>>29119130
>Better go see what he wants.

Back to Work boys.

>>29119130
>Better go see what he wants.
We're already on his not-happy side, we'd better not mess up any more.

Rolled 7

>>29119130
>>Better go see what he wants.

HAHA. TIME FOR WAIFUS.

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>>29119130
>Better go see what he wants.
Nice title Merc Com.

>>29119130
>>Better go see what he wants.

>>29119130
>>Better go see what he wants.

>>29119130
>>Better go see what he wants.

"Gee, thanks Bree. I appreciate you not getting me immediately when my CO called for me. It's not like special forces expects more from their officers or anything."

>>29119130
>Better go see what he wants.

>>29119239
FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF

>>29119130
"Crap, I guess I better get to it, then." You sigh as you test the temperature of the coffee. Seeing that it wasn't too hot, you gulp the whole mug down. "If I don't come back, know that I have always greatly disliked you, Bree."

"Same here, little bro." Bree laughs.

You don't really have time to properly clean yourself up, so you opt to throw on a fresh shirt and splash some water on your face. Now sort of prepared for the day, you exit the barracks and hitch a ride to the HQ building.

Upon entering Anderson's office, the first you notice is that there was one other man in the room, dressed in a very sharp suit that just screamed SPOOK.

"Ah, Pierce, you're finally here." Anderson nods at your arrival. "Please, sit down."

>Ask Anderson who the new guy is.
>Just stay silent for now.
>Other

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>>29119663
>Just stay silent for now.
God damn spooks.

Rolled 4, 2 = 6

>>29119663
>>Other

Greet anderson normally and sit down.

>>29119663
>Just stay silent for now.

All in due time.

>>29119663
>Just stay silent for now.
Don't offer anything to the spook until directly asked.

>>29119663
>Just stay silent for now.

>>29119663
>>Just stay silent for now.

>>29119663
>>Just stay silent for now.

>>29119663
>>Just stay silent for now.
Fookin' squirrels.

Hey Merc, what are our witches' familiars?

>>29119836
Thank you for asking. I need it for reasons.

>>29119836
Red: Red Panda
Janice: Great Pyrenees
Tarin: Black Racer

>>29119663
You decide to keep quiet and sit down, and Anderson coughs a bit before starting.

"I know you would've liked more time to familiarize yourself to Germany, Pierce, but unfortunately circumstances have occurred that have forced our hand."

"Are you saying-"

"You're being assigned to a mission. A high level one, at that."

"W-what?" You blink. "But sir-"

"I know, you think you might not be ready, but while you were laid up in the hospital your witches have more than proved themselves capable, and if there was anybody else that could do it, well, I would have picked them first." Anderson sighs. "Agent West here will brief you on the rest."

"Captain." The newcomer stands up and politely shakes your hand. "As the Colonel here has said, I'm Agent West, from the CIA."

You nod. You suspected as much, and your wariness grows. The CIA was only involved in really hairy stuff.

"What I'm about to tell you top secret." West says flatly, as if he's recited that lie countless times. "It's limited to your unit and to your unit only. Is that clear?"

"Crystal."

"Good." West nods and hands you a folder with the big red letters TOP SECRET stamped all over it. "For a bit of background, the CIA has an asset within the KGB, placed very highly and wiling to leak us information. He's codenamed Sirius. Just a few days ago, we received intel suggesting that a high value Russian asset was willing to defect to the United States."

Ugh. Spycraft. That always spelled trouble.

>Go on...
>Can we trust this guy?
>Other

>>29119879

>I want to writefag Pierce x InsertWitchHere feels
>I don't know how
>feels bad

;_:

>>29120069
>>Can we trust this guy?

>>29120069
>>Go on...

CIA obviously trusts the guy or this op would not have reached this stage.

>>29120069
>Janice: Great Pyrenees

oh lordy.

Jan with dat tail.

>Go on...

>>29120069
>Go on...

>>29120069
>Can we trust this guy?

>>29120069
>>Go on...

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>>29120069
"So I suppose we're going to get to the actual mission details?" You sigh. You have the feeling spies loved to hear themselves talk.

"The HVT in question is Dr. Nikolai Sokolov, one of Russia's foremost experts in striker technology." West continues. You open the folder and immediately see a picture a mousy looking man who no doubt was this Sokolov guy. "Getting him out and into our hands would be a major intelligence coup. Not only is he basically the head of Russia's striker research, but he has details of Russia's latest armor and plane designs."

You nod. That would certainly help the war effort, knowing what the Russians were going to deploy on the field and how to counter them.

"And I suppose that means we're going behind enemy lines." You sigh.

