

>>26195715
>[x] Other!
"That's impossible, sir. I did everything I could to save the bird. When I felt her going, we punched out. Not before." *snort, laugh, whatever* "Unless I can see the future, I guess I just felt it before they saw it."

>>26195762
Psst, we're a mech gnome.

PS: You're retarded

>>26195715
[x] “Are they saying I didn't do everything in my power to save that aircraft?”

Our reputation is being slandered by Puddle Puppies. This shall not stand!

>>26195763
Other than Fronkstress(tm) getting to him I'm wondering this as well
>>26195715
>Sir, I might have the timing of events wrong, but I'm pretty sure that I didn't pull the eject switch until right before we started to roll...

>>26195799

Scratch mine. I like this. All-in-one gravy goodness.

>>26195799

I like this my vote is going here

>>26195792
It rolled, which would throw debris, which was my point. I wasn't clear, will accept that.

>>26195777
Could it have been Gnome powers?

>>26195765
here, switching to this >>26195799

>>26195799
Lets do it.

>>26195799

This is really not the time to be fucking laughing.

>>26195823
And again we would have been high enough on popping out and the wreck moving far away enough to allow a pickup.

There is a clusterfuck here the QM is patching with a retcon. It's plain as day.

>>26195715
>[] “They must be mistaken, sir. We only ejected when it started the roll.”

>>26195824
Stress + Fronk = Gnome!

Just like Young. ;_;7

>>26195715
>[] “They must be mistaken, sir. We only ejected when it started the roll.”

I'm slightly confused by the context of this, but whatever.

>>26195846
You're totally missing the Gnome powers son. And there's not gonna be a retcon.

>>26195715
>[x] “They must be mistaken, sir. We only ejected when it started the roll.”

>>26195799
I'll go with Bit.

>>26195846
Fucking hell dude. Did you not read Strike Witches? Gnomes.

>>26195876
I think the implication is that we still could have recovered from a skid, and that we ejected prematurely.

>>26195846
You haven't been here long... it's called Gnome powers.
>>26195872
Just need some alcohol and we are all set!

>>26195846
...oooooorrrrr, we could have a form of precognition. Which is something established in-canon as possible.

>>26195715
>[] “They must be mistaken, sir. We only ejected when it started the roll.”

Let's joke about the fiasco that could cost us our wings and gotten a friend seriously injured, totally.

>>26195715
[x] “To be honest, sir, I may have the timing wrong. But it was either die with the bird or eject.”

>>26195715
[x] Other! (write in)

"Expect me to remember each and every miniscule moment of a crisis when a life or death decision had to be made, sir?"

>>26195799
Supporting

>CAPTCHA: ceslees betrays
Not until it is proven.

>>26195916

This really isn't the fucking time to give lip to the one senior officer that is trying to save our goddamn ass.

>>26195898
>Recovering from a no-nosewheel skid
>with no hydraulics
>in a glide-landing Tomcat
It's not impossible, but I'd guess it's very very very difficult. If anything I think we might've gnome'd out or the stress has gotten to Fronk

>>26195715
>[] “They must be mistaken, sir. We only ejected when it started the roll.”

Not too keen on 8bit's writein, for reasons already stated.

>>26195715
>[] “They must be mistaken, sir. We only ejected when it started the roll.”

>>26195799

good enough for me

>>26195799

I'll put my two-cents in for this reply. It did seem like a bit of precog.

>>26195799
going with this

>>26195715
>[x] “They must be mistaken, sir. We only ejected when it started the roll.”

>>26195715
>[] “They must be mistaken, sir. We only ejected when it started the roll.”

Might have been precog, but joking about it isn't the way to go.

>>26195799
I like it, lets do it.
>>26195961
Even though canon shows Gnomes have precog?

You know we're metagaming the fuck out of this, right?

>>26196010
Not the guy you're responding to, but it seems a bit...snooty I guess. Backtalking the guy who's trying to protect your ass from the inevitable board of inquiry isn't smart. Even if it isn't backtalk, it sounds pretty damn flippant

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>>26195961
gnomes are kinda kinda like newtypes

>>26196010
>Even though canon shows Gnomes have precog?

More that I think laughing and shit is wildly inappropriate for our current situation.

