He shrugs. “Honestly, I don't even think you could run. I get the impression Ilyena would hunt you down and drag you back here.”

You chuckle. “Assuming it wasn't her idea.”

Quentin chuckles, then looks at his watch- He's handling it better, not being the one getting married, and all, but he's impatient, too.

“So she's said she's not going to fly anymore?” He asks after a short silence.

You shake your head. “Nah, she wants out of it. I can't say I blame her, either. France was nerve wracking and Poland...” You shrug. “Poland wasn't as bad, but still. Those last few months, running tactical missions with the ninth and the Luftwaffe....” You trail off with another shrug.

Quentin nods. “Yeah, tell me about it.”

“Not quite as nerve wracking as this, though.” You say, venturing a small smile. “Good lord, it's like your dad invited half of new york city.”

“And a few other foreign dignitaries he's met, to boot.” Quentin says, matter-of-factually. “But C'mon John, you're marrying a witch. You knew they have big weddings.”

“It's not like there's not that many of them,” you complain. “And still, there's big, then there's... this! Hell I don't even recognize most of the people out there.”

“Neither do I.” Quentin says with a shrug. “But I didn't at my wedding either.”

He grins. “Just remember, could be worse. We could be over Chamery and there could be fourteen of them this time.”

You shake your head at that.

“So, you given any thought to what you're going to do?” He asks. “God knows we're going to need you, especially if they pick up the contract for the bats like they'd planned, but I don't think anyone would argue the point that you've earned the right to retire.”

[] “I was thinking of staying in a few more years. I'm just not ready to give up flying yet.”
[] “I think I'm going to get out, move somewhere quiet, just enjoy life, ya know?”

>>28783608
>[x] “I think I'm going to get out, move somewhere quiet, just enjoy life, ya know?”

Two World Wars of service, and a new waifu to enjoy. Time to retire.

>>28783608
>[x] “I think I'm going to get out, move somewhere quiet, just enjoy life, ya know?”

I think two wars is enough for a person.

>>28783608
>[x] “I think I'm going to get out, move somewhere quiet, just enjoy life, ya know?”

>>28783608
>[x] “I think I'm going to get out, move somewhere quiet, just enjoy life, ya know?”

Yeah I think this old dog has done enough for his country.

>>28783608
[x] “I was thinking of staying in a few more years. I'm just not ready to give up flying yet.”
I want to at least make sure that things are set up properly. Otherwise everything will go according to Mallory's will.

[] “I think I'm going to get out, move somewhere quiet, just enjoy life, ya know?”

>>28783608
>[] “I think I'm going to get out, move somewhere quiet, just enjoy life, ya know?”

Two wars and an ass load of flight time... I think he's had enough.

>>28783608
>[] “I think I'm going to get out, move somewhere quiet, just enjoy life, ya know?”

>>28783608

>[x] "I think I'm going to get out, move somewhere quiet, just enjoy life, ya know?"

Two world wars and a new wife who'll be pissed if we're dragged away because of duty.

>>28783608
>[] “I think I'm going to get out, move somewhere quiet, just enjoy life, ya know?”

Ilyena would bring us back from the dead if we died in a training accident just so she could kill us again.

>>28783608
>[] “I was thinking of staying in a few more years. I'm just not ready to give up flying yet.”

>Write in

However, No more wars somewhere close to home. Maybe pick up commercial flying or something.

We're pilots guys.

>>28783608
>[x] “I think I'm going to get out, move somewhere quiet, just enjoy life, ya know?”

>>28783608
>[x] “I think I'm going to get out, move somewhere quiet, just enjoy life, ya know?”
We've had our fair share of wars, time to kick back and live life. Best night of the week!

Go home and be a family man

>>28783608
>>[X] “I think I'm going to get out, move somewhere quiet, just enjoy life, ya know?”


We served our time. It's time to pass the buck to the younger generation, and hope they don't mess it up.

>>28783608
I think flying will always will be part of us. Don't get me wrong we should retire from military service but maybe pick up a job involving flying, maybe pilot commercial flights.

>>28783608
>[x] “I think I'm going to get out, move somewhere quiet, just enjoy life, ya know?”

>[] “I think I'm going to get out, move somewhere quiet, just enjoy life, ya know?”

though something WILL happen before we can retire.

>>28783913
>though something WILL happen before we can retire.

Something will ALWAYS happen before we retire.

>>28783608
>[x] “I think I'm going to get out, move somewhere quiet, just enjoy life, ya know?”

>>28783913
>>28784037
"Oh fuck, the Soviets have set up a blockade around Warsaw!"
Time to drop candy on the Poles.

>>28784037
>>28783913
We made it to the wedding alive, so we're still ahead of the game.

>[x] “I think I'm going to get out, move somewhere quiet, just enjoy life, ya know?”

so im a little late to the party

>>28784061
I now declare you husband and wi-SURPRISE MARTIAN SNEAK ATTACK!

>>28784287
With the amount of people at this thing I'd guess about a dozen witches pull out their sidearms and wreck the martians shit.

>>28784481
Well I never said it was a well thought out idea did I now?

>>28784481
Witches?

Frak it, Teddy will produce a big stick from nowhere and beat the martians all by himself.

