In the back, Merlin's been quiet- only speaking up when she needed you to do something- though she's linked one of your MFDs to her display in back, allowing you to follow her as she works through the wyvern's powerful sensor suite and weapons computer. Even now, she's 'playing' with birds, using the detection gear in the fighter to paint single birds- gulls, you think, mostly- and track them briefly, before cycling onto a set of new targets. The fact that she's able to do so as quickly as she is impresses you, and, you think, should scare the hell out of anyone else. Birds are a hell of a lot smaller and harder to detect than fighter aircraft, let alone anything bigger.

Personally, though, you're appreciating the new canopy and HUD the most. Fact was, you were never wholly comfortable with the old one- if you'd taken a bad hit or lost the computer, you'd have been almost totally blind. At least this way, you can see through the canopy, even if you do lose the HUD and your cockpit display systems.

23 (sorry about the size here. like I said, spacing was bad)

There's a host of other little improvements, too. The problem is, you haven't been able to really try out the new turbines at all though- even with a lot of the peacetime rule of flight restrictions waived in light of wartime necessity, the airspace over this part of the isles is pretty strictly controlled and too crowded, at any rate, for the free flying you'd like to do. You're pretty sure the north sea is uncontrolled, and you've heard Rosalie can get you cleared into the air over Normandy, both of which have their ups and downs. Out over the north sea, if something goes wrong, you're on you're own- but the air is also pretty quiet there, no one really likes flying over a body of frigid water where the weather can change from calm to stormy in a matter of minutes.

Normandy, on the other hand, would be a little more crowded- certainly more so once you got over it- but there's plenty of assistance and airbases in the area, just, you know, in case.

[] Request a vector out to the North sea- you'd rather have plenty of air.
[] Have Merlin get hold of Rosalie and see if she can get you into Norman airspace. You'd rather have help on hand.

>>30173055
>[x] Have Merlin get hold of Rosalie and see if she can get you into Norman airspace. You'd rather have help on hand.

>>30173055
[x] Have Merlin get hold of Rosalie and see if she can get you into Norman airspace. You'd rather have help on hand.
Sure, the plane tells us everything is fine. But so did that backstabbing Tomcat.

>>30173055
>[] Have Merlin get hold of Rosalie and see if she can get you into Norman airspace. You'd rather have help on hand.

>>30173055
>[X] Have Merlin get hold of Rosalie and see if she can get you into Norman airspace. You'd rather have help on hand.

On the off chance something DOES happen, I'd rather we bail out over friendly airspace with friendly airbases than the North Sea.

>>30173055
>[x] Have Merlin get hold of Rosalie and see if she can get you into Norman airspace. You'd rather have help on hand.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1NC05YF8aw

>>30173055
>[] Have Merlin get hold of Rosalie and see if she can get you into Norman airspace. You'd rather have help on hand.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but don't the soviets have Norway?

>[] Have Merlin get hold of Rosalie and see if she can get you into Norman airspace. You'd rather have help on hand.

I feel your pain Ghost. NC drivers do not know how to drive in this stuff.

>>30173055
>[] Have Merlin get hold of Rosalie and see if she can get you into Norman airspace. You'd rather have help on hand.

>>30173171
Norman as in normandie as in Vive La France (sorry for horrible spelling)

>>30173171
>Norman airspace
>France

>>30173215
No I understand, I meant Norway as in the one that borders the north sea

>>30173203
I live in minnesota and people cant drive for shit in snow up here

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>>30173055
>[x] Have Merlin get hold of Rosalie and see if she can get you into Norman airspace. You'd rather have help on hand.
Better safe then sorry. Best night of the week if you are tired of this fuckin' winter! Already have gone through two snow shovels.
>>30173171
Norway is holding last we heard.

[] Have Merlin get hold of Rosalie and see if she can get you into Norman airspace. You'd rather have help on hand.

I imagine water landings being among the worst shit which can happen to a pilot.

>>30173055
[X] Have Merlin get hold of Rosalie and see if she can get you into Norman airspace. You'd rather have help on hand.
Now is not the time to get fancy. That time is when the matrons aren't on our backs.

[X] Have Merlin get hold of Rosalie and see if she can get you into Norman airspace. You'd rather have help on hand.

We'll be closer if the Russians suddenly attack France.

>>30173055
>[] Have Merlin get hold of Rosalie and see if she can get you into Norman airspace. You'd rather have help on hand.
>>30172984
>Ghost lives in the Piedmont
hah, I bet that snow's really screwing you over. Used to live there, best friend already has Thursday off

>>30173055
>[] Have Merlin get hold of Rosalie and see if she can get you into Norman airspace. You'd rather have help on hand.

Am I late?

>>30174307
nope just in time to lewd ghost

>>30174347
Oh yay.

>>30174347
Head patting soon?

franks dream was fucked up...

>>30174469
yes very soon!

>>30174471
It's like you've never had a PTSD-Fever dream.

>>30174471
it was like if Tenchi Muyo and One Piece had a child.

I think his power went out guys

So /tg/ any one have techniques for hand holding and the like?

>>30174650
Chill, if it hits 2 hours we'll know. Unless he was on irc and he dropped.

>>30174675
you gotta entwine the fingers for maximum lewds

>>30174703
No drop yet.

>>30174717
>>30174675
Move your thumb in a circle on her hand. Trust me, it works.

well I think I am going to move this to the Ipad so I can play war thunder and shit on fools with my XP55

[] Have Merlin get hold of Rosalie and see if she can get you into Norman airspace. You'd rather have help on hand.