"Correct." West nods. "Currently, Sokolov is stationed in a fortified research base in southern Russia. It's too dangerous for helicopters so you'll have be living up to your name for this one."

"Paradrop?" You managed to hid the frown from her your face.

"HALO jump, to be more precise." West nods. "For now, that's all you need to know. We'll release further details once we get closer to the mission date."

With that, Agent West gives both of you a polite nod and exits the room.

"Well, that's the score." Anderson sighs. "Anyways, you of course are not going in alone, but we need to keep the team small. In addition to your team, you'll be going in with a team of Deltas. Our SF witches also got something special for your witches as well."

>Go meet the Deltas first.
>Go see what this "special" thing for your witches is.
>Other

>>29120481
>>Go see what this "special" thing for your witches is.

>>29120481
>>Go see what this "special" thing for your witches is.

>>29120481
>>Go meet the Deltas first.

>>29120481
>>Go meet the Deltas first.
Meet the people who we're working with first

>>29120481
>Go see what this "special" thing for your witches is.

>>29120481
>inb4 we meet Witch Ocelot
>Meet Deltas

I am excite

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>>29120481
>Sokolov
HE COMES!

>>29120673
God help us all if its a she!

>>29120673
Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Sokolov R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn

>>29119239
Now we will have the ice cream equivalent to crazy Hassan.

I approve.

>>29120481
>Go see what this "special" thing for your witches is.

>>29120687
we will need rubber gloves and boots for this one!

>>29120481
>Go meet the Deltas first.
The Witches will tell us about it later.

>>29120481
Wait, getting defectors out - Isn't that more of a special force's job? Not the para-rescue crew's?

>>29120481
>>Go see what this "special" thing for your witches is.

>>29120819
were about to get back stabbed I bet also!

>>29120069
>red panda

That is adorable.

>>29120481
"I'm actually interested in this "special" thing you've got in store." You say.

"You got it." Anderson nods. "I'll send a call out to your witches. You can meet them at Hangar T."

You nod. If you remember correctly, that was the hangar reserved for the sole use of SOF witches. It was heavily guarded by MPs, and hardly anybody was allowed inside, even other witches. Even though you haven't been here long, the dark rumors about what goes on in Hangar T have spread far and wide, especially since it never opens unless it's the middle of the night.

"I'll be there, sir."

Anderson is kind enough to summon a driver to take you to Hangar T. He drops you off and leaves without a word, as if the area made him nervous. Actually, it made you nervous as well, since aside from the heavily armed MPs and Air Force guards, there was not a soul to be seen around here.

"You. Identification and purpose." One of said heavily armed MPs says gruffly, one hand reaching out to you and the other securely gripping his M16.

"Captain William Pierce." You say, handing your ID to him to inspect. "I'm here under Colonel Anderson's orders."

"Hmmm..." The MP carefully scrutinizes your ID before finally nodding. "Okay, you check out."

"Did three witches happen to drop by yet?" You ask, looking around.

"No sir, haven't seen any witches come by today."

>Go inside first. Might as well see what all the ruckus is about.
>Wait for your witches.
>Other

>>29120819
Teeechnicaly we are a Special Force, we can do most of the stuff the other SOCOM peeps can, we're just not trained to help insurgencies

>>29120673
I am not sure if I get the reference. Other than the Soviet minister of defense.

>>29120819
If you paid attention, Pierce's crew is being attached to a squad of Deltas.

>>29120892
>>29120873
Ahhh I see. This should be fun. Finally some special force witches.

>>29120864
>>Go inside first. Might as well see what all the ruckus is about.

Walk in on naked sof witches

>>29120864
>Wait for your witches.

>>29120864
>>Go inside first. Might as well see what all the ruckus is about.

>>29120864
>[x]Wait for your witches
Don't want red kidnapped by secret squirrels , also keep Tarin from drooling

>>29120864
[x] Wait outside.

If we have a red panda and a big dog as familiars on our side, why have anons not succumb to the urge to touch fluffy tails?

>>29120864
>Wait for your witches.
we're about to see the first stealth plane arn't we?

>>29120864
>>Go inside first. Might as well see what all the ruckus is about.

>>29120986
and a snake! Must. Stroke. Scaly. Tail.

>>29120986
the 'touch the fluffy tails' anons are over in the PGQ more than likely

>>29121041
What is this PG quest?

>>29121039
That's my anon.

>>29121100
princess guard quest

>>29121039
her tail, is it as big and strong as slider's

>>29121100
Princess Guard Quest. Or rather Super Waifu Quest 3000.

>>29121236
Ahhh I see. The one with the toxic fan base.