Then he'll hop into a horse and chase any fleeing martians.

>>28784513
>>28784519
I can just see it now.

"I know pronounce you..."

Meanwhile nearby....

"Command this is Alpha two, we have a wing of bogies inbound."

"Roger Alpha two, Vectoring in the New York Witches Academy and Mr. Roosevelt."

"..."

"Alpha 2?"

"Sorry sir, you just made me feel sorry for the aliums for a split second. Alpha 2 acknowledges and is prepared to vector."

Back to the main show...

"...Husband and wife."

>>28784575
Did teddy already try to re-enlist? I can imagine he try to back with rough raiders, with its attached tank witches unit and put under Patton command.

>>28784698
Ghost just said that he visited and shit, he was to old to get taken back or even volunteer.

>>28784719
Not for lack of trying of course

so while we wait for ghost to finish up did you watch the new godzilla trailer?

>>28784768
He was too old in WW1. WW2 would have been beyond even him.

Besides, he has two sons in the military already. And he's probably giving shit to Quentin for not having a star like his brother Teddy Jr.

>>28784831
Doesn't mean he wouldn't have tried.

>>28784825
Pretty damn fucking awesome is what it was.

>>28783608
>[] “I think I'm going to get out, move somewhere quiet, just enjoy life, ya know?”
We've given our service. We can still fly private, but two world wars?

>>28785164
Actually one was a Interplanetary war.

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[x] “I think I'm going to get out, move somewhere quiet, just enjoy life, ya know?”

You step in front of the mirror again, adjusting your ribbons slightly- they seemed crooked.

“I've been thinking of getting out, Quint.” You say, adjusting them the other direction- maybe they were fine? “Move somewhere quiet, maybe out west. Live a quiet life, ya know?”

Quentin nods. “To tell you god's honest truth, John, we kinda figured you'd say that. Two wars is enough for any man.” He pauses. “Well, except maybe dad.”

You laugh. “Your dad just likes adventure. Speaking of, how did his trip to the navy yard go?”

Quentin shrugs. “Well, he approves of the California, that's for sure. I think her skipper and his wife got invited, so they're probably out there. Guess he toured a couple of destroyers too.”

He looks at his watch. “Well, it's about time buddy. You ready for this? And get out of the damn mirror, you look fine.”

You nod, even though it's a lie.

Most of the actual ceremony passes in a blur- you distinctly remember Camille acting as Ilyena's maid of honor, and the twins and their parents out in the audience- their folks flown out specifically on your and Ilyena's invitation- not to mention Quentin's significant pull in the Army air force. You wonder, passingly, what their friends thought when a B-24 landed at the small-town airport to pick them up and bring them to New York city.

1/2

You also remember your bride being walked up the isle by Theodore Roosevelt- you almost wonder how that works, then decided you honestly didn't care. You're kind of surprised, though you suppose you really shouldn't be, at the number of people out there- your practiced eye spots, with relative ease, several army air force uniforms, a couple pairs of navy whites, even a marine or two. You're pretty sure you see a soviet uniform there in the back- you wonder how they got in, Ilyena's stance on the Soviet union isn't exactly a massive secret. A few RAF uniforms- that makes sense, you made a few friends at Wattisham, and a few Luftwaffe ones, too- probably some of the guys you met at Templehof.

The Military men and women are scattered among several others, civilians, mostly, you think- probably here due in no small part to Teddy's word. You almost feel bad for the twin's folks- they almost look out of place, their sunday best at drastic contrast with the tailored suits and dresses of some of the people out there.

The reception is hardly more calm- but it's also less nerve wracking. The hard part is over- She's not Ilyena Nicolvena anymore, she took your name, making her Ilyena Kazanski. It kinda has a certain ring to it, you gotta admit. You kinda wish your folks were still alive to see it- though you're pretty sure they'd be happy. They were always tough, but supportive, urging you to excel at whatever you set your hands to. You like to think in this case, you did them proud.

2/3 (oops)

You've got a bit of time to move about the reception- Ilyena has detached herself from you to go talk with Camille- and you've spotted Quentin off with a cluster of your brother officers, including a few with stars on their shoulders. Of course, their conversation seems friendly enough from here, and now's as good a time as any to talk to them- you're sure they'll ask you about planning to retire, afterall.

There's also the twins and their folks- the twins don't look out of place at all, honestly, happily talking with everyone and everything, but their parents seem kinda overwhelmed by it all. You imagine at least talking with them some would help out a bit, and Ilyena did want to meet them when she got the chance.

[] Let's go talk to that minor galaxy over there. Might as well break the news unofficially.
[] Not gonna let the twin's folks sit there like that, let's get them introduced!

>>28785256
>[] Not gonna let the twin's folks sit there like that, let's get them introduced!

>>28785256
>[] Not gonna let the twin's folks sit there like that, let's get them introduced!

Be the good host

>>28785256
>[] Not gonna let the twin's folks sit there like that, let's get them introduced!

[] Not gonna let the twin's folks sit there like that, let's get them introduced!

The stars can wait. Huggy-feely comes first.

>>28785256
>[x] Not gonna let the twin's folks sit there like that, let's get them introduced!
Complement them on their sense of humor.