>>30174775
Bah. You gotta use actual planes.

>>30174804
It's taking forever to unlock the god damn bearcat I have to have some fun somehow

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[x] Have Merlin get hold of Rosalie and see if she can get you into Norman airspace. You'd rather have help on hand.

Tired of the quiet- and the relatively boring task of flying straight and level- You finally open up the intercom.

“Hey Merlin.”

“Y-yes?” She asks, sounding surprised. You chuckle.

“See if you can get Rosalie and take her up on her offer to get into the airspace over Normandy. I'll get a vector out from Wattisham.”

“Ok, O-one second.” She says.

Under a minute later, Rosalie's voice filters through your helmet speakers. “Frank? Merlin tells me you want cleared into the airspace over Normandie?” She says, her accent coming through clearly when she says Normandy.

“Yeah, this straight and level and slow isn't getting anything done here.” You say.

“S-speak for yourself. I'm getting lots d-done.” Merlin quips from the back.

Rosalie laughs. “One moment. I have to call the ADA commander in the area, but he is an old family friend, and owes me a favor.”

True to her word, a minute later, she's back on your headset. “Ok, Frank? You're good. Here, let me give you your transponder settings, read them back to me, ok?”

It only takes a few minutes to set up for the flight- the French air force and army are both extremely paranoid about aircraft over their country- but at the same time, you can't really blame them. France has been playing host to the vast majority of the NATO supply and support structure, despite past grievances with the alliance. While it's not vulnerable by any means, an attack here could see the war moving into eastern France- the last thing the French people want.

1/2

Still, on the way over the channel, you're inspected by a pair of brand new Rafale fighters, then directed into the air over upper Normandy. Once there, your escorts peel off- directed somewhere else by ground control. Rosalie's voice flits back over your headset.

“Frank, you're in what we're calling class B airspace. Ground control will leave you alone unless there's an emergency, but be sure to listen if they say something, yes? There is an english translator on hand, they've been notified who you are.”

“Thanks Rosalie.” You respond, looking down at the pastoral landscape below. Mostly farms, it looks like.

“Of course.” She says. “You may have some visitors, though. There are more than a few people who wish to claim to have flown with the eagle himself, oui?” She laughs.

“Oh, so that's what they're calling me now?” You ask, leveling out at fifteen thousand feet.

She laughs again. “They have many names for you, that one seems to be the most common, though. Jean-Luc insists upon calling you la morte blanche, but I disagree with that. If anything, you are the silver death, non?”

“Or something.” You agree.


“I will leave you to your flight, Frank.” She says, after a second. “If you need me, contact ground control, I will be available.”

“Thanks, Rosalie.”

“S-So what are we going to do over Normandy, Frank?” Merlin asks.

“Everything we couldn't over Britain.” You say with a grin.

[] Let's test out our jets, first. See how they develop power and how fast they can push us in level flight.
[] Let's do some acrobatics first. I need to know if she handles any differently

[] Let's test out our jets, first. See how they develop power and how fast they can push us in level flight.

>>30174919
>[x] Let's test out our jets, first. See how they develop power and how fast they can push us in level flight.

>“S-So what are we going to do over Normandy, Frank?” Merlin asks.

>“Everything we couldn't over Britain.” You say with a grin.

MY SIDES!

>>30174919
>[] Let's test out our jets, first. See how they develop power and how fast they can push us in level flight.

>>30174919
>[x] Let's test out our jets, first. See how they develop power and how fast they can push us in level flight.

Also, ghost, that reference, I see what you did there.

MERLIN IS NOT FOR LEWDS.

[] Let's do some acrobatics first. I need to know if she handles any differently

we won't outrun missiles any time soon. So fancy flying will have to safe our ass.

>>30174919
>[x] Let's test out our jets, first. See how they develop power and how fast they can push us in level flight.
Get a handle on the engines before we do anything fancy.

>“Everything we couldn't over Britain.” You say with a grin.
Test our guns? I kid, I kid.

Rolled 2

>>30174919

>[] Let's do some acrobatics first. I need to know if she handles any differently

Most important. If we need to bust our butts anywhere, we'll test out the power then.

>>30174919
[] Let's test out our jets, first. See how they develop power and how fast they can push us in level flight.

>>30174919
>[] Let's test out our jets, first. See how they develop power and how fast they can push us in level flight.

Let see what we can break first

>>30174919
>[] Let's test out our jets, first. See how they develop power and how fast they can push us in level flight.

Also, Ghost why you imply lewds with that reference?

>>30174919
>[X] Let's test out our jets, first. See how they develop power and how fast they can push us in level flight.

>>30174919
>[] Let's test out our jets, first. See how they develop power and how fast they can push us in level flight.

Start slow then work our way up to the fancy stuff. Also by "Jets' you mean engines right, ghost?

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>>30174919
[X] Let's do some acrobatics first. I need to know if she handles any differently

>>30174919
>[x] Let's test out our jets, first. See how they develop power and how fast they can push us in level flight.

Gotta go fast

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Oh yeah, while on the subject of France and her witches. I found this on DeviantArt, you guys might like it.

>>30175586
You have no idea what you have done....

>>30174919
[] Let's test out our jets, first. See how they develop power and how fast they can push us in level flight.

coming in late. Hey ghost, don't sweat it about the snow. you're not in atlanta.

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>>30175586
Is that a FAMAS? NOBODY LIKES PERRINE

>>30175619

Ah crap did I break some 4chan taboo about DeviantArt?

>>30175683
Nope that's co

>>30175672

Yeah, at least that's what the artist says anyway.

