>>1963522
>>You really should be getting to that briefing.

>>1963522
>>You really should be getting to that briefing.

Officer

>>1963522
>>You really should be getting to that briefing.

IT'S TIME FOR SOME GORGEOUS DELICIOUS DECULTURE!!!

>SDF PACIFICA
Gee, does she transform into a magical girl mecha?

>>1963522
>You really should be getting to that briefing.

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>>1963522
>You really should be getting to that briefing.

Time for pilot suits!

>>1963522
>Take in the view for a little while longer.

>>1963565
We also need to know if Neumann is really the only guy on the ship.

>>1963522
>>You really should be getting to that briefing.

>>1963586
I think the techs were mentioned as being men. He's probably just going to be the only or one of very few named men.

>>1963522
>You really should be getting to that briefing

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>>1963522
You decide that first things first, you needed get to the briefing. No sense being late or anything. You make good time despite being new to the ship. Thankfully, the layout of the Pacifica was very similar to Gladius, though, of course, just larger.

The briefing room was located near the bridge, which naturally was where all the officers would be.

You notice a few familiar faces already present. Dorothea was sitting at the head of a large, circular holotable, legs crossed and surveying the scene from her command chair like some sort of queen. Lara gives you an enthusiastic wave and motions for you sit down next to her.

You also notice two rather unfamiliar men and a woman. One of them looked to made purely out leather, his skin wrinkled and tough from obvious hard labor. The simple orange jumpsuit he was wearing signified he was a mechanic or technician of some type. Though the fact he was present meant he was rather special in some way.

The other man was at the tail end of middle age, though already balding slightly. He was wearing a NUNS uniform similar to Dorothea, but you can tell that was from the Colonial Defense Force rather than the Spacy the rest of you were part of.

The final person was a woman with long, flowing black hair and pale skin. The regal way she sat made her seem more royal and refined than even Dorothea. She simply gives you a polite smile as your gaze falls on her.

There were two faces distinctly missing-

"Sorry about that!" Karla says with a smile as she strides through the door, Amy reluctantly following behind her. "Had to pull our star out of her room!"

"That's fine. Let's get seated so we can proceed." Dorothea sighs.

Karla wastes no time taking seat opposite you, next to the mystery woman. Amy pauses before shuffling over to your side of the table and taking a seat next to you. Nobody seems to pay this any mind except Karla, who eyes Amy's movements with her predatory eyes, no doubt drinking in every action and bit of information. Gave you the creeps.

Amy merely sits there and fidgets nervously.

>Acknowledge her presence.
>Stay focused on the business at hand.
>Other

>>1963669
>>Acknowledge her presence.

>>1963669
>>Stay focused on the business at hand.

>>1963669
>>Acknowledge her presence.

>>1963669
>>Acknowledge her presence.

>>1963669
>Acknowledge her presence.

>>1963669
>>Stay focused on the business at hand.

>>1963669
>>Acknowledge her presence.

>>1963669
>Acknowledge her presence.

>>1963669
>Acknowledge her presence.

>>1963669
>Acknowledge her presence.

>>1963669

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>>1963565
Good taste but Leotards and SHORTS are pretty nice, too.

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>>1963687
Karla's behavior is so unsettling even by Intel spook standards, either she is either a high functioning sociopath or not quite human.

I bet pic related is behind all this.

Fookin' spooks

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>>1963669
"Hey, Kid." You nod to Amy.

"H-hey." Amy mumbles back.

"Now that everybody is present we can start this briefing." Dorothea speaks up, grabbing everybody's attention. "This will be the 7th Tactical Sound Unit's first official briefing. I'm sure all of you know, but we have found our second pilot, Captain Harry Neumann."

You nod to the others respectfully at the mention.

"Captain, these three here are Rutger, our chief mechanic."

The leathery, ancient mechanic nods to you.

"General Freyberg of the Nabaal Colonial Defense Forces."

"Captain." Freyberg says politely.

"And President Dupont, the elected NUN representative of the Nabaal Cluster."

"It's a pleasure to meet you." The President says, her voice soft and sweet.