>>28785256
>[] Not gonna let the twin's folks sit there like that, let's get them introduced!
Eh, the generals will find out sooner or later anyways, and they no longer matter.

So, everybody. Just had a though.

Seeing how it's 1945 and the twins are like 14 now, anybody want to put money on who one or two of the matrons are going to be when Frank gets questioned at Barin?

>>28785256
>[] Not gonna let the twin's folks sit there like that, let's get them introduced!

>>28785326
>Yank Matrons
>At a Brit Castle

u wot m&

>>28785256
>[] Not gonna let the twin's folks sit there like that, let's get them introduced!
To the rescue!

>>28785361
Well, there's always that mysterious and arcane process known as "immigration", as well as "visiting on business" and "going to see that pilot with the weird magic".

>>28785326
Both, you're also implying Fronk is going to agree to the questioning.
>>28785285
>Complement
Compliment* Thought I spelled it wrong.
>>28785361
There's a good chance that the Matrons there are from several countries in regards to the Fronken-Gnome.

>>28785361
It's Nato time buddy.

Besides, I doubt there's a "good dozen" of Brit Matrons just chilling at Barin.

>>28785414
We're going to have to talk to them eventually, I'd rather do it on our terms.

>>28785403
>Immigration
>1980s Britain

heh

[x] Not gonna let the twin's folks sit there like that, let's get them introduced!

Lets see the people that named the spring time twins

>>28785256
>[] Not gonna let the twin's folks sit there like that, let's get them introduced!
Wedding receptions are meant for making people feel awkward!

>>28785429
There's a good chance they'd make exceptions for witches, as they're hardly your typical immigrant.

Also, while I have no idea what would've stopped immigration in 1980's Britain (was that the Troubles or something?), that is just one decade in the almost half-century between 1945 and 1989.

>>28785570
>Also, while I have no idea what would've stopped immigration in 1980's Britain

Thatcher.

>>28785582
Thatcher was probably a witch and to busy for politics in this timeline.

>>28785570
Thatcher. Best PM ever.

>>28785599
Man do I feel sorry for whoever had to deal with her even as a witch.

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>>28785599
>Thatcher commanded the forces that took back the Falklands in universe
>Gets the nickname Iron Lady for fighting Argies
hehe

>>28785688
Is this a thing? This better be a thing. Please tell me it's a thing.

>>28785688

awesome

>>28785753
Nop just pulled it out of my ass.

>>28785782
Why the hell did Nop have a hand in your ass?

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>>28785801
Well that's what I get for forgetting the comma...

>>28785801
Doesn't No'op he have tentacles though?

>>28785841
No'op is Nop's brother. But yes, you would be correct.

>>28785841
Whoops, just made a typo in a post indirectly mocking a typo.

I shall commit sudoku immediately.

>>28785869
Typo buddies for life!

>>28785801
Are Nops related to Alots?

>>28785966
nah Nop is No'op's brother. He's not quite as awesome.

>>28785256
[] Not gonna let the twin's folks sit there like that, let's get them introduced!

>>28785599
Not necessarily. Captain Blackwell's a witch, and she chose to go into Command rather than becoming a matron. If Maggie wanted to go into politics, she could.

>>28786625

On that subject, do female fighter pilots exist in this universe, whether during the Martian war or later?

>>28786654
Shark Twins.
I'd imagine the Soviets used them as they did irl.

>>28786671
The sharks are witches too, remember.

>>28786654
>Who are the Shark Twins?
Sure they're witches but they are female fighter pilots.

>>28786698
While technically true, they DO pilot a fighter aircraft.

>>28786654
Yes, almost certainly. They had Amelia Earhart backing them for ferry trips, so it wouldn't be that much of a stretch that she backed them for combat flying too. ESPECIALLY in the desperate straights of 1942.

>>28786671

Yeah but I meant female non-witch pilots. Much as a love those two nuts. Literally all the female military personnel we've met have been witches throughout the quests as far as I know of.

>>28786754
Female pilots would probably be similar to the way it used to be: "non-combat" roles.

slow day today...

>>28787272
Ghost is writing big posts, we don't have that much to talk about.

>>28787272
Ghost usually takes a bit longer to post updates in this little mini-quest (partially because they're longer updates)

So well when is the first child of theirs due? That's Ice's dad right?

>>28787391
not sure if these are Ice's maternal or paternal parents.

>>28787391
Yeah. All we have is "Old enough to have Ice and die in Vietnam" so probably soon.

>>28787391
9 months from the end of this thread, if not sooner

>>28787409
>Grandparents damn fingers.

>>28787409
Paternal, it's been stated.

>>28787409
Unless Ice's dad took his wife's name they'd be paternal

>>28787410
Ah man he didn't even make it to 30? Live fast and die young indeed. . .

Do we know his name from '89?

>>28787479
"Bill" so William? That's from thread 4.

>>28787560

Heh, "Wild Bill" Kazanski anyone?

ghost is ded

>>28787796
maybe he went to get dinner

>>28787852
or that soviet witch from para busted in and kidnapped him

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>>28787879
If that is the case, we should not mourn. We should celebrate his memory and his happiness

>>28787879
Or maybe Katya Ice and Slider kidnapped him/had to rescue him from Konstantina.