>>30175586
GET. OUT.
Nobody likes Perrine.

>>30175798

Nah I think I'll stay. You're tears of impotent rage amuse me.

>>30175798
Perrine a witch.

Anyone have links to the fapfics?

>>30175586
>Perrine
>with a rack

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>>30175875
Good. Let my anger flow through you.

>>30175904
Icwatudidther.

>>30175970

Curse you Madoka, I don't have a Palpitine picture to post!

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>>30175951
>pic related

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Yo Buddy, still alive?

>>30176524
It's not uncommon for Ghost to take over an hour to post.

That or the snow got him.

>>30176524
he's not dc'd from the IRC so yes he is

posting times seem to have slowed with the start of season 2, so no need to panic just yet

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>>30176524

Fire away coward!

>>30176601
>That or the snow got him.

Looks like GhostDiva...

... got Ice'd.

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>>30176081
will this do?

>>30176727

Perfect, thanks e-bro.

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>>30176727

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>>30176524
We just need MercCommand to come and perform the summoning ritual.

Talking about waifuing Ghost and doing lewd things with her.

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[x] Let's test out our jets, first. See how they develop power and how fast they can push us in level flight.

“Alright, let's test these new engines of yours, Merlin.” You say, settling yourself back in your seat a bit.

“O-ok. And Frank? T-they don't get more demanding when you need to use mil power. You don't have to warn me when you speed us up.” She says.

“Ok, got it.” You say, nodding, then blinking. “Wait, was that a thing?”

“Y-yeah. It was one of the problems with the earlier hybrids.” She says.

“I think we're going to have to talk about this on the ground.” You say, laughing. “Let's try these out.”

You're hesitant to just shove the throttles forward to the stops, and you opt for advancing it more slowly, noting that the response is excellent and linear- just as you'd expect- and that you're approaching the speed of sound easily at even a fairly low setting.

The wyvern shudders as it changes configuration automatically, the wings folding in and the tailerons folding down, streamlining it down for high speed flight.

1/2

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>>30176616
Sometimes I think that the Demon Lord is either Razgriz or Mobius 1

You easily punch through the sound barrier, noting that the wyvern, which is usually a bit of a handful, especially at speeds, is more tame, requiring less effort on keeping it straight and level. Improvements to the flight computer, most likely, you think, keeping one eye on the airspeed indicator.

“So what should we top out at?” You ask Merlin, almost conversationally, making a gentle turn to try and maintain airspeed while setting yourself up for a return run down the air you just covered.

“Um... W-well, it should be around mach two point nine.” Merlin says. “I think. K-kenji and I did the math on it, a-and sent it in, but we're not sure it was right. Mister Wold thinks we were estimating a bit low, and we should top out a-around mach three point two.”

You whistle. “That's.... wow. Really?”

“W-well, he thinks so. We're not as s-sure. The wyvern was never m-meant for speed like that, b-but we think if it can go that fast, it c-can handle it.”

[] “Well, let's find out.”
[] “Let's not test our luck.”

>>30176833
Wait. Wasn't Zero a prequal to AC4-6? (hence the name, zero).

I never played 4 but in 5 Blaze is a nugget ass noob.

Rolled 2 + 8

>>30176858
>[] “Let's not test our luck.”

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>>30176858
>[] “Well, let's find out.”
Didn't I already say?
GOTTA GO FAST

>>30176858
>[] “Let's not test our luck.”

>>30176858
>[] “Let's not test our luck.”
We trust our little girl. if it's 2.9, its 2.9.

(We'll go over once we're in combat)

>>30176858
>[x] “Let's not test our luck.”
I'm really tempted but not this time.

>>30176833
Why couldn't he be all three?

He cuts his teeth over the round table as the Demon Lord, hones his craft as Mobius One, and perfects the killing art as Razgriz One.

>>30176858
Well, let's find out.

>>30176896

Zero was a prequel to 5, in a story sense. Zero just comes before 4 and 6 in the timeline, though 6 does have a nice little Zero related easter egg.

>>30176858
>[] “Well, let's find out.”

>>30176896
Correct. though really 2-6 are more standalone and just take place in the same world

That actually got the F-35 developed

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>>30176896
Yes, it takes place during the Belkan War that was mentioned in AC5. The interview with Pixy in Zero occurred sometime after AC4.

>>30176858
>[x] “Well, let's find out.”

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>>30176833
Speaking of Mobius 1...

>>30176858
> Let's not test our luck
We already ate one set of motors for this thing. No need to add an airframe to the replacements.

>>30176858
>[x]“Let's not test our luck.”

[] “Well, let's find out.”

>>30176949
and as I recall Assault Horizon Legacy is also a direct prequel to 4

>>30176858
>[] “Let's not test our luck.”

not like we are in " fuck physics" mode atm

>>30176858
>[X] “Well, let's find out.”

We're better off figuring out how fast the engines can go now rather than later.

>>30176858
>[x] “Let's not test our luck.”
We already promised not to be a dildo in it, besides, we'll save it for later.

>>30176964
HAHAHAHA!

>>30176858
>[] “Well, let's find out.”
we need to know what we can expect from them in combat

>>30176985
But we're being monitered, Do you want to have a repeat of california

>>30176784
>>30176831
>2 minutes apart

Jesus I am so fucking good at this.

>>30176858
[] “Let's not test our luck.”

They did supersonic testing over empty deserts for a reason...

>>30176858
>[] “Let's not test our luck.”
Lets not be cocks

>>30176858
>[x] “Well, let's find out.”