"General Freyberg and President Dupont will be our primary colonial contacts." Dorothea explains. "But most of our operations will be taking place in the space outside of the Nabaal Cluster itself. If fighting were ever to make its way inside the cluster, the situation would already be dire."

"Indeed." Freyberg nods. "Though it's safe to say that the Fleet is holding?"

"The defense lines are still stable. The Zentradi have been quiet for the most part." Dorothea explains as she hits a button.

The holotable then activates, showing the entire galaxy. Blue spheres marked NUNS controlled space while large swathes of red indicated areas of confirmed Zentradi activity. The hologram then zooms in to the tiny marble that was the Nabaal Cluster, which you note was nearly surrounded on all sides with red like an ominous storm cloud.

"As you can see, the Zentradi fleets in the area have becoming moving perilously close to our borders." Dorothea continues. "Due to the extreme disparity in numbers, and our distance from NUNS core systems, it's been decided to activate a Tactical Sound Unit to act as a force multiplier."

"Do they really think one TSU can hold back all that?" You frown.

"Believe me, I would liked another battlefleet or two, but this is all we're going to get for the foreseeable future." Dorothea grimaces. "Agent Weiss, would you like to brief him on why exactly the Zentradi are so focused in this area?"

"Gladly." Karla smiles and presses a key on the table.

(cont)

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>>1963773
The holotable briefly flashes CLASSIFIED in threatening red letters until Karla types in a code, and the hologram zooms in further.

"We believe the three Zentradi fleets in the area, codenamed Leviathan, Tiamat, and Surtur, are battling over a currently inactive Protoculture facility hidden somewhere in dark space, the void in between star systems."

"A Protoculture facility?" You frown.

"Most likely an automated factory the Zentradi use to sustain their fleets." Karla's smile widens. "Obviously a great prize for whichever fleet seizes it. It would effectively cement in their position in this sector and serve as an obvious staging point for an attack on the Nabaal Cluster."

That really did sound serious.

"So I assume our ultimate objective is to blow this thing?" You ask.

There's an awkward silence. Freyberg and Dupont look a bit uncomfortable. Dorothea's face goes into stoic mode, and Karla's smile remains in place.

"Current orders from NUNS High Command is to explore the possibility of seizing this facility." Karla says simply.

>That's crazy!
>Orders are orders...
>Understood
>Other

>>1963777
>Other
"Ah, of course. Why would I think otherwise, if not for the fact that it would be like kicking three hornet nests at the same time?"

>>1963787
pfft, this.

>>1963777
>>Understood
Acknowledging current orders does not mean agreeing with them.

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>>1963777
Support>>1963787
and

>Understood.

>>1963777
>>Understood
You got it.

>>1963787
Hope there's an option to find the fleet with the best Meltrans and culture bomb them until they all defect.

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>>1963777
>Understood

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>>1963777
>>1963787
Yes.

>>1963777
>>Understood

>>1963787
I support this.

>>1963777
>>Understood

>>1963777
suupporting
>>1963787

>>1963794
>>1963798
>>1963815
>>1963821
>mfw no one at the table gets the reference because they don't know what a hornet is as none of them are Earth-born

>>1963830
That'll be amy.

>onii-chan whats a hornet

>>1963565
I see you too are a man of taste.

>>1963798
>pic
>younger Doro

>>1963837
>You know what a honeybee is? Make it useless, bigger, and fill it with a seething hatred of literally everything that breathes.

>>1963853
> Not enough Zentradi genes to Macronize
> Will never know how many bathtubs worth
Feels sad man.

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>>1963867
Strange because pic related was my mental image of what a teenage Dorothea would be like, before her hopes and dreams got crushed and alcohol took over

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>>1963777
"Ah, of course. Why would I think otherwise, if not for the fact that it would be like kicking three hornet nests at the same time?" You sigh as you lean back in your seat. Typical military politics. If there was one perk to Special Forces, it was that you didn't have to worry about this shit.

"Well, Command believes that the Zentradi would continue to focus their efforts on the facility rather than look to Nabaal." Karla grins. "And if the intel that it's an automated factory turns out to be true, then would vastly improve our strategic situation. Isn't that right, Admiral?"