>>26196010
I think that's WHY some people aren't happy with that write-in. Me included.
>[x] “They must be mistaken, sir. We only ejected when it started the roll.”

>>26195715
>[] “They must be mistaken, sir. We only ejected when it started the roll.”

>>26195715
>[x] “They must be mistaken, sir. We only ejected when it started the roll.”

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>>26195715

[] “They must be mistaken, sir. We only ejected when it started the roll.”

>>26195715
>[x] “They must be mistaken, sir. We only ejected when it started the roll.”

>>26196018
Frank knows he is/possably a Gnome, the extension of the unexplained.
>>26196026
Backtalking is this >>26195916
>>26196035
>>26196026
Fine, lets say it dead fuckin', serious.
>>26196053
You are a moron.

>>26195011
This

>>26195799
Best possible answer.
>>26196098
You're late to the party much?

>>26196082
I corrected myself somewhat on my backtalk claim. I just think that cracking a joke about being able to see the future, regardless of it being Gnomecanon or not, or Frank knowing of said abilities, is is underestimating the seriousness of the situation

>>26196111
I think >>26196098 was just admiring the pic.

>>26195715
>[] “They must be mistaken, sir. We only ejected when it started the roll.”

Cracking a joke is inappropriate, and seriously suggesting we can see into the future regardless of canon is outlandish.

>>26196134
Ever hear about people laughing at funerals? Or how some crack jokes in the face of death? I'm taking it like that. It's just how people react at certain times.

>>26196152
>Outlandish
Witches. Sparkling. Flying.

>>26196179
And doing it to a 4-star admiral's face is still a stupid thing to do.

Laughing about destroying a multi-million dollar aircraft tends to piss them off.

>>26196201
And we're none of the three.

>>26196214
>Sparkling
>Sparkling
>Sparkling
Not Gnome?
>Flying.
We fly in airplanes.

>>26196201
That's not outlandish in this universe. Admittedly, there are canon examples of limited precog gnomes, but I don't know if Frank knows of these.
>>26196209
Pretty much this. We can cope however we want, but making light of the situation to the guy trying to cover our ass is not the correct way to go about things.

>>26196201

Which we have zero fucking evidence we even have, only one person was known to have precog, and she was a fullblown witch.

Gnoming is even more of an inexact science than witchery, this is nothing more than an educated guess at best.

>>26196241
One could argue that Sean's Gnomotype had some sort of precog stuff going on

>>26196260
It was, the whole Celtic outrider thing, I think.

>>26196260

We don't know if Frank even knows Sean exists, much less what specific kind of Gnome powers he had.

>>26196260

well he saw a attack coming, we saw a crash coming. closeenough.jpeg

So much Metagaming here...

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>>26196345

>Frank has demonstrated doing things in a fighter that are practically impossible
>"HURR METAGAMING"
>mfw

>>26196345
Uh, dude? What part of the preffered vote or write-in says anything like "I think I'm a gnome."

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>>26196345
get the fuck out

>>26196378
>>26196389
>>26196399

Ever thought we are just lucky/good and a bit crazy to begin with?

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[x] “They must be mistaken, sir. We only ejected when it started the roll.”

You shake your head. “Sir, they must be mistaken. We only ejected when it started that roll.”

“Frank...” Ice says. “What did your instruments say? What about the horizon?”

You frown, trying to remember. “I can't remember. It was all pretty fast.”

Nixon sighs. “Look, son. If this were coming from anyone else, I'd accuse them of ejecting when they screwed up and things got too hot for them. Coming from you, though, and after hearing what these girls have said about you...”

Ice grimaces. “Sir, I'm not letting those cloak and dagger freaks get hold of my pilot.”

Nixon laughs, looking over at Ice. “I hardly think the brotherhood is cloak and dagger freaks, but he's certainly your pilot.” He turns to you. “Listen son, I only came here to see how you were doing and get your side of things.”

“We,” he indicates himself. “Can't touch you. Old deal with the witches- if we stick a pilot in with them, he's got most of the same privileges as one of them. Part of that is we can't ground you- only your commander can. What we can do is bar you from all aircraft that don't belong to your squadron. That's already been done, sorry son.”