>>30176964
Now that would have been the way to end the battle with them.

I am pretty bummed that PC isn't getting any more AC love right now after the Assault Horizon port. My body is ready for more, Project Aces.

Hopefully Infinity won't completely jew out on us with having to buy fuel.

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>>30176964
>yfw that picture is actually NTR

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>>30176858
[X] “Let's not test our luck.”

>>30176858
>[] “Let's not test our luck.”
Let's not try to push jets unless we need to become aerial gods

>>30176858
>[x] “Let's not test our luck.”

No reason to push it at this time.

>>30176858
[x] “Let's not test our luck.”

lets make sure first

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>>30175672
I like Perrine

>>30177073
wut

source pls

>>30176858
[] “Well, let's find out.”
USE THE GNOME FRONK! i want to see if we can hit mach 3.5, if 4

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>>30177183
>not liking Perrine
I think we both know who's the plebian here

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>>30177156
It's funny that was my only "nobody likes Perrine" image

>>30176858
[] “Let's not test our luck.”
This is exactly the kind of shit we were told not to do.

>>30177162
Source: Ace Combat 4.

Those two pilots were childhood friends and really really close. And Yellow 4 was actually a woman.

>>30176858
>[] “Let's not test our luck.”
NOPE NOPE NOPE

>>30177218
>Perrine getting that close to uncouth fighter pilots

Funny joke, guy. Funny joke.

>>30177276
Wait, are we talking about the picture or the actual game?

>>30177339

The actual game, its mentioned somewhere.

Being France is suffering.

>>30177339
>>30177393

Yellow 4

The only female pilot of the Yellow Squadron, Yellow 4 has been known to be the wingman of Yellow 13. Yellow 13 and Yellow 4 are believed to be friends since childhood and that Yellow 13 taught her the skills for flying.

straight from wikipedia

>>30177393
Near the end of this video of the Stonehenge mission:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEe0ri8wW2s&list=PLE22D9E5FD8D505C6

>>30177508
considering who is running the place these days, i would agree

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>>30177508

>>30177781
FUCKING CAT!

>>30177781
Perrine still a witch though.

>>30177781
Is it wrong when I see that I think Loki?

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>>30178044
No anon. Not at all.

>>30178044

You made me think of that damn cat from MGHQ.

As an aside, merc should totally steal that picture.

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>>30177339
...what part of

>yfw that picture is NTR

is unlcear to you?

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[x] “Let's not test our luck.”

“Well, let's not test our luck anyway.” You say, glancing at your airspeed indicator again and noting you're already at mach 2.6 and still climbing- even though you just now cracked into the afterburner range.

“T-that's probably a good idea.” Merlin says. “We're ok r-right now, but we s-should probably save the crazy stuff for later.”

“Sounds like a plan, kiddo.”

Still, you let the fighter creep up right on the mach 2.9 mark, noting that the fighter would still be accelerating if you hadn't dropped the throttles back to cruise and done a few slow S-turns to bleed some speed.

Dropping back down below mach, you start a turn to the north, adopting a track that, if you hold it, will take you out over Dieppe and the English channel.

“So how are we looking?” You ask merlin, noting that everything, according to your instruments, looks fine.

“We're good.” She says, sounding pleased. “N-no problems, not even minor ones. H-hey Frank, bogies at our eleven low, headed three two zero. Witches.”

“Oho?” You ask, looking up and out- sure enough, Merlin’s sensors have picked them up- though you're not sure they know it. A second later, Merlin starts working her magic, and their airspeed, altitude, and relative heading are all given- they're at angels ten and maintaining a cruising speed. If they've seen you, they're not acting like it- or they simply don't care. Hard to tell.

“A-are we going to do anything?” Merlin asks. “I-I'm not sure it would be a good idea, but it might be the best way to give the fighter a good workout. She's anxious to really get off the l-leash.”

She pauses. “And I w-wonder where she learned t-to say that. That's t-too lewd.”

[] “I promised Slider to dial back on the crazy, we'll let them go.”
[] “Off the leash, huh? Well, then, let's let her play.”

>>30178118
>[] “I promised Slider to dial back on the crazy, we'll let them go.”

>>30178101
but how can the picture be NTR, is it NTR'ing another image format, or the pixels on my monitor?

>>30178118
>[X] “I promised Slider to dial back on the crazy, we'll let them go

>>30178118
>[x] “I promised Slider to dial back on the crazy, we'll let them go.”

>“And I w-wonder where she learned t-to say that. That's t-too lewd.”
Dammit Ice, what are you teaching Merlin!

>>30178118
>[x] “I promised Slider to dial back on the crazy, we'll let them go.”

>>30178118
The Machine Spirit desires to do battle! Who are we, to deny her her wish of glorious combat?

>[x]Off the leash, huh? Well then, let's let her play.

Rolled 15 + 8

>>30178118
>[] “Off the leash, huh? Well, then, let's let her play.”

Lets figure out what we can do.

>>30178118
>[] “I promised Slider to dial back on the crazy, we'll let them go.”
even the fighter is trying to be lewd with Merlin. This is a problem

>pure UnityFu
I agree captcha

>>30178118
>[x] “Off the leash, huh? Well, then, let's let her play.”

I mean, I know we're trying not to be idiots, but this is still an SWQ. We can't not bounce witches, right?

We don't have to defy the laws of physics, just relax and let loose a bit. Keep everyone on their toes.

>>30178118
>[] “I promised Slider to dial back on the crazy, but we may as well go say Hi to them, at high speed, from above and infront of the sun."