>>29121236
I'm not sure, although I don't think Tarin has the Hips to support as magnificent a tail as Slider's

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>>29120864
You decide to wait for you witches, so you don't go in right away.

"Waiting for my witches." You explain to the MP.

"Whatever you say, sir." The MP grunts and returns to his guard position.

Huh, not exactly the talkative type.

You only have to wait for five more minutes before you seen another Humvee approach, carrying your three witches. Red, Janice, and Tarin step out, thanking the driver for his service.

"Identification, please." The MP grunts, going through the same routine. You guess that not even witch privilege would fly with these guys. The MP glances at Janice and Tarin's IDs, but spends the most time on Red's. He then narrows his eyes. "Wait, are you sure you're a witch?"

"Why would you ask that?" Red blinks.

"You're wearing pants."

"UGH!" Red sighs. "Seriously!? That's like, straight up discrimination right there! What, you just let any pantsless girl waltz in here?"

The MP just looks on, silent and unamused.

"FINE! Here's your proof." Red grumbles as she summons her familiar, her ears and bushy tail popping into existence.

"Good enough." The MP shrugs and returns the IDs. "You're cleared to enter."

With that, the four of you enter Hangar T... and find nothing. Besides all of the strikers and military gear laying around, there doesn't appear to be anybody inside the hangar.

>Stay put and try to call out.
>Not a lot of opportunities like this. Poke around!
>Other

>Also, some family business has come up so I have to pause the thread for about an hour and a half (unless you want me posting from my phone). I apologize for the inconvenience, but keep the thread alive in the meantime!

>>29121390
>>Stay put and try to call out.

>>29121243
it's not entirely bad. some times it does get bad, other times it's alright. but i want to believe him in that Archelon really does one day turn PGQ into a full blown VN.

>>29121390
[x]Poke around!

>>29121390
>>Not a lot of opportunities like this. Poke around!
>Other
Look but don't touch! Don't leave the immediate area.

>"You're wearing pants."
Poor Red. People need to stop discriminating against her decision to wear pants!

>>29121423
Ahhh, I see.

Thanks fluffy anon. I will read it when I have the time and ignore the user discussion.

>>29121390
>Stay put and try to call out.

>>29121390
>Stay put and try to call out.
poking around here could wind up ending very badly for us.

>>29121390
>Other
Spread out and look for the SF Witches that are undoubtedly hiding and testing us.

>>29121454
don't skip over all the anon talk, there are many times they are entertaining to read. granted it's a huge back log now, some skipping might be needed if you want to catch up quickly. 90+ threads in nearly 3 months. i have never seen a thread grow so fast.

>>29121435
That guard was clearly ghost.

>>29121390
>other

A variation on >>29121488, Stick together and look for SF Witches. Splitting up isn't the best call if we're being tested.

>>29121488
i guess Tarin would be the best to do that job? but you're right, spotting ninja witches would be quite a trick.

>>29121566
agreed, NEVER split the party.

>>29121552
Thanks for the tip Fluffy anon. Will read it slowly.

To my shame, I also have Tank Witches to catch up on. How is the sub witches quest?

>>29121975
Passable. The writer hates himself and it shows in the work's quality. He moans and self-flagellates instead of improving.

>>29122156
I see. That is too bad.

>>29122227
his waifu a shit too

>>29122676
His waifu a misunderstood young lady who lost her homeland you guys ;_;

>>29122881
most anons don't understand context.

>>29122881

kota pls go


In all reality, I empathize with Perrine's plight, and she would have my Garand or SMLE in aiding her in retaking, and keeping, her homeland free of the alium scum.

>>29122881
Did it at least have some great sub technical detail porn?

>>29122980
Very little subs, mostly drama, ROOKIE TRAINAN, sexual tension, MacArthur being a dick, and socks.

Dead quest is dead.

>>29123358

I would bet connection issues and/or passing out.

>>29123331
Well, thanks anon. Will avoid like Anthrax.

>>29123358
Please kindly read the OP's last post.

>>29123358
>>29123391
Yeah, good job totally not reading Merc's post.

>>29123410

Must've missed the greentext. Ah well. Easy to do when you just wake up.

Ok should be back and posting in 30 mins.

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>>29121390
You decide to take the chance to poke around. How many chances would you get to look around in an SF witch domain?

"Are you sure this is smart, sir?" Red asks cautiously.

"As long as you don't touch anything." You say. "And stay close."

Looking around, you see that this place was essentially an armory. It sort of made sense, considering the fact that SF witches were usually given experimental or cutting edge equipment to test out. They couldn't very well stock all of that in the regular armory. You see racks of short barreled assault rifles Too small to be M16s, but at the same time to large to be CAR-15s. You assume it's some sort of new variant. In the back, you can see stands holding black painted strikers of various types, both for aircraft and tanks.