You sigh, suddenly saddened. Yeah, you'd outgrown tomcats, but they're still your first jet, damnit. Still, you put a half-smile on. “Sounds like a good deal for the pilot.” You say.

“And I want two things out of you,” he continues, ignoring you for a second. He holds up two fingers. “First, I want you to tell me you understand that multimillion fighter aircraft aren't your personal toys. Second, I want your word that You'll never do something like that again.”

[] “Yes, sir. I understand that jets aren't my personal toys and I'll never do something like that again.”
[] “Of course, sir. I'm sorry you had to ask.”

>>26196644
>[] “Of course, sir. I'm sorry you had to ask.”

This shit never should've happened in the first place.

>>26196644
>[] “Of course, sir. I'm sorry you had to ask.”

>>26196644
[x] “Of course, sir. I'm sorry you had to ask.”

Depreciation will save you from a Catch 22?!? Goddamn, hanging with Strike Witches has it's privileges!

>>26196644
>[x] “Of course, sir. I'm sorry you had to ask.”

"It was my call, and I was being childish. On my honor it won't happen again, sir."

>>26196644
>[x] “Of course, sir. I'm sorry you had to ask.”
"But, brotherhood? I'm pushing a bit, right Sir?"

>>26196644
>[] “Of course, sir. I'm sorry you had to ask.”
Ice is going to be PISSED

>>26196644
[X] “Of course, sir. I'm sorry you had to ask.”

[] “Of course, sir. I'm sorry you had to ask.”

>>26196644
>[] "Of course, sir. I'm sorry you had to ask."

>>26196644
>[] “Of course, sir. I'm sorry you had to ask.”

>>26196644
[x] “Of course, sir. I'm sorry you had to ask.”

>>26196644

[X] “Of course, sir. I'm sorry you had to ask.”

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>>26196644
>[x] “Of course, sir. I'm sorry you had to ask.”

We'll be playfighting with Maverick again within a month, and there's not a damn thing he can do to stop us.

>>26196644
>[] “Of course, sir. I'm sorry you had to ask.”

>>26196880
Well, if we're going to be doing it we'll be doing it in our own aircraft, which hopefully won't fall apart on us...as fast

>>26196644
[] “Of course, sir. I'm sorry you had to ask.”

Frank and Mav are in some deep shit with Ice now.

>>26196880
That better be a joke, next time we'll have Merlin to hold things together.
>>26196917
Deeper than deep.

>>26196913

That just gave me the idea. Lets see if we can get Merlin to talk to the fighter wreck, if she can, and see if she can figure out why it failed. If this would be too much for her, considering she didn't want to talk to the fighters at that graveyard, we can drop it.

>>26194901
Hey, Ghost, real quick here, you mind shooting me a E-Mail? I was thinking of at some point starting a SW quest in 2013, with a squad of Coast Guard witches. Someone recommended I should talk to you about certain plot things... things about WWIII and stuff?

Email in Tag.

>>26196981
That's essentially asking a dog whisperer to see if a dog's corpse knows why it died.

>>26196981
>That just gave me the idea. Lets see if we can get Merlin to talk to the fighter wreck, if she can, and see if she can figure out why it failed. If this would be too much for her, considering she didn't want to talk to the fighters at that graveyard, we can drop it.
You sir... That is worth looking into

>>26196981
I doubt they'll allow her near it. This is the mechanics' territory now

>>26196981
CSI: Strike Witches?

YEAAAAAAAAH!

>>26196981

That's actually a good idea....IF the mechanics and investigators will allow her to do that.

>>26197040
>>26197069

Well she is a witch they let them do tons of shit that they wouldn't normally let fly.

>>26197069
They should if the Mechanics are stumped, or someone is smooth enough to convince them to let Merlin Sherlock the F-14's corpse.

>>26197092
>>26197108
Yea, but she's a witch in our unit who happens to be her RIO. They'd probably suspect her of being a teensy bit biased...

>>26197033
She said she was capable of talking to those fighter hulks in Alaska which some of them are in if not as bad of shape as that Cat, pretty close.

>>26197120
Well, never hurts to try. At the very least it would give US information.

>>26197120
Is there any other witch that can do it? If not its something.