>>30178118
>[x] “I promised Slider to dial back on the crazy, we'll let them go.”

Bouncing witches that we probably shouldn't see on a flight that's supposed to just be a test flight would is the exact worst way to go about avoiding the matrons' gazes.

>>30178118
>[] “Off the leash, huh? Well, then, let's let her play.”

She wishes to play?

Lets see what the girl can do.

>>30178118
> Of the leash, huh?
Let's let the bird fly a little.

>>30178118
>[x] “I promised Slider to dial back on the crazy, we'll let them go.”

>>30178118
I'll second >>30178191

bounce tiem

>>30178118
>[] “I promised Slider to dial back on the crazy, we'll let them go.”

Yeah, let's not bounce total strangers in crowded airspace.

>>30178118
>[] “Off the leash, huh? Well, then, let's let her play.”

>>30178118
>[] “I promised Slider to dial back on the crazy, we'll let them go.”
Pff, Iceplane

>>30178118

Must resist... urge to... bounce...

>[] “Off the leash, huh? Well, then, let's let her play.”

We can blame it on the castle/plane I guess.

>>30178118
>[] “Off the leash, huh? Well, then, let's let her play.”

First flight from Barin.

It is TIME.

TO BOUNCE.

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wyvern is for lewds

it wants the D

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>>30178118
[X] “I promised Slider to dial back on the crazy, we'll let them go.”
Let's not ruin a girls' day ok.

>>30178118
>[] “Off the leash, huh? Well, then, let's let her play.”

>>30178261

If anyone asks, we were totes possessed by a wandering spirit.

>>30178118
>[] “I promised Slider to dial back on the crazy, we'll let them go.”
Just yell at them over the radio or something.

>>30178118
>>[] “Off the leash, huh? Well, then, let's let her play.”

>>30178191
This is good

>>30178118
seconding >>30178191

>>30178118
>[X] “Off the leash, huh? Well, then, let's let her play.”

>>30178118
[] “Off the leash, huh? Well, then, let's let her play.”
WE MUST BOUNCE! the bounce calls to us!

>>30178283

but hes not dead yet

>>30178283
Has the Barin finally overtaken Fronk?

>>30178118

[x] “I promised Slider to dial back on the crazy, we'll let them go.”

no bounce

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Slider is going to kick our ass.

And not in a happy-fun way. She's going to be legit pissed.

>>30178351

You're telling me his spirit can't leave his body to possess pilots in a position to Bounce?

I don't believe you.

>>30178118
>[] “Off the leash, huh? Well, then, let's let her play.”

>>30178366
eh

>>30178118

[] “I promised Slider to dial back on the crazy, we'll let them go.”
LETS NOT GUYS

>>30178118
>[] “I promised Slider to dial back on the crazy, we'll let them go.”

>>30178118
>[x] “I promised Slider to dial back on the crazy, we'll let them go.”
Ghost pls stop baiting the mouthbreathers with the stupid

There is no question. Only bouncing.

>Being witch is suffering

>>30178118
>[] “Off the leash, huh? Well, then, let's let her play.”

>>30178118
>[x] “I promised Slider to dial back on the crazy, we'll let them go.”

no fun to bounce in the daylight

>>30178118
>[x] “Off the leash, huh? Well, then, let's let her play.”

>>30178415
ok thats it change >>30178432 to BOUNCE

>>30178118

[] “I promised Slider to dial back on the crazy, we'll let them go.”
nope

>>30178118
>[] “Off the leash, huh? Well, then, let's let her play.”

She is becoming sentinent.

Do we need to name her?

>>30178118
[X] “I promised Slider to dial back on the crazy, we'll let them go.”
Hold the crazy until we're clear of witch country.

>>30178495
Her name is Wendy.

>>30178495

Nah, the Wyvern has a name. It's the Wyvern.

>>30178118
>[] “Off the leash, huh? Well, then. let's let her play.”

>>30178531
OFF WITH HIS HEAD!

>>30178118
>[] “I promised Slider to dial back on the crazy, we'll let them go.”

Let's not bounce any witches during wartime, folks. They might get off a lucky (unlucky for Frank and Merlin) shot if we spook them.

>>30178518
>>30178531
Wendy Wyvern fits.

>>30178547
Terrible.

>>30178118
[x] “I promised Slider to dial back on the crazy, we'll let them go.”

Might even want to call 'em up. They probably have no idea we're up here.

>>30178541

It happened all the time in ww2 too, though.

>>30178547

Oooh, alliterative. I like it.

That's like 2x sexy

>>30178118
>[] “Off the leash, huh? Well, then, let's let her play.”

>>30178118
>[] “Off the leash, huh? Well, then, let's let her play.”

>>30178118
>[] “Off the leash, huh? Well, then, let's let her play.”

>>30178541
This. For God's sake people, this is "Fuck off!" levels of stupid.>>30178572
That is a horrible excuse.

>>30178572
It was a bad idea back then, too. And Ghost has shown plenty of times he'll fuck us over if we fuck off too much. I doubt it'll actually happen, but its still a bad idea.

>>30178571
Over open comms: "I see London, I see France, I see witchy underpants."

>>30178118
>[x] “Off the leash, huh? Well, then, let's let her play.”

Guns only, babies.

>>30178118
Bounce!

Maybe we'll be lucky and it's PILOT witch.

>>30178118
>[] “I promised Slider to dial back on the crazy, we'll let them go.”

>>30178118
>[] “I promised Slider to dial back on the crazy, we'll let them go.”

>>30178118
[X] “I promised Slider to dial back on the crazy, we'll let them go.”