>>28787938
Lucky Strikes gentlemen?

>>28787969
That is merely one aspect of the summoning ritual. If we did want to cruelly tear him away from his interdimensional soviet witch waifu to keep amusing us, we'd hafta get PF to conduct the reverse of his own summoning spell.

>>28788038

That would entail Planefag actually writing something.

>>28788038
We still need the materials for Planefag's ritual as we know we can't substitute objects less we make the same mistake Ghost and Maus made.

>>28788083
psst. Deme is writhing again.

>>28788098
writhing? Did the botched summoning cause him that much pain?
>>28788083
>>28788095
Solid points

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[x] Not gonna let the twin's folks sit there like that, let's get them introduced!

You know, you have to give the twins' folks a lot of credit- they're very strong. First they had two daughters whisked off to war- witches, sure, but witches died too- and now they've been brought to something that's far, far beyond their social norm because of those same two daughters. Yeah, they're lost, but at the same time, they could hardly expect to be doing better.

You make your way over to them, nodding at the twins. “Hiya, springtime!” You greet. “How're you two doing today?”

April and May both give you quick hugs, looking around. “Where's miss Ilyena?” April asks. “We saw Cammie earlier and said hi, but she didn't stick around to talk.”

May looks at you, knowingly. “She was chasing a pilot.”

You laugh, nodding. She's been kind of predatory since the end of the war, and part of you- a small part- can't help but wonder if maybe she's a little jealous of you and Ilyena.

“Oh!” May says, half-turning. “I'm really sorry, I almost forgot. Major-” She gets your rank wrong, but you don't correct her, still getting used to it yourself- “These are our parents, David and Madeline Smith. Dad, Mom, this is Major John Kazanski, he was our squadron's pilot in Europe.”

You shake David's hand, smiling. “Pleasure to meet both of you. How was the flight?”

David smiles. “Ah, truth be told, sir, it was our first time on an airplane. It was something else.”

You laugh. “Isn't it? And call me John, please.” You make him to be about ten or so years younger than you, maybe a hair less- he's in his late thirties, tops.

He nods. “I can see why the girls love to fly so much, there's nothing quite like it. When we found out they were witches, Maddie and me, well, we didn't quite know what to think. Really, we weren't worried until... “

1/2

>>28788098

A Wizard is you?

>>28788143
something new. same general board. check the last thread of Wizard for clues.

He trails off- you remember the twins saying they'd lived in Kansas, and had spent the better part of '42 in a refugee camp down in Texas. December seventh must have come as a very nasty shock to them- as it did to a lot of people.

You nod. “The two of them are both very good- when Ilyena comes around, I'm sure she'll be able to tell you more about it. It's different for witches, and-”

You're cut off by Quentin and his father- you can see David and Madeline practically shrink back when they recognize them.

“John! We were looking all over for ya!” Quint says, handing you a glass of wine. “Springtime! How are my littlest witches doing?”

April and May look at each other, than back at Quint with a grin.

“Quint!” They say in unison. “We're good! And have you met our parents?”

“I can't say I've had the honor, no. You introduce yours, I'll introduce mine?” He says, laughing.

It doesn't take long for Quentin and Teddy's gregarious manner to get the twin's parents feeling more at home- though you rather imagine it was helped by Teddy telling David he looks like he'd have been right at home going up San Juan hill. Apparently, Teddy's a bit of a childhood hero for the man, and you imagine this is a bit of a dream come true for him.

2/3 (oops)

>>28788160
Is it SWQ or Touhou or something else? I've never really managed to understand the whole Touhou mythos...

You're about to excuse yourself to go find your wife when she finds you- announcing herself by wrapping her arms around your waist. “I cannot believe so many people turned out for our wedding, darling!” She says, excited. “Ah, it is as I always dreamed of.”

She wraps her hand in yours- you passingly wonder how she managed to learn how to do that so damn fast, you haven't even been married a day- and steps forward, re-engaging you two in the conversation with the twin's parents.

Madeline- who prefers to be called Maddie- clicks with Ilyena almost instantly- the two of them chatting away like lifelong friends in just a few minutes. You're glad for that, joining Quentin and Teddy in talking with David.

By the end of the reception, you've gotten their mailing address- temporary, but they'll be at their new home before the year's out, they think. When they finally get ready to leave, the twins give you one last hug, their parents noting that they've been invited to stay in the city as guests of Quentin's family for a while. Quentin, meanwhile, is overseeing the packing up of your wedding gifts, practically shooing you out the door for your honeymoon, which, he's said in the past, is long, long overdue, and no, Templehof and Wattisham don't count.

But that just leaves where you want to go- Ilyena has left that decision to you, and you've kind of decided to keep it in the states, but you've got a bunch of places you'd like to go, and you're having trouble picking.

[] California! You've heard amazing things about the beaches and parks there.
[] The pacific northwest! You've got a line on a cabin up there that sits on an incredible chunk of property.
[] The west! There's family property in Wyoming, near yellowstone!
[] Here, in New York- you'll be close to friends and be able to show Ilyena your favorite things about the city.
[] Somewhere else! (Write in destination in the US)

>>28788195
>understand the whole Touhou mythos
No one does. and yeah its Touhou.