>>26197129
Also if played right, Merlin can point out anything suspicious that can be looked at by the mechanics.

Let the mechanics sort it out, Merlin just had to make them look.

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[x] “Of course, sir. I'm sorry you had to ask.”

You grimace, aware of what Nixon's doing for you. “Of course, sir. I'm sorry you had to ask.”

He waves that off. “Son, I was your age once too. Things are just different when an airplane costs several million dollars instead of a couple hundred thousand. Just make sure it doesn't happen again, got it?”

You nod. “Yes sir.”

He sighs and grins. “Well son, I'm glad you're both ok. Miss Litvyak just got her cast fitted.” He chuckles. “Ya know, witches are a funny bunch. She turned the most amazing color of red when they cut her flight suit off her leg.”

He grins again. “Nice leg, at that.” he chuckles. “Alright, son. I need to go back to the office and handle this board. Commander, make sure our boy here gets some rest. I'll give you a yell if the brotherhood plans to pay him a visit.”

Ice nods. “Will do, sir.”

She moves in front of the door as he leaves, closing it behind him.

“Frank, what the hell were you thinking!?” She yells, causing you to wince and stick a pinky in your ear.

[] “Boss, it wasn't anything we haven't done before! Hell, Mav and I used to do that kind of stuff all the time!”
[] “No excuse, ma'am.”

>>26196644
>[x] “Yes, sir. I understand that jets aren't my personal toys and I'll never do something like that again.”
[x] Write it down on a note so you don't forget.

I hope Katya's not doing too badly. It'd be terrible for her to be grounded due to stupidity from her own fans.

>>26197263
>[x] “No excuse, ma'am.”

might as well admit it as it was a stupid thing.

>>26197263
>[x] “Boss, it wasn't anything we haven't done before! Hell, Mav and I used to do that kind of stuff all the time!”

She didn't have that much of a problem with it BEFORE...

>>26197263
>[] “No excuse, ma'am...but, what is this brotherhood thing?"

>>26197263
[x] “Boss, it wasn't anything we haven't done before! Hell, Mav and I used to do that kind of stuff all the time!”

>>26197263
>[] "No excuse, ma'am."
Overestimated the plane, forgot we didn't have Merlin.

>>26197263
>[] “No excuse, ma'am.”
Because it was stupid. Maybe some of you will learn from this. I know you won't.

>>26197263
>[x] “No excuse, ma'am.”
"Stupidest thing I've done in sometime if not ever."
>>26197327
No they won't.

>>26197263
>[x] “No excuse, ma'am.”

>>26197263
>[] “No excuse, ma'am.”

>>26197311
except he usually did it in A) an tip top shape plane B) a proven RIO

>>26197263
>[x] “Boss, it wasn't anything we haven't done before! Hell, Mav and I used to do that kind of stuff all the time!”

Just because I want to open up that damn line where you bugger shyed from pointing out her daddy problem.

>>26197263

>[X] “No excuse, ma'am.”

The instant we felt that the plane wasn't behaving like it should we should have stopped the shenanigans.

>>26197263
[X] “Boss, it wasn't anything we haven't done before! Hell, Mav and I used to do that kind of stuff all the time!”

>>26197263
>[] “No excuse, ma'am.”

I don't think Ice is willing to put up with back-talk right now. Better bow your head and accept the lecture.

>>26197263
>[x] “No excuse, ma'am.”

Played with fire and got burned, ma'am. Maybe you could cool it down for me. :3

>>26197263
Suggest that Merlin take a look at the wreck.

>>26197350
>spilling Slider's secret
nope

>>26197263
>[] “No excuse, ma'am.”

She's in full CO mode right now.

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>>26197263
[X] “No excuse, ma'am.”
The joys of personal responsibility.

>>26197263
>[] “No excuse, ma'am.”

we pushed to far and now we gonna pay

>WAAAAAA IT WAS MY FAULT THE CAT BASICALLY EXPLODED FOR NO RAISIN
Pussies.

>>26197263

[X] “No excuse, ma'am.”

I don't think Ice is in the mood for backtalk. She's not just angry about this; that crash scared the hell out of her as well. It was her dad and the Battle of Tanana all over again.

>>26197479
This.