We can go crazy on unsuspecting Russians and later, Aliums.

I'm normally all for letting loose in the sky, but right now there are several old hags ogling Frank and Merlin. Give them nothing.

>[x] “Off the leash, huh? Well, then, let's let her play."

>>30178648

THIS

Even if we don't bounce them, let's at least try to get a couple gun-camera/targeting radar shots for fun.

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>>30178378
For multiple reasons, too.

Do y'all think she's going to be fine with us ignoring her? How do you plan to deal with that?

>>30178118
GHOOOOST stop the samefagging

>[] “Off the leash, huh? Well, then, let's let her play.”

FUCK BITCHES, BOUNCE WITCHES.

>>30178685
So we should bounce these witches and then name our Wyvern "Matron" in dedication to our favorite old hags.

>>30178118
>[] “I promised Slider to dial back on the crazy, we'll let them go.”
we gave 'em our word. we can dance at a later time.

>>30178648

Yes!

>>30178648
>"Designating Bogies STRIPES and LACY"

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>>30178716

>>30178118
>[x] “I promised Slider to dial back on the crazy, we'll let them go."

>>30178804
Being witch is suffering. Being Gnome is glory.

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>>30178807

>>30178713

Merlin told us that the plane told us to do it.

I mean, honestly, yeah, Ghost could fuck us real good with this option, but hopefully, he won't, especially since I'm pretty sure most of us in the "let's do it" camp just want to just cut loose a little and have some fun after all this tight-laced "let's be serious shit". What have we done so far, really? We did a couple high speed laps over Normandy. That's pretty dull. The plane wants a little action, we want a little action, let's have some fun.

And teach witches a valuable lesson about flying in an airspace without clear IFF, even a friendly sky.

[] “Off the leash, huh? Well, then, let's let her play.”

>>30178118
>[x] “I promised Slider to dial back on the crazy, we'll let them go.”
I'm actually hoping that there's serious consequences for this. Something that Nixon can't fix for us.

>>30178876
for all we know,those witches might in fact might be our russian stalker....

>>30178118
>[] “I promised Slider to dial back on the crazy, we'll let them go.”

Would be nice to keep our promise to Slider and not piss her off. She acts tough, but we said we would take it easy.

She was so worried that she slipped up when we teased her about standing in as our "girlfriend".

All that aside, let's not make it easy for bad things to happen, and get Merlin taken away from us. We need things to go well while we are under scrutiny.

>>30178920
Merlin gets shot by friendly fire.

>>30178713
>>30178378
>>30178876

On a related note, Frank needs to start practicing a martial art, preferably one of those styles engineered around disabling or evading people who are stronger than you. Maybe get some Judo in, or something.

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>>30178953
You. I do not like you.

>>30178953
Yeah! Something like that! Preferably with her losing consciousness, causing most of the systems of the Wyvern to fail and causing us to crash.

>>30178953

Considering that three dreadnaughts worth of flak and whole squadrons of soviet elites couldnt touch yes...

yea, good luck with that.

>>30178945
>We need things to go well while we are under scrutiny.
People seem to love forgetting this point right now.

>>30178991
Or he could get robo arms. Nothing like several hundred PSI to a body to drop them.

We are at an impasse here.

>[] Fire our sidearm into the air.

>>30179047
B-but bounciing! /sarcasm

>>30178953
>>30178920

I can't claim to know where Ghost wants the story to go, but keep in mind, this isn't a magical 100% sandbox. It'd be silly to have extreme GRIMDARK repercussions for us to fuck around and pull pranks like we would do (and did do) in the early days of the quest.

Maybe some thing relatively minor but punctuated to show that the atmosphere has changed and be poignant and shit but permanent srs bzns trouble is counter productive, and would be overblown.

>>30179047

Are we under scrutiny right this second, though?

>>30179054

Can we jump-start the invention of the Taser by some years? I mean, that'd really work out just as well without needing new arms.

>>30178118
[] “I promised Slider to dial back on the crazy, we'll let them go.”

>>30179047
>People seem to love forgetting this point right now.

Yup. If things get screwed up, Merlin will likely get taken from us, regardless of what Nixon and Ice do. That would destroy Merlin.

We could also get yanked from the squadron so the matrons can examine us in all sorts of boring ways that have nothing to do with flying, and we really, really, really don't want that.

>>30179077
>Are we under scrutiny right this second, though?

As long as we're based in that castle, yes. Every time we go into the air, everything we say or do. Anything and everything.

>>30179073
*bouncing Also: >>30179093
Are you guys seriously willing to give Merlin up for some asinine decision?

>>30179077
>Are we under scrutiny right this second, though?

We are under HEAVY scrutiny until we are not stationed at Barin. It's why all the matrons and witches are coming to see us, after all. There's really nowhere to hide.

We do not want to be here a day longer than we have to. Mucking around and pulling stunts will assure we stay, perhaps permanently.

>>30179093

Oh god something monumentally stupid is about to happen isn't it?

Why is Merlin still stuttering? She is in healthy relationship with a boy her age, the person she hero worships is fine and dandy, and her parents are damned proud of her.
What possible reason could she still have for a lack of confidence?

>>30179139
Frank still won't give her the dick.

>>30179139
ya its starting to get old now

>>30179077
>Are we under scrutiny right this second, though?

We're in a prototype superfighter with a dangerous combo of pilot/RIO that's been doing crazy shit that nobody else has done before.

I guar-ran-fucking-tee it that every time we go up we're being watched by every pair of eyes/radar set/chase plane they can find, even if the stealth and speed means they can't get much.