"Indeed." Dorothea says, almost reluctantly.

Suddenly, there's a warning klaxon and the room lights immediately turn red.

"Bridge, what's the situation?" Dorothea asks, no doubt through some sort of communicator.

"Admiral, Zentradi battlepods have been spotted in Sector 2!" A voice on the intercom replies.

"Task two Ghost squadrons to-" Dorothea starts but is interrupted by Karla.

"Admiral, perhaps this would be the perfect opportunity to see how our two star pilots would handle it?" She says smugly.

"We were supposed to run them through some simulations first." Dorothea sighs. "At this point I'd rather not take the risk."

>We can handle a few Zentradi.
>Leave it to the Ghosts.
>Other

>>1963900
>>We can handle a few Zentradi.

>>1963900
>>Leave it to the Ghosts.
We haven't even flown with each other yet. Do we even have a vehicle assigned?

>>1963900
>>We can handle a few Zentradi.

>>1963900
>>We can handle a few Zentradi.

We don't have our plane yet so lets grab a messiah.

>>1963900
>>We can handle a few Zentradi.

>>1963900
>We can handle a few Zentradi.

>>1963900
>We can handle a few Zentradi.

>>1963900
>>We can handle a few Zentradi.

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>>1963900
>We can handle a few Zentradi.
But put the Ghost squadrons on BARCAP and Alert status.

>>1963923
Yeah, let's test drive a Messiah first, see if it's that much better than a Nightmare.

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>>1963900
>>We can handle a few Zentradi.

Also wanted to get everyone's thoughts on pic related as an image for our hero. Or the crazy theory that we are a Roy Focker clone

>>1963997
Could always be weirder like being a genetically modified clone derived from a few Ace Pilots from the First World War through the Cold War to be sorta like the Les Enfant Terribles Project.

>>1963997
The decidedly non-reg look doesn't do it for me, even though I'm sure Neumann has longer hair than the usual.

At least it's not stupid pineapple hair that will get one killed

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>>1963997
ala aegis focker?

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>>1964018
What like some sort of SUPER PILOT

>>1963900
>We can handle a few Zentradi.

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>>1964018
>>1964030
>>1964035
Using Zentradi cloning tech and the genetic material of the top three aces of the Frist Space War, Project New Man was to create the ultimate pilot, a Demon Lord, so to speak.

>>1963914
>>1963923
>>1963943
>ITT: people who missed that we picked an Excalibur in the first thread.

>>1964067
No, I know we picked one. We hadn't been mentioned as getting it yet since we just got in system.

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>>1963900
"We can handle a few Zentradi." You assure her and turn to you wingmate. "Right, Lara?"

"Hell yeah, we can!" Lara whoops and then catches herself, considering the company present. "Um, sorry about that, Admiral."

"It's all right." Dorothea sighs and turns to Rutger. "We do have a Valkyrie ready for Captain Neumann, correct?"

"Hell yes we do!" The mechanic nods. "Hot off the fabrication line! Didn't even get the chance to put any paint on it yet!"

"Well, I guess paintjob will have to wait." You get up from your seat.

"Um, good luck out there." You hear Amy mumble as you pass her. You only have time to give an acknowledging nod before jogging off to the hangar with Lara.

"Haha, our first combat op together!" Lara laughs as she slaps you on the back. "Excited, Cap?"

"I suppose you could say that, yeah." You nod

The two of you quickly get changed into your standard issue flightsuits and jog out to the hangar. Already, the area was a cacaphony of noise and movement as techs get your two VF-19s ready to launch. Lara heads over to her blue and red Valkyrie while you head to the bone white plane. Like Rutger said, it was so new it didn't have paint yet. You drop into the cockpit and start getting your bearings. The controls were the same as you remembered. No issue there.

"We slapped on a Fold booster so you two can get into the action quicker." Ruger says over the radio as your canopy closes. "The Admiral's already deployed Ghost drones ahead of you, but they'll leave the heavy lifting to you."

"Got it." You nod and glance over to Lara's Valkyrie. "You ready?"