>>28788196
>[] California! You've heard amazing things about the beaches and parks there.

>>28788195

Touhou is essntially a curtain shooter series that takes place in this magical land cordoned off from teh outside world by a magic barrier filled with various mythological creatures. Mostly Japanese with a sprinking of Western stuff here and there.

>>28788196
>[x] Somewhere else! (Write in destination in the US)
No midwest? WHAT IS THIS NONSENSE. MIDWEST BEST WEST. AND EAST TOO.

>>28788196
>[x] The pacific northwest! You've got a line on a cabin up there that sits on an incredible chunk of property.
Oregon precisely.

>>28788196
>[] Here, in New York- you'll be close to friends and be able to show Ilyena your favorite things about the city.
Best city. My opinion is in no way bias.

>>28788196
>[] The pacific northwest! You've got a line on a cabin up there that sits on an incredible chunk of property.

Best west.

>>28788196
>[] The pacific northwest! You've got a line on a cabin up there that sits on an incredible chunk of property.

>>28788196
>[] California! You've heard amazing things about the beaches and parks there.

>>28788239
I know that much, but even being mostly originally from /a/ I can't really tell my Reimus from my Cirnos from my whoever elses. I know what the games are, but the amount of background (fanon?) that comes with a bunch of bullet hell shooters about magical girls in Gensokyo baffles me.
>>28788196
I'd say
>Outer Banks, NC (Cape Lookout area)
but that's assuming the Martians weren't much for commerce raiding like the Germans were (don't wanna be swimming in wreckage and dead bodies). If the outer banks did turn into a war zone, then
>[] The west! There's family property in Wyoming, near yellowstone!
inb4 "I always wanted to see Montana"

>>28788196
[X] pacnorthwest
There is no other option. Go see the forests, the mountains, and the rivers. It quiet and idyllic. Just the retirement you were looking forward to.

>>28788196
>[] California! You've heard amazing things about the beaches and parks there.

Totally not biased here.

> lives in California.

>>28788314
I'd just say go to the Touhou English Wikipedia page, everything there and referenced to is canon.

>>28788196
i give you all two options.
Roanoke, VA. a rail road boom town due to the coal fields near by in that age. new money moving in, jobs everywhere, city growing, awesome view, a new air port being built if you still want to fly.

the other one is Detroit, MI.
The motor city in it's hay day. enough said.

>>28788196
>[x] The West! There's family property in Wyoming, near Yellowstone!

Or, alternately,

>[X] Other! Visit the last remaining tallgrass prairie in the United States, if the Martians didn't fuck it all up, the cheap rotten lousy bastards.

Specifically, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tallgrass_Prairie_Preserve

What Wikipedia doesn't say is that it was maintained as prairie by the folks that owned it before it was bought and and turned into the preserve, because they believed it provided better feed for their cattle.

Today, it maintains a herd of about 2,500 bison. They cull the number back to 2,000 every November, because that's the most the prairie can sustain over the winter. The culled bison are either turned into meat, for bison burgers and such, or sold to people that want to raise their own bison. It's really interesting!

>>28788374
Seconding Roanoake. East Coast that isn't NY is the place to be.

>>28788196
>[x] California! You've heard amazing things about the beaches and parks there.

>>28788374
>Michigan
>Not suggesting glorious Northern Michigan
Its like Russia but with Beer instead of vodka and less oppression.

>>28788196
>[] Here, in New York- you'll be close to friends and be able to show Ilyena your favorite things about the city.

Show her the city that never sleeps

>>28788196
>[x] Here, in New York- you'll be close to friends and be able to show Ilyena your favorite things about the city.

It'd be a good way to show her a slice of US life.

>>28788314
A) go to en.touhouwiki.net
B) If you can remember all the Strike Witches, then touhou shouldn't be that hard.

>>28788406
oh, did i forget that Roanoke, VA is also sitting on the appalachian trail and the wonderful multi state long Blue Ridge Parkway?

>>28788196
>[] California! You've heard amazing things about the beaches and parks there.

Yosemite hoooo!

>>28788474
Yooper land is a wonderful place to vaction, but the winters are hell. that and by this point in time, the mines were shutting down and the population is leaving the place.

>>28788196
>[] California! You've heard amazing things about the beaches and parks there.

>>28788196

Oh god, I travel to the pacnorwest on a regular basis, and that's a tempting choice...but

>[x] The west! There's family property in Wyoming, near yellowstone!

This is probably harder to beat/

>>28788483
>If you can remember all the Strike Witches
I really can only keep track of the 501st and a few of the others. I wasn't very invested in the series until PF did SWQ. I had seen the show before, but it really wasn't much more than "yea I've seen the uncensored version"

>>28788196
[X] Here, in New York- you'll be close to friends and be able to show Ilyena your favorite things about the city.

Where are we from? Has this been established?

>>28788996
Apparently Wyoming.

ghost ded?

ded thread

>>28789993
>>28790061

goast ded.

>>28789993
>>28790061
ghost thread

>>28790137
ghost summing time!