And even then, they're going to pull our Black Box as soon as we touch down. If they don't know about it now, they will immediately afterwards. Unless you think tampering with a black box to alter the data is a good idea.

>>30179135
Take a good at some of these votes and you tell me.

>>30179135
And all because of samefags.

>>30178118
>[] “I promised Slider to dial back on the crazy, we'll let them go.”
STAHP

>>30179093
Then we will BOUNCE ALL THE WITCHES until we get Merlin back. Or defect to Russia and become Putin's Darth Vader or something.

If we give them the data they want now then we can get back out and fight the war that's going on.

>>30179135
And this is why you don't press the big red button

>>30179164
>good look

>>30179139
>What possible reason could she still have for a lack of confidence?

She has all sorts of flashbacks to us nearly dying, yes? That might explain a lot.

Merlin has a lot of emotional issues regarding us that she has not dealt with, and we have been unable to do anything about them.

>>30179104

Okay, so, well, then, if that's literally true cat's already out of the bag because Merlin told us that she detected Witches with her new witch-finding thing, which we told no one about. That's way worse than us pranking a couple of witches who are flying around not displaying proper IFF that we can't ID them as anything other than "Bogeys".

>>30179133

We're testing the plane.

>>30179159

As noted, above, then we're already fucked. And that was Ghost, not a decision by posters.

>>30179181
we said we would become a merc pilot

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>>30179178
>defect to Russia to become Putin's Darth Vader

Can we get Ice to rule at our side?

>>30178118
>[] “I promised Slider to dial back on the crazy, we'll let them go.”

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>>30179178
>have RIO reassigned
>commit high treason because of it

Why don't we take all the schematics and manuals for the Wyvern with us when we go?

look, I know Merlin means a lot to Frank, but that's BEYOND overreacting.

>>30179204

. . . Well at least we aren't likely to die, that's about the only good thing I can say right now. .

>>30179204
>We're testing the plane.

Yes, we are testing the plane, but that's not really why there's such intense scrutiny of us. We've tested stuff before.

There's intense scrutiny of us because of what we keep doing with Merlin. Truth be told, the matrons and witches don't give a damn about our plane.

They are watching US.

>>30179135
Welcome to Barin Castle. Here be witches.

Leave your wings at the door and keep your Rape Whistle on your person at all times. Cougar attacks are highly unlikely unless provoked.

The white zone is for the immediate loading and unloading of steelwings only. There is no stopping in the red zone.

>>30179204

And if we're not already fucked, we have EVEN less to worry about, because we detected a couple of witches without IFF flying around, completely legit, and decided to run the plane through it's paces.

I mean, jesus christ guys, the fuck do you get your enjoyment out of this quest? Do you have some secret repressed desire to be calm and by the book that you're not able to express in your normal life?

>[] “Off the leash, huh? Well, then, let's let her play.”

Really? Slider said no crazy shit, she didn't say 'don't get involved in a fairly safe bouncing operation'.

Christ, she doesn't want Battle of Berlin style stuff, I'm sure she'll allow us just once to manuver in a non straight and level fashion.

Ghost isn't going to be monkey-pawing us guys, don't be so parinoid.

>>30179276
GHOST WILL DO THAT!

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>>30179236
No. No it's not. They take Merlin with us, we deliver victory unto Putin.

>>30179276
>in a fairly safe bouncing operation

There is no such thing as a safe bounce.

It's the reason why bouncing is so much fun.

>>30179273
>>30179276
These.

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>>30179236
It's fucking Putin, man. Just look at him. He's 10/10 waifu material. I'm surprised we haven't defected to him already.

>>30179276
Your tempting it thought.

>>30179253

Yeah? Actually wouldn't us acting like a perfectly normal pilot and buzzing a couple of witches make them less interested in us.

We don't have to become the god of the sky to bounce witches. And I think I'd be very disappointed in Ghost if we go full IMPOSSIBLE FLYING just to prank some witches, assuming that option does come out ahead. We're cutting loose a little, having some fun. It's a psychological outlet to all the pressure we're under on a daily basis. We have to do something to relax and have some fun, or we're gonna crack at a bad time.

>>30179304
That is still treason.

>>30178118
So what's the vote count, not going to try and guess but did being stupid win this one?

>>30179319

That's "you're" and just because it could go horribly wrong, (even though it probably shouldn't) is no reason to discard it completely out right.

If we never tried anything even if it had a slight chance of risk, this quest would have ended before it began, because we never would have gone though the Navy Aviation training. Let alone done ANY of the shit we've done in the past, good and bad ideas.

>>30179409
Hopefully.

>>30179409
Because of same fagging.

>>30179409

Your face is being stupid.

everyone is dildos!

>>30179349
>acting like a perfectly normal pilot and buzzing a couple of witches make them less interested in us.

No, because it gives them an excuse to take Merlin away from the idiot pilot who does things like bouncing pranks.

We don't need to give them more reasons to separate us from the squadron or each other. I think it was mentioned they already wanted to take Merlin (and maybe us?) from the squadron previously.

>>30179422
We're under intense scrutiny on this one though. On a experimental plane!

We did the same shit in California and look where that got us.

Instead of arguing amongst ourselves why don't we discuss the more important issue?
The plane's apparent sentience.

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>>30179349
>Yeah? Actually wouldn't us acting like a perfectly normal pilot and buzzing a couple of witches make them less interested in us.


Here's the thing, mate. That? That's not perfectly normal. It's rare. PILOTS DON'T DO THAT NORMALLY. The only pilots Frank has "bounced" have been members of his own squadron. He's never done it to sparkles just flying around.