"Always!" Lara chuckles.

The signal in front of you goes green and you hit your throttle just as the catapult engages. Both of your planes surge forward.

"S-sending operation coordinates to you now!" You hear a unfamiliar and timid voice squeak over the comms. You check your screen and see it's coming from the Pacifica bridge. "Good luck!"

Your Excalibur immediately aligns itself to the proper approach vector, leaving you to just engage the fold drive..

A flash of rainbow light, and you find yourself facing a loose debris field of rock and derelict ships. Immediately, your HUD lights up with blue squares marking friendlies. There was Lara, of course, and a number of Ghost drones keeping their distance. In front, you could see unmanned sensor stations littering the debris field, the first line defense for the colonies.

"Got 'em on my scopes!" Lara announces.

"Number?"

"Mmmm, four, I think? Maybe more. The debris ain't helping."

You pause to think for a moment. It would probably be easy to flush the Zentradi out into open space, where you could use the room to leverage your Excalibur's speed and long range armament. Then again, you could try and get the drop on them in the debris field. Your GERWALK and BATTROID modes were meant for close combat of that nature, after all...

>Draw the Zentradi into the open.
>Hit them in the debris field.
>Other

>>1964080
>>Draw the Zentradi into the open.

Lets avoid the CQB that requires coordination to back up wingmen. We need time to acclimatize to each other.

Flush em out and missile spam them, by the numbers.

>>1964080
>Hit them in the debris field.

>>1964080
>>Draw the Zentradi into the open.
The Excalibur's specialty is in the open, not close quarters in the debris field

>>1964080
>>Draw the Zentradi into the open.

>>1964080
The YF-19 is fast, right?

>Other

Boom and zoom

>>1964080
>>Draw the Zentradi into the open.

>>1964080
Also mech, which variant of VF-19 are we piloting?

An A type or the production models.

>>1964080
>Draw the Zentradi into the open.

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>>1964080
>Draw the Zentradi into the open.

Is our bridge bunny operator Anna?

>>1964080
>Draw the Zentradi into the open.

>>1964080
>Hit them in the debris field.

>>1964130
I'm wondering if we got a good look at Lara's butt in that flightsuit.

>>1964120
Either a S-type or a Custom for culture bombing

>>1964080
>>Draw the Zentradi into the open.

>>1964142
It'd probably be impossible not to given what we wear.

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>>1964142

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>>1964080
>Draw the Zentradi into the open.

If Alto could do it how hard can it be?

>>1964162
Wait till Neumann encounters Meltrandi, they will be impossible to ignore

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>>1964142
I'd expect he saw it prominently.

>>1964080
>>Draw them out into the open.

Who doesn't love the Circus?

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

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>>1964080
"Let's flush them out in the open." You grin. "I'm in the mood for some target practice right now.

"All right!" Lara laughs. "All right, I'll do the honors, then."

You glance to the side and see the weapons bays on Lara's Excalibur flip open, and a flurry of micromissiles scream out, twisting and spiraling as they home in on their targets. You watch as the missiles disappear into the debris field and explode. Whether they actually hit their targets or not didn't matter. They just needed to scare the enemy.

And scare them they did indeed. Almost immediately, you see four standard Zentradi battlepods. Well, the official designation was Regulds, but no pilot ever actually bothered calling them that.

However, you're caught a little off guard when you see a fifth battlepod, a tactical scout version. No doubt they were probing NUNS defenses.

>Take out the small fry first.
>You can't let that scout get away with any data.
>Other

>>1964235
>You can't let that scout get away with any data.

>>1964235
>You can't let that scout get away with any data.

>>1964235
>You can't let that scout get away with any data.

Missiles!

>>1964235
>You can't let that scout get away with any data.

>>1964235
>>You can't let that scout get away with any data.
No survivors

>>1964235
>You can't let that scout get away with any data.

>>1964235
>>You can't let that scout get away with any data.

>>1964235
>>You can't let that scout get away with any data.

>>1964235
>>You can't let that scout get away with any data.

>>1964235
>You can't let that scout get away with any data.