"C-can I help you?" You hear a soft voice squeak. You nearly jump in the air in surprise when you realize the voice is coming from behind. You never even heard anybody approaching. Red and Janice are likewise caught by surprise. You can't really tell with Tarin though, since she remained unfazed.

"Ah, I'm sorry, it's just that we were told to come here and we didn't find anybody..." You turn to face a very young looking witch. Probably younger than Red. And she was SF?

"Y-yeah, I'm sorry about that." The witch sighs "I was actually testing out the new set of strikers we got to make sure they were ready."

"Ah, I see, um..." You realize you never got her name.

"Lieutenant Dorothy Z-Zelko." The witch stammers. "Though y-you can just call me Ghost."

>Ghost?
>Are you the only one here?
>What new striker?
>Other

>>29124071
>Other
... this witch is adorable. Lets ruffle her hair a bit.

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>>29124071
>witch named Ghost

>>29124071
>>Are you the only one here?
'Cause, ya know, it seems kind of empty right now.

>>29124071
>Are you the only one here?
Also
>What new striker?
Neat.

>>29124071
>>Are you the only one here?

>>29124071
>>Are you the only one here?

"I can see how you got your callsign, I think."

<%ghostdivision> MERC
<%ghostdivision> MERC WHUT R U DOIN
<%ghostdivision> MERC THEY"RE GONNA WAIFUUUUUU HERRRRRRRR

>>29124354

Nah. She's adorable, but she'll probably give us the Beetus from the cute. She feels more like Little Sister material so far.

Then again, I suppose I can only speak for myself.

>>29124354
red has red panda ears aka cuter

>>29124071
>>Ghost?
>>Are you the only one here?

>>29124092
And she reflexively breaks his wrist and/or arm or some crazy shit.

>>29124354
Well the thought hadn't crossed my mind due to all that potential adorable but, now? SO IT SHALL BE.

>>29124364
Red is Little sister

>>29124354
...She's growing on me, I have to admit.

>>29124392

Who said we could only have one? And I admit, I view Red as potential waifu instead of sister.

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>>29124071
"Are you the only one here?" You ask, looking around suspiciously as if more witches might suddenly just drop out of nowhere.

"Oh yes, I'm a-afraid I am." Ghost says meekly. "The rest of my unit are actually out on mission right now. Th-they left me here to help train your witches."

"Okay, I'm getting a bit tired of people being constantly vague." You sigh. "Can you please explain to me straight why we're here?"

"W-well." Ghost blinks. "Look here."

The witch guides you and your team to the back of the hangar, where you see several strikers set up. However, they're a bit different from what you've usually seen. Instead of the smooth and streamlined shapes of F-16 or F-15s, these strikers here hard and angular, giving them an odd, jagged look.

"What am I looking at here?" You ask.

"F-117 Nighthawk strikers." Ghost explains. "S-sort of the Air Force's little secret. These strikers, and the planes they're based on, are capable of being nearly invisible to radar."

"What?" Janice steps forward. "But only a certain few witches could ever defeat radar detection. Do you mean tell me that you found a way to artificially replicate it?"

"Y-yes, in a nutshell." Ghost nods. "The planes work by deflecting and absorbing radar away with their geometry and construction. The strikers have specialized foci that when powered, create a shield that not only protects from physical danger, but can also absorb incoming radar waves. It also reduces your IR signature, too."

"What's the catch?" Tarin asks.

(cont)

>>29124432

We are apparently a rare breed my fine gentleman of african descent.

>>29124392
Telll that to the guys mentally lewding her since they found out she was 18.

>>29124354
She's too cute and girlish to be anything but a little sister (she's more youthful acting than red, which is saying a decent bit)

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>>29124467
"Ah, well..." Ghost bites her lip. "If you're used to dogfighting, you're going to hate adjusting to Nighthawks, because the specialized foci are extremely delicate. As a result the Nighthawk strikers aren't nearly as fast or maneuverable as normal strikers."

"So we'd really be relying on our stealth to give us an edge." Janice concludes.

"Y-yes, and don't forget, this only makes you invisible to radar. They can still see you if you're not careful."

"Cool." Red says, eyeying the strikers. "You think they make a man portable version of these?"

"Um... I don't think so?" Ghost says, a bit confused.

"Okay, but what if we need something a bit more high performance?" You ask.

"I-In that case..." Ghost motions to another row of strikers. These were similarly painted black, but had a more familiar shape. "Those are the newest prototypes for the F-15 Silent Eagle variant. It's a blend between the F-15's performance with the stealth of the F-117, but obviously there's still tradeoffs. But since it's based on the F-15, it WOULD be easier for your witches to acclimate to..."