>>28790137
>>28789993

He's busy Masturbating to middle-aged-people weddings

>>28790206
GhostDiva?

>>28790255
GhostDiva's what happens if we mess up the summoning. Ghost comes back, but as a witch with a penchant for writing and complimenting Deme's shirts

quick someone post Merlin lewds

>>28790468
Someone read them in the voice of gilbert gottfried

>>28790433
So we want to screw this up, right? Right?

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>>28790468
some things just aren't worth the sacrifice, heathen

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>>28790534

Post the right one, faggot.

>>28790565
WAS IT WORTH IT?

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>>28790575

yes?

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>>28790575

Yes.

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>>28790652
you sicken me

>>28790534
lewd
>>28790565
lewder
>>28790614
lewdest!

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[x] California! You've heard amazing things about the beaches and parks there.

You think about it some, considering quite a few places around the country- living like you did, as long as you did, you're pretty independently wealthy, enough so that you certainly won't have to work much for the rest of your life. Flight pay adds up, especially over the better part of three decades.

Finally, you let go of Ilyena, heading to a phone booth to make a call to a friend of yours. A few minutes later, you step back in the car, telling the driver to head for the train station. Ilyena looks up at you, but doesn't say anything when you smile, electing instead to rest her head on your shoulder.

From the station, you board a westbound Amtrak. Inside, you're shown to your rooms- you pulled a sleeper berth, which, while small, suits you just fine, far better than the res of the passenger cars. The train pulls out of the station shortly after you've got your bags stowed- You haven't even had time to change, though Ilyena has, swapping her wedding dress for a far more serviceable, and far less ornate, dress.

The train chugs through the northeast, taking you out of New York and Pennsylvania, then through Ohio and Illinois. A stopover in Iowa gives you a short chance to get off the train, though you're hardly taken with the endless fields of corn. Boring place, looks like.

1 of like, three. i dunno, man. could be four, maybe.

>>28790500
any write ups today hornet?

Like any ideas of what the witches were doing when Frank was in his coma?

From Iowa, the train continues west, through Nebraska, along rails just a few years old- as you roll through the midwest, especially this part of it, your practiced eye makes out the scars of large-scale combat- burnt out tank hulks mixed with the wreckage of martian war machines in their hundreds. The great plains hosted the biggest armored battle on earth, so far- thousands of tanks clashing with their martian counterparts. Around the towns and cities, most of the cleanup is done, but out on the plains, you still spot the occasional lonely Sherman wreck or shattered tripod walker. One of the bigger attractions turns out to be a hulked martian dreadnaught- a vast machine corpse, surrounded by the detritus of the battle that brought it down.

Out through Colorado and into Utah and Nevada, the plains giving way to the mountains and desert. There's less to see here- while the mountains have a few breathtaking sights, the desert is flat, drab, and relatively boring.

You roll into California a few days later, relishing the chance to stop. Your friend- he couldn't be there in person, shipping out as he was with the better part of his company to help the Japanese reconstruction efforts, left you an enveloped package at the train station- after confirming your identity, the man behind the ticket counter hands it over.

Inside are two sets of keys, a note, and another envelope. The note reads “John- glad to hear you made it through ok, I'll stop by and visit sometime. The envelope has my wedding gift in it- give your wife a kiss for me. - Mick”

The envelope is the deed to the mountain cabin- along with another note. “Never get to use the place anymore and the wife hates it. I figure we're square now.”

2/4(?)

>>28790677
I want a Merlin POV writeup of her snuggling with Frank when he got back

It'd make me d'awwww

You hand the note to Ilyena. She reads it quickly, then flips it over, finding nothing written on the back. “John what-”

You chuckle. “Mick and I met back in 1919, early part of the year. He was stuck in new york and found out his wife and kid were sick with the flu here in cali.” You shake your head. “He was enlisted, with the squadron, one of our ground crew. Quint and I called in some favors and got him his discharge, but he couldn't get transport, everything was jammed.”

You grin. “So we stole a two seater, filed a bogus flight plan, and flew him cross country to be with his family. Almost caught a court martial over it, but they couldn't find any proof that we'd done anything wrong. We just made a bunch of mistakes.” you shrug. “oops”

She laughs. “Was his family alright?”

You shake your head. “His wife made it through, but they lost their son.”

“That's awful!” Ilyena says.

You nod. “Yeah. Same way my folks died, actually. Only child, they left everything in my name, so we've got some land out in Wyoming, too.”

She smiles. “I should like to see Wyoming. But I believe we have a cabin that is much closer?”

You nod.

3/4

It takes a few tries to get a vehicle, eventually, you manage to scare up a 1941 Ford pickup, one of the last few to roll off the line before the war. It starts up ok, though it runs somewhat rougher than you'd like.

The drive out to the cabin is quiet, but that hardly matters- it's relatively short, honestly. You crunch into the gravel drive, you note that Mick must have just had the place cleaned for you. You pull both your bags and Ilyena's out of the bed of the truck, noting somewhat wryly that She's already in the house- no carrying the bride over the threshold for you! You chuckle at the thought.