Jesus christ people, I'm all for accepting responsibility for bad shit we did but this stuff is seriously not our fault. Theres something else at work.

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>>26197519
YES OUR GNOME FUCKING POWERS YOU FUCKING MORON! Go fuck yourself with a Saturn 5 Rocket.

>>26197519
It's the Waifu thing. All the waifu. Pussywhipped as fuck.

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>>26197519
Please explain, sir.

>>26197551
You mean to tell me that you would badmouth your CO or Nixon? Alrighty then.

>>26197551
people like you are why people hate SWQ: They think they cater to dickheaded retards.

>>26197566

That pic reminds me....wouldn't WWIII (while the superpowers are fighting each other) be the best time for the Martians to launch another invasion?

>>26197566
Well, this isn't the first time something like this has happened. Remember those tiny hairline fractures in the engine of the other plane, which Merlin fixed up?

Its either sabotage or our gnome powers literally ruining every plane we fly, the former being not our fault and the latter being completely out of our hands and almost completely unforseeable. Either way we need to get someone to take an actual serious look at things and never ever fly without Merlin.

>>26197719
We've had this discussion before. What did they do the first time? The same, Damn, THING. They'd get buttfucked to Pluto, which is still a planet at this point and time.
>>26197738
>never ever fly without Merlin.
This so fuckin' much.

>>26197719
Funny thing about invading two world powers at the same time, while they're at war with each other; their military readiness is maximum.
As shown by Martian War 1, they should wait until immediately after hostilities have ceased.

>>26197738
It's probably that Frank's gnome abilities allow him to fly above and beyond the abilities of a given airframe when he's in combat, but not prevent the stress on the airframe.

>>26197750
>>26197767
Oh shit.

What if they're not doing the same thing?

What if they've made an actual, genuine alliance with Russia, with the intent to divvy up territory once the dust settles?

>>26197791
Mars as the new Nazi Germany?
Well, it would better explain how the fuck Russia got those Martian Dreadnoughts working, and were able to hide them for so long.

>>26197719
Martians are probably watching through their telescopes going, "NOPE NOPE NOPE".

>>26197791
They're too backwards for that. Especially with a descendent of N'oo'p on the throne.

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>>26197791
Stalin is, well Robo-Stalin.

Wait guys. What if the cat dying was because of Stalinka's mental hate ray of sabotage because we went up in the bird with Katya?

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>>26197791

With the intent to turn on the Soviets once all the other superpowers are out of the way??

>>26197822
Do what the Germans did not...My Gods.

>>26197738
>>26197783

I'm assuming gnome powers. I highly doubt the Soviets have managed to infiltrate into the military that extensively.

>>26197822
Maybe.

Or maybe they're smarter than they look and would rather not push their luck.

>>26197817
How would she know? Even assuming there are red SPAHs in the base, there's no way they got the info to her THAT quickly.

>>26197791
Because the Soviet Union is known for cutting deals with nations that utterly devastate and exterminate large swaths of their territory.

European Russia was fucked up by the Martian invasion. They aren't going to forget that.

>>26197835
Why do you assume its Soviets?

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>>26197791
Not impossible. Wonder why they didn't strike the US at the same time Russia was invading Europe. Unless they're waiting for us to over-extend ourselves...

Also I've always wondered why the human nations didn't band together tighter after being invaded by aliens from outer space. Surely genocide of humanity is a greater evil than allying with the commies right? Right?

>>26197738
Or it could be manufacturers trying to cut corners combined with Frank's shitty luck and Main Character Disease. Never attribute to malice what can be more easily explained as stupidity.

>>26197897
>Surely genocide of humanity is a greater evil than allying with the commies right? Right?
Oh you poor naive fool.

>>26197897
What is Humanity? We love killing each other.

>>26197897
BETTER DEAD THAN RED

>>26197817
I still say Stalinka has optical illusions working. It would allow her to get on the base as well as contribute to why everyone saw something different to what actually happened when we bailed out of the Tomcat.

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>>26197875
Because, Anon. If it isn't then all hope is lost in the American way.

>>26197897
Because once the threat is gone, people tend to turn on each other. Especially if they have pre-existing conflicts and grievances.

>>26197905
Very true, people are likely using those theories just to hide the fact they went and did a stupid thing.