And Young? Don't you remember the second thread? Frank Luke decked us and shook the shit out of us for just *suspecting us* of doing it. He even said it thusly: "Bounce the Navy, bounce the Limeys, Bounce the fucking MARTIANS once in a while, like you're supposed too, you layabout FUCK, but for FUCKS SAKE, never, ever, EVER bounce a WITCH!" The Major punctuates each statement with a vigorous shake that rattles your brain around your skull quite nicely. "It's a political landmine, and when all that shit comes back to earth, guess who's fucking desk it lands on!?"

The pilots /tg/ plays are the aberrations. They are by NO means the norm. Don't assume they are.

>>30179429

>implying

>>30179409
Quit your whinging. There's being sensible, and then there's just being excessively risk averse.

>>30179366
Considering men have defected for less, I think you can take your "B-but that's treason!" and shove it up your ass.

>>30179429
"Baaaaw something didn't go my way I need to bitch and call everyone faggots!" Sack the fuck up, you pussy.

>>30179492

I think you're grossly overestimating the effect a simple bounce'll have.

>>30179499
The situations are nothing alike.

>>30179538
>completing the scene

He's silent.

You stare at him, disoriented, until you realize he wants an answer.

"Yo-"

"YOURS, MOTHERFUCKER," he roars with impressive volume, two inches from your nose. "BECAUSE YOU'LL BE MY FUCKING FILE CLERK AND FLY A FUCKING TYPEWRITER FOR THE REST OF THIS WAR if you ever get caught doing that, you hear me, asshole?"

That sound like something every pilot likes to do for kicks?

Rolled 1 + 6

>>30179596

...yes?

>>30179578
Frank's family won't be happy about the defection.
Nixon will take it as a personal betrayal, knowing him.

>>30179596
Sounds like something every PC Pilot likes to do for kicks.

Stop being pussies before you get bounced next.

>>30179543
This is being sensiable, we're in an experimental plane and knowing that we don't know it's full power your risking the lives of unknowing witches for a few minuets of shits and giggles/

Which normally would remove the wings off any pilot under any under circumsances,

Not to mention that the Matrons are looking for one single excuse to take his wings.

we have other ways of testing

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[x] “I promised Slider to dial back on the crazy, we'll let them go.”

You sigh, looking down at the two specks in the distance. You've got height, airspeed, and the element of surprise... and you promised Slider you'd behave, at least for now.

Still, just because you promised her you'd behave doesn't mean you can't have a little fun. You slowly start to accelerate, working to keep the few, scattered clouds between them and you. Merlin's sensor- which doesn't have a name yet, and really needs one- is indispensable for this kind of work, allowing you to track both of them, even through the clouds, without any trouble at all.

“F-frank what are we- uwah!” Merlin gets out, before you flip the fighter inverted in a vicious snap roll and begin to drop from the sky, keeping one eye glued to the airspeed indicator and the other to the altimeter.

You begin to arrest the descent about a thousand feet above the witches- how they can't hear you is beyond all belief. Must be preoccupied, you think, thanking your patron saint, whoever that it, for small favors.

Finally, you realize you can't get much closer than you already are- you're already probably pushing it with just a few hundred yards of separation between yourself and the two of them. You switch your radio set to an outbound, clear frequency, noting that the striker's identifying marks make them out as a pair of Americans.

1/2

>>30179583
In a experimental plane, we're going to fuck something up if not the plane but the witchs.

We move on now guys, we fine, we didnae bounce em.

“I see London,” you begin, trying not to laugh. “I see France. I see witchy underpants.”

Both of the witches look around- it doesn't take them long to spot you, their eyes both going wide in shock. “How-who-what?” One gets out, rapid fire, the surprise still firmly rooted in her brain.

“Ladies, you know, you really shouldn't be alone out here.” You say, rolling back over and climbing away. “You never know what could happen.”

“Who the hell do you think you are?” One demands- her accent marking her as being from the west coast. “What the hell do you think you're doing?”

“Marissa I think-” the other says- over their squadron frequency you look up into the mirror on the canopy frame in time to catch Merlin's eye- she smiles and shrugs.

“Not now.” The first witch- Marissa- says. “So who the hell are you anyway, hotshot? Who's your Commanding officer? I'm going to make damn sure he hears about this.”

“She's not real up to speed if she doesn't know who we are.” You remark to Merlin.

“S-she can only see the front of us and we're in low-speed.” Merlin says. “She might think we're in a F/A-23 or something. Maybe we should tell her?”

[] “Nah, I'll overfly and let her figure it out.”
[] “Yeah, probably.”

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>>30179578
Oh, I'm sure Frank's family with its history rich with service to the United States would just be a-okay with him defecting to a foreign nation currently at war with the United States which had just been repulsed from American soil because he was mad at a personnel transfer.

oh wait no that's retarded, it'll probably be something more lik FEELING BETRAYED ON A LEVEL THEY DIDN'T KNOW WAS FUCKING POSSIBLE.

>>30179698
>[x] “Nah, I'll overfly and let her figure it out.”

Rolled 10 + 6

>>30179698
>[] “Nah, I'll overfly and let her figure it out.”

huehuehuehue

>>30179698
[X] “Nah, I'll overfly and let her figure it out.”
Just messing with them is fine.

>>30179698
>[x] “Nah, I'll overfly and let her figure it out.”
hehehe

>>30179698
>[] “Nah, I'll overfly and let her figure it out.”
Why not come up and find out.