Inside, the place is spotless- freshly cleaned, had to have been. Another note, on the kitchen table, confirms it- along with pointing out the fridge is freshly stocked, there's a larger freezer in the basement that's also full, and that the folks that run the market in town know to expect you- and the local law does as well. The view out the back is, as promised, amazing- Mick is an avid outdoorsman, and owns more than one cabin, and all of them have views like this. The back porch sits near a drop off, with a narrow path leading a few hundred feet down to a clear lake in the valley, fed probably from the tops of the nearby mountains.

You're admiring the view enough that you don't notice your wife walking up behind you before she wraps her arms around you, standing up on her toes to whisper in your ear “Darling, this bed is far too large for just me. Maybe you would help fill it?”

Damn, she's good, you think.

>>28790767
I second this Ghost! we need a Merlin POV!

And that's it for this week, gents!

Just one more, I think, this series.

Hopefully you guys have enjoyed working with John and Ilyena as much as I have- it's kinda fun, to be honest. John's kinda ordinary, really, compared to Young or, in his time, Frank. plus, I do think there's not enough that covers the post war... not that this will change that much. But! it does leave the door open to come back and explore the post-martian '50s some, I think.

anyway, as always, guys, I hope you enjoyed the run and we'll be back next week! Till then fellas, cheers!

>>28790815
NEXT TIME ON GU-

woops, wrong quest

>>28790886
>plus, I do think there's not enough that covers the post war
That bit about the battles on the great plains was pretty chilling, yeah.

>>28790886
This has been a lot of fun to read. Hope we do get to see more of these two later on, even in small doses, it would be nice.

>>28790815
Sexy times!

>>28790886
It's kind of refreshing to have a calm, almost fatherly MC for once. Although I can't say I look forward to the possibility of seeing the scene where they learn their son ate it in 'Nam, if only because they seem so happy and put together.

>>28790886

I require more feelz, ghost.

>>28790886
can we get a Merlin POV ghost?

>>28790886
Also, Ghost:
Did the Korean War happen in this timeline, or is it still a possession of Imperial Japan?

>>28790815
and thus Ice's dad was was made.

>>28790886
Agreed that the change of pace is nice. It's fun to shift perspectives every now and then in a story.

>>28790999
Maybe it became this timeline's Vietnam?
Korean communists rise up in rebellion against their Imperial Japanese overlords?
Then the Vietnamese do the same.

>>28790886
it's nice to see a MC not prone to being a dumbass. Now if only such a tendency were to spread.

But yeah this is the first to touch upon the direct post war era.

>>28790999
Better yet how did the Vietnam war happen and is it as a miserable affair as this timeline's?

>>28791077
I wouldn't say Frank is prone to being a dumbass. Chronic hero syndrome, maybe, but not a dumbass.

>>28791077
Fronk occasionally has a bit of a hero complex about him, but he's not really a dumbass. IMO, he's doing pretty damn well around a bunch of sexy magical pantsless ladies who have something akin to the hots for him. In some fashion, Young's actions kinda sorta make sense as well (occasionally)

>>28791144
>(occasionally)

When? Because I must have missed this during my readings.

>>28791144
they're lucky to have foolish actions generally play out to be awesome, though that in turn seems to have created a trend in the voters that backfires in other cases (coughpjwitchescough)

>>28791110
Well, the Forrestal fire still happened, if that means anything.

I'm still a tad bit confused over the specifics myself. If anything, things probably were worse than what we had happen in real life.

>>28790981
>>28790767

Badger feelthy for it, i should think. Personally, I think he's a better feelz writer than me.

>>28791144
It's really less a complex and more a habit of jumping to the rescue.

>>28791199
What do you think, I'm doing.

>>28791203
>more a habit of jumping to the rescue.
When you've got shields AND a Tesla Cannon, wouldn't you rush off to the rescue, too?

>>28791184
Yep. Total agreement there.

>>28791166
Because he's stuck in a situation for which there is literally no analogue in his world. He's
>fighting MARTIANS
>in the immediate company of sparklies (who he and the other pilots in the beginning were established to dislike/distrust)
>has to live with said all female, mostly pantsless women (some as young as 12)
>found out he's magical (in a world where magic was supposed to be entirely female and the basis of increased female power throughout history)
>20ish year old fighter pilot in wartime

Maybe not as much the later threads, but a lot of his earlier reactions made a whole lot of sense to me as someone who's confused, paranoid, horny, and young in wartime, etc.

>>28791196
I wonder if it happened where are the protesters as I know there's a few people wary of repeats of 'nam like there are now in our timeline (didn't stop GW from sicing the army on Iraq though)

That and I feel the fact it still happens sort of runs counter to SWQ's "want of a nail" generally improving things.

>>28791199
>>28791196
oh boy, oh boy, oh boy! hear that feelthyHornet? Ghostdivision has given you the OK to have at it with Merlin POV fic! will you take him up on it?

>>28791229
He came out much better from that than he has certain other of his rescues.

>>28791305
>last time we got blown out of the sky and barely lived through our wounds
>this time we managed to land, and dropped into a magic coma
What's next?