>Go with the Nighthawk strikers.
>Go with the Silent Eagle strikers.
>Other

>>29124472

Meine schwarze.

Yes, I know I butchered that. My German is so disused that I've been charged with neglect.

>>29124496
>Get witches input, you ain't flying them afterall

>>29124496

>>Other
Let the girls have a short while with both.

See which one they like or prefer before we make a decision.

>>29124496
>>Get witches input, you ain't flying them afterall

Good idea

>>29124496

>Ask the Witches

No reason we can't use both. Tarin would probably prefer the Silent Eagle, since she's a sneak anyway. The others might want the extra boost of stealth from the F117.

>>29124496
>Other
Tarin gets a Silent Eagle since she can already into stealth, the others get Nighthawks.

>>29124496
>>Other
Ask if we can test them out first and see which is better suited for them

>>29124496
>Silent Eagle

I feel irony at this because I'm Korean.

>>29124551

I am so sorry anon.

Things were going so well until the bribe+redo.

>>29124496
Pierce isn't hot enough to be a witch. Let the witches call it.

>>29124563

Admittedly the other two competitors dropped out because of some pretty sketchy circumstances.

I just wish they didn't piss away our international reputation by making so flipping obvious that they were gunning for the F-35 in the first place. You'd think they'd gotten the hint after Dassault refused to participate.

Fuck, I was cheering for the Typhoon.

>>29124598

I thought the SE had a good chance.

Fuck, as more countries get the F-35, the more the US aligned nations in the region will be in trouble if/when china starts shit.

Random though: Janice in a snug spy catsuit

>>29124496
>Go with the Silent Eagle strikers.
We're doing extraction, which means ground-level flight, which means eyeball detection. Full stealth is nice but ultimately pointless.

>>29124520
Also, what the hell is their mission profile? If they're ground attack or close air, then the F-117s should be fine. If they're in anyway related to air superiority, then the Silent Eagle is a better choice

>>29124683

I think we just found out Big Ugly's identity.

10/10, would waifu

>>29124666
Only if I get a Red w/familiar in a wetsuit.

>>29124706
very good question.

>>29124643
I keep hoping, futilely perhaps, that it won't be as shit as everyone says. Because, as an example, the F-8 was not well liked, but it had a better record than its contemporary air superiority fighters.

THREADLY REMINDER
http://en.inkei.net/vagina/a/William_Pierce!Rachel_Kelsey

>>29124731

Apparently a lot of people who's flown it are pretty happy with it, so there's that. Thankfully, the F-35 is starting to emerge out of the clusterfuck it's been in for the last few years and starting to resemble something we could use.

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>>29124759

Do I even want to know?

>>29124782
I really hope it ends up being good just so all that money was not wasted

>>29124782
There'd be nothing wrong with the plane if the politicians hadn't gotten their hands on it.

>>29124806

There'd be nothing wrong with the plane if some fucker didn't have the bright idea to give it VTOL capabilities while using a lot of common parts between variants.

But here we are.

>>29124782
Thank fucking god. Shit, I shudder to think of all of the money that has been frittered away in that procurement. And I wonder what the effect of letting the concerned branches procure independently would have been.

>>29124496
"Well, what do you two think?" You ask Janice and Tarin. After all, it was them two that would have to be flying the things.

"I don't know... from what Anderson told us this would mostly likely be a ground operation, so ideally we'll act in a support role." Janice frowns. "And since it's a covert mission, by the time the Russians can scramble air assets we're already in huge trouble."

"Yeah, I think a stealth mission needs stealth gear." Tarin nods.

"Okay, then I guess we'll have to go with the Nighthawks." You tell Ghost. "I suppose we need to get started on this right away?"

"Yep. No telling when you'll have to go out, so the sooner the better." Ghost nods. "How did the too of you deal with striker acclimatization?"

"It's honestly something I don't like to repeat." Janice laughs weakly.

"Don't like it at all." Tarin says bluntly.

"Oh boy, we're in great luck here." Ghost sighs, and turns to you and Red. "Well, I'm going to have my hands full. You two can do what you like. Stay and watch, look around, go and do something else, whatever. I have to put these two witches here back to basics."

You kind of find it amusing that Janice and Tarin, well into their 20s, were having to take orders from a meek girl who couldn't have been more than 16 or 17. Odd times.

>Let's go meet those Deltas.
>Let's stay and watch the trainwreck.
>Explore the hangar more.
>Other

>>29124849
>>Let's go meet those Deltas.