>>1964235
>>You can't let that scout get away with any data.

What are the odds that we find a Konig Monster to convert for Idol Duty?

>>1964302
It'll have to be painted bright pink and have plenty of art work on it.

>>1964302
I don't think they leave those things lying around to just pick up. Might be able to beg borrow or stea... "acquire" one.

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>>1964302
As long as it's powered by musical instruments, and has a nice big stage.

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>>1964235
"Lara, handle the small fry, I'm going after the that scout!" You announce as you push your throttle forward.

The scout seems to detect your sudden acceleration and turns tail.

"Roger that! I'll keep your back clear!" Lara says as her Excalibur picks up speed to match yours. More missiles launch but the battlepods have already scoped you out as the bigger threat, their laser cannons swiveling to track you.

>Use your speed to boost straight through their formation.
>Use your maneuverability to shake their aim.
>Other

>>1964235
>>You can't let that scout get away with any data.

Punch their eyes out.

>>1964314
>>Use your speed to boost straight through their formation.
GOTTA GO FAST

>>1964314
>>Use your maneuverability to shake their aim.

Time to show what the VF-19 can do.

>>1964314
>Use your maneuverability to shake their aim.

>>1964314
>>Use your maneuverability to shake their aim.

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>>1964314
>>Use your maneuverability to shake their aim.

Dance with the Angels!

>>1964314
>>Use your speed to boost straight through their formation.

>>1964314
>Use your maneuverability to shake their aim.

>>1964314
>Use your maneuverability to shake their aim.

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>>1964314
All right, time to put the Excalibur's vaunted maneuverability to the test...

>Roll 1d20+2

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Rolled 10, 7, 20 = 37 (3d20)

>>1964349
...

Rolled 6 + 2 (1d20 + 2)

>>1964349
Time to fly through space.

Rolled 16 + 2 (1d20 + 2)

>>1964349

Rolled 17 + 2 (1d20 + 2)

>>1964349

Rolled 6 + 2 (1d20 + 2)

>>1964349

Rolled 16 + 2 (1d20 + 2)

>>1964349

Rolled 6 + 2 (1d20 + 2)

>>1964349

>>1964353
>>1964354
>>1964355
>>1964356
>>1964361
>>1964364

16s and 6s, with that one 17. How funny.

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>>1964349
You prepare to take evasive maneuvers, but all you see is a flash of blue and red as Lara's Excalibur closes in, spitting missiles and gunfire. Three of the battlepods are caught completely off guard by the speed and ferocity of Lara's attack, exploding instantly to swarms of micromissiles. The fourth battlepod proves to be a bit quicker witted, boosting away from the carnage as it fires its lasers wildly.

But Lara was having none of it. She continues her acceleration and just when it looks like she's about to ram her nose into the battlepod, rapidly switches to Battroid mode and punches the front of the battlepod in, undoubtedly crushing the Zentradi pilot inside.

Jesus, where'd she learn to fly like that?!

However, in all the chaos, the scout had managed to slip back into the debris field. Damnit.

"Go on, Cap!" Lara tells you. "Don't let him get away!"

Damn, chasing that scout in the debris field would be a tall order. Going in using plane mode would be faster, but extremely risky. High speeds in such a clustered space was asking for a collision. Using Gerwalk mode would be more ideal, but that scout had a head start on you...

>Chase him at full speed.
>Don't get too reckless here.
>Other

>>1964375
>>Chase him at full speed.

>>1964375
>Chase him at full speed.

>>1964375
>Chase him at full speed.

>>1964375
>>Chase him at full speed.

>>1964375
>Don't get too reckless here.

>>1964375
>Chase him at full speed.

Let's go for it.

>>1964375
>>Don't get too reckless here.

>>1964375
>>Chase him at full speed.

So what color should our flightsuit be when we hit Ace status in this unit?

>>1964375
>Chase him at full speed.

>>1964375
>Don't get too reckless here.

>>1964386
Purple with gold highlights.

>>1964386
How about light grey and yellow?

>>1964386
>>1964389
>>1964390

Well, let's hope that we don't get pasted into debris first.