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>>26197897

>>26197954
What stupid thing?

A trained military pilot taking a fully working plane up and putting it through a light no-fire combat exercise?

>>26197980
more like a gnome whose powers tend to wreck planes flying a plane that was something of a beater with a unproven RIO (as opposed to his usual one whose powers help keep the plane together) dogfighting which cause his powers and the plane's less than 100$ shape to interact in bad ways.

>>26197980
>fully working plane
There were niggling doubts about this, which Frank ignored. That was the stupid thing.

>>26197954
I was referring to manufacturer stupidity rather than /tg/, but dogfighting in an old, seldom-used plane with a barely-trained RIO and a long history of pushing planes way beyond normal tolerances wasn't the smartest move ever.

>>26198176
Think it would have been better with a F-18? Out of curiosity.

Sort of feeling guilty losing such a beauty of a plane.

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[x] “No excuse, ma'am.”

You shake your head. “No excuse, Ma'am. I should have known better.” You say, trying both to placate her- a futile gesture, you know- and because it's the truth. You should have known better- but from what?

Ice is clearly not placated. At all. “Hmph.” she grunts. “You're not getting it out of it that easily, Frank.” She says. “You know what happened when they said you'd crashed again?” She gestures to Merlin.

“Samantha about lost her mind, Rachel disappeared, even the twins- the Twins! Were running scared for a bit. We didn't know what had happened until Goose managed to get a call in, and that was only after she'd landed at LAX.”

She pauses. “We thought we'd lost you all over again.” She says, her voice a tiny whisper.

[] “It'll take a lot more effort than that for you to get rid of me, boss.”
[] (apply hug.)
[] Other! (write in)

>>26198284
>[x] “It'll take a lot more effort than that for you to get rid of me, boss.”

>>26198284
>[] “It'll take a lot more effort than that for you to get rid of me, boss.”
>[] (apply hug.)

>>26198284
>[x] “It'll take a lot more effort than that for you to get rid of me, boss.”
>[x] (apply hug.)
Everyone is getting a hug.

>>26198284
>[] “It'll take a lot more effort than that for you to get rid of me, boss.”
>[] (apply hug.)
Why not both?

>>26198284
[x] “It'll take a lot more effort than that for you to get rid of me, boss.”
Like, seriously. Come on. We have ejector seats for a reason.

>>26198284

>She pauses. “We thought we'd lost you all over again.” She says, her voice a tiny whisper.

I KNEW it!

[X] “It'll take a lot more effort than that for you to get rid of me, boss.”
[X] (apply hug.)

The Boss needs HUGS!!!

>>26198284
>[x] “It'll take a lot more effort than that for you to get rid of me, boss.”
>[x] (apply hug.)

Make it awkward.

>consequently RAPring
Captcha, please. Rated PG.

>>26198284
>[] “It'll take a lot more effort than that for you to get rid of me, boss.”
>[] (apply hug.)

>>26198338
>Merlin starts to drop a sick beat

>>26198284
>[] "It'll take a lot more effort than that for you to get rid of me, boss."
>[] (apply hug.)

>>26198284
>[] “It'll take a lot more effort than that for you to get rid of me, boss.”
>[] (apply hug.)

Everybody needs some hugs.

>>26198284
[x] (apply hug.)
[x] Other! (write in)

"I know... God I know." *hugs* "That's why all of this... doesn't smell right to me. I want Merlin to investigate the wreck."

Hugs make EVERYTHING better! And Freedom, Freedom makes it better.

>>26198284
[x] “It'll take a lot more effort than that for you to get rid of me, boss.”
[x] (apply hug.)

>>26198284
>[] (apply hug.)
>[] Other!
"Shit, boss, I'm sorry. I didn't mean for any of that to happen. But I'm not going anywhere. I promise."

>>26198284
[] “It'll take a lot more effort than that for you to get rid of me, boss.”
[] (apply hug.)
[] Other!
(wisper into Ice's ear as you hug her) i think that what happened might very well be due to me being a Male Talent/Gnome/Wizard/etc.

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>>26198284

>[] “It'll take a lot more effort than that for you to get rid of me, boss.”
>[] (apply hug.)....to the whole squadron!!!