>>28791196
>I'm still a tad bit confused over the specifics myself
of the fire? improperly stored rockets mixed with bad maintenance meant ones rocket motor chemically degraded to the point of being unstable and set it off, into a pile of more ordinance, first responders got there right as the fire kicked off a pile of 250 and 500 lb bombs, wiped them out, more responders had to deal with not only the fire, which was getting stupidly out of control, but also exploding bombs and rockets as well as fuel and fumes igniting from the compartments alongside the initial fire site.

>>28791184
>>28791242
I also think Merc wanted to stem the tide of fuckery that happened in VMQ 1 and especially 2. In 1, Jager was almost invincible (be it good rolls or plot armor), and in 2 Falynn got the crap kicked out of her but still won. I think that he just wanted to remind us that we could and did fuck up by trying to CQC a tankwitch

>>28791371
A lot of their ordnance was also like...WW2 leftovers IIRC. Hadn't been stored well, so when that rocket went off, all of that older stuff cooked off as well

>>28791350
Hopefully remaining conscious after the heroics.

>>28791371
More of the specifics in the world history. The fire itself is pretty well documented (and some scary shit to read about, good lawd)

>>28791302
I'll think about this some.

>>28791398
I get the feeling people will never learn from their mistakes unless we keep on reminding them.

That and plot armor is something easily said of Frank and Young as there were generally rewards or simply hardly fall out from a mistake in those stories.

>>28791371
Also, the second wave of responders weren't very well trained. Half of them properly used fire foam since the explosion also set off reserves of jet fuel, while the other half used water, which just washed the foam away and spread the oil fires even further.

>>28791453
>as there were generally rewards or simply hardly fall out from a mistake in those stories
In Ghost's defense, we've apparently dodged the deaths of quite a few of our witches. He deleted the post immediately though...
>>28791471
In universe, weren't a lot of that second wave witch boytoys?

>>28791398
Also it appears since he's not using a roll system in PJ Witches, he's not shackled by the whims o the dice gods.

>>28791199
>Personally, I think he's a better feelz writer than me.

Well, now I'm all bashful and shit over here

>>28791501
he's probably doing it in the background so we can't nat 20 ninja kick a tankwitch then save her life. I liked Merc's rolling system because it gave us quite a few opportunities for awesome (Jager Sturmfuhrer, KNIGHT PUNCHER) but in a grittier setting it'd be a bit out of place.

>>28791497
There is also THAT incident which I won't name, but whatever the case SW89 seems more to encourage than discourage such thinking.

>>28791507

write moar faggot

>>28791497
Yeah, hence the witches not the Sherktwanz being antsy about Frank's cousin Joe being on the carrier. What happens if it gets hit? He's in a damage control party. What happens if he's assigned to one that's near ammo/jet fuel? What happens when or if it cooks off?

Dead Joe, pissed Frank, fucked up Shark twins.

>>28791572
Though the twins are the oldest of the witches in the wing, right?

>>28791634
I thought Tabitha and Rachel were older, if not by much, but could be wrong.

>>28791634

I think so. If it's not them, it's either Ice or Katya.

>>28791634
possibly, though I'm surprised by the trend of still yanking girls from schools to be witches in relative peacetime pre-WWIII as opposed to letting them actually get an education/etc.

>>28791634
This is a good question, if only because I can never really keep people's ages straight. Ghost, you got an age chart or something?

>>28791677
Well, in theory the younger girls such as Merlin and Goose could be the result of the tail end of the big military buildup in the '80s, assuming that happened in the SWQ-verse

>>28791719
I can't imagine that going by without protest, particularly from the witches' parents. I mean it's basically dragging them away from an education so they can potentially risk experiencing things that mess up grown men.

>>28791795
Well the academy is an education in itself, and I assume that the girls have the option of continuing education while active. Military School, in the most literal sense possible.

>>28791817
doesn't that mainly cover how to be witch/shooting things? What about things like math,etc. You know vital life skills.

>>28791847
The naval academy gives a full education (math and science heavy, but still) at college level. I'd assume it works at lower levels too

>>28791847
Well, I'm pretty sure they still have to get an education on things, and given how many witches we've met in the military have some life skills well in hand (there are always exceptions) I figure the curriculum to be fairly encompassing.

>>28791847
>>28791880

There's probably differing levels of the Academy education for the various witches.

Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary all being provided, probably funded by whatever the witches do to acquire funding, and subsidized by the federal or state governments. I can see states competing to have an Academy that offers the best education being a thing, actually.

Primary and Secondary educations at the Academies would be provided for orphans or parents of witches who'd rather see them with an Academy education than a public school one.

>>28791497
>In universe, weren't a lot of that second wave witch boytoys?

Not the second, the first wave. They had maybe 3 seconds to realize what was about to happen before the bombs exploded.

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>>28791679
>>28791668
Going off the pastebin here.
Fronk - 24-25ish
Ice - 18
Slider - 19
Mav - 17
Goose - 15
Merlin - 15
Katya - "somewhere in her 20's"
Rosalie - Doesn't say but if she was conceived during the Algerian War I'd say she's the oldest, mid-to late 20's, maybe 30 even.
Shark Twins - Doesn't say but I'd say 19-23 maybe.
Konstantina - I'd say between Slider's age and Katya's age.