Orange with yellow highlights.

>>1964375
>>Chase him at full speed.

>>1964392
Fear is the mind killer. Embrace the possibility of your imminent death.

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>>1964375
Damn, no helping it. You didn't have the time to spare. You throttle forward, pouring more energy into your engines as your Excalibur boosts into the debris field.

"Go Cap!" Lara whoops.

>Roll 1d20

Rolled 2 (1d20)

>>1964402

Rolled 13 (1d20)

>>1964402

>>1964402
Here we go

Rolled 4 (1d20)

>>1964402

>>1964402
so..... did the scout crash into the asteroids?

>>1964402
Ooh boy.

Rolled 18 (1d20)

>>1964402

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>>1964402
That Zent is fucked.

Rolled 17 (1d20)

>>1964402

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Protagonist kun is being rather lackluster so far,

Rolled 12 (1d20)

>>1964402

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>>1964402
You Excalibur shrieks as it weaves through the debris field, sensors constantly whining and screaming collision alerts as the space gets more and more congested. However, you just tune it out. You knew what you were doing as you roll and swerve, making sure to always keep a lock on the scout.

The Zentradi scout desperately tries to stay ahead of you, leaving back and forth around debris in an attempt to shake you and break your lock. However, deliberately sticking so close to those hazards was pretty dangerous.

With a bit of a grin, you pull the trigger on your guns, letting loose a burst of autocannon fire. You watch the tracers lance out, and as expected, the scout dodges, maneuvering thrusters flaring brightly.

And while the emergency maneuver was successful in avoiding your attack, it also carried the scout right into the path of a rogue asteroid, smashing the battlepod flat before exploding.

"Splash one scout pod." You announce.

"Nice one! Didn't even have to hit him!" Lara laughs.

"Good job out there." Dorothea's voice buzzes on the comms. "The Ghosts can handle things from here. Return to base."

"Now? But their carrier's gotta be close!" Lara whines. "If we move fast we can bag that, too!"

"As I said, the Ghosts can handle things from here." Dorothea sighs.

"Hey, you wanna go after too, don't ya, Cap?" Lara asks you, her Excalibur waggling its wings.

>Better head back.
>Stick around a little longer.
>Other

>>1964443
>>Better head back.

>>1964443
>Better head back.

>>1964443
>>Better head back.

We got one, better to be slow and steady. Plus, it seems like we need to get some more practice in with the Excalibur.

>>1964443
>>Better head back.

>>1964443
>>Better head back.

>>1964443
>>Better head back.

>>1964443
>Better head back.

>>1964443
>Better head back.

>>1964443
>>Better head back.
>>1964430
Factory default settings aren't going to cut it, a lot of tweaking needed

>>1964443
>Better head back.

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>>1964443
"Let's head back, Lara." You say as you swing your Excalibur around. "We've done our job."

"Awwwwwww." Lara whines like a spoiled child. "All right, I'll follow your lead, then."

A short fold jump later and you're back at the fleet, angling for a landing back on the Pacifica. Landing, was of course, routine.

"So, what do you think about it?" Rutger asks as you climb out of your cockpit. "She's still pretty fresh so we didn't exactly have a chance to break her in..."

"Controls feel a bit stiff. Not quite as responsive as I'd like." You remark. "The control stick kind of jams a bit so you can't transition into the next maneuver quite as smoothly."

"Right, I'll get that checked then." Rutger nods. "We'll also get around to painting this thing. You got anything in mind?"

>Well?

>>1964475
Vorpal bunny

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>>1964475
Orange with white highlights

>>1964475
How about a nice white and green along with some yellow detailing?

>inb4 we put a pinup girl later on

>>1964443
>>Better head back.
Rule one in Military: Orders are Orders.

>>1964475
Paint the Admiral on her.

>>1964475

Grey-blue and orange

>>1964475
Spec Ops means plausible deniability. Either keep it as is or adopt a line squadron's paint scheme for disinformation.

>>1964475
Pure non-reflective black. I want this thing to be invisible even on the optics in space.

>>1964475
Purple with gold highlights.