Slider's gonna kill Fronk when she gets back, isn't she??

>>26198432
Good Idea! add this to mine as well Ghost!
>>26198395
"I know... God I know." *hugs* "That's why all of this... doesn't smell right to me. I want Merlin to investigate the wreck."

>>26198432
>(wisper into Ice's ear as you hug her) i think that what happened might very well be due to me being a Male Talent/Gnome/Wizard/etc.

We still don't know what those are. The last time Ice brought it up we responded essentially with "Pssssh, get real."

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>>26198284
[X] “It'll take a lot more effort than that for you to get rid of me, boss.”
[X] (apply hug.)

>>26198284
>[x] Other!
"Sorry to worry all of you, boss. But I'm not going to get my card punched that easily."

>>26198447
depends on your definition of "kill"
oh god I hope

>>26198447
i think Fronk needs to start wearing body armor real soon. or something to prevent crushing death from uber hugs.

>>26198432
>>26198464
Aye. If anything Fronk would be more inclined to read into it, not just outright say, "I think I'm a gnome now..."

(Cuz every part of me is magical now.)

>>26198447
>Slider's gonna kill Fronk when she gets back, isn't she??
Kill=Rape then yes

>Stalinka hears about us almost crashing
>Next day state of the art Soviet plane arrives

>>26198394

Agree...and DON'T forget Patty. Imagine how low she's feeling right now.

>"Patty: "I almost got my squadmate and best friend killed...."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXgiwnYxleQ

>>26198537
This. We must become the feels machine

>>26198395
Guyyyys... how about adding the whole MErlin thing? She gets to play CSI! :D It'll distract her form the near disaster and we can dress her up like Horatio!

>>26198555
We are the ghost of...late-christmas FEELS!

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>>26198526
>mfw

>>26197926
This implies a level of subtlety and cunning that Stalinka has so far shown to be incapable of maintaining.

>>26198284
>[x] "It'll take a lot more effort than that for you to get rid of me, boss."
>[x] (apply hug)

If we are a Gnome, I guess we just haven't developed the required secondary powers to keep our planes from shaking themselves apart yet.

>>26198526
>Merlin tries talking to it.
>Can't understand a damn thing because it talks in Russian.

>>26198664
oh god this
Ghost, at some point you HAVE to work this in.

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>>26198605
>implying Horatio is remotely relevant

>>26198686
Good man.

>>26198686
touche'
Let's get NCIS twenty years early on this.

>>26198664
>It keeps shouting "CHEEKI BREEKI" at me

>>26198490
..... thanks alot. now i have weird Al's song "I think i am a clone now" with "i think i am a gnome now.." in it stuck in my head!

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>>26198526

This one, maybe?

>>26198664
AW MOTHERLAND!!!
>>26198686
Nice. Still NIS in 89, right?

>>26198664
>>26198723
>CAPITALIST PIG DOG GET OUT

(remotely activates ejection seat)

>>26198526
>Has a picture of her in 1950s swimwear attached to the instrument panel
>it's attached to a bomb, ensuring we can't remove it

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>>26198733
Bitch get on my level.

>>26198769
Seconded.

>>26198686
>>26198709
I can't help but to imagine a younger Gibbs popping up. Likely when he was being called Probe-y.

>>26198723
>katya tries to get in
>"GET OUT OF HERE STALKER"
>Ejection seat activates

>>26198788
At this time he is still a Sniper in the Corp.

>>26198788
Okay, Ghost, this needs to happen! Can we get a few more AMENS here for Merlin going NCIS mode?

>>26198813
AMEN!

>>26198813
!NEMA

>>26198813
AMEN!

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>>26198813
>>26198709
>>26198686
>>26198605

>mfw I started all this

>>26198769
>>26198782

Firefox:
--perfect stealth capability
--Top speed of Mach 6
--fires missiles forward and aft
--thought-controlled weapons system

That thing could take a Vampire....sorry, guys

>>26198892
Firefox is a Mary Sue.

>>26198892
Even railguns?

>>26198915
planes cant be mary sues, they aren't characters

>>26198883
we need sunglasses on Merlin yesterday!

>>26198947
It's highly unrealistic, past even theoretical knowledge. Vampire/Wyvern are theoretically possible.