Business first,

>>29124806
>>29124831

And the odd thing is that the US Armed Forces did a study on this just a couple of decades ago... Which showed that multiple aircraft had a marginal cost increment and much increased capability.

>>29124849

>Let's go meet those Deltas.

>>29124849
>Let's stay and watch the trainwreck.

The trainwreck begins.

>>29124798
Probably not.
>>29124849
>Let's stay and watch the trainwreck.

>>29124849
>>Let's stay and watch the trainwreck.

More like give them moral support.

>>29124849
>>Let's go meet those Deltas.
As much as I want to see a frustrated Tarin and Janice, getting things done is a priority

>>29124849
>Let's stay and watch the trainwreck.

Let's try not to laugh.

Try.

>>29124849
>>Let's go meet those Deltas.
we need to get to know the rest of the team

>>29124849
>>Let's go meet those Deltas.
Wish the girls luck. Time to meet the rest of the team.

>>29124849
>>Let's stay and watch the trainwreck.

>>29124831
I blame the DoD

That being said, this is a second-hand opinion, I'm not too educated on the matter, I'm just parroting what I heard from someone else.

>>29124849
>Let's stay and watch the trainwreck.

We should also probably look for a bottle of brandy.

This is going to suck for them.

>>29124849
>Lets go meet those Deltas

I'm genuinely curious about who we're going to work with.

>>29124918

You really need to blame the marines for that.

The VTOL capability was the one thing they refused to give up since theres nothing in sight to replace the Harriers.

And thus, the plane needed that centerfan which block the rear view and needs a single engine so that pilots dont die trying to restart one (In a single engine VTOL, if the engine dies, you just hit the eject).

>>29124849
>Let's stay and watch the trainwreck.

>>29124952
>And thus, the plane needed that centerfan which block the rear view and needs a single engine so that pilots dont die trying to restart one
Not so, the reason the F-35B has that design is that Boeings vectored and directed thrust design, based on the harriers system for the X-32, wasn't ready in time for the trials, so by default the Lockheed-Martin design won (even though it was fucking shit, and unreliable and will kill plenty of pilots).

the only requirements the marines had, were that it could STOL & VTOL to replace their harriers, thats it

>>29125091

...Isn't that what I said?

That marines need VTOL, and that the terrible VTOL design needs the centerfan?

>>29125133
MUH REENS

>>29125133
>and that the terrible VTOL design needs the centerfan
but thats the thing, it does not need that design, the marines were about to pull out of the JSF program because of Lockheed-Martin fucking around, being retarded and not actually designing a decent product. the VTOL requriement can be filled by at least 3 different designs, but LM went with the separate liftfan because they were over budget and Boeing snapped up the McDouglas engineers who made the harrier before LM could when Boeing bought MD.

The parasite engine liftfan is the worst of all possible ways to achieve a VTOL capable craft, fuck Yakolev tried at it for 50 years and could never get it right, and they are waaaay more competent than LM

>>29124849
>Let's go meet those Deltas.

>>29124849
"I sorta want to see how this goes." You say. "Never actually seen witches trying out new strikers."

"Oh b-believe me, it's n-not pretty." Ghost warns. "Witches bumping into things, getting dizzy, throwing up all over the place..."

"Whoa, can you repeat that last part?" You blink

"Basically," Janice interjects. "every striker is somewhat unique. It's not like swapping from an F-16 to an F-15 for regular pilots, where they just have get used to slightly different control schemes and handling characteristics. For witches though, they literally interface with their strikers. Like... our bodies and the strikers become one. The closest analogy I can think of is getting a vaccine shot. Your body reacts negatively at first but eventually you don't feel a thing."

"I see." You nod. "Well, don't let me stop you."

With that, Ghost calls in a team of striker techs, and they help Janice and Tarin into the new Nighthawk strikers. Immediately, you can see Janice and Tarin look uncomfortable, as if they've just put on really really itchy socks or something.

"Okay, we're just going to take this slow." Ghost says, donning her own Nighthawk strikers. "Just follow me."

In contrast to Ghost's perfectly straight line, both Janice and Tarin fly around like drunken fleas, often swinging and swerving and bumping into the things .The techs, obviously used to this sort of thing, helpfully remain on standby to push Janice and Tarin away from anything that might hurt them.

You think it's sort of worth it, to actually see the normally confident Janice and stoic Tarin out of their element. One more thing you learned about the mysterious world of witches.

"Man, I do not envy those two." Red says, trying to stifle a laugh. "I really shouldn't be laughing, I had to go through the same thing!"

"Heh, I guess having sparkly powers isn't all it's cracked up to be, huh?" You grin.

(cont)

>>29125311

"Um Captain Pierce?" One of the techs walks up to you.