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>>1964475
Black and white with yellow wing tips.

>>1964491
I like this

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>>1964475

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>>1964491
Looks like we going Yellow 13?

>>1964475
Purple with gold highlights.

>>1964489
Yeah some kind of radar absorbent coating would be nice

>>1964475
I'm all for a Yellow 13 theme as well

>>1964499
Can't go wrong with Yellow 13 or Galm 1

>>1964505
Yeah. Wonder if the paint could be >>1964502
so we both have fashion and function.

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>>1964485
>>1964482
If we do that, it's gotta be super cute, or sexy.

Either way, she's gonna kill us for that.

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something like this? black jet feels more ominous and perfect due to specforce background

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>>1964475
Okay, so we'll just pick out the most distinct options...

>White and orange.
>White and green.
>All black.
>Yellow 13 colors.

>>1964516
>>Yellow 13 colors.

>>1964516
>Yellow 13 colors.
Because Yellow 13.

>>1964516
>White and orange
>Be the fireball at high speeds

>>1964516
>Yellow 13 colors.

>>1964516
>White and green.

>>1964516
>Yellow 13 colors.

>>1964516
>White and green

>>1964516
>>All black.
but if yellow 13 wins, i want the mc to also know how to play the guitar

>>1964516
>>All black.
We death truck.

>>1964516
>>Yellow 13 colors.

I'm with >>1964524 on the guitar thing

>>1964524
So, if we get some Yellow 13 colors, who's gonna play the harmonica?

And hope that Lara doesn't become our Yellow 4.

>>1964516
>Yellow 13 colors.
Or might I suggest:
>Goddamn unapologetic 1960s all silver glory, with painted shark mouth on the nose!

>>1964529
we get amy or dorothea to play it

>>1964513
Maybe we can change it later after we get into her good graces.

>>1964534
Or maybe digital/holographic pinups so we can easily change out clothes, poses, or faces on the fly?

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>>1964538
>Flashing lewd faces for every time you get a kill

>>1964542
>we flash upskirts for just a brief second right in front of the bridge before switching back to a modest pinup

>>1964538
I dunno, I like the thrill of having it be painted to look just close enough everyone immediately thinks of her but far enough she can't actually give us shit about it.

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>>1964516
"How about black, with yellow wingtips." You suggest.

"You're the boss." Rutger nods. "We'll get that and the tuning started right away."

You nod as Rutger and his men cart off your Excalibur. Lara walks up, a big smile on her face.

"That was awesome, Cap! Good to know that I've got you taking the lead!"

>Thanks, Lara.
>Where'd you learn to fly like that?
>Other

>>1964555
>>Thanks, Lara.
>Where'd you learn to fly like that?

>>1964555
>Where'd you learn to fly like that?

>>1964538
Alternatively, we could try for a picture to be 3D etched onto the canopy. Like a knight sleeping on a bed of flowers.

>>1964516
>>All black.

>>1964555
>>Where'd you learn to fly like that?

>>1964555
>>Where'd you learn to fly like that?

>All these fellas trying to route lock when we haven't even met all the waifus yet

>>1964555
>Thanks, Lara.
>Where'd you learn to fly like that?

>>1964555
>>Thanks, Lara.
>>Where'd you learn to fly like that?

>>1964555
>>>Thanks, Lara.
>>Where'd you learn to fly like that?

>>1964555
>>Thanks, Lara.
>>Where'd you learn to fly like that?

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>>1964555
"Thanks, Lara." You nod. "Anyways, where'd you learn to fly like that? That was some pretty damn good flying out there."

"You really think so?" Lara chuckles. "Ah, well, it's a bit of a long story. How about we talk about it over drinks later?"

>Sounds like a plan.
>Think I'll pass.
>Other

>>1964583
>Sounds like a plan.

>>1964583
>>Sounds like a plan.

>>1964583
>Sounds like a plan.

Sure, why not? Might as well celebrate the first win.

>>1964583
>>Sounds like a plan.

>>1964583
>>Sounds like a plan.

>>1964583
>>Sounds like a plan.

>>1964583
>>Think I'll pass.

>>1964583
>Sounds like a plan.

>>1964583
>>Sounds like a plan.

>>1964583
>>Sounds like a plan.

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>>1964583
"Sounds like a plan." You nod. "I'll catch you later, then."

"Yeah! Looking forward to it!" Lara grins as she walks off to get changed.

That reminds you that you need to get out of your flightsuit as well.

Now what to do now...?

>Go report to Dorothea.
>Go report to Karla.
>Go let Amy know you're okay.
>Other

>>1964602
>>Go let Amy know you're okay.

>>1964602
>Go report to Dorothea.

>>1964602
>Go let Amy know you're okay.

>>1964602
>>Go report to Dorothea.

>>1964602
>>Go let Amy know you're okay.

>>1964602
>>Go let Amy know you're okay.

>>1964602
>>Go report to Dorothea.

>>1964602
>Go report to Dorothea.

>>1964602
>>Go report to Dorothea.
Then
>>Go let Amy know you're okay.

We don't really have a good reason to meet Karla, besides she gives us the creeps.

>>1964602
>Go report to Dorothea.

>>1964602
>Go report to Dorothea.

>>1964602
>Go report to Dorothea.

>>1964624
Finding out who can get on top with a little competition?

>>1964602
>>Go report to Dorothea.

>>1964602
>Go report to Dorothea.

>>1964630
Wondering if Karla has a Rune, and if she does would she let Neumann touch it?

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>>1964602
You decide it would be best to report to Dorothea. Let her know what you did and what happened.

Just... how would you handle it?

>Just go through the standard debrief procedure.
>Talk with her one on one.
>Other

>>1964636
>>Talk with her one on one.

>>1964636
>>Just go through the standard debrief procedure.

Don't think we have the points necessary for a one on one.

>>1964636
>>Just go through the standard debrief procedure.

>>1964636
>Talk with her one on one.

>>1964636
>>Talk with her one on one.

>>1964636
>Just go through the standard debrief procedure.

>>1964636
>Just go through the standard debrief procedure.

>>1964636
>>Just go through the standard debrief procedure.

>>1964636
>>Just go through the standard debrief procedure.

>>1964636
Lara isn't coming right?

Won't our debrief be one on one already?

>>1964636
>Just go through the standard debrief procedure.

>>1964636
>>Talk with her one on one.
Well, we did also promise her that we'd tell her how we broke that cockpit canopy....

>>1964636
>Talk with her one on one.

>>1964636
>>Talk with her one on one.

>>1964636
>Talk with her one on one.

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Rolled 1 (1d2)

>>1964636
Looks like we've got a bit of a tie, so we'll have to roll off!

1. Debrief
2. One on one

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>>1964664
You decide to just keep it professional. Just a regular debriefing should suffice. You strip off your flightsuit, take a quick shower, and get dressed before heading off to the Bridge...

>And that's it for tonight! As always, next thread is next week. And don't forget Frontier Knight on Saturday!

>>1964666
Thanks for running

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>>1964666
Alright, thanks Merc.

>tfw reading up on Ace Combat quest and just got to the part where you become Pixy after losing a wing to a Terminator

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>>1964666
See you next time, Merc.

>>1964669
"Here Comes the Snow" indeed.

>>1964666
See ye next week.

>>1964666
See you next run!

>>1964670
Maybe we need to take a nice look at our Admiral in a Pilot Suit one day.

>>1964666
Thanks for running, Merc!

See you next DECULTURE!

>>1964678
Indeed.

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Did we just adopt Nagase's colors on our VF-19? Didn't realize it until I went through my model kit stash.

>>1970164
>Mclaren-Honda colors

Its like you want to jinx the plane to have engine issues and barely get to fly.

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>>1964678
>>1964713
Wouldn't mind a bunnysuit, or other outfits as long as we get a nice picture. Just make sure to swap out the lewd pinups with cute, innocent ones when she's close by.

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>>1976930
We're going to end up painting our chosen idol/goddess/waifu on our Valkyrie anyway.

So, if we got Yellow 13 colors...

Rochelle as kouhai when?