"Yeah?" You ask.

"A call just came in from an Colonel Anderson. He says that you and your subordinate here should take refresher course on HALO drops, as soon as possible."

Well, it seems like karma has caught up you.

"Oh..." Your stomach drops.

"What, you don't like HALO?" Red blinks.

"Let's just say I had a bad experience." You sigh?

"What happened?" Red asks again, her curiosity piqued.

"I HAD A BAD EXPERIENCE." You reiterate.

>Let's go meet those Deltas.
>Might as well get HALO training over with.
>Other

>>29125317
>Let's go meet those Deltas.

>>29125317
>>Might as well get HALO training over with.

>>29125317
>>Might as well get HALO training over with.

Sounds important

>>29125317
Deltas

>>29125317
>Might as well get HALO training over with.

But these are fun! Right?

>>29125317
>>Let's go meet those Deltas.
I would think that, given just HOW wrong a HALO drop can go, he wouldn't be wanting to rush things.

>>29125317
>Let's go meet those Deltas.
It's not like I'm afraid of HALO drops or anything.

>>29125317
>DELTAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

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>>29125317
>>Might as well get HALO training over with.

>>29125317
>"What, you don't like HALO?" Red blinks.

Goddamn Xbawx kiddies

>>29125376
This predates even the 360 or even for that matter, windows 95

Rolled 1

>>29125317
Looks like we got a tie!

1. Deltas
2. HALO

>>29125436
>The joke

-----------

>Your head

>>29125449
DELTAW WHOOOOO

>>29125317
>Might as well get HALO training over with.
GOGOGO

>"I HAD A BAD EXPERIENCE." You reiterate.
brb rewatching Italian Job.

>>29125449
"Well, this is fun and all, but I think we should go meet the Deltas that we're going to have to work with." You say.

"I guess." Red nods. "Hey, Janice, Tarin, good luck!"

"You're not sure if Janice and Tarin didn't hear Red or were to busy not trying to crash into things to respond, but you give them a quick wave anyways before leaving. Fortunately, you didn't really have to go far, since the regular SF guys were actually based pretty closed to their witch counterparts. Sure enough, you find several hardened looking soldiers just casually hanging about, their unit patches signifying that they part of the mythical Delta Force, one of the most elite Special Forces units in the world.

"Hey now." One of them looks up to see you two approach. "You don't happen to be those PJs we're supposed to going on a joint op with?"

"I'm pretty sure we are." You confirm.

"Well hey there!" He steps forward to shake your hand. "You can just call me Lex. I run this little ragtag band here. These here are my squaddies Beagle, Kilroy, and Mitch."

The other three Deltas all say their greetings to you.

"Well, I'm Captain Pierce, and this here is my subordinate Lieutenant Kelsey, though everybody just calls her Red."

"Whoa, they let girls into the PJs now? That's news to me." Lex blinks.

"I'm a witch." Red sighs.

"Then why are you wearing pants?"

"Every goddamn time!" Red throws her hands up in the air and the Deltas burst out into laughter.

"I'm just messing with you, kid! So yeah, it seems we'll be working together for the time being."

>Wait, just the four of you?
>Okay, so what do we need to get done first?
>Other

>>29125526
>Okay, so what do we need to get done first?

WOT NEEDZ DOIN

>>29125526
>Okay, so what do we need to get done first?

>>29125526
>>Okay, so what do we need to get done first?

>>29125526
>Okay, so what do we need to get done first?
>Give Red a headpat. Suggest she just walk around with her ears out.

>>29125526
>>Okay, so what do we need to get done first?
Business first, questions later. Or never, considering that these are Delta Force operatives.

>>29125526
>>29125570
>[x]Okay, so what do we need to get done first?
>[x]Give Red a headpat. Suggest she just walk around with her ears out.

>>29125526
>Okay, so what do we need to get done first?
I wonder if they're going to suggest the refresher course for HALO first. Heh.

>>29125526
>my squaddies Beagle, Kilroy

>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5SwAda8kz0

??????
Are they called Spectre Team?

>>29125526
>"Well hey there!" He steps forward to shake your hand. "You can just call me Lex. I run this little ragtag band here. These here are my squaddies Beagle, Kilroy, and Mitch."
Hey... Merc... You wouldn't happen to watch ShackTac at all, would you?

>>29125711
dammit, >>29125715
got ninja'd

>>29125526
"Okay, so what do we need to get done first?" You ask.

"Well..." Lex strokes his chin thoughtfully. "We're going to need to bring you guys up to par on how to operate with us. Now, I'm not besmirching your good name or anything, but stealth ops and hostage rescue isn't exactly your forte."

"You have a point." You nod. Deltas were many things. But at the end of the day, they were merely gunmen. Extremely well trained gunmen, but their purpose was still ultimately make sure certain people ended up dead. "We tend to patch people up, not shoot them."

"Now, we're going to have a lot of ground to cover, so we'll need to make choices on what to concentrate on." Lex says. "What do you guys think you need to improve on the most?"

>Close Quarters Combat
>Stealth
>Marksmanship
>Other

>>29125782
>>Close Quarters Combat

Combat in general isn't the unite's strong suit.

>>29125782
>CQC
>Stealth

>>29125782
>>Stealth

Avoid the fights.

>>29125782
>Stealth

The less fighting the better.

>>29125782
>>Stealth

>>29125782
>Close Quarters Combat
"I have a history of getting into fistfights with tank witches."

>>29125782
>>Stealth
Better not to have to fight in the first place.

>>29125782
>>Stealth
we're wearing stealth equipment for a reason

try thinking beyond this mission as certain things will be more useful in the long run like CQC, especailly looking what happened to Bitch tits against that russian

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>>29125782
"I think we could use some pointers in stealth." You say.

"Good choice." Lex says and turns to the rest of his squad. "Okay guys, it's time to play tag."

"Wait, what." You blink.

"Well, no better practice than to try your luck against the best, right?" Lex gives a wry grin. "So, our plan here is to pretty much drop you off in the forest and we improvise from there."

"Is this really how you operate or are you just screwing with us?" You sigh.

"A little bit of both."

And so begins your harsh training at the hands of a team of very sadistic Deltas...

>And that's it for tonight! My apologies for having a rather sparse thread today, but I promise to make up for it next week!
>Also, since PJ Witches was never intended to run for very long and because I'm running Cyberpunk Idols, I'm thinking of wrapping this quest up or at least set it up for extended hiatus once SW89 proper starts up again. That means I'll probably ramp up the pacing a bit.

>Anyways, Cyberpunk Idols will be running Saturday night, and next PJ Witches will be next Friday, if schedule permits.

>>29125993
>That means I'll probably ramp up the pacing a bit.

Does that mean a witch gets shot and she confesses to us?

You could make it a writefaggotry to go with SW89

>>29126018
>I'M STILL ETERNALLY BUTTMAD ABOUT ANOTHER QUEST WHERE MAI WAIFU DIDN'T WIN, LOL

>>29125993
>That means I'll probably ramp up the pacing a bit.
Ewww.

>>29126018
>You could make it a writefaggotry to go with SW89

I could dig that.

>>29125993
>Cyberpunk Idols will be running Saturday night
So, now?
>I'll probably ramp up the pacing a bit.
NO MERC, NO
I'd honestly prefer longer gaps between threads over SUDDENLY TIMESKIPS.
>>29126029
lol what

>>29125993
yea, i echo >>29126045 thoughts, I'd prefer longer gaps between threads than speeding it up to get it over with, I can deal with the waiting, the threads are worth it

>>29125993
I prefer an extended Hiatus then a ramp up in pacing. I'm (so far) enjoying this story
>>29126029

Not sure if serious or not

>>29126029
I wasn't even mad about those cases, but a third time would be too much.

>>29126045
I agree, I'd rahter time longer gaps than loltimeskips.

>>29126074
The first case I didn't get mad.

The second case I really was due to it being a Sunday

>>29126103
Yeah the second case was well.... I get the feeling Merc just wanted to end the waifuing/anti-waifuing so he went and did that.

Hence why a third time would be VERY suspicious

>>29126134
It wasn't a feeling he confirmed it.

Though I will be very angry if he pulled this stunt a third time

>>29125993
Gonna have to say hiatus if necessary. We're far enough along now that people are becoming invested in the characters. And not just the folks who waifu a new witch after a couple lines of dialogue and one piece of art gets posted. It'd be a shame to wrap things up messily.

Focus on Cyberpunk, but keep PJs going on the side, maybe not entirely as a full quest, but in chapter updates at the end of threads and stuff.

>>29126174
>maybe not entirely as a full quest, but in chapter updates at the end of threads and stuff.

I'd prefer if it was more like the side quests playing as Arya in VMQ, like 1 a month or so while Merc would run CIMQ as his primary

By the way Hornet if this does go on Hiatus or dead where will you put your btichtits story?

>>29126258
With permission, in Ghost's threads. I also have a pastebin for folks to look at.

>>29126286
You do? Can you post it up?

No new chapter tonight if I recall right?

>>29126312
Yeah sure!

http://pastebin.com/u/HORRUU-NEEEETOOH

And yeah, no new entry tonight, work is taking more precedence and slowing me down quite